Comparison

NoaLingua vs Migaku: a compact tool, or a whole system

Choose Migaku if you want a full immersion ecosystem — mobile apps, more streaming sites, and deliberate sentence mining as the centre of your method. Choose NoaLingua if you want one Chrome extension with no account, everything available before you pay, and your deck on your own machine.

Disclosure: NoaLingua is our product. NoaSolutions builds it and earns money when people buy it. Weigh this comparison accordingly, including the rows where we say we lose. How we research these.

Checked against Migaku’s official getting-started FAQ on 18 August 2026.

Side by side

NoaLingua compared with Migaku
	NoaLingua	Migaku
Video platforms They win this	YouTube and Netflix have dedicated support; any other site works only if it exposes a readable caption track	The FAQ states the browser extension “currently supports Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, RakutenViki and Animelon”
Mobile They win this	None. Desktop Chrome only	iOS and Android apps exist; the FAQ states the mobile apps “currently support YouTube”
Product shape	One Chrome extension	Described in the FAQ as “not an app, but rather a collection of apps: Browser (iOS/Android), Clipboard, Dashboard, Dictionary, Local Player, Migaku Memory, Settings”
Pricing structure	Every feature free on every supported site; paid plans remove a deck-size cap. €3.99/mo, €29/yr, €49 once	The FAQ refers to three subscription tiers — Standard, EA and Lifetime — with monthly and yearly options, and points to a separate pricing page for amounts
Account required	No account of any kind	Not verified on 18 August 2026. check their page ↗
Reading — PDFs and web pages	Bilingual PDF reader, a layout-preserving PDF viewer, selection and paragraph translation on any page, and unknown-word highlighting	Not verified on 18 August 2026. check their page ↗
Speaking practice	Automated whole-video shadowing, one-sentence drilling, and scored pronunciation feedback that keeps the score and never the audio	Not verified on 18 August 2026. check their page ↗
Where your data lives	Everything in your own Chrome profile; one licence-check endpoint, contacted once a day	Not verified on 18 August 2026. check their page ↗

Rows marked They win this are where Migaku is honestly better. Every comparison on this site has at least one, because a comparison the author wins outright is one nobody should believe.

Choose NoaLingua if…

You want to start without creating an account.
Desktop Chrome is where you actually study.
You want every feature available before paying, not after.
A one-time lifetime purchase appeals more than a subscription.
You want the data on your machine, in a file you control.

Choose Migaku if…

You want mobile apps and continuity between devices.
You need Disney+, Rakuten Viki or Animelon.
Sentence mining with tight Anki integration is the centre of your method.
You want a larger system and accept the setup it asks for.

Not sure Migaku is the one you are comparing against? If you have already decided to leave it and want a shortlist rather than a head-to-head, alternatives to Migaku is organised by the reason people actually leave.

Migrating your vocabulary If you already have a deck elsewhere, NoaLingua imports CSV and its own JSON profile format, and import adds rather than overwriting — words you already have keep their repetition history. Export is free on every plan in both directions, so trying it costs you nothing but the download.

Common questions

Is NoaLingua a Migaku alternative?

For interactive subtitles, contextual word saving, PDFs, shadowing and spaced review, yes. It is not a replacement for Migaku’s mobile apps or its wider ecosystem, and the FAQ we checked confirms Migaku supports three streaming platforms we do not.

Can NoaLingua make Anki cards?

Yes — Anki-compatible CSV, and a real Anki package including images captured from the video and the speaker’s own audio where it was recorded. Export is free on every plan.

Which is simpler to start with?

NoaLingua, straightforwardly. It is one extension with no account: install it, choose two languages, open a captioned video. Migaku is a larger system by design and asks you to adopt more of it.

Other comparisons

Try it on the next video you were going to watch anyway.

Free, with every feature. No account, nothing to cancel, and your deck stays on your machine.

Add to Chrome — Free Add to Chrome The Chrome Web Store still lists this as LinguaCue — same extension, rename in progress.

What happens after you install Pricing What it cannot do