Studycat
Course app: for children from 3: games, stories and songs entirely in the new language, one app per language.
Prices checked 12 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Studycat worth it?
Yes, if your child is 3 or older and you want one language taught through play, with no reading, ads or chat.
What it costs. A year costs $59.99 ($5 a month); month to month is $14.99.
What's free. No free tier; a 7-day free trial with no payment required to start.
Skip it if your child wants several languages: each Studycat language is its own app and subscription.
What learners rate it. 4.5 out of 5 from 16,509 ratings in Apple's US App Store, checked 12 Oct 2026.
$59.99 a year $5 a month, billed yearly · Subscription
In our comparison: strongest on price and teaching depth, weakest on speaking practice.
- Annual plan
- $59.99 a year ($5/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $14.99
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free trial
None - Languages
- 5
- Speech recognition
- —
- Live tutoring
- —
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- A 7-day free trial with no payment required to start; App Store purchases follow Apple's rules.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
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How a Studycat lesson works
- What you do
- A child plays short games, stories and songs entirely in the new language, and says words and phrases aloud in speaking challenges.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked right or wrong. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a course app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Studycat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual SubscriptionSubscriptionApple's US App Store price for Learn Spanish; each language is its own app. | Annual | $59.99 | $5/mo | one language's app (Learn Spanish) |
| Monthly SubscriptionSubscriptionApple's US App Store price for Learn Spanish; each language is its own app. | Monthly | $14.99 | $14.99/mo | one language's app (Learn Spanish) |
What will Studycat cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$119.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $59.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: one language's app (Learn Spanish). Yearly: one language's app (Learn Spanish).
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
What Studycat says about itself
| Feature | What Studycat says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Course app. Games, stories, songs and speaking challenges for children from 3, entirely in the language they learn, with no reading needed; one app per language. |
| Languages offered | 5: Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish |
| Free tier | None |
| Platforms | iOS, Android |
| Offline mode | Yes |
| Speech recognition | — |
| Live tutoring | — |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | A 7-day free trial with no payment required to start; App Store purchases follow Apple's rules. |
| Company | Studycat Limited |
How Studycat compares
Studycat is strongest on price and teaching depth, 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.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 4 | For children from 3: games, stories and songs entirely in the new language, one app per language |
| Speaking practice | 1 | — |
| Language coverage | 2 | 5 languages |
| Free tier | 1 | A free trial rather than a free tier |
| Price per month | 5 | $59.99 a year $5 a month, billed yearly · Subscription |
| Trial and refund | 3 | A 7-day free trial |
| Offline use | 4 | Works offline |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Studycat
5 languages as listed by Studycat.
Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish
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References
- Apple App Store: Learn Spanish by Studycat listing (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Studycat: home page (checked 12 Oct 2026)