Best app to learn Yiddish: the 7 apps that teach it, compared
Of the apps that teach Yiddish, Duolingo (free) scores highest on our method overall. Duolingo, Clozemaster and Talkpal teach Yiddish free for good, with limits. Mango Languages is free through many public libraries.
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Our picks
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Our pick for Yiddish
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
7 of the 52 apps we cover list Yiddish; 5 of them have a free tier.
They are 2 course apps, 1 vocabulary app, 1 AI conversation app, 2 tutor marketplaces and 1 language exchange.
To practise with a person, italki and Preply list Yiddish tutors, and Tandem pairs you free with Yiddish speakers.
What a year of Yiddish costs
Every app that teaches Yiddish and sells a yearly plan, cheapest first, from the plans on each app's own pages. Not on it, because they sell no yearly plan in dollars: italki and Preply.
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
- Tandemall its languages · free tier $39.99
- 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
Every app that teaches Yiddish
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Yiddish 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 | |
| PreplyTutor marketplace | Weekly lessons with one tutor | Set by each tutorPreply's Yiddish page gives no typical price | — | — | No | — | Every lesson is live and one to one. | — | — | Paid trial lesson; up to 2 free trial replacements per account (a new trial with a different tutor at no charge) if the trial did not meet expectations; a tutor who did not join is handled separately, with no limit | |
| 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 Yiddish. A few minutes of game-like exercises (translate, match, listen, speak), with English throughout. Also teaching Yiddish this way: Mango Languages (about $120 a year).
You want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day
Clozemaster
Clozemaster ($79.99 a year) is the highest-scored vocabulary app that teaches Yiddish. Fill in the missing word in real sentences, in quick rounds.
You want to practise conversation with an AI
Talkpal
Talkpal ($119.99 a year) is the highest-scored AI conversation app that teaches Yiddish. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.
You want a Yiddish speaker to correct you
italki and Preply
italki and Preply list Yiddish tutors, who set their own price for a lesson.
You want to chat with Yiddish speakers
Tandem
Tandem pairs you with Yiddish 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 Yiddish?
It depends on how you want to learn. Duolingo if you want a course with lessons in order; Clozemaster if you want to build vocabulary a few minutes a day; Talkpal if you want to practise conversation with an AI. Duolingo scores highest of the 7 on our method, and the table lists all of them with their prices.
Is there a free app to learn Yiddish?
Yes. Duolingo, Clozemaster and Talkpal teach Yiddish free for good, with limits on the free plan.
Does Duolingo teach Yiddish?
Yes. Duolingo has a Yiddish course, free with ads. The other 6 apps here teach Yiddish too.