If you teach languages and search for an activity builder, Wordwall is usually the first name you meet. It's a genuinely good tool with an enormous head start. This page is an honest look at where it wins, where Lingoken, the game builder for language teachers, wins, and how to decide.
What Wordwall is good at
Wordwall's strength is breadth and reuse of ready-made content. Its free tier lets you create up to three activities from a set of standard templates, and its paid Standard and Pro plans unlock unlimited activities, more templates, printable worksheets, and access to a very large library of community-made resources you can adapt. (See Wordwall's own price plans for current tiers and regional pricing, Wordwall localises prices by country, so check the page for your region. Facts here verified June 2026.)
If what you want is the largest possible library of pre-built activities and printables, Wordwall is hard to beat.
What Lingoken does differently
Both tools let you build an activity, switch it to another template without re-typing your content, set it as an assignment and see the results. Those are table stakes on both sides and they are not the reason to pick one. But there are some real differences as listed below:
| Lingoken | Wordwall | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Language teaching: level, exam, profession, target language | Every subject |
| Answers you can mark yourself | Speaking, roleplay and open writing come back as the student's own answer | Auto-scored answers only |
| Speaking activities | The student records; the recording reaches you | Speaking cards deals prompts and, in Wordwall's words, is "open-ended" with no score |
| Worksheets | Free maker, no account, no plan | Printables are on the paid plans |
The short version: Wordwall optimises for a big shelf of activities. Lingoken optimises for language teaching specifically, and for the half of practice a machine cannot grade.
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AI as a sidekick, not the author
Both tools now generate activities from text you paste in, so "it has AI" is not a reason to pick either one. What matters is what the AI is pointed at. You bring the lesson, the level and the judgement about what your student actually needs; the generator does the tedious middle bit, turning that into items in a format, and then you edit it. It is a fast assistant, not a replacement for knowing your student, and anything it drafts is yours to correct before a student sees it.
The free tools are genuinely free
The worksheet maker needs no account, is not metered against a plan and does not count against the free tier. You paste or upload your material and get a PDF. There is also a small library of ready-made games anyone can play from a link, and copy into their own account to edit. It is a short shelf today, and nothing like the size of Wordwall's community library, but it is growing.
When to choose Wordwall
- You want the largest library of ready-made, community-shared activities.
- Printable worksheets are part of your teaching.
- You teach across many subjects, not only languages.
When to choose Lingoken
- You set speaking, roleplay or writing practice and want the student's actual answer back to mark.
- You want listening and reading-comprehension activities, not only click-and-match.
- You want a free worksheet maker that is not metered against a plan.
- You teach languages and want a tool whose whole vocabulary is levels, exams and target languages.
FAQ
Is Lingoken free? Yes, there's a free tier to try the workflow, plus a single flat Solo plan. See the pricing and our take on whether a paid builder is worth it.
Can I import my Wordwall activities? Not automatically. Lingoken is built around generating from your lesson material or entering it directly.
Does Wordwall do anything Lingoken cannot? Yes. Its community library is far larger, it has more arcade-style templates, and it sells printables on its paid plans. If breadth of ready-made content is what you are buying, it is the better tool.
Do my students need accounts? No, students open an assignment with a link and play; no signup required.
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