🗣️ Language learning · 🧸 Early learning (ages 2-6)
Gus on the Go
By toojuice, LLC. Visit Gus on the Go
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A series of language apps for young children, one app per language, in about 30 languages from Spanish and Mandarin to Armenian and Tagalog. Gus the owl travels the world while kids learn around 90 basic words (numbers, colors, animals, food, clothes) through 10 short lessons with a native speaker's audio, then play review games. A separate free 'Stories by Gus' series retells classic tales in Spanish, French, Greek and Hebrew. Some apps for endangered languages are free.
Our take: A cheap, gentle first taste of a new or heritage language for little kids; not enough on its own to build real fluency.
| Ages it suits | about 2-8 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated in terms (no terms page found). The website privacy policy, last updated 2018, has no children's section; the App Store listing says the app has no ads, purchases, links or tracking. (terms) |
| Price | Paid. About $3.99 per language app on the US App Store (Oct 2026); the Stories apps are free. |
| Works on | iPhone and iPad, Android |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Many languages, including rare and heritage ones
- Pay once; no ads or purchases
- Native-speaker audio
Watch for
- Small vocabulary (about 90 words per app)
- Older apps; Stories apps last updated 2017
- Privacy policy is dated and website-only
Data and privacy
Apple's privacy label says the app collects no data. The website privacy policy (2018) covers only website visitors and says toojuice does not sell personal data. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only; we found no independent study.
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Google Translate Practice
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.gusonthego.com/
- https://www.gusonthego.com/gus-on-the-go-faq/
- https://www.gusonthego.com/privacy-policy/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gus-on-the-go-spanish/id541567964
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