Memrise
Vocabulary and flashcards: short video clips of native speakers plus spaced-repetition review.
Prices checked 6 Sept 2026 · How we check
Is Memrise worth it?
Yes, if you want vocabulary with short clips of native speakers saying it.
What it costs. A year costs $61.99 ($5.17 a month); month to month is $24.99; lifetime access is $329.99 once. Lifetime costs the same as 5.3 years of the yearly plan.
What's free. Limited free version of the app; the paid plan unlocks the rest.
Skip it if you want to study offline: the app has no offline mode.
What learners rate it. 4.8 out of 5 from 217,240 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.4 from 1.6 million on Google Play, checked 11 Oct 2026.
What unhappy reviewers mention. Of the 166 one- and two-star reviews among the 500 most recent in Apple's US App Store, 32 mention the price, billing or the subscription; 30 bugs, crashes or the app not loading; and 18 the use of AI. Read 15 Oct 2026; a review can mention several.
$61.99 a year $5.17 a month, billed yearly
In our comparison: strongest on the number of languages and price, weakest on teaching depth.
- Annual plan
- $61.99 a year ($5.17/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $24.99
- Lifetime plan
- $329.99 once, all languages
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
Limited free version of the app; the paid plan unlocks the rest. - Languages
- 149
- Speech recognition
- Yes
- Live tutoring
- —
- Offline mode
- No · The current experience needs cloud-based tools
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- 30-day money-back guarantee; monthly plans have a 14-day refund window. Apple purchases require a refund from Apple.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Memrise lesson works
- What you do
- Short clips of native speakers saying words and phrases, then spaced review.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked, and speech recognition scores how you say words. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher, offline lessons or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a vocabulary app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Memrise's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Each price is what the seller was charging on the day we checked it. When a plan was on sale, its regular price is shown under the sale price; a crossed-out figure that is only a comparison, such as a year at the monthly rate, is in the plan's note.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnnualProSold as a flash sale against a crossed-out $299.88, which is twelve months at the monthly price. Apple's US App Store lists the same plan at $61.99. | Annual | $61.99 | $5.17/mo | all languages |
| MonthlyProApple's US App Store sells the same plan for $24.99. | Monthly | $24.99 | $24.99/mo | all languages |
| LifetimeProApple's US App Store sells the same plan for $329.99. | Lifetime | $329.99 | one-time | all languages |
What will Memrise cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$237.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $61.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: all languages. Yearly: all languages.
How lifetime and yearly plans compare across apps
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Memrise, and how refunds work
What Memrise says about itself
| Feature | What Memrise says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Vocabulary and phrase app built on spaced repetition, native-speaker video clips and AI speaking practice. |
| Languages offered | 149: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese (Kanji), Japanese (Romaji), Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (BR), Portuguese (EU), Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico), Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Yoruba |
| Free tier | Limited free version of the app; the paid plan unlocks the rest. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | No · The current experience needs cloud-based tools |
| Speech recognition | Yes |
| Live tutoring | — |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | 30-day money-back guarantee; monthly plans have a 14-day refund window. Apple purchases require a refund from Apple. |
| Company | Memrise, United Kingdom |
How Memrise compares
Memrise is strongest on the number of languages and price, weakest on teaching depth. 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.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 2 | Short video clips of native speakers plus spaced-repetition review |
| Speaking practice | 3 | Speech recognition scores your pronunciation |
| Language coverage | 4.5 | 149 languages |
| Free tier | 3 | A free account with limits |
| Price per month | 3.5 | $61.99 a year $5.17 a month, billed yearly |
| Trial and refund | 3 | A 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Offline use | 2 | No offline mode |
| Staying power and bugs | 2 | Reviewers report people dropping off, or bugs |
Languages you can learn on Memrise
Memrise states 149 languages; the 31 below are the ones it enumerates on its pages.
How far its courses go
- Spanish: All levels; 9,000+ words.
- Spanish (Mexico): All levels; 7,000+ words.
- French: All levels; 8,000+ words.
- German: All levels; 11,000+ words.
- Italian: All levels; 6,000+ words.
- Japanese (Kanji): All levels; 5,000+ words. Kanji.
- Japanese (Romaji): All levels; 5,000+ words. Romaji (Latin letters).
- Korean: All levels; 5,000+ words. Hangul, or romanised with a switch.
- Chinese: All levels; 4,000+ words. Pinyin and characters.
- Portuguese (BR): All levels; 2,000+ words.
- Portuguese (EU): All levels; 5,000+ words.
Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese (Kanji), Japanese (Romaji), Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (BR), Portuguese (EU), Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico), Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Yoruba
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References
- Memrise: plans and prices (checked 6 Sept 2026)
- Memrise: home page (checked 6 Sept 2026)
- Google Play: Memrise listing
- Memrise help: the new Memrise
- Memrise help: 30-day money-back guarantee (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Memrise: about
- Memrise help: affiliate programme (checked 6 Sept 2026)
- Test Prep Insight, the reviewer used the app (1 Apr 2026)
- Multilingual Mastery, the reviewer used the app