Start with the language you want
Picking a language learning app gets easier when you begin with the language rather than the price. phase6 teaches Arabic, Chinese and Danish, so it covers a broad spread of subjects, while Bunpro is built around Japanese alone. If your target sits outside either list, the Language learning apps ranking shows the wider set of options to weigh.
Reading Eggs sits in a different lane. It has a kids version, family profiles and assessments, and its library holds 4,000 titles delivered as ebooks and audiobooks. That makes it a reading and listening product for younger learners rather than a general course in a chosen language, and it is sold in GB, a single market, so check it is offered where you live before comparing anything else.
Compare prices with the billing period attached
A price means little without the period and plan it belongs to. phase6 lists monthly plans at €3 to €5 and yearly plans at €35.99 to €59.99, with an entry price of €0, and it also offers a free tier. Bunpro charges $5 a month, or $150 for lifetime access, with an entry price of $0 and a free tier of its own.
Reading Eggs is sold as a subscription starting at £6.99, and it has no free tier, so the cost begins as soon as you subscribe. For scale, monthly plans across this category run €3 to €180.32 and yearly plans run €35.99 to €991.68. A yearly figure is not automatically the better deal, so read the monthly plan at the same provider next to it, and remember that a lifetime purchase at Bunpro is a single payment rather than a recurring line on your card.
Trials and refunds decide how risky the first payment feels
A free trial is the cheapest way to test the interface before you commit. phase6 offers 7 days, Bunpro offers 30 days, and Reading Eggs offers 30 days. Across the apps in this category, trials run 7 to 30 days, so a short trial and a long trial are both normal.
Refunds matter if a trial turns into a charge without you meaning it to. phase6 allows 14 days, Bunpro allows 7 to 30 days, and Reading Eggs allows 30 days. Money-back windows across the category run 0 to 84 days, which is a wide gap, so the refund policy is worth reading on the payment screen rather than assuming it.
Check who the account is for
The account type changes what the money actually buys, so read it before you read the price list. phase6 and Reading Eggs both sell a family subscription, and Reading Eggs also supports family profiles, which suits several children sharing one purchase. Reading Eggs additionally offers assessments, useful if you want a starting point rather than a fixed route through the material. For a single learner studying a single language, a straightforward plan with an entry price of €0 or $0 keeps the decision simple and leaves your budget open.
Support and the company behind the app
Reliability tends to show up in the help you receive when something breaks. phase6 offers support through email and help centre. Bunpro covers the same ground through email, help centre and community, which adds a community route where learners answer each other, and that is the practical difference when a lesson stalls.
The company behind the service also matters, especially if you pay in another currency. phase6 is run by phase-6 GmbH, registered in DE. Bunpro is run by BUNPRO Inc. in JP, a company founded in 2017. Reading Eggs comes from Blake eLearning Pty Limited in AU, so a subscription bought there is handled by an Australian entity.
A practical order for comparing
Work through the same checklist in the same order each time. Fix the language, then read the plan names with their billing periods, then look for a free trial and a refund window, then confirm the account type suits your household, and only then read the reviews and user feedback. The phase6 review covers the widest language list, the Bunpro review covers the single-language specialist with a lifetime option, and the Reading Eggs review covers the library-based approach for younger learners. Put all three against each other on the Language learning apps page once your own priority is clear.