Best app to learn Estonian: the 11 apps that teach it, compared

Of the apps that teach Estonian, 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, Ling, Clozemaster, Talkpal and 1 more teach Estonian free for good, with limits, and Speakly, Lingvist and Glossika have free trials.

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Our picks

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11 of the 52 apps we cover list Estonian; 10 of them have a free tier.

They are 1 course app, 1 audio course, 5 vocabulary apps, 1 app for real video, text or audio, 1 AI conversation app, 1 tutor marketplace and 1 language exchange.

To practise with a person, italki lists Estonian tutors, and Tandem pairs you free with Estonian speakers.

What a year of Estonian costs

Every app that teaches Estonian and sells a yearly plan, cheapest first, from the plans on each app's own pages. Not on it, because it sells no yearly plan in dollars: italki.

The yearly planPaying month to month for 12 months

Every app that teaches Estonian

Recommended first within each type of app. Sort any column or filter by what matters to you.

11 apps
Best for Free tier Speech Tutor Offline CEFR Refund or trial Where to buy
Course apps
LingCourse app Asian and less-taught languages $149.99 a year$12.50 a month, billed yearly $16.99 — Free to keep using
Free tier with limited lessons and limited dialogue practice, with ads
Yes Live online tutors, booked separately through Ling Live. — — 7-day free trial on the 12-month plan; 30-day money-back refund for yearly and lifetime subscriptions bought via Ling web (app-store purchases follow Apple's or Google's refund policy)
Audio courses
GlossikaAudio course Sentence drills by ear About $199 a year$16.58 a month, billed yearly $19.99one language — Free trial
7-day full access with no credit card, plus a permanent Freemium tier covering nine minoritized languages
No No Yes A1 to C1by course 7-day free trial with no credit card; monthly payments are non-refundable, annual plans refundable pro rata within 60 days of purchase
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
SpeaklyVocabulary and flashcards The most-used words first, practised in sentences you say $47.99 a year$4 a month, billed yearly $15.99 — Free trial
Speakly says some features are free without saying which; a 7-day free trial opens the paid plans.
Yes LIVE© course: eight 45-minute sessions a month with your own tutor, the app included, sold apart from the app plans. No — A 7-day free trial. Bought on Speakly's website: 14 days to withdraw if you live in the EU, the EEA or the UK, and the Lifetime page promises a full refund if you email within 14 days. App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google.
LingvistVocabulary and flashcards Fast vocabulary with a placement test $79.99 a year$6.67 a month, billed yearly $9.99 — Free trial
Free level placement before subscribing, and a 14-day free trial on the annual plan; the monthly plan has no trial
Yes No — — 14-day free trial on the annual plan; cancel before it ends and you are not charged
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 Estonian 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
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 a course with lessons in order

Ling

Ling ($149.99 a year) is the highest-scored course app that teaches Estonian. Short game-style lessons with dialogues and a chatbot.

You want to learn by ear, away from a screen

Glossika

Glossika (about $199 a year) is the highest-scored audio course that teaches Estonian. Listen to whole sentences and repeat them aloud, with spaced review and little explanation.

You want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day

Clozemaster

Clozemaster ($79.99 a year) is the highest-scored vocabulary app that teaches Estonian. Fill in the missing word in real sentences, in quick rounds. Also teaching Estonian this way: Speakly ($47.99 a year), uTalk (from $24.99 a year) and Lingvist ($79.99 a year), and 1 more in the table.

You want to read, watch or listen to real Estonian

Language Reactor

Language Reactor ($39.95 a year) is the highest-scored app for real video, text or audio that teaches Estonian. 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 Estonian. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.

You want an Estonian speaker to correct you

italki

italki lists Estonian tutors, who set their own price for a lesson.

You want to chat with Estonian speakers

Tandem

Tandem pairs you with Estonian 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 Estonian?

It depends on how you want to learn. Ling if you want a course with lessons in order; Glossika if you want to learn by ear, away from a screen; Clozemaster if you want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day; Language Reactor if you want to read, watch or listen to real Estonian. Language Reactor scores highest of the 11 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.

Is there a free app to learn Estonian?

Yes. Language Reactor, Ling, Clozemaster, Talkpal and Drops teach Estonian free for good, with limits on the free plan. Speakly, Lingvist and Glossika have free trials before you pay.

Does Duolingo teach Estonian?

No. Duolingo's 40 languages do not include Estonian. Language Reactor, Ling, Clozemaster and 6 more do.

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