Best apps for language tutors and live classes
Preply or italki for one-to-one lessons with a tutor you choose, in almost any language; Cambly for English on a weekly plan; Lingoda for small live classes that follow a level.
Prices checked 6 Sept to 12 Oct 2026 · How we check
What you book, and what it costs
Each app's own description of a lesson and its price as its pages show it. A marketplace's figure is its own range or typical rate; the tutor you pick sets the real price.
- italki
A live video lesson with the teacher you pick, usually 30 to 60 minutes.
- Cambly
A live video conversation in English with a native-speaker tutor, booked ahead or on demand.
- Lingoda
A live class with a teacher, in a small group or one to one, following a syllabus by CEFR level.
- Preply
A live 50-minute video lesson with the tutor you choose.
- Ling
Live online tutors, booked separately through Ling Live.
- Rosetta Stone
Coaching sessions with a Rosetta Stone certified tutor.
- Langua
Human tutors on LanguaTalk, booked separately from Langua; each tutor sets a price per lesson.
- Lingopie
Live group lessons on their own monthly or quarterly plan, for subscribers who pay by card; the first lesson is free.
- FluentU
Group classes in some languages, offered free with the subscription for a limited time; no one-to-one lessons.
Our picks
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Best for one-to-one lessons with a tutor you choose
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 for live classes by level
Lingoda
Tutor marketplace
From €54.99Group classes, 4 classes
Why it's here. Live online classes with teachers, structured by CEFR level. A 7-day free trial.
Free: Free 7-day trial.
Skip it if you can't keep to scheduled classes, or your language is not one of its 6.
6 languages
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Best for talking to real people
Preply
Tutor marketplace
$3 to $50 a lessonon its English tutors listing; each tutor sets a rate
Why it's here. Live lessons with a tutor are the product.
Free: No free tier; paid trial lesson.
Skip it if you want to study alone in an app: every lesson is with a tutor, paid in a plan that renews every 28 days.
90 languages
9 of the 34 apps we cover sell time with a teacher.
Three different things are sold as tutoring. A marketplace (Preply, italki) lists tutors who set their own price per lesson, in almost any language. A plan (Cambly, English only) buys a set number of lessons a week. A class (Lingoda) puts you in a small group on a timetable, at your level. Choose the shape first, then the teacher.
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| Best for | Free tier | Speech | Tutor | Offline | CEFR | Refund or trial | Where to buy | |||||
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| 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 | 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) | |
| 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 | |
| Learning from real video, text and audio | ||||||||||||
| LingopieImmersion (video, 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 | |
| FluentUImmersion (video, reading) | Learning from real videos | $239.99 a year$20 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 | |
| AI conversation practice | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
Which to choose
You want one teacher who suits you
Preply or italki
On Preply and italki you pick a tutor by language, price, reviews and availability, then book lessons at that tutor's rate. Preply sells lessons in a plan that renews, each 50 minutes; italki prices each lesson on its own, usually 30 to 60 minutes. Each marketplace's own figures for this site's languages are under "Prices by language" on its page.
You are learning English and want a weekly routine
Cambly
Cambly teaches only English. Its plans buy a set number of lessons a week at a set length, in a small group or one to one: one 30-minute small-group lesson a week is $144 a year on the yearly plan. The first lesson costs $1, and a first plan has a 7-day money-back guarantee.
You want a class with a syllabus and a timetable
Lingoda
Lingoda runs live online classes, in groups of 3 to 5 or private, following a syllabus by CEFR level, in six languages. Group classes are sold as a plan that renews every four weeks, €54.99 for four classes, with a free 7-day trial.
You already pay for a course app
Check what it sells beside the course
Rosetta Stone sells coaching sessions with its own certified tutors, Ling books online tutors through Ling Live, and Lingopie runs live group lessons on their own plan, with the first lesson free. None of the three publishes a price for them. FluentU offers group classes in some languages free with the subscription, for a limited time.
Questions people ask
Is Preply or italki cheaper?
Neither sets the price; each tutor does, and rates differ by language. Each marketplace's own figures for this site's languages are on its page under "Prices by language", and the Preply vs italki page sets the two side by side.
How long is a lesson?
Preply's lessons are 50 minutes. italki's usually run 30 to 60 minutes, as the teacher offers them. Cambly's plans are sold by lesson length and lessons per week.
Can I try a tutor before buying a package?
Yes. Preply's trial lesson is paid, with up to two free replacements if it does not suit you; italki's trial lessons are discounted, with up to two credit refunds; Cambly's first lesson costs $1; Lingoda has a free 7-day trial.