The best language learning apps, compared

The pick for each kind of learner and what it costs, then all 99 apps in one table.

Prices checked 6 Sept to 20 Oct 2026 · How we check

Six apps cover most people, by what you need

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Best overallAlso best for a daily habit and best free app

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

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Best for a trip

Busuu

Course app

$72.99 a year$6.08 a month, billed yearly · Premium

Why it's here. A structured course gives you a path through lessons, with corrections from native speakers. You can start with a free account before deciding whether the paid extras are useful.

Free: Free account with the complete course in each language, community feedback and basic progress tracking.

Skip it if you want live conversation with a person; Busuu has no live lessons.

14 languages · offline lessons

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Best for grammar explained

Babbel

Course app

$107.40 a year$8.95 a month, billed yearly

Why it's here. Short dialogues and grammar notes help you understand why a sentence works. Speaking exercises let you practise saying it aloud before you need it in conversation.

Free: The first lesson of every course is free, and up to 80 free lessons depending on the language.

Skip it if you want to stay free for good (only the first lessons are free), or your language is not one of its 14.

14 languages · offline lessons

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Amazon offers a free 30-day Prime trial, with free delivery on eligible items. Try Prime free; a paid link, like the Amazon buttons.
Best for speaking with a tutor

italki

Tutor marketplace

$4 to $10 a lessontypical for 30 minutes in English, French and Spanish; each teacher sets a rate

Why it's here. Choose a teacher for the language and conversation you need, then pay lesson by lesson. You get a real person to practise with without committing to an app subscription.

Free: No free tier; discounted trial lesson with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

Skip it if you want one fixed price or an app to study alone: each teacher sets their own rate.

104 languages

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Best on a small budget

Mondly

Course app

$47.99 a year$4 a month, billed yearly · Premium

Why it's here. Short daily lessons across many languages, with a chatbot. A free account with limits.

Free: Free version with Daily Lessons, the Hello category and a chatbot lesson.

Skip it if you want lessons that go deep into grammar: it is built on short daily lessons and a chatbot.

41 languages

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Best for reading and listening

LingQ

Immersion (video, audio, reading)

$119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly

Why it's here. Read and listen to material that interests you, then save unfamiliar words to practise later. It suits learners who want more real content alongside a structured course.

Free: Free account capped at 20 saved words and phrases, 5 lessons created from imported content, and 1 audio playlist.

Skip it if you want grammar taught step by step: LingQ is reading and listening with your own word lists.

52 languages · offline lessons

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99 apps, 97 with a published price. Learning one language in particular? The app picker on the home page answers for it.

What a year costs

Every app with a yearly plan, cheapest first, from the plans on each app's own pages. Not on it: Conversation Exchange, DW Learn German, Language Transfer, LingoHut, SignSchool and Speaky, which are free; Anki, Auslearn, BaseLang, Coffee Break French, Coffee Break German, Coffee Break Italian, Coffee Break Spanish, Dreaming Spanish, italki, Lingoda, News in Slow, Novakid, Pingo AI, Pleco, Praktika and Preply, which publish no yearly price in dollars, and Assimil, Endless Spanish, Gus on the Go, Michel Thomas Method, Ouino, Rocket Languages and StoryLearning, bought once rather than by the year.

The yearly planPaying month to month for 12 monthsA price range; the app doesn't say which plan costs whatIncludes lessons with a person

Your first month

Week 1: free, every day. Ten minutes a day on Duolingo, free, or Busuu's free account if you would rather follow a course. The point is to find out whether you will open an app daily.
Week 2: try the course you would pay for. If the habit held, start a trial: Babbel's first lessons are free, Pimsleur has a 7-day free trial, and Busuu refunds a first Premium payment within 14 days.
Weeks 3 and 4: talk to a person. Book one trial lesson to use what you have learned (Preply's tutors average $10 to $22 a 50-minute lesson, depending on the language, checked 11 Oct 2026), or find a free partner on Tandem or HelloTalk.
End of the month: decide. Still opening the app most days? Then take the yearly plan, which costs less than twelve monthly payments on every app that sells both. If not, stay on the free tier and keep the tutor.

Every app, compared

Grouped by kind of app. Sort by price or languages, or filter by language and what matters to you. The same table, with the page behind every price, is a free download.

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	Best for				Free tier		Speech	Tutor	Offline	CEFR	Refund or trial	Where to buy
Course apps
SpanishDictCourse app	A free Spanish course of short video lessons, beside the dictionary and verb tables you already look things up in	$59.99 a year$5 a month, billed yearly	$12.99	—	Free to keep using Free with an account and ads: the Learn Spanish course, the dictionary, conjugations, grammar guide and vocabulary quizzes, with translations of up to 500 characters at a time. Premium removes the ads and adds speaking questions and a writing checker.	1	Yes · Premium only.	—	Yes · The dictionary and conjugation tables work offline; Premium adds offline vocabulary quizzes on iPhone and iPad.	—	A 7-day free trial of Premium, which turns into the plan you chose unless you cancel first. Bought on SpanishDict's website, a full refund can be asked for within 30 days of buying; purchases through Apple or Google are not covered.	Try SpanishDict free
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).	40	Yes	No	Yes · Limited lessons available offline; progress syncs when connected	A1 to B2	1 week free trial on Super	Try Duolingo free
BusuuCourse app	Corrections from native speakers	$72.99 a year$6.08 a month, billed yearly	—	—	Free to keep using Free account with the complete course in each language, community feedback and basic progress tracking; Premium adds review tools, offline mode and no ads.	14	Yes	No · Live Lessons are exclusive to Busuu for Business, outside the consumer subscription	Yes	A1 to C1by course	14-day money-back guarantee on the initial Premium payment; no renewal refunds. Apple and mobile-operator purchases require a refund from that provider.	Try Busuu free
PromovaCourse app	Short lessons with AI speaking practice	$83.99 a year$7 a month, billed yearly	$19.99	—	Free to keep using Courses are free if you watch an ad before each lesson; AI role-play is limited.	12	Yes	No	—	A1 to C1by course	A free trial for new subscribers. Refunds for website and Google Play purchases are asked for by email; App Store purchases go through Apple.	Try Promova free
StoryLearningCourse app	One long story per course, with video lessons on it	$297Uncovered Beginner course	—	$997	Free trial No	16	—	StoryLearning VIP: a 10-week programme with two coaching sessions a week, sold apart from the courses.	Yes	A1 to C1by course	A 7-day free trial of each Uncovered course, then one payment with a 365-day money-back guarantee; bundles have 30 days. The StoryLearning App's page gives no trial or refund terms.	Try StoryLearning free
LingCourse app	Asian and less-taught languages	$89.99 a year$7.50 a month, billed yearly	$16.99	—	Free to keep using Free tier with limited lessons and limited dialogue practice, with ads	80	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)	Try Ling free
HelloChineseCourse app	Mandarin from zero, with tones and characters	$69.99 a year$5.83 a month, billed yearly	$11.99	—	Free sample Free to download, with free lessons to start; HelloChinese does not publish where the free part ends or what Premium and Premium+ each add.	1	Yes	—	Yes	—	Yearly plans bought on HelloChinese's website or through its customer service have a 30-day money-back guarantee; monthly plans are not refunded. Purchases in the iPhone or Android app are final with HelloChinese and follow Apple's or Google's rules.	Try HelloChinese free
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	73	No · You record yourself and compare with a native speaker by ear (Voice Comparison); nothing scores it.	No	Yes	A1 to B1by course	Free trial on Individual and Family plans; cancel before it ends and you are not charged	Try Mango Languages free
Rocket LanguagesCourse app	Paying once per level, not a subscription	$99.95Rocket Sign Language	—	$449.85one language, Levels 1 to 3	Free trial A free trial; the page does not say what it includes or for how long.	13	Yes	No	Yes · audio lessons download in the app; voice recognition needs a connection	A1 to B2by course	A free trial; 60-day money-back guarantee on purchases.	Try Rocket Languages free
LingvanoCourse app	Learning ASL or BSL from Deaf teachers, in short video lessons	$119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly	$17.99	—	Free sample A few lessons free, with no payment details; Premium unlocks every lesson, the vocabulary, fingerspelling and numbers trainers and the dictionary, after a 7-day free trial.	3	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice; the camera checks your fingerspelled letters.	Signing Practices led by a Deaf tutor, live: a group session or one to one, booked apart from the app, for learners in the US.	—	—	A 7-day free trial with any plan. Bought on Lingvano's website: a refund if you ask within 14 days of your last renewal, through a support ticket. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google, and Lingvano says a plan that began with the 7-day trial can't be refunded there.	Try Lingvano free
MondlyCourse app	A cheap yearly plan across many languages	$47.99 a year$4 a month, billed yearly	$9.99one language	—	Free to keep using Free version with Daily Lessons, the Hello category and a chatbot lesson.	41	Yes · Mondly's App Store description names voice recognition and speaking practice; it does not say how it marks what you say.	—	—	A1 to B2by course	7-day free trial	Try Mondly free
Intersign ASLCourse app	Learning ASL free on your phone, in hundreds of short lessons, with ads	$49.99 a year$4.17 a month, billed yearly	$6.99	—	Free to keep using Free to download, and its core lessons are free for good, with ads; Intersign does not say what Premium adds.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	Yes	—	—	Try Intersign ASL free
LingoDeerCourse app	Grammar-led lessons, with alphabet units for Japanese and Korean	$95.99 a year$8 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	—	Free to keep using A free version with limited lessons; a membership unlocks every course and feature.	20	—	—	Yes	A1 to B1by course	A 7-day money-back guarantee on yearly and longer plans bought on LingoDeer's website, one request per person; no refund for part of a period or a renewal you forgot.	Try LingoDeer free
BabbelCourse app	A structured course with grammar explained	$107.40 a year$8.95 a month, billed yearly	$17.99	$299.99	Free sample Free account; the first lesson of every course is free, and up to 80 free lessons depending on the language.	14	Yes	No · Babbel Live is no longer available to individual consumers	Yes · Downloaded lessons, vocabulary review and podcasts in the mobile app	A1 to C1	Bought from Babbel in the US: no refund promised if you cancel early. Outside the US: 14 days to change your mind, less what you have used. App store purchases: the store's rules.	Try Babbel free Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ.
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.	25	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.	Try Rosetta Stone free
SuperChineseCourse app	A Mandarin course from zero to HSK 5, with your speaking scored from the first lesson	$69.99 a year$5.83 a month, billed yearly	$11.99	$149.99	Free sample A selection of lessons from the main course and from Discover, free for good: enough to judge the teaching, not the whole course.	1	Yes	No · Its tutor, CHAO, is an AI; no lessons with a person are sold.	Yes	—	No free trial is named; the free lessons stay free. SuperChinese's terms and FAQ give no refund terms: a subscription bought in the App Store or Google Play follows Apple's or Google's refund rules, and one bought on its website (Alipay, WeChat Pay or PayPal) is cancelled by writing to SuperChinese.	Try SuperChinese free
GymglishCourse app	Ten minutes a day of a comic story in the language, corrected for you	$288 a year$24 a month for a 12-month term	iPhone app onlynot in its shop; priced by course	—	Free trial No	5	—	No · No live lessons with a person are described; Aimigo, the AI, corrects you when you ask it to.	—	A1 to C2	A 7-day free trial with no commitment to buy. After you pay, its terms give 14 days from the order to withdraw for a refund, only if you have not used the lessons; its shop says "15 days to change your mind". Otherwise a subscription is a commitment for its whole length, and nothing is refunded for lessons you don't take. · Terms of sale v5.2, 27 Sept 2024. Purchases in the App Store or Google Play follow those stores' rules.	Try Gymglish free
DW Learn GermanCourse app	Free German from the alphabet to C1, with a video course for beginners	Free	—	—	Free to keep using Every course free, from the alphabet to C1, on the website or in the app; a free account opens your profile and the vocabulary trainer.	1	—	No	—	A1 to C1	Free; nothing to buy.	Try DW Learn German free
Intersign BSLCourse app	Trying British Sign Language free on your phone, with ads	$49.99 a year$4.17 a month, billed yearly	$6.99	—	Free to keep using Free to download and use, with ads; Intersign says Premium is for deeper learning and does not say what it adds.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	Yes	—	—	Try Intersign BSL free
OuinoCourse app	A full course with grammar explained in English and verb drills, owned for good on your computer, phone and tablet	$83.88 for 12 months$6.99 a month, paid once, doesn't renew	—	$191.52	Free sample A free demo in the browser: one sample lesson from each part of the course, such as definite articles, colours, a key verb and a conversation.	5	No · You record yourself and compare with a native speaker.	No · No lessons with a teacher; lifetime buyers can ask Ouino's team for advice when they feel stuck.	Yes	—	Try the free demo first. Lifetime access comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee and the 3-, 6- and 12-month passes with 30 days: if you're not satisfied, Ouino refunds your purchase.	Try Ouino free
Transparent Language OnlineCourse app	Words and everyday phrases in about 100 languages, free if your library subscribes	$149.95 a year$12.50 a month, billed yearly	$24.95one language	—	Free trial Free with a card at participating public libraries, which give the whole course in every language; otherwise a 14-day free trial.	99	Yes · EveryVoice compares what you say with the native speaker's recording.	Transparent Connect: six 30-minute one-to-one sessions with a tutor over two months, sold apart from the subscription, in 11 languages.	Yes · Lessons downloaded in the mobile app work offline, and Hands-Free Autoplay plays them for listening and speaking practice.	—	A 14-day free trial. Cancel any time: Transparent Language gives a full refund for the current subscription period if you ask before the next billing date; earlier periods are not refunded.	Try Transparent Language Online free
Human JapaneseCourse app	Japanese explained step by step from zero, in your browser	$49 a year$4.08 a month, billed yearly	$5	—	Free sample The first eight chapters of Human Japanese and of Human Japanese Intermediate, with a free account: no card and no time limit.	1	—	No · Written questions to the team in its Discussion feature; no live lessons.	—	—	The first eight chapters of each course are free, with no card and no time limit. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time; its pages give no refund terms.	Try Human Japanese free
ASL BloomCourse app	Learning ASL from native Deaf signers, a few free lessons a day	$98.99 a year$8.25 a month, billed yearly	—	—	Free to keep using Two free lessons every day, with no time limit; Premium unlocks every lesson and the Collections.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and neither its site nor its store listings describe a camera check of your signing.	—	—	—	ASL Bloom offers a money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after you buy, and nothing after that. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try ASL Bloom free
KwiziqCourse app	French or Spanish grammar past the basics, found and fixed gap by gap	$200.99 a year$16.75 a month, billed yearly	$31.49	—	Free to keep using 10 kwizzes a month for good, with the level test, a study plan, a basic Brainmap, one notebook and some challenges. Premium makes kwizzes unlimited and adds the full Brainmap, more notebooks and the weekly writing and dictation challenges.	2	—	No	—	A1 to C1	A 7-day money-back guarantee for new paying subscribers. A renewal you forgot to cancel is refunded if you ask within 7 days and have not used the account since it renewed.	Try Kwiziq free
AssimilCourse app	A dialogue a day with native audio and notes, the method of the Assimil books, paid once	$41.99French course	—	$44.99one language, the whole course	Free sample The first 7 lessons of each course, free in the app; the rest of the course is bought once.	9	—	No · A self-study course: no lessons with a person are described.	Yes	A1 to B2	The first 7 lessons of each course are free to try. A course bought in the app is paid through the App Store or Google Play, so a refund is asked of the store; Assimil's terms of use for the app give no refund terms of their own.	Try Assimil free
SignSchoolCourse app	Learning ASL free, on a computer	Free	—	—	Free to keep using Everything: the lessons on its website, the dictionary and the review games, with a free account.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and the webcam is a mirror, not a check.	—	—	—	—	Try SignSchool free
Talk To Me In KoreanCourse app	A Korean course from Hangeul to advanced, in the order its teachers recommend	$85.40 a year$7.12 a month, billed yearly	$16.99	—	Free trial A free sample lesson sent by email; the Standard and Monthly plans start with a 7-day free trial of every course.	1	—	—	—	—	A 7-day free trial on the Standard and Monthly plans. TTMIK's terms give a full refund if you ask within 7 days of the start of a subscription and have not used it, and otherwise a part refund, less each day used; Paddle takes the payments.	Try Talk To Me In Korean free
Auslan WizCourse app	Learning Auslan in a full video course, made with a Deaf-owned Australian company	$99.99 a year$8.33 a month, billed yearly	—	—	Free sample A free version with limited features; Premium unlocks all the content and the Collections.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	—	—	Auslan Wiz's help page offers a money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after you buy, and nothing after that. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try Auslan Wiz free
Bright BSLCourse app	Learning British Sign Language from Deaf teachers, in short video lessons	$102.99 a year$8.58 a month, billed yearly	$14.49	—	Free sample The first modules and lessons are free; Premium unlocks the rest of the course.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	—	—	Bright BSL's help page offers a money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after you buy, and nothing after that. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try Bright BSL free
Yoyo ChineseCourse app	Mandarin from zero, explained in English by a teacher on video, with a quiz after every lesson	About $108 a year$8.99 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	$299	Free to keep using A free account for good: 75+ video lessons with their quizzes, the interactive pinyin chart and study downloads; its plans page says that is full access to roughly the first 30 lessons.	1	No · You record yourself and play it back to compare; nothing is said to score it.	No	No · The lesson videos stream only; its Download Center files can be saved.	—	A 7-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase made on yoyochinese.com: email [email protected] within 7 days of paying. No refunds on renewals; App Store purchases are refunded by Apple.	Try Yoyo Chinese free
StudycatCourse app	Children from 3 who cannot read yet	$59.99 a year$5 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	—	Free trial No	5	—	—	Yes	—	A 7-day free trial with no payment required to start; App Store purchases follow Apple's rules.	Try Studycat free
90 Day KoreanCourse app	Korean step by step to intermediate, with a coach who grades your homework	$299 a year$24.92 a month, billed yearly	$35	—	No	1	Yes · VIP Membership only.	No · VIP's coach answers in writing, in a 1:1 text thread, and grades homework; there are no live lessons.	—	—	No free trial; a full refund if you email within 30 days of signing up, no questions asked. After 30 days its terms refund nothing for a change of mind.	See 90 Day Korean plans
ChinesePodCourse app	Mandarin by ear, from real conversations that teachers talk through, from Newbie to Advanced	$249.99 a year$20.83 a month, billed yearly	$29	—	Free to keep using Every lesson plays free, with ads before it; the dialogues, vocabulary, notes and exercises are limited. Premium opens them in full, with courses, practice tests and downloads.	1	—	—	Yes · Premium only, in the app.	—	A 14-day trial of Premium. ChinesePod's terms let you cancel a subscription you are not satisfied with in the first 30 days after ordering, and say there is no right to a refund after that.	Try ChinesePod free
AuslearnCourse app	Practising Auslan between classes, with the first units free	Priced in the appfree to try first	—	—	Free sample The first 3 of its 12 units are free; Auslearn Pro unlocks the rest.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	—	—	Auslearn refunds nothing itself: its terms send you to Apple or Google, under their own refund rules.	Try Auslearn free
DinolingoCourse app	Children from 2 to 14, in 50 languages	$199 a year$16.58 a month, billed yearly	$19	—	Free trial No	50	—	—	—	—	A 7-day free trial; cancel before it ends and nothing is charged.	Try Dinolingo free
Gus on the GoCourse app	A toddler's first words, bought once	$3.99Gus on the Go: Spanish	—	$3.99Spanish, the vocabulary app	No	30	—	—	—	—	—	See Gus on the Go plans
Endless SpanishCourse app	A young child's first Spanish words, in puzzles, bought once	Priced in the appfree to try first	—	$11.99	Free sample Six words, each with its word puzzle and sentence puzzle, to try before buying a word pack.	1	No · Your child solves word and sentence puzzles and hears the words; nothing listens to your child speak.	No	—	—	Six words are free to try before you buy a word pack. Word packs are bought in the App Store or Google Play, so refunds follow Apple's or Google's rules.	Try Endless Spanish free
RockalinguaCourse app	Spanish songs, videos and games for children from kindergarten to grade 6, at home or in class	$189 a year$15.75 a month, billed yearly	$19	—	Free trial No	1	—	No	No · The printable worksheets, crafts and picture dictionaries can be used away from the screen.	—	A 14-day free trial with no card, and nothing is charged when it ends unless you choose a plan. Bought from Rockalingua: a full refund if you ask within 30 days of your first purchase, by email or phone. · The pricing page: "Your account will simply pause. ... You will never be charged automatically unless you choose to subscribe."	Try Rockalingua free
Audio courses
PimsleurAudio course	Audio lessons for a commute	$131.96 a year$11 a month, billed yearly	$19.95one language	$478.80	No	51	Yes	—	Yes	—	A 7-day free trial on subscriptions. Pimsleur's 30-day money-back guarantee covers only a subscription bought on pimsleur.com or by phone without a free trial of 7 days or more, once per customer; App Store and Google Play purchases are not covered.	Try Pimsleur free
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	63	No · You say each sentence aloud and are prompted to record yourself after it; nothing scores it.	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	Try Glossika free
Language TransferAudio course	A free audio course that explains as it goes	Free	—	—	Free to keep using Every course free, with no adverts and no sign-up; it runs on donations.	11	No · You answer aloud before the student on the recording does; nothing listens to you or scores you.	No	Yes	—	Free; nothing to buy.	Try Language Transfer free
Coffee Break FrenchAudio course	French by ear in 15 to 20-minute lessons, free as a podcast, from absolute beginner to advanced	FreeOne season's online course: $269 once	—	$269	Free to keep using The podcast, free for good: the audio lessons of all four seasons, about 15 to 20 minutes each. A season's paid course adds a bonus audio lesson and notes for each lesson, and video lessons in Seasons 1 to 3.	1	—	No	Yes	—	The podcast is free to try any season. No refund once a course has been downloaded: its policy says all sales are then final; within 7 days it will consider swapping a course for another level if it is too easy or too hard.	Try Coffee Break French free
Coffee Break GermanAudio course	German by ear in 15 to 20-minute lessons, free as a podcast, from absolute beginner to upper intermediate	FreeOne season's online course: $269 once	—	$269	Free to keep using The podcast, free for good: the audio lessons of all three seasons, about 15 to 20 minutes each. A season's paid course adds a bonus audio lesson, notes and a video for each lesson.	1	—	No	Yes	—	The podcast is free to try any season. No refund once a course has been downloaded: its policy says all sales are then final; within 7 days it will consider swapping a course for another level if it is too easy or too hard.	Try Coffee Break German free
Coffee Break ItalianAudio course	Italian by ear in 15 to 20-minute lessons, free as a podcast, from absolute beginner to upper intermediate	FreeOne season's online course: $269 once	—	$269	Free to keep using The podcast, free for good: the audio lessons of all three seasons, about 15 to 20 minutes each. A season's paid course adds a bonus audio lesson, notes and a video for each lesson.	1	—	No	Yes	—	The podcast is free to try any season. No refund once a course has been downloaded: its policy says all sales are then final; within 7 days it will consider swapping a course for another level if it is too easy or too hard.	Try Coffee Break Italian free
Coffee Break SpanishAudio course	Spanish by ear in 15 to 20-minute lessons, free as a podcast, from beginner to advanced	FreeOne season's online course: $269 once	—	$269	Free to keep using The podcast, free for good: the audio lessons of all four seasons, about 15 to 20 minutes each (Season 4's are previews of a longer paid lesson). A season's paid course adds a bonus audio lesson and notes for each lesson, and video lessons in Seasons 1 to 3.	1	—	No	Yes	—	The podcast is free to try any season. No refund once a course has been downloaded: its policy says all sales are then final; within 7 days it will consider swapping a course for another level if it is too easy or too hard.	Try Coffee Break Spanish free
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.	19	—	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.	Try Michel Thomas Method free
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	71	—	—	Yes · on Pro, in the mobile app	—	30-day money back guarantee on the Yearly plan; no refunds on Monthly plans	Try Clozemaster free
uTalkVocabulary and flashcards	Phrases in 160 languages	From $24.99 a year$24.99 to $59.99 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	160	No	No	Yes	A1 to A2by course	28-day money-back guarantee	Try uTalk free
SpeaklyVocabulary and flashcards	The most-used words first, practised in sentences you say	$47.99 a year$4 a month, billed yearly	$15.99	—	Free trial Speakly says some features are free without saying which; a 7-day free trial opens the paid plans.	11	Yes	LIVE© course: eight 45-minute sessions a month with your own tutor, the app included, sold apart from the app plans.	No	—	A 7-day free trial. Bought on Speakly's website: 14 days to withdraw if you live in the EU, the EEA or the UK, and the Lifetime page promises a full refund if you email within 14 days. App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google.	Try Speakly free
Fluent ForeverVocabulary and flashcards	Pronunciation first, then flashcards you build yourself	$95.88 a year$7.99 a month, billed yearly	$11.99	—	Free to keep using Free with no time limit and no card: the language-learning videos and basic learning content, with no ads. Unlimited flashcards and reviews, all the pronunciation lessons, sentences, every language and the AI pronunciation feedback need Premium.	11	Yes · A Premium feature.	Online Coaching: one-to-one sessions with a coach on Google Meet, 20 minutes once or twice a week or 10 minutes every weekday, sold apart from the app.	No	—	The free version has no time limit. A subscription bought on Fluent Forever's website can be cancelled at any time and stays open to the end of the term, with no refund promised; App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's or Google's rules. Online Coaching is refundable for 24 hours after the first purchase, and renewals are not.	Try Fluent Forever free
BunproVocabulary and flashcards	Japanese grammar, level by level to the JLPT, reviewed until it sticks	$50 a year$4.17 a month, billed yearly	$5	$150Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature	Free to keep using Bunpro Free, for good: the grammar and vocabulary pages and the reading passages, without the spaced-repetition reviews. Every new account also gets Premium free for 30 days, with no card.	1	—	—	—	—	A 30-day free trial of Premium with no card. A refund for any reason within 30 days of buying a yearly or lifetime plan, or within 7 days of a monthly one, by contacting Bunpro.	Try Bunpro free
MemriseVocabulary and flashcards	Native-speaker clips and review	$61.99 a year$5.17 a month, billed yearly	$24.99	$329.99	Free to keep using Limited free version of the app; the paid plan unlocks the rest.	149	Yes	—	No · The current experience needs cloud-based tools	—	30-day money-back guarantee; monthly plans have a 14-day refund window. Apple purchases require a refund from Apple.	Try Memrise free
LingvistVocabulary and flashcards	Fast vocabulary with a placement test	$79.99 a year$6.67 a month, billed yearly	$9.99	—	Free trial Free level placement before subscribing, and a 14-day free trial on the annual plan; the monthly plan has no trial	16	Yes	No	—	—	14-day free trial on the annual plan; cancel before it ends and you are not charged	Try Lingvist free
QuizletVocabulary and flashcards	Flashcards and quick quizzes on any word list, made by you or shared by others	$35.99 a year$3 a month, billed yearly	—	—	Free to keep using A free account to make and study flashcards, with Match and other activities, and ads; Learn, practice tests and textbook solutions are limited.	—	—	—	Yes · with a paid plan, in the iPhone and Android apps	—	A 7-day free trial with a yearly Quizlet Plus or Plus Unlimited plan, not with a monthly or Family plan; it renews unless you cancel at least a day before. Bought on Quizlet's website: its terms make subscriptions non-refundable except where the law requires, though its help centre takes refund requests and decides each one. App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's or Google's rules.	Try Quizlet free
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	55	—	—	Yes	—	7-day free trial on the Yearly plan; affiliate terms reference a 14-day refund period	Try Drops free
RenshuuVocabulary and flashcards	Japanese words, kanji and grammar drilled free, along your textbook or the JLPT	$49.99 a year$4.17 a month, billed yearly	—	$109.99	Free to keep using Free for good, with no ads, no paywall and no daily limit. Renshuu pro is optional: it adds listening and sentence quizzes and more example sentences for each grammar point, and locks no grammar away.	1	—	—	—	—	Free for good, so there is nothing to try before paying. Renshuu publishes no refund terms of its own; pro bought in the App Store or Google Play is refunded under Apple's or Google's rules.	Try Renshuu free
MosaLinguaVocabulary and flashcards	The most useful words first, on a review schedule	$71.88 a year$5.99 a month, billed yearly	$9.99	—	Free trial Free download and a free trial; the full set of features needs a Premium subscription.	11	—	—	Yes	—	A free trial first, then a 30-day money-back guarantee on website and Android purchases; not on App Store purchases.	Try MosaLingua free
Pocket SignVocabulary and flashcards	Building ASL vocabulary in short lessons, with a big video dictionary	$59.99 a year$5 a month, billed yearly	$5.99	—	Free to keep using A free lesson each day, the video dictionary and the alphabet; the other lessons stay locked until you subscribe.	1	No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.	—	—	—	—	Try Pocket Sign free
SkritterVocabulary and flashcards	Writing Chinese and Japanese characters from memory	$99.99 a year$8.33 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	—	Free to keep using A guest account keeps free access to selected decks for good; a subscription unlocks review mode and every deck.	2	—	—	—	—	A 7-day free trial, then a 30-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase made with Skritter; App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's and Google's rules.	Try Skritter free
LingoHutVocabulary and flashcards	Everyday words and phrases with audio in 50 languages, free and with no sign-up	Free	—	—	Free to keep using Every lesson free, with ads and no sign-up: about 125 lessons of phrases with audio in each language, with flashcards and games.	50	No · Its FAQ describes a recording feature that uses your microphone; no page says anything scores or answers what you say.	No	—	—	Free; nothing to buy.	Try LingoHut free
WaniKaniVocabulary and flashcards	Learning to read kanji, with mnemonics and reviews	$89 a year$7.42 a month, billed yearly	$9	$299	Free sample Levels 1 to 3 are free with no time limit (about 100 kanji and 200 vocabulary words); Level 4 and above need a paid plan.	1	—	—	No	—	No separate trial: levels 1 to 3 are free. You can ask for a refund for any reason within 60 days of a payment, on monthly, annual and lifetime plans.	Try WaniKani free
Hack ChineseVocabulary and flashcards	Learning and keeping thousands of Chinese words and characters, beside your reading and lessons	$144 a year$12 a month, billed yearly	$18	—	Free trial No	1	—	No	—	—	A 21-day free trial with no card, then refunds within 30 days under its refund policy.	Try Hack Chinese free
PlecoVocabulary and flashcards	Looking up any Chinese word, by drawing or camera	FreeBasic Bundle: $29.99 once	—	$59.99	Free to keep using The dictionary is free for good, with two dictionaries, handwriting lookup, 500 stroke-order animations and no ads; the full flashcard system, camera lookup and the document reader are add-ons you buy once.	2	—	—	—	—	—	Try Pleco free
AnkiVocabulary and flashcards	Flashcards you control, free on a computer	FreeAnkiMobile (iPhone and iPad): $24.99 once	—	$24.99	Free to keep using The computer version and AnkiDroid on Android are free, with free sync; only the iPhone app is paid.	—	No	No	Yes	—	Free on computers and Android; AnkiMobile is a one-time App Store purchase.	Try Anki free
Learning from real video, text and audio
Language ReactorImmersion (video, audio, 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.	51	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.	Try Language Reactor free
BeelinguappImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Reading and listening side by side with a translation	$49.90 a year$4.16 a month, billed yearly	$7.99	—	Free to keep using Unlocked stories, news and songs with the glossary and flashcards, with ads; changing language needs Premium after the first 30 minutes.	23	Yes	No	Yes	—	Refunds on request by email within 14 days of a first purchase of a paid plan bought from Beelinguapp (not renewals); App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try Beelinguapp free
LingopieImmersion (video, audio, reading)	TV and film with interactive subtitles	$83.88 a year$6.99 a month, billed yearly	—	$229	No	15	Yes · Say It pronunciation practice	Live group lessons on their own monthly or quarterly plan, for subscribers who pay by card; the first lesson is free.	Yes · iOS only; up to 10 downloadable videos	—	7-day free trial; yearly subscription is charged after the trial and cannot be refunded	Try Lingopie free
LingQImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Reading and listening to real content	$119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	—	Free to keep using Free account capped at 20 saved words and phrases, 5 lessons created from imported content, and 1 audio playlist	52	—	—	Yes	—	Full refund during the first 30 days of an initial Premium subscription; no partial-month or unused-month refunds afterward.	Try LingQ free
FluentUImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Learning from real videos	$143.99 a year$12 a month, billed yearly	$29.99	—	No	10	Yes	Group classes in some languages, offered free with the subscription for a limited time; no one-to-one lessons.	Yes · audio, quizzes and transcripts download; the videos stream only	—	14-day free trial with no payment up front, plus a 20-day money-back guarantee	Try FluentU free
ReadlangImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Reading articles, books and web pages you choose, with a translation one click away	$48 a year$4 a month, billed yearly	$6	—	Free to keep using A free account with unlimited single-word translations, 10 phrase translations and 10 AI explanations a day, and flashcards; Premium removes the daily limits.	125	—	—	—	—	No free trial of Premium is described; the free plan stays free. Premium renews each month or year until you cancel in your account settings; you keep it to the end of the period you paid for, and partial periods are not generally refunded. In the EU and EEA you have 14 days to withdraw, but if you start using Premium in that time, the right can end once the service has been provided.	Try Readlang free
ReadleImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Graded news stories with native audio	$69.99 a year$5.83 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	$249.99	Free to keep using A rotating selection of free stories; reading all the stories needs a paid plan. A 7-day free trial opens the whole app.	7	—	—	—	—	A 7-day free trial. Bought on Readle's website: a refund if you ask within 14 days of your first subscription payment, and 30 days' money back on Lifetime. App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google.	Try Readle free
YablaImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Listening practice with real videos and subtitles you can slow down	$99.95 a year$8.33 a month, billed yearly	$12.95	—	Free sample No free plan, but some videos (with their games) and the written lessons are free without an account; a 7-day free trial for new users.	6	Yes · The Speak game rates each word you repeat (good / passable). The Chinese site lists a Pinyin Chart and Tone Pair exercises instead of Speak.	Yabla Live (Spanish only): unlimited small-group classes in Silver, plus 2 (Gold) or 4 (Platinum) private one-on-one classes a month	—	A1 to C1by course	A 7-day free trial. Yabla's terms refund a subscription cancelled in its first 7 days, once a year; its FAQ says 14 days if you did not start with a trial.	Try Yabla free
Talk In ArabicImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Hearing spoken Arabic dialects, from Moroccan to Iraqi	$95.40 a year$7.95 a month, billed yearly	$12.95	$197	Free to keep using A free account opens the free lessons; every other lesson needs Premium.	1	—	No · Recorded lessons only; no live lessons are offered on its pages.	Yes · By downloading a lesson's MP3 and PDF notes; free accounts get a limited number of downloads a day.	—	Free lessons with a free account. A 30-day money-back guarantee on a first membership payment and on add-ons; after 30 days refunds are at its discretion, and forgetting to cancel is not a reason.	Try Talk In Arabic free
Satori ReaderImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Reading and hearing Japanese stories at an intermediate level, with every sentence explained	$89 a year$7.42 a month, billed yearly	$9	—	Free to keep using Library access Selected episodes, free for good: in the app, the first two episodes of every series and some special series in full. Pro opens the whole library of more than 1,650 episodes, offline listening and the discussion boards.	1	—	No	Yes · Offline access is part of Pro (pricing page).	—	The first month is free in the iPhone app (one per customer). Satori Reader publishes no refund terms: a subscription bought in the App Store follows Apple's refund rules. Cancel any time and you keep Pro to the end of the period you paid for.	Try Satori Reader free
MigakuImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Learning from YouTube, Netflix and web pages, with every word you look up saved as a flashcard	$96 a year$8 a month, billed yearly	$10	$240	Free trial No	11	—	—	Yes	—	A 10-day free trial with no card. A full refund if you tell Migaku within 14 days of buying, by email to its support address.	Try Migaku free
Du ChineseImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Chinese stories at your level, read aloud	$119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly	$14.99	—	Free to keep using A selection of free lessons at every level; Premium opens all 3,000+ articles, stories and courses, offline study and an audiobook mode.	1	—	—	Yes	—	A subscription started on Du Chinese's website is refunded in full if you ask within 15 days; App Store purchases cannot be refunded by Du Chinese.	Try Du Chinese free
JiveworldImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Understanding Spanish or English as people really speak it, once you know the basics	$119 a year$9.92 a month, billed yearly	$15.95	—	Free sample One story and its Soundbites, free, to try the method.	2	—	No · Self-study listening; no live lessons are offered on its pages.	Yes	—	One story is free to try. Jiveworld refunds any charge if you ask by email within seven days of it.	Try Jiveworld free
News in SlowImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Following real news read slowly, with the transcript beside it	From $17.90 a month$17.90 to $22.90 a month for one language, depending on the language	From $17.90depending on the language	—	Free sample The first part of every episode's audio and transcript, on the website, and two complete news stories a week per language in the free Linguistica app.	4	—	No · Spanish and French subscribers get Rooms, live conversation practice and workshops in the subscription; its pages don't say who leads them. The Italian and German pages don't list Rooms.	—	—	A 7-day free trial of Full Access for first-time subscribers, with an email two days before it ends. Its refund policy offers no refund on an individual subscription: you cancel the renewal and keep access to the end of the month paid for. · Trial terms from the subscription page: "7 day free trial … Cancel anytime during the free trial and you won’t be charged. We'll remind you by email 2 days before your trial ends … Only first-time subscribers are eligible for the free trial."	Try News in Slow free
Dreaming SpanishImmersion (video, audio, reading)	Learning by watching, from day one	FreePremium is priced by region	—	—	Free to keep using Library access Free videos at every level, with search, difficulty sorting and progress tracking; Premium adds the larger library.	2	No	No	Yes	—	Free plan with no time limit; Premium is monthly, with no yearly or family plan.	Try Dreaming Spanish free
AI conversation practice
JumpspeakAI conversation practice	Speaking aloud with AI from the first lesson	$79 a year$6.58 a month, billed yearly	—	$269	Free sample Free users can sample some lessons at each level, switch languages and have a limited number of AI Tutor conversations.	22	Yes	Live Tutoring through Rype (one-on-one sessions with human tutors), sold separately from Premium	No	—	Premium bought on Jumpspeak's website: a 100-day money-back guarantee (30 days for Premium AI and family plans). App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google.	Try Jumpspeak free
LanguaAI conversation practice	Natural-sounding AI conversation practice	$149.99 a year$12.50 a month, billed yearly	$19.99	—	Free to keep using A free version with low limits: 3 minutes of calls a day and about 20 chat messages a week.	23	Yes	Human tutors on LanguaTalk, booked separately from Langua; each tutor sets a price per lesson.	—	—	A Pro trial (5 days on a monthly plan, 7 on a yearly one; card needed), and a 30-day money-back guarantee on web and Google Play subscriptions; App Store ones follow Apple's rules.	Try Langua free
LangotalkAI conversation practice	An AI tutor that remembers your mistakes and builds lessons on them	$79.99 a year$6.67 a month, billed yearly	$19.99	$149.99	Free trial A free account to start your first conversation; Langotalk doesn't say what stays free after that. The yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial.	25	Yes	No	—	—	A 7-day free trial with the yearly plan only. Bought on Langotalk's website: a full refund within 14 days of purchase, on any plan, by email (its home page's answers say 3 months; the refund policy says 14 days). App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try Langotalk free
SpeakAI conversation practice	Speaking practice with AI	$83.99 a year$7 a month, billed yearly	$17.99	—	Free trial 7-day free trial; no permanently free tier is published	6	Yes	No	—	—	7-day free trial; refunds for App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google, and website purchases through Speak support	Try Speak free
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.	130	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.	Try Talkpal free
Teacher AIAI conversation practice	Speaking practice with AI versions of YouTube teachers, once you know the basics	$97 a year$8.08 a month, billed yearly	$15	—	Free trial No	60	Yes	No	—	—	A 3-day free trial with the monthly plan, 7 days with the longer plans. Bought on Teacher AI's website: a full refund if you ask within 7 days of buying, by email to [email protected]. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.	Try Teacher AI free
PraktikaAI conversation practice	Talking with an AI avatar tutor	$9.99 a monthPraktika Premium, 1 month	$9.99	—	Free to keep using Free to download and use: 3 AI avatars, limited speaking practice, basic feedback.	14	Yes	No	—	—	A refund if you ask within 48 hours of a charge, Praktika's help centre says; its terms otherwise make fees non-refundable.	Try Praktika free
ELSA SpeakAI conversation practice	English pronunciation, scored sound by sound	$89.99 a year$7.50 a month, billed yearly	$19.99	—	Free sample Free version: the Welcome planet and the first 2 lessons of every topic, plus a 7-day trial of every lesson without a card.	1	Yes	No	No	—	A 7-day free trial with no card. Bought on ELSA's website: a refund if you ask within 7 days; App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google.	Try ELSA Speak free
UniverbalAI conversation practice	Conversations about your own situations, each message corrected	$119.99 a year$10 a month, billed yearly	$19.99	—	Free trial Signing up is free and every new account gets 3 days to try Univerbal; after that Univerbal doesn't say what stays free. Unlimited conversations need a Univerbal Pass.	22	Yes	No	—	—	A 7-day free trial on every pass, after 3 free days on a new account. Refunds follow Apple's or Google's rules; Univerbal says it will usually send a refund request to the store.	Try Univerbal free
Pingo AIAI conversation practice	Speaking practice with an AI that remembers your mistakes and builds each conversation on the last	—	—	—	Free trial No	25	Yes	No	—	—	A free trial before you subscribe. Pingo publishes no refund terms of its own: its terms send refund requests to the store or payment provider you paid through, under that provider's rules.	Try Pingo AI free
Tutors and live classes
NovakidOnline English school for children	Children from 4 learning English with a live teacher	From $9 a lesson25 minutes with a teacher who speaks English fluently, on a 6- or 12-month plan; from $17 with a native English-speaking teacher	—	—	Free trial No	1	—	Every lesson is live and one to one, 25 minutes with a teacher; Novakid also runs 45-minute speaking groups.	—	A1 to B1	A free trial lesson first. Novakid's US price list promises money back within 14 days on a 3-month plan, 28 days on 6 months and 48 days on 12 months; its terms give 14 days to withdraw from a first plan, even after a class, with the classes taken deducted from the refund.	See Novakid plans
italkiTutor marketplace	Tutors priced per lesson	$4 to $10a typical 30-minute lesson, set by each teacher	—	—	No	104	—	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	See italki plans
CamblyTutor marketplace	English conversation with a tutor	$144 a year$12 a month, billed yearly	$24	—	No	1	—	Every lesson is live: one to one, or in a small group on the cheaper plans.	—	—	$1 trial lesson; 7-day money-back guarantee on a first plan; after that, cancel any time and pay only for days used, with long-term discounts forfeited on early cancellation	See Cambly plans
LingodaOnline language school	Live classes by CEFR level	€54.99Group classes, 4 classes · priced in euros	—	—	—	6	—	Every class is live: in a group of 3 to 5 students, or private.	—	A1 to C1by course	Free 7-day trial	Try Lingoda free
PreplyTutor marketplace	Weekly lessons with one tutor	$3 to $50a lesson	—	—	No	90	—	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	See Preply plans
BaseLangOnline Spanish school	As many one-to-one Spanish classes as you like, for one monthly price	$99 a monthReal World Lite	$99	—	No	1	No · A teacher listens and corrects you; no software scores your speech.	Every class is live and one to one, with no limit on Real World and up to 30 minutes a day on Real World Lite.	No · Every class is live with a teacher on Zoom, so it needs a connection.	A2 to C2by course	The first week costs $1. Within 35 days of first signing up, BaseLang refunds Real World and Real World Lite in full and adds $20, but you can't rejoin later; after 35 days, no refund. Bootcamp has no trial; BaseLang's FAQ allows a refund in its first 24 hours, but its terms say Bootcamp is never refunded.	See BaseLang plans
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	300	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	Try Tandem free
HelloTalkLanguage exchange	Chatting with native speakers	$79.99 a year$6.67 a month, billed yearly	$12.99	—	Free to keep using Free account with ads and daily limits (for example ten translations a day); occasional randomly offered 3-day VIP trials	260	—	No	Yes	—	Occasional randomly offered 3-day free VIP trial; refunds handled by Apple or Google for in-app purchases	Try HelloTalk free
Conversation ExchangeLanguage exchange	Free language partners to meet in person in your town, or to write to and call	Freepaid tier priced in-app	—	—	Free to keep using Searching for partners, messaging them and chatting, free for good, with ads and a limit on messages. A paid membership removes both; a .edu email address gets the Unlimited membership free.	225	No · Your partner hears you; nothing on the site scores your speech.	No	—	—	—	Try Conversation Exchange free
SpeakyLanguage exchange	Free language exchange by text or voice	Free	—	—	Free to keep using Everything: finding partners and talking with them by text or voice, with a free account.	170	No · Your partner hears you; no Speaky page read says the app scores your speech.	No	—	—	—	Try Speaky free

Which to choose

You want the cheapest published price for a real course
You want to speak, and you want a person involved
You want to learn without paying
You want it to work on a plane
You want to reach a named CEFR level
You want many languages for one price
You want one payment and no renewals

You want the cheapest published price for a real course

Busuu, Babbel and Mondly at annual billing

Mondly is cheapest at $47.99 a year ($4 a month for one language, its "starts at" price), then Busuu at $72.99 ($6.08 a month, all 14 languages) and Babbel at $107.40 ($8.95 a month, all 14 languages). Busuu and Babbel show these as sale prices. Month to month, Babbel costs twice as much and Mondly two and a half times as much, which is why the table shows the year first.

You want to speak, and you want a person involved

Lingoda for classes, Preply or italki per lesson, Rosetta Stone or Ling as a course with tutoring

Lingoda sells live group and private classes structured by CEFR level as packages (from €54.99 for four group classes every four weeks). Preply's tutors average $10 to $22 a 50-minute lesson, depending on the language; italki says a 30-minute lesson typically costs $4 to $10 in English, French and Spanish, and states a placement test. Rosetta Stone and Ling are course apps that also state a tutoring product. For English only, Cambly publishes a full matrix from $12 a month at annual billing for one small-group lesson a week.

You want to learn without paying

Duolingo, Mango through a library, Clozemaster, and the exchange apps

Duolingo's free tier is its full course set with ads. Mango Languages states that public libraries provide it free with a card. Clozemaster's free account gives you 30 sentences a day. HelloTalk and Tandem are free to join and pair you with native speakers. Most other free tiers in the table are trials in all but name: the first lesson, a capped word count, five minutes every ten hours.

You want it to work on a plane

Filter by offline mode

Tick "Works offline" above. The apps that say so on their pages include Rosetta Stone, Busuu, Pimsleur, Drops, LingQ, Clozemaster, Mango Languages, uTalk, Glossika and HelloTalk. "Not stated" is not "no": several apps simply do not mention it, and this site does not guess.

You want to reach a named CEFR level

Filter by "Gives CEFR levels"

An exam is set at a level, so a course that names its levels is the one you can plan around. The CEFR column shows the range each app gives for its own courses; the level bars on each app's page show the same thing. Where an app says nothing, the table says so rather than inferring a level from marketing words. A course's stated level is not an exam pass: rehearse with the exam's own sample papers as well.

What each CEFR level lets you do

A1: Introduce yourself and exchange basic details with help.
A2: Handle routine exchanges about familiar everyday needs.
B1: Manage most travel situations and explain familiar experiences.
B2: Discuss complex topics and explain the tradeoffs in a viewpoint.
C1: Use language fluently and flexibly for work or study.
C2: Bring together complex information and express fine distinctions.

The steps show order, not equal study time. An app’s stated course level does not guarantee an exam result. Summarized from the Council of Europe’s CEFR scale.

You want many languages for one price

uTalk, Mondly's unlimited tier, Memrise, Drops, Pimsleur All Access

The "covers" column on each app's page says whether a plan is one language or all. uTalk lists 160 languages and prices each one on its own: a year of one language was $24.99 to $39.99 when checked in October, depending on the language. Memrise states 149 languages on one plan at $5.17 a month annual (a flash-sale price when checked). Drops covers all its languages at $5.83 a month annual. Pimsleur's All Access annual plan was $11 a month in its first year on sale, then $13.75 a month, for all 51 of its languages when checked in September. Mondly's iOS Unlimited Access plan is $6.24 a month annual for all 41.

You want one payment and no renewals

Lifetime plans, with the arithmetic

The lifetime column lists the apps that sell one: Babbel at $299.99, Memrise at $329.99, Drops at $150, Lingopie at $229 (a promotional price when checked), and Pimsleur at $478.80 for All Access, on sale from $798. Divide by the years you expect to use the app; a lifetime plan beats the annual plan only past that number of years.

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What is the best language learning app?

Start with Duolingo if you want a free daily habit; choose Babbel when you want grammar explained and a course to follow. Pimsleur is the better fit for practising aloud on a commute, while a tutor gives you a real conversation. Try a few lessons before buying a year: a low monthly equivalent still means paying the annual bill up front.

Which language app is the cheapest?

Sort the table by price per month. When checked, the lowest published figures were per-language plans from uTalk (from $2.08 a month at annual billing, depending on the language), Tandem's introductory Pro plan ($3.33 a month for a year) and Mondly's "starts at" yearly price ($4 a month), followed by Memrise's sale price ($5.17), Drops ($5.83) and Busuu ($6.08). Each is a different kind of product; the type column says which.

Are language apps worth paying for?

The free tiers in the table tell you what you get for nothing: a full course with ads on Duolingo, a first lesson on Babbel, five minutes every ten hours on Drops. Paying buys the removal of those limits, or a person. Whether that is worth it depends on the job; the guide on free vs paid walks through it.

Do these prices change?

Yes, often. Several apps showed sale prices when checked (Busuu, Memrise, Lingopie, Pimsleur, Babbel's lifetime plan), which is recorded in the notes on each app's page. Each page says under its title when its prices were checked, and each app's own pages are listed under References on its page.

Should I buy a monthly or annual plan?

Start monthly if you are still testing the habit. Annual billing usually lowers the monthly equivalent, but you pay the full year up front; check the refund window before committing.

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