Drops
Drops is a vocabulary-building app that teaches words and phrases through visual, swipe-based games. It covers 55+ languages with topic-divided lessons designed for short daily sessions.
#22 in Learning & Career ToolsLanguage Learning AppsFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Learners of underserved languages like Tagalog or Hawaiian with few alternative app options
Casual learners wanting short daily vocabulary drills as a supplement to a main course
Not for
Students of grammatically complex languages who need case, gender, or sentence structure taught accu
Features
5,000+ Words and Phrases
Drops covers over 5,000 words and phrases per language, organized by everyday topics to build conversational vocabulary progressively.
55+ Languages Available
The app offers content for over 55 languages, including rare options such as Hawaiian, Ainu, Greenlandic, Igbo, and Samoan.
Grammar Tips and Sentences
Grammar lessons with friendly tips are available for selected languages including Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
Streaks and Reminders
Built-in streak tracking and push reminders encourage daily practice and consistent progress over time.
What users say
Pros
- One of the few apps offering vocabulary content for lesser-known languages like Tagalog, with high translation and pronunciation accuracy.
- Lessons are organized into clearly separated topic units, making it easy to focus on specific vocabulary areas.
- Cultural references specific to target languages are woven into word lists, adding context beyond bare translations.
Cons
- Word lists are Anglo-centric with American cultural defaults, and gendered languages often omit critical grammatical information like noun articles.
- The exercises are too multiple-choice, decontextualized, and shallow to build real language competence.
- The free version is heavily time-restricted, giving only five minutes of practice per day before hitting a paywall.
- The streak system is confusing about when a daily goal counts as complete, and review sessions do not count toward the streak.
- Poorly suited for morphologically complex languages like Bosnian or Icelandic where case and gender are essential to correct usage.
A selection of the review sources we used:
Drops praised as the best option for Tagalog despite limited app choices- Word lists Anglo-centric, gendered languages missing noun articles
Paid for lifetime access, app shows only one year, support unresponsive- Streak system unclear, review sessions do not count toward daily goal
Switched from Duolingo for clear topic-divided 5-minute lessons
Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details
Global Traffic Rank
Top 500k
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