Transparent Language Online
Course app: lessons built on words and phrases in about 100 languages, which you hear, say, read and type, free with a card at many public libraries.
Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Transparent Language Online worth it?
Yes, if your library gives it free, or you are learning a language few apps teach and want its words and phrases with native audio, practised by ear, aloud and in writing.
What it costs. A year of one language costs $149.95 ($12.50 a month); month to month is $24.95; all 99 languages are $249.95 a year.
What's free. Free with a card at participating public libraries; otherwise a 14-day free trial.
Skip it if you want a course that takes you well past the basics: Transparent Language says most of its languages reach advanced beginner, and only the major ones have material for upper intermediate and advanced.
What learners rate it. 4.8 out of 5 from 1,232 ratings in Apple's US App Store, checked 16 Oct 2026.
$149.95 a year $12.50 a month, billed yearly · 1 Language, Full Year
In our comparison: strongest on trial and refund terms and the number of languages, weakest on the free tier.
- Annual plan
- $149.95 a year ($12.50/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $24.95 for one language, $49.95 for all its languages
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free trial
Free with a card at participating public libraries, which give the whole course in every language; otherwise a 14-day free trial. - Languages
- 99
- Speech recognition
- Yes · EveryVoice compares what you say with the native speaker's recording.
- Live tutoring
- Transparent Connect: six 30-minute one-to-one sessions with a tutor over two months, sold apart from the subscription, in 11 languages.
- Offline mode
- Yes · Lessons downloaded in the mobile app work offline, and Hands-Free Autoplay plays them for listening and speaking practice.
- Placement test
- Yes
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- A 14-day free trial. Cancel any time: Transparent Language gives a full refund for the current subscription period if you ask before the next billing date; earlier periods are not refunded.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Transparent Language Online lesson works
- What you do
- Open the next lesson on your path, or any unit you choose, and meet its words and phrases with native-speaker audio; then work through short activities that make you hear them, say them, read them and type them. Words you are about to forget come back for review.
- What comes back
- Automatic: activities are marked, and EveryVoice compares what you say with the native speaker's recording. No person checks your work unless you add Transparent Connect tutoring.
- Not included
- Stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a course app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Transparent Language Online'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Language, Full YearTransparent Language OnlineEvery course in the language you choose, billed once a year. | Annual | $149.95 | $12.50/mo | one language |
| All Languages, Full YearTransparent Language OnlineEvery course in every language sold to individuals, billed once a year. | Annual | $249.95 | $20.83/mo | all languages |
| 1 Language, MonthlyTransparent Language OnlineEvery course in the language you choose; renews each month. | Monthly | $24.95 | $24.95/mo | one language |
| All Languages, MonthlyTransparent Language OnlineEvery course in every language sold to individuals; renews each month. | Monthly | $49.95 | $49.95/mo | all languages |
What will Transparent Language Online cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$149.45 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $149.95.
What each plan covers. Monthly: one language. Yearly: one language.
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Transparent Language Online, and how refunds work
What Transparent Language Online says about itself
| Feature | What Transparent Language Online says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Course app. A self-paced course platform built on vocabulary lessons: each lesson's words and phrases, recorded by native speakers, are taught through 25+ kinds of activity for listening, speaking, reading and writing (typing included), in a recommended path from a placement test or in any order you choose. Spaced repetition brings back the words you are about to forget, and words you add yourself join them. Speaking activities compare what you say with the native speaker's recording (EveryVoice). Most languages start with an alphabet course and Essentials (travel and everyday basics), then topical vocabulary units; some add a course for working abroad and intermediate lessons built on real news and podcasts. Its live tutoring, Transparent Connect, is sold apart. |
| Languages offered | 99: Afrikaans, Albanian, Altai, Amharic, Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Iraqi), Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Modern Standard), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bambara, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Buriat, Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, French (Canadian), French (Moroccan), Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kalmyk, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maori, Mirandese, Mongolian, Nepali, Nogai, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Quechua (Ecuadorian), Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Colombian), Spanish (Latin American), Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajiki, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Zulu |
| Free tier | Free with a card at participating public libraries, which give the whole course in every language; otherwise a 14-day free trial. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | Yes · Lessons downloaded in the mobile app work offline, and Hands-Free Autoplay plays them for listening and speaking practice. |
| Speech recognition | Yes · EveryVoice compares what you say with the native speaker's recording. |
| Live tutoring | Transparent Connect: six 30-minute one-to-one sessions with a tutor over two months, sold apart from the subscription, in 11 languages. |
| Placement test | Yes |
| Refund or trial | A 14-day free trial. Cancel any time: Transparent Language gives a full refund for the current subscription period if you ask before the next billing date; earlier periods are not refunded. |
| Company | Transparent Language, Inc., United States |
How Transparent Language Online compares
Transparent Language Online is strongest on trial and refund terms and the number of languages, weakest on the free tier. 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 | 3.3 | Lessons built on words and phrases in about 100 languages, which you hear, say, read and type, free with a card at many public libraries |
| Speaking practice | 2.8 | Speech recognition scores your pronunciation; live tutoring in 11 of its languages (Transparent Connect tutoring) |
| Language coverage | 4.5 | 99 languages |
| Free tier | 1 | A 14-day free trial; the whole course is free through participating public libraries |
| Price per month | 2.3 | $149.95 a year $12.50 a month, billed yearly · 1 Language, Full Year |
| Trial and refund | 4.5 | A 14-day free trial, and a full refund of the current period if you ask before the next bill |
| Offline use | 3.5 | Works offline |
| Staying power and bugs | 2.5 | Reviewers report people dropping off, or bugs |
Languages you can learn on Transparent Language Online
99 languages as listed by Transparent Language Online.
How far its courses go
- Quechua (Ecuadorian): Advanced beginner (Novice High on the US ACTFL scale), which it says its languages generally reach.
Afrikaans, Albanian, Altai, Amharic, Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Iraqi), Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Modern Standard), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bambara, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Buriat, Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, French (Canadian), French (Moroccan), Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kalmyk, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maori, Mirandese, Mongolian, Nepali, Nogai, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Quechua (Ecuadorian), Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Colombian), Spanish (Latin American), Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajiki, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Zulu
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References
- Transparent Language Online: plans and prices (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Language: languages for individuals (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Language: find a library (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Language Online: for individuals
- Transparent Language help: offline and hands-free
- Transparent Language: libraries FAQ (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Connect: tutoring prices (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Language: refund policy (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Transparent Language: about
- Transparent Language's home page (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Actual Fluency, the reviewer used the app (18 Feb 2021)
- The Mezzofanti Guild, the reviewer used the app