Language Transfer
Audio course: free audio courses that build sentences step by step as you answer aloud.
Prices checked 10 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Language Transfer worth it?
Yes, if you want to understand how sentences are built, by ear, without paying anything.
What it costs. Nothing: it is free.
What's free. Every course free, with no adverts and no sign-up; it runs on donations.
Skip it if you want reading and writing practice: it is audio only, and some courses, such as German, are unfinished.
What learners rate it. 4.8 out of 5 from 1,568 ratings in Apple's US App Store, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Free
In our comparison: strongest on the free tier and offline use, weakest on speaking practice.
- Annual plan
- —
- Monthly plan
- —
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
Every course free, with no adverts and no sign-up; it runs on donations. - Languages
- 11
- Speech recognition
- No
- Live tutoring
- No
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Placement test
- No
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- Free; nothing to buy.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Language Transfer lesson works
- What you do
- Listen as a teacher guides a student through building sentences, and pause to answer aloud before the student does.
- What comes back
- You compare your answer with the recording; nothing marks it.
- Not included
- A live teacher, feedback on your pronunciation or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in an audio course
Every published plan
Every consumer plan on Language Transfer's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term; promotions are noted, never used for the figure.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeRuns on donations; every course is free, with no adverts and no sign-up. | Other | $0 | — | all languages |
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What Language Transfer publishes about itself
| Fact | As published |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels stated | — |
| What it is | Audio course. Free audio courses (the Thinking Method): a teacher and a student build sentences step by step, and you pause to answer aloud before the student does. |
| Languages offered | 11: Arabic, British Sign Language, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish |
| Free tier | Every course free, with no adverts and no sign-up; it runs on donations. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | Yes |
| Speech recognition | No |
| Live tutoring | No |
| Placement test | No |
| Refund or trial | Free; nothing to buy. |
| Company | Mihalis Eleftheriou |
How Language Transfer compares
Language Transfer is strongest on the free tier and offline use, weakest on speaking practice. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from the vendor's published facts and independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 3 | Free audio courses that build sentences step by step as you answer aloud |
| Speaking practice | 1 | No speaking practice |
| Language coverage | 3 | 11 languages |
| Free tier | 5 | The whole product is free, with ads or limits |
| Price per month | – | Paid plans priced only inside the app |
| Trial and refund | 2 | Free; nothing to buy |
| Offline use | 4 | Works offline |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Language Transfer
11 languages as listed by Language Transfer.
Arabic, British Sign Language, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish
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References
- https://www.languagetransfer.org/ (checked 10 Oct 2026)
- https://www.languagetransfer.org/courses (checked 10 Oct 2026)
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1519599004