The longer answer
Ling is a Thailand-based app that specialises in languages the big apps skip, mostly Asian languages at first and now more than sixty in total, including Somali. Its Somali course follows the same structure as every Ling course: units of short lessons with flashcards, a dialogue to complete, sentence building and writing practice, plus a chatbot.
That makes Ling a real option for an adult beginner, and its inclusion of Somali is welcome. The limits are the ones that come with a shared curriculum: the dialogues and topics are largely the same across languages, the design is for adults, and there is no material aimed at young children or at Somali culture specifically.
Luuqad is narrower and younger: eighteen topics chosen for Somali family life, illustrated with Somali characters, taught with native audio and quizzes, and practised in games about the countryside, the market and Somali heritage objects.
What to use instead (or alongside)
For children and families, Luuqad is built only for Somali: 18 real-life topics, 250 words and phrases with native-speaker audio, a quiz for every topic, 12 games and a Grown-ups area. It is free to download on iPhone and iPad. Browse every word it teaches before you install anything.
For adults who want a large travel vocabulary fast, uTalk, LinGo Play also offer Somali content. Our alternatives page compares all of them honestly.