Best app to learn Zulu: the 5 apps that teach it, compared
Of the apps that teach Zulu, Duolingo (free) scores highest on our method overall. Duolingo and Talkpal teach Zulu free for good, with limits.
Prices checked 6 Sept to 13 Oct 2026 · How we check
Our picks
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Our pick for Zulu
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
5 of the 52 apps we cover list Zulu; 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 Zulu tutors, and Tandem pairs you free with Zulu speakers.
What a year of Zulu costs
Every app that teaches Zulu 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 monthsA price range; the app doesn't say which plan costs what
Every app that teaches Zulu
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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 | |
| 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 Zulu 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
Duolingo
Duolingo (free) is the highest-scored course app that teaches Zulu. A few minutes of game-like exercises (translate, match, listen, speak), with English throughout.
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 Zulu. 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 Zulu. Pick a scenario or a character, then talk or type with an AI tutor that answers you and checks your pronunciation.
You want a Zulu speaker to correct you
italki
italki lists Zulu tutors, who set their own price for a lesson.
You want to chat with Zulu speakers
Tandem
Tandem pairs you with Zulu 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 Zulu?
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; Talkpal if you want to practise conversation with an AI. Duolingo 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 Zulu?
Yes. Duolingo and Talkpal teach Zulu free for good, with limits on the free plan.
Does Duolingo teach Zulu?
Yes. Duolingo has a Zulu course, free with ads. The other 4 apps here teach Zulu too.