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Duolingo
Since launching in 2012, Duolingo has grown into the world's most-downloaded education app, with over 5.3 million iOS...
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Language, study and learning apps reviewed for how much they actually teach. Honest verdicts, no paid placements.
Duolingo
Since launching in 2012, Duolingo has grown into the world's most-downloaded education app, with over 5.3 million iOS...
Babbel GmbH
Babbel takes a deliberate stand against streak culture. Courses designed by more than 200 linguists are adapted to your...
Simon & Schuster
Built on a 50-year-old audio methodology, Pimsleur structures each lesson as a 30-minute prompted conversation rather...
Speakeasy Labs
Speak replaces passive vocabulary drills with live spoken conversation, scoring your pronunciation, rhythm, and...
UNACADEMY INC
Airlearn takes a teach-first philosophy to language learning, front-loading grammar rules and cultural notes before any...
Memrise Limited
Active since 2013 and updated as recently as July 2026, Memrise has matured into one of the more credible language...
Busuu Limited
Released in 2010 and still actively updated through mid-2026, Busuu brings real credibility to a crowded education...
Pingo AI, Inc.
Pingo AI centers its experience on AI-driven conversation rather than flashcard drills or gamified point systems. The...
HELLOTALK FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXCHANGE LEARNING TALK CHAT APP
Launched in December 2012, HelloTalk connects language learners with native speakers who want to learn their language...
Rosetta Stone, Ltd.
First launched on the App Store in 2011, Rosetta Stone Classic carries more than a decade of refinement in its...
LingoDeer Co, Ltd.
Released in 2017 and still receiving updates as recently as June 2026, LingoDeer covers 20 languages with a notably...
Launched in June 2019 and recognized by Apple in its 2023 'Apps We Love' feature, Falou has accumulated 93,000 ratings...
PLANB LABS OU
Since its 2014 launch, Drops has attracted a claimed 50 million users with a simple premise: replace rote translation...
TEUIDA
Teuida targets three languages with a speak-first philosophy baked in from lesson one. Instead of grammar charts or...
ATi Studios
Released in 2015 and still actively updated into 2026, Mondly covers 41 languages including genuinely underserved...
Creative Empire, LLC
Released in 2011 and still actively updated through mid-2026, Mango Languages arrives at a sensible 85 MB and carries a...
Released in January 2021 and still receiving updates as of July 2026, Jumpspeak covers roughly 20 languages under a...
Praktika.ai Company
Praktika replaces flashcard repetition with live spoken back-and-forth against AI avatars, each carrying a defined...
Preply Inc.
Preply is a tutor marketplace first and a language app second. Rather than drill-and-repeat exercises, it connects...
Hyperthought Games Incorporated
Hyperthought Games wraps flashcard practice inside a fantasy card-battler, requiring correct language answers before...
SIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITED
Built by Simya Labs and live since late 2018, Ling covers more than 70 languages through bite-sized lessons backed by...
Innovative Language Learning USA LLC
Packing access to up to 34 languages into a lean 52 MB install, Innovative Language Learning has built its identity...
Mihalis Eleftheriou
Built around a single developer's philosophy of active construction over passive memorization, Language Transfer...
Immersely Inc.
Launched in June 2022 and maintained well into 2026, Umi replaces flashcard drills with short TV-style video clips that...
Lithium Lab Pte Ltd
Built since 2017 and now carrying a 419 MB footprint, EWA combines a library of more than 10,000 audio books with...
LingQ Languages Ltd
Running since 2010 and now at version 6.0.19, LingQ has matured into a platform built around comprehensible input...
Zero Billion, Inc.
Released in December 2024 by Zero Billion, Inc., LingoTok positions itself as a private AI language tutor you can steer...
Tripod Technology GmbH
Released in 2015 and still receiving regular updates as recently as July 2026, Tandem pairs language learners directly...
italki HK Limited
italki connects language learners with private tutors and native speakers for one-on-one video lessons. Browse teacher...
Unlimited Promova Limited
Released in 2019 and now at version 7.79.0, Promova has grown into a 222 MB language platform carrying a 4.58 store...
DEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICES
Learna positions itself as a full-spectrum English tutor, covering grammar, speaking, reading, pronunciation, and...
Beelinguapp UG (haftungsbeschrankt)
Released in 2017 and still actively updated as recently as July 2026, Beelinguapp places two languages side by side on...
Appcano LLC
Released in 2013 and now at version 31.0, Appcano's Learn Spanish for Beginners targets people who want to start...
PingoLearn
Lingopanda targets English and Spanish learners who want to build spoken confidence rather than memorize lists. Built...
Lingopie Inc
Lingopie bets on a straightforward idea: watching real foreign-language TV shows and movies beats drilling verb tables...
Lingvano GmbH
Lingvano targets complete beginners learning American Sign Language through short, video-based lessons delivered by...
Curiosity Media
Launched in 2009 and still actively updated, SpanishDictionary.com Learning has accumulated a depth that few...
Lingvist Technologies OU
Lingvist takes a vocabulary-first approach to language learning, leaning on spaced repetition and frequency-based word...
Dreaming Languages, Inc.
Dreaming consolidates the established Dreaming Spanish and Dreaming French platforms into a single 56 MB iOS app...
Bunpo Language Learning
Bunpo packs more than eight languages into a 136 MB install, ranging from Japanese hiragana and JLPT preparation to...
AIFLAME TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
LangLearn positions itself as a personalized AI English and Spanish tutor, covering speaking practice, grammar...
LanguaTalk Inc.
Launched in late 2024 by LanguaTalk Inc., Langua centers its entire experience on adaptive AI dialogue rather than...
PLANB LABS OU
Built by PLANB LABS OU and live since April 2017, this app pairs every Korean word with an illustration instead of a...
Lang-8, Inc
Built by Lang-8 and live since 2014, HiNative operates as a community Q&A platform spanning more than 170 countries and...
Lingo Play Ltd
Released in 2015 and still actively updated, Lingo Play has assembled an unusually wide catalog: 70-plus languages...
INTSIG PTE. LTD.
Easy Speak from INTSIG targets professionals and exam candidates who need spoken practice more than grammar drills. The...
Natulang OU
Natulang takes a genuinely different stance in the crowded language-learning space by centering the experience on...
Enux Education Limited
FluentU anchors language learning in authentic video content such as music videos, movie trailers, and news clips...
goFLUENT
Launched in 2012 and still actively updated, goFLUENT occupies the professional end of language learning rather than...
TalkPal, Inc.
Talkpal bets its entire design on a single premise: people learn languages by using them, not by staring at flashcards...
Andrey Pyankov
Running since February 2016 and carrying a 4.73 rating across 16,000 reviews, Andy has earned quiet credibility in the...
YIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Released in February 2014 and updated as recently as July 2026, ChineseSkill has accumulated a 4.83 rating across...
Fluently, Inc.
Launched in late 2024 and already at version 60, Fluently pairs learners with an AI tutor that listens, corrects...
Xeropan International Kft.
Launched in 2014, Xeropan wraps language learning inside a sci-fi narrative where a professor travels back in time to...
LEARNING TECH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. L.L.C.
LANG targets learners of Spanish or English with short, interactive lessons covering speaking, reading, listening, and...
DuoCards s.r.o
Released in April 2020 and still actively updated, DuoCards combines swipe-based spaced-repetition flashcards with...
Libros Media Ltd
First released in 2013 and now at version 6.8.0, Rocket Languages brings over a decade of refinement to a roster that...
Signum International AG
Developed by Signum International AG and available since 2018, EF Hello centers on Addi, an AI tutor that coaches...
Dino Lingo Inc.
Dinolingo bundles 50 languages and more than 40,000 activities into one family-oriented subscription, blending animated...
Hallo, Inc
Launched in February 2019 and updated as recently as March 2025, Hallo focuses on AI-driven conversation rather than...