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Lingoda vs Koydo
Lingoda is a premium online language school — small group classes (4-6 students) with rotating teachers from a vetted pool, CEFR-aligned curriculum. Koydo is a marketplace where you build a long-term relationship with one tutor. Both are quality products; they solve different problems.
Both are quality products that trade depth for breadth differently. Lingoda is a premium online school: small group classes of 4-6 with rotating teachers from a directly vetted pool and a rigorous, standardized CEFR-graded curriculum. Different teachers expose you to varied accents, and Lingoda's intensive 90-day 'Sprint' format suits time-bounded goals like visa applications or exam deadlines — a structure a marketplace can't replicate uniformly. Lingoda offers 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian. Koydo runs 56, so for Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, or 46 others, only Koydo can serve you. Koydo gives you the same tutor for months (rotating teachers never build a coherent picture of your gaps), a flat 3% take rate to instructors, cohorts that adapt the curriculum to you, and 24-hour-notice make-up credits. Pick Lingoda for vetted teachers, European standards, and sprint deadlines; pick Koydo for a continuous tutor relationship and far wider language choice.
| Dimension | Koydo | Lingoda |
|---|---|---|
| Format | 1-on-1 or fixed cohort | Drop-in group (rotating teachers) |
| Teacher continuity | Same tutor for months | Different teacher each class |
| Languages | 56 | 5 (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian) |
| Cohort + school admin tools | Built in | Not offered |
| Take rate to instructor | 3% | Variable / employed |
| Cancellation flexibility | 24h notice = make-up credit | Sprint-based commitment |
Three real differences
Lingoda's rotating-teacher model trades depth for breadth. Different teachers expose you to varied accents but never build a coherent picture of your strengths + gaps. Koydo's single-tutor model is the opposite tradeoff.
Lingoda only offers 5 (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian). If you're learning Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, or 46 other languages, only Koydo can serve you.
Lingoda group classes are paced for the median student. Koydo cohorts can be small (4-8 students for school programs) or 1-on-1; either way the curriculum adapts to YOU.
Where Lingoda actually wins
We don't think Koydo wins every dimension — and we don't pretend otherwise.
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