Korean - Lessons+ review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Pick Korean - Lessons+ if you want a free, private place to listen to Korean podcasts and learn to write Hangul. If you need a structured course that tells you what to study next, pair it with a course app or choose one instead.

What Korean - Lessons+ is

Korean - Lessons+ gathers learning resources rather than teaching a single course. Its center is a player for publicly available Korean podcasts, such as Talk to Me in Korean, Choisusu's Easy Korean Podcast and Korean Study Cafe. Around it sit a Hangul section with stroke-order tracing, flashcards with spaced repetition, a Word of the Day widget and printable worksheets.

Who it suits

• Learners who want free Korean podcast listening
• Hangul beginners who want stroke-order practice

Strengths

• Many Korean learning podcasts from beginner to advanced in one player.
• Hangul writing practice traces stroke order with guided animation for all consonants and vowels.
• Flashcards with spaced repetition, a Word of the Day widget and printable worksheets.
• Supports CarPlay, which suits listening on a commute.
• The privacy label declares no tracking and no data linked to you.

Limits

• Requires iOS 26.1 or later, so older iPhones cannot install it.
• The free version shows ads, and offline downloads need Premium.
• There is no step-by-step lesson path; the podcasts come from other creators, not from the app.
• The interface is in English only.

What the free version does

The description says the app is ad-supported and gives free access to its podcasts, Hangul section and flashcards. Lessons+ Premium removes the ads and allows downloads for offline listening.

Price

The price list on the US App Store in November 2026 shows two items named Lessons+ Premium, at $0.99 and $7.99. The item names do not state a billing period.

Privacy

The privacy label declares no tracking and no data linked to you. Identifiers, usage data and diagnostics are collected without being tied to your identity.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a home screen with tiles for the Korean alphabet, flashcards and resources, a Word of the Day card (평화, peace) and podcast tiles, plus a Hangul practice screen that guides the stroke for ㄱ.