Best app to learn Hawaiian: the 6 apps that teach it, compared
Of the apps that teach Hawaiian, Duolingo (free) scores highest on our method overall. Duolingo and Drops teach Hawaiian free for good, with limits, and Dinolingo has a free trial. Mango Languages is free through many public libraries.
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Our picks
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Our pick for Hawaiian
Duolingo
Course app
FreeSuper removes the ads and limits: $9.99 to $119.99 in Apple's US App Store, depending on the plan, after a 1-week free trial.
Why it's here. Short, game-like lessons make it easy to practise a little every day. You can follow the whole course free, with ads and limits.
Free: Every course, with ads and daily limits.
Skip it if you want a person to talk to: Duolingo has no tutors, and Max's Video Call is an AI character.
40 languages · offline lessons
6 of the 52 apps we cover list Hawaiian; 5 of them have a free tier.
They are 3 course apps, 2 vocabulary apps and 1 language exchange.
To practise with a person, Tandem pairs you free with Hawaiian speakers.
What a year of Hawaiian costs
Every app that teaches Hawaiian and sells a yearly plan, cheapest first, from the plans on each app's own pages.
The yearly planPaying month to month for 12 monthsA price range; the app doesn't say which plan costs what
- Duolingoevery course free; Super's plan lengths not given $0 · Super $9.99 to $119.99 in the App Store
- uTalkone language, from; up to $39.99 by language $24.99
- Tandemall its languages · free tier $39.99
- Dropsall its languages · free tier $69.99 · $132 if you pay monthly
- Mango Languagesall its languages about $120 · $167.88 if you pay monthly
- Dinolingoall 50 languages, up to 6 children $199 · $228 if you pay monthly
Every app that teaches Hawaiian
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| Best for | Free tier | Speech | Tutor | Offline | CEFR | Refund or trial | Where to buy | ||||
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| Course apps | |||||||||||
| DuolingoCourse appSuper in the US App Store: $9.99 to $119.99, depending on the plan. | A free daily habit | Freepaid tier priced in-app | — | — | Free to keep using Full free tier with ads and limits; Super removes the ads and limits, and Max adds AI practice (Video Call and Roleplay). | Yes | No | Yes · Limited lessons available offline; progress syncs when connected | A1 to B2 | 1 week free trial on Super | |
| Mango LanguagesCourse app | Free through many public libraries | About $120 a year$10 a month, billed yearly | $13.99 | — | Free sample Free trial on both personal plans; the first lesson of any language is free; 10 endangered and indigenous language courses are free; free full access through participating public libraries | No | No | Yes | A1 to B1by course | Free trial on Individual and Family plans; cancel before it ends and you are not charged | |
| DinolingoCourse app | Children from 2 to 14, in 50 languages | $199 a year$16.58 a month, billed yearly | $19 | — | Free trial No | — | — | — | — | A 7-day free trial; cancel before it ends and nothing is charged. | |
| Vocabulary and flashcard apps | |||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 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
Duolingo
Duolingo (free) is the highest-scored course app that teaches Hawaiian. A few minutes of game-like exercises (translate, match, listen, speak), with English throughout. Also teaching Hawaiian this way: Mango Languages (about $120 a year) and Dinolingo ($199 a year).
You want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day
uTalk
uTalk (from $24.99 a year) is the highest-scored vocabulary app that teaches Hawaiian. Picture games for words and phrases by topic, with native-speaker audio. Also teaching Hawaiian this way: Drops ($69.99 a year).
You want to chat with Hawaiian speakers
Tandem
Tandem pairs you with Hawaiian 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 Hawaiian?
It depends on how you want to learn. Duolingo if you want a course with lessons in order; uTalk if you want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day. Duolingo scores highest of the 6 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.
Is there a free app to learn Hawaiian?
Yes. Duolingo and Drops teach Hawaiian free for good, with limits on the free plan. Dinolingo has a free trial before you pay.
Does Duolingo teach Hawaiian?
Yes. Duolingo has a Hawaiian course, free with ads. The other 5 apps here teach Hawaiian too.