Facts about LingQ checked 2026-11-05 PT. Each fact links to its source. Prices and features can change; check the official site.
What each one is for
- LingQ: Learn languages from movies, podcasts, books and other real content; 5M+ learners, 53 languages. [source]
- Echo Translate: Echo Translate is made for learning English (meanings in 40 native languages). [source]
Features
| LingQ | Echo Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android; import extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge. [source] | Chrome and Edge on a computer. Phone browsers can't install extensions; Pro audio review works on a phone. [source] |
| Whole-page bilingual translation | The extension imports content into LingQ; you study in LingQ's reader. Free has no full-sentence translation. [source] | ❌ Doesn't translate whole pages; translates the words and sentences you pick. [source] |
| Look up a word | ✅ Save new words or phrases as LingQs in the reader (20 in total on free). [source] | ✅ Select or click a word to see what it means in this sentence; the word and its sentence go into your word book. [source] |
| Word book / review | ✅ Vocabulary and progress stats, flashcard quizzes (Premium). [source] | ✅ Review in the sentence you found the word, after 1, 3, 7, 15, 30 and 90 days; Pro adds audio review. [source] |
| Highlights words you've looked up when they come back | Not stated on the official site | ✅ Highlighted when it shows up on another page, in a video or a PDF; hover to remember it, including plurals and verb forms. [source] |
| Video subtitles | ✅ Import Netflix, YouTube and more; AI transcripts, translations and audio. [source] | ✅ YouTube videos with CC subtitles; no Netflix subtitles. Click words, two languages or original only, jump back when reviewing. [source] |
| PDF / ebooks / import | ✅ Lesson library (20,000+ in one category, 10,000+ in others) plus importing books, articles and podcasts. [source] | ✅ Online and local PDFs, never uploaded; import from Kindle Vocabulary Builder or CSV, export to CSV or Anki file. [source] |
Echo's import and export options.
Prices
| LingQ | Echo Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 20 saved LingQs (words or phrases) in total, 5 imported lessons, 1 audio playlist. [source] | 10 reviews, 500 lookups and 20 sentence translations a day; word book and reviews cover the 50 most recent words; all words highlighted [source] |
| Paid | Premium US$14.99/month billed monthly, US$10/month on the annual plan, US$8.99/month on the 24-month plan (prices in LingQ's blog post of Aug 4, 2026). [source] | Pro $4.99/month or $35.99/year; 1-Month Pass $5.99, 1-Year Pass $35.99 (no auto-renewal). Shows and reviews every word, syncs across computers, adds audio review and one-click sending to Anki. [source] |
What LingQ does better
- A large lesson library. [source]
- 53 languages. [source]
- Web and mobile apps, with progress stats throughout. [source]
- Turn Netflix, YouTube and other content into interactive lessons. [source]
Which one should I use?
- LingQ: You want graded content and a complete study routine, or you mainly learn on your phone.
- Echo Translate: You already have English pages you want to read and prefer to look up and keep words on the original page.