Best app to learn Nepali: the 5 apps that teach it, compared

Of the apps that teach Nepali, Ling ($149.99 a year) scores highest on our method overall, and italki (set by each teacher) is our pick among those with independent reviews. Ling and Talkpal teach Nepali free for good, with limits.

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Our picks

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5 of the 52 apps we cover list Nepali; 4 of them have a free tier.

They are 1 course app, 1 vocabulary app, 1 AI conversation app, 1 tutor marketplace and 1 language exchange.

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

What a year of Nepali costs

Every app that teaches Nepali 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 Nepali

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

5 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
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 Nepali 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 Nepali. 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 Nepali. Picture games for words and phrases by topic, with native-speaker audio.

You want to practise conversation with an AI

Talkpal

Talkpal ($119.99 a year) is the highest-scored AI conversation app that teaches Nepali. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.

You want a Nepali speaker to correct you

italki

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

You want to chat with Nepali speakers

Tandem

Tandem pairs you with Nepali 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 Nepali?

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; Talkpal if you want to practise conversation with an AI. Ling scores highest of the 5 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.

Is there a free app to learn Nepali?

Yes. Ling and Talkpal teach Nepali free for good, with limits on the free plan.

Does Duolingo teach Nepali?

No. Duolingo's 40 languages do not include Nepali. Ling, Talkpal and uTalk do.

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