Language learning apps for business and teams

Babbel is the one you can buy online today, at $107.40 a year per learner with a discount from 25 seats. For reports on how your people are doing, Rosetta Stone sells courses in 24 languages, and Preply and italki sell one-to-one lessons with a tutor; Busuu adds modules on speaking at work. Each is priced on request. For your own job, Lingoda teaches Business English in live classes.

Prices checked 6 Sept to 11 Oct 2026 · How we check

What each one sells to a company

From each app's own business page: what employees get, what a manager sees, and how you buy it.

Bought online, one code per learner

A published price per learner, paid by card, with no sales call.

Babbel for Business
The Babbel app in 14 languages, with business courses and AI speaking practice, plus monthly onboarding sessions.

How you buy: $107.40 a year per learner, the price of Babbel's own yearly plan, or a lifetime code; codes come by email, and 25 or more seats are discountedIts business page

Priced on request, with reports for managers

A sales team builds the plan, and most say managers can follow how their people are doing.

Busuu for Business
14 languages, plus workplace modules (presenting ideas, giving feedback, workplace dynamics, cross-team collaboration, problem-solving), an AI speaking partner to rehearse calls and presentations, and Live Lessons with teachers as an add-on.

For managers: Real-time tracking of the team's progress in key communication skillsHow you buy: On requestIts business page
italki for business
One-to-one lessons with italki teachers, at each person's level and pace.

For managers: A company dashboard with training data and employee management toolsHow you buy: On requestIts business page
Pimsleur for business
Pimsleur's audio courses in the languages the business needs, allocated as seats or vouchers.

For managers: Voucher management and progress trackingHow you buy: On request, through its contact formIts business page
Rosetta Stone for Business
Courses in 24 languages from pre-A1 to C1+, with industry-specific and business topics, online and in the app.

For managers: Assessments and real-time reports on engagement and progressHow you buy: A demo, then a quoteIts business page
Preply Business
One-to-one lessons with a tutor matched to each person's role and goals, with AI practice between lessons.

For managers: Real-time visibility of each person's progressHow you buy: On request, after a call to scope the programmeIts business page
Speak for Business
Speak's AI speaking lessons, with content the company can tailor.

For managers: Licence management and real-time engagement and progressHow you buy: On requestIts business page

For your own job, paid by you

A course for one person preparing for work in the language.

Lingoda Business English
Live Business English classes with certified teachers, in small groups or private, from beginner to intermediate, after a placement test.

How you buy: Lingoda's ordinary class plansIts business page

8 apps that sell to companies or teach for work.

What divides them is how you buy and what you see afterwards. Babbel sells access codes at its published price, so a small team can start the same day, but its business page names no manager reports. The others build a plan with you after a call or a demo, and most give managers a dashboard or progress reports; none publishes its business price. Choose between a course, which everyone follows alone, and tutors, which cost more per hour and fit each person's job.

Every app here, compared

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

Find an app Practice type Free to keep using Speech recognition Live tutoring Works offline Gives CEFR levels 8 apps

	Best for				Free tier		Speech	Tutor	Offline	CEFR	Refund or trial	Where to buy
Course apps
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
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
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; no lasting free plan.	25	Yes	Coaching sessions with a Rosetta Stone certified tutor.	Yes	—	14-day money-back guarantee	Try Rosetta Stone free
Audio courses
PimsleurAudio course	Audio lessons for a commute	$149.95 a year$12.50 a month, billed yearly	$19.95one language	$798	No	51	Yes	—	Yes	—	7-day free trial on subscriptions; 30 Day money back guarantee on purchases	Try Pimsleur free
AI conversation practice
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
Tutors and live classes
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
LingodaTutor marketplace	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.	—	—	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

Which to choose

You want to start a small team this week

Babbel for Business

Babbel sells access codes by card on its business shop, a year or a lifetime per learner, emailed to you to hand out; a year's code costs $107.40, the same as Babbel's own yearly plan, with a discount from 25 seats and monthly onboarding sessions. Each person learns alone in the app, in 14 languages, with business courses and AI speaking practice.

You want one course for many people, in many languages

Rosetta Stone or Busuu

Rosetta Stone covers 24 languages from pre-A1 to C1+, with industry-specific topics, assessments and real-time reports. Busuu covers 14 languages and adds modules on presenting, giving feedback and working across teams, with an AI partner to rehearse calls and Live Lessons with teachers as an add-on. Both are priced on request.

Each person needs to speak about their own work

Preply Business or italki

Preply Business matches each employee with a tutor for their role, adds AI practice between lessons and shows managers progress as it happens. italki gives companies a dashboard and employee management tools around its one-to-one lessons. Both are priced after a call.

You are preparing for work in English yourself

Lingoda Business English

Lingoda teaches Business English in live classes with certified teachers, in small groups or one to one, from beginner to intermediate after a placement test, on its ordinary class plans. For another language, a tutor on Preply or italki can build lessons around your job.

Questions people ask

What is the best language learning app for business?

For a small team that wants to start now, Babbel, the only one here sold online per learner. For reports across many languages, Rosetta Stone or Busuu; for tutors matched to each person's job, Preply Business or italki. All but Babbel are priced on request.

How much does Babbel for Business cost?

Babbel's business shop sells a year's access code for $107.40 per learner, the same as its own yearly plan, and a lifetime code too, with a discount when you buy 25 or more seats.

Can managers see employees' progress?

Rosetta Stone, Busuu, Preply Business, italki, Pimsleur and Speak say their business plans give managers reports or a dashboard. Babbel's business shop names none; it sells access codes.