Best app to learn Marathi: the 6 apps that teach it, compared

Of the apps that teach Marathi, 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 and Talkpal teach Marathi free for good, with limits.

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Our picks

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6 of the 52 apps we cover list Marathi; 5 of them have a free tier.

They are 1 course app, 1 vocabulary app, 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 Marathi tutors, and Tandem pairs you free with Marathi speakers.

What a year of Marathi costs

Every app that teaches Marathi 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 Marathi

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

6 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)
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
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 Marathi 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 Marathi. Short game-style lessons with dialogues and a chatbot.

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 Marathi. Picture games for words and phrases by topic, with native-speaker audio.

You want to read, watch or listen to real Marathi

Language Reactor

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

You want a Marathi speaker to correct you

italki

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

You want to chat with Marathi speakers

Tandem

Tandem pairs you with Marathi 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 Marathi?

It depends on how you want to learn. Ling if you want a course with lessons in order; uTalk if you want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day; Language Reactor if you want to read, watch or listen to real Marathi; Talkpal if you want to practise conversation with an AI. Language Reactor 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 Marathi?

Yes. Language Reactor, Ling and Talkpal teach Marathi free for good, with limits on the free plan.

Does Duolingo teach Marathi?

No. Duolingo's 40 languages do not include Marathi. Language Reactor, Ling, Talkpal and 1 more do.

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