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Assimil

Course app: the Assimil books' method in an app: a short dialogue a day with native audio, a translation and notes, for about 100 lessons, bought once per language.

Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 · How we check

Is Assimil worth it?

Yes, if you like learning from a book, will give it 30 to 40 minutes a day, and want a course to B2 that you pay for once and keep.

What it costs. One language's course costs $41.99 to $44.99 once, depending on the language; each language is bought on its own.

What's free. The first 7 lessons of each course, free in the app; the rest of the course is bought once.

Skip it if you want a smooth app: most of its recent reviews in Apple's US App Store give one or two stars, and nearly all of those say the app is confusing to use, crashes or won't load, while several praise the course itself.

What learners rate it. 4.4 out of 5 from 27 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.1 from 258 on Google Play, checked 16 Oct 2026.

$44.99 once one language's course, in 7 of the 8 languages it prices; French $41.99

In our comparison: strongest on teaching depth and offline use, weakest on speaking practice.

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All plans and prices
Annual plan
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Monthly plan
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Lifetime plan
$41.99 to $44.99 once, for one language's course; the price depends on the language
Free tier
Free sample
The first 7 lessons of each course, free in the app; the rest of the course is bought once.
Languages
9
Speech recognition
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Live tutoring
No · A self-study course: no lessons with a person are described.
Offline mode
Yes
Placement test
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CEFR levels
A1 to B2 (each course runs from beginner to B2, in about 100 lessons)
Refund or trial
The first 7 lessons of each course are free to try. A course bought in the app is paid through the App Store or Google Play, so a refund is asked of the store; Assimil's terms of use for the app give no refund terms of their own.
Platforms
iOS, Android, Windows, macOS

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How an Assimil lesson works

What you do
Listen to the day's short dialogue read by native speakers, read it with its translation and notes beside it, repeat each sentence aloud and do the exercises; from lesson 50 you also turn an earlier lesson's translation back into the language.
What comes back
Automatic: the translation exercises, multiple choice and fill-in sentences, are marked. You record yourself and compare with the native recording; nothing scores it. No person checks your work.
Not included
A live teacher.

How a lesson works in a course app

In a course app you read or hear a short dialogue, fill in the missing word, and a grammar note explains why. Drawn to explain the kind of app, not taken from any app's screens.

Plans and prices

Every consumer plan on Assimil's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Where the seller shows a crossed-out price beside the one it charges, the figure is the one it charges, and the plan's note gives the crossed-out price.

Plan Billing Price Per month Covers
French courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $41.99 one-time French, the whole course
Spanish courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Spanish, the whole course
German courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time German, the whole course
Italian courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Italian, the whole course
Japanese courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Japanese, the whole course
Russian courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Russian, the whole course
Chinese courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Chinese, the whole course
Brazilian Portuguese courseComplete courseApple's US App Store price, paid once in the app after the 7 free lessons; the course is yours to keep. It teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Lifetime $44.99 one-time Portuguese, the whole course

No price change recorded for Assimil; its prices were last confirmed 16 Oct 2026. Every price change we have recorded.

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What Assimil says about itself

What Assimil says about itself
Feature What Assimil says
CEFR levels A1 to B2 (each course runs from beginner to B2, in about 100 lessons)
What it is Course app. The Assimil method of its With Ease books, in an app: about 100 lessons, each a short dialogue read by native speakers, with the translation, notes on grammar and culture, and exercises, at 30 to 40 minutes a day. Lessons 1 to 49 are the impregnation phase: you listen, read, repeat and soak up the language. From lesson 50, the activation phase, you also turn an earlier lesson's translation back into the language. Every seventh lesson revises the six before it. The app adds recording your voice to compare with the native recording, marked multiple-choice and fill-in translation exercises, and a word list for each lesson. The content is the same as the book's.
Languages offered 9: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Free tier The first 7 lessons of each course, free in the app; the rest of the course is bought once.
Platforms iOS, Android, Windows, macOS
Offline mode Yes
Speech recognition —
Live tutoring No · A self-study course: no lessons with a person are described.
Placement test —
Refund or trial The first 7 lessons of each course are free to try. A course bought in the app is paid through the App Store or Google Play, so a refund is asked of the store; Assimil's terms of use for the app give no refund terms of their own.
Company Assimil, France, founded 1929

How Assimil compares

Assimil is strongest on teaching depth and offline use, weakest on speaking practice. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.

Assimil features and ratings
Feature Score (of 5) Why
Teaching depth 5 The Assimil books' method in an app: a short dialogue a day with native audio, a translation and notes, for about 100 lessons, bought once per language; courses labelled A1 to B2
Speaking practice 1 —
Language coverage 2 9 languages
Free tier 2 The first lessons are free, the rest is paid
Price per month – $44.99 once; one language's course, in 7 of the 8 languages it prices; French $41.99; a one-time price is not scored as a price per month
Trial and refund 2 Refunds follow Apple's or Google's rules
Offline use 4 Works offline
Staying power and bugs – Not available

Use the CEFR level guide to interpret the range above and compare published course levels.

Languages you can learn on Assimil

9 languages as listed by Assimil.

How far its courses go

As Assimil describes each course. A course's level is what its lessons cover, not a level you are promised.

Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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