Best app to learn Basque: the 8 apps that teach it, compared
Of the apps that teach Basque, Language Reactor ($39.95 a year) scores highest on our method overall, and italki (set by each teacher) is our pick among those with independent reviews. Language Reactor, Clozemaster, Talkpal and Drops teach Basque free for good, with limits.
Prices checked 6 Sept to 13 Oct 2026 · How we check
Our picks
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Our pick for Basque
italki
Tutor marketplace
Set by each teacheritalki's Basque page gives no typical price
Why it's here. Choose a teacher for the language and conversation you need, then pay lesson by lesson. You get a real person to practise with without committing to an app subscription.
Free: No free tier; discounted trial lesson with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
Skip it if you want one fixed price or an app to study alone: each teacher sets their own rate.
104 languages
8 of the 52 apps we cover list Basque; 6 of them have a free tier.
They are 3 vocabulary apps, 1 app for real video, text or audio, 1 AI conversation app, 2 tutor marketplaces and 1 language exchange.
To practise with a person, italki and Preply list Basque tutors, and Tandem pairs you free with Basque speakers.
What a year of Basque costs
Every app that teaches Basque and sells a yearly plan, cheapest first, from the plans on each app's own pages. Not on it, because they sell no yearly plan in dollars: italki and Preply.
The yearly planPaying month to month for 12 months
- uTalkone language, from; up to $39.99 by language $24.99
- Language Reactorall its languages · free tier $39.95 · $71.40 if you pay monthly
- Tandemall its languages · free tier $39.99
- Dropsall its languages · free tier $69.99 · $132 if you pay monthly
- Clozemasterall its languages · free tier $79.99 · $155.88 if you pay monthly
- Talkpalall its languages · free tier $119.99 · $239.88 if you pay monthly
Every app that teaches Basque
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| Best for | Free tier | Speech | Tutor | Offline | CEFR | Refund or trial | Where to buy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocabulary and flashcard apps | |||||||||||
| ClozemasterVocabulary and flashcards | Free vocabulary practice in context | $79.99 a year$6.67 a month, billed yearly | $12.99 | — | Free to keep using Free account with up to 30 sentences a day; Pro adds unlimited play and advanced features | — | — | Yes · on Pro, in the mobile app | — | 30-day money back guarantee on the Yearly plan; no refunds on Monthly plans | |
| uTalkVocabulary and flashcards | Phrases in 160 languages | From $24.99 a year$24.99 to $39.99 a year for one language, depending on the language | From $3.99depending on the language | — | Free sample Starter Words, a free 26-word pack in every language, plus an online demo at demo.utalk.com | No | No | Yes | A1 to A2by course | 28-day money-back guarantee | |
| DropsVocabulary and flashcards | Five-minute vocabulary sessions | $69.99 a year$5.83 a month, billed yearly | $11 | $150 | Free to keep using Free access capped at 5 minutes of play every 10 hours, with topics unlocked one at a time through gameplay | — | — | Yes | — | 7-day free trial on the Yearly plan; affiliate terms reference a 14-day refund period | |
| Learning from real video, text and audio | |||||||||||
| Language ReactorImmersion (video, reading) | Learning from Netflix and YouTube with two sets of subtitles | $39.95 a year$3.33 a month, billed yearly | $5.95 | — | Free to keep using The extension and website are free: dual subtitles (Netflix's own), pop-up dictionary, playback controls, YouTube and podcast catalogue, basic AI helper and chat with Aria; saving words is limited to PhrasePump. Pro adds machine translation, speech recognition on Netflix and saving everywhere. | Yes · You can speak to the Aria chat; Pro's 'speech recognition' also makes subtitles from Netflix audio. No pronunciation scoring is described. | — | — | — | A Pro free trial ends by returning you to free mode, with no charge; Pro is an auto-renewing subscription you can cancel after paying. No refund policy is published. | |
| AI conversation practice | |||||||||||
| TalkpalAI conversation practice | AI conversation practice in many languages | $119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly | $19.99 | — | Free to keep using The Basic plan: 10 minutes of chat a day, with progress tracking and pronunciation checks. | Yes | No | No | — | A 14-day free trial for new users. Bought from Talkpal directly: a full refund if you ask within 30 days of a charge; not for app store purchases. | |
| Tutors and live classes | |||||||||||
| italkiTutor marketplace | Tutors priced per lesson | Set by each teacheritalki's Basque page gives no typical price | — | — | No | — | Every lesson is live and one to one; italki also sells group classes. | — | — | Discounted trial lesson with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: up to two credit refunds on trial lessons if the teacher did not show up or did not meet expectations, requested within 48 hours | |
| PreplyTutor marketplace | Weekly lessons with one tutor | Set by each tutorPreply's Basque page gives no typical price | — | — | No | — | Every lesson is live and one to one. | — | — | Paid trial lesson; up to 2 free trial replacements per account (a new trial with a different tutor at no charge) if the trial did not meet expectations; a tutor who did not join is handled separately, with no limit | |
| Language exchange | |||||||||||
| TandemLanguage exchange | Language exchange with native speakers | $39.99 a year$3.33 a month, billed yearly | — | — | Free to keep using Free account with many features; Tandem Pro unlocks the rest | No | No | — | — | Google Play purchases refundable within 14 days of a 1-month subscription or 30 days of a 3-month or 12-month subscription; iOS refunds requested from iTunes within 14 days | |
Which to choose
You want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day
Clozemaster
Clozemaster ($79.99 a year) is the highest-scored vocabulary app that teaches Basque. Fill in the missing word in real sentences, in quick rounds. Also teaching Basque this way: uTalk (from $24.99 a year) and Drops ($69.99 a year).
You want to read, watch or listen to real Basque
Language Reactor
Language Reactor ($39.95 a year) is the highest-scored app for real video, text or audio that teaches Basque. Watch a Netflix or YouTube video with subtitles in both languages: hover over a word for its meaning, replay a line, save words to review.
You want to practise conversation with an AI
Talkpal
Talkpal ($119.99 a year) is the highest-scored AI conversation app that teaches Basque. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.
You want a Basque speaker to correct you
italki and Preply
italki and Preply list Basque tutors, who set their own price for a lesson.
You want to chat with Basque speakers
Tandem
Tandem pairs you with Basque speakers who want to learn your language, for text, voice and video chats. There are no lessons, and a free account is enough to start.
Questions people ask
What is the best app to learn Basque?
It depends on how you want to learn. Clozemaster if you want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day; Language Reactor if you want to read, watch or listen to real Basque; Talkpal if you want to practise conversation with an AI. Language Reactor scores highest of the 8 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.
Is there a free app to learn Basque?
Yes. Language Reactor, Clozemaster, Talkpal and Drops teach Basque free for good, with limits on the free plan.
Does Duolingo teach Basque?
No. Duolingo's 40 languages do not include Basque. Language Reactor, Clozemaster, Talkpal and 2 more do.