Best app to learn Irish: the 14 apps that teach it, compared
Of the apps that teach Irish, Duolingo (free) scores highest on our method overall. Duolingo, Language Reactor, Ling, Clozemaster and 2 more teach Irish free for good, with limits, and Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone and Glossika have free trials. Mango Languages is free through many public libraries.
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Our picks
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Our pick for Irish
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
14 of the 52 apps we cover list Irish; 12 of them have a free tier.
They are 5 course apps, 3 audio courses, 3 vocabulary apps, 1 app for real video, text or audio, 1 AI conversation app and 1 language exchange.
To practise with a person, Tandem pairs you free with Irish speakers.
What a year of Irish costs
Every app that teaches Irish 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: Michel Thomas Method.
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
- 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
- Mango Languagesall its languages about $120 · $167.88 if you pay monthly
- Pimsleurone language $149.95 · $239.40 if you pay monthly
- Lingall its languages · free tier $149.99 · $203.88 if you pay monthly
- Rosetta Stoneall its languages $159 · $239.88 if you pay monthly
- Dinolingoall 50 languages, up to 6 children $199 · $228 if you pay monthly
- Glossikaone language about $199 · $239.88 if you pay monthly
Every app that teaches Irish
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| Best for | Free tier | Speech | Tutor | Offline | CEFR | Refund or trial | Where to buy | ||||
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| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| Rosetta StoneCourse app | Immersion without translation | $159 a year$13.25 a month, billed yearly | $19.99 | — | Free sample Free sample lessons on its site and a one-time 7-day free trial in the app; no lasting free plan. | Yes | Coaching sessions with a Rosetta Stone certified tutor. | Yes | — | A one-time 7-day free trial in the app. Bought from Rosetta Stone: a 14-day money-back guarantee, refunded by its Memberships team by email or phone. App Store purchases go through Apple; a retailer's follow that retailer's policy. | |
| 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. | |
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| PimsleurAudio course | Audio lessons for a commute | $149.95 a year$12.50 a month, billed yearly | $19.95one language | $798 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — | 7-day free trial on subscriptions; 30 Day money back guarantee on purchases | |
| 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 | |
| Michel Thomas MethodAudio course | Speaking from the first hour, with no writing or homework | $11.99Start course | — | $273 | Free sample A free lesson and a free booklet for every course (sign-up needed, no card); the app that plays the courses is free. | — | No | Yes | — | A refund or exchange within 14 days of buying, if you have not finished the course; the Start course is not refunded if you then buy Foundation. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 Irish. A few minutes of game-like exercises (translate, match, listen, speak), with English throughout. Also teaching Irish this way: Mango Languages (about $120 a year), Ling ($149.99 a year) and Rosetta Stone ($159 a year), and 1 more in the table.
You want to learn by ear, away from a screen
Pimsleur
Pimsleur ($149.95 a year) is the highest-scored audio course that teaches Irish. A 30-minute audio lesson: you hear a prompt, answer aloud, then hear the right answer. Also teaching Irish this way: Glossika (about $199 a year) and Michel Thomas Method (from $11.99).
You want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day
Clozemaster
Clozemaster ($79.99 a year) is the highest-scored vocabulary app that teaches Irish. Fill in the missing word in real sentences, in quick rounds. Also teaching Irish this way: uTalk (from $24.99 a year) and Drops ($69.99 a year).
You want to read, watch or listen to real Irish
Language Reactor
Language Reactor ($39.95 a year) is the highest-scored app for real video, text or audio that teaches Irish. 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 Irish. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.
You want to chat with Irish speakers
Tandem
Tandem pairs you with Irish 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 Irish?
It depends on how you want to learn. Duolingo if you want a course with lessons in order; Pimsleur 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 Irish. Duolingo scores highest of the 14 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.
Is there a free app to learn Irish?
Yes. Duolingo, Language Reactor, Ling, Clozemaster, Talkpal and Drops teach Irish free for good, with limits on the free plan. Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone, Glossika and Dinolingo have free trials before you pay.
Does Duolingo teach Irish?
Yes. Duolingo has an Irish course, free with ads. The other 13 apps here teach Irish too.