Best language learning apps on Reddit
221 reviews from r/languagelearning, r/Korean, r/italianlearning and 15 more subreddits
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#1
Duolingo
3.4
(31)
"I always recommend LuoDingo."
"Duolingo is an excellent tool for learning languages on the browser."
"Best for grammar"
"I got recommended Duolingo and really like it."
"Gamified app"
"Enjoy"
"I use Duo, paid for Babbel."
"Gamified repetition helps a lot but is limited by itself."
"Duolingo is good for mainstream languages if you take it seriously."
"An excellent app for language learning, especially for beginners."
#2
Memrise
3.7
(11)
"Structured lessons"
"Access a list of all the vocabulary I've learned and see which ones I need to work on"
"Great method for improving vocabulary."
"Memrise has a good selection of Italian courses."
"I use memrise for learning vocab"
"Memrise is pretty good to learn vocabularies."
"MEMRISE was cool for vocabulary. It helped to add up gradually, and has a great number of topics and options."
"Memrise is useful for memorizing vocabulary."
"It's mainly a phrasebook."
"I used to love Memrise but now the new app design makes me not want to use it."
#3
Pimsleur
4.3
(9)
"I've been getting the Pimsleur language program from mine and it's usually insanely expensive."
"Best program, teaching style, audio course, able to immediately use the language"
"Get you speaking from the beginning"
"Speaking"
"Pimsleur's course"
"Solid"
"Flashcards"
"Pimsleur is okay but expensive."
"I like Pimsleur but it is slow for me and I find it hard to stay motivated."
#4
Babbel
4.1
(9)
"Structured lessons"
"Tried every on the list."
"Babel is awesome I think."
"It's nice not having all of the ads like with Duolingo. The podcasts with native speakers are a great feature."
"Beside that, Babbel might be a help for you."
"Developing verb conjugation skills, understanding grammar properly, practicing problem solving skills"
"Short, interesting"
"Babbel offers downloadable courses that are worth the investment."
"Babbel is okay for European languages."
#5
Anki
4.4
(7)
"Anki helps form strong memories with its computer algorithm."
"Anki is the best one due to its excellent spaced repetition algorithm and versatility."
"Used the core 2k/6k deck for 1.5 years."
"Anki is excellent for flashcard-based learning."
"Helpful"
"Anki works fine offline and is preferred on a computer."
#6
Lingq
4.8
(6)
"LingQ and similar reading apps are exceptionally good and fun."
"I just LOVE Lingq. It's the best and I use it every single day as my main resource."
"Dictionary->flashcard pipeline"
"Flag words for studying later"
"Upper level Italian"
"Similar"
#7
Lingodeer
4.3
(6)
"LingoDeer is much better for learning Italian."
"Miles better than duolingo"
"Good app preferred by my 10-year-old."
"I'm using lingodeer for korean"
"Good"
"Helpful for reinforcing vocabulary and grammar."
#8
Youtube
4.8
(5)
"YouTube is an amazing resource for free language learning content."
"YouTube is excellent for learning any language."
"A great platform for learning and entertainment."
"Greatest voice"
"YouTube offers a variety of educational content."
#9
Mango
4.0
(5)
"Best for conversation"
"Good"
"Mango is great"
"Good for learning basic survival phrases"
"‘Mango’ seems pretty extensive, but it’s a paid app."
#10
Clozemaster
3.8
(5)
"Clozemaster has thousands of fill-in-the-blank sentences that you can play through to expand your vocabulary in Italian. It's best for advanced beginner / intermediate."
"Clozemaster is a fun and nice looking alternative to Anki."
"Try out Clozemaster for a bit."
"Clozemaster helps you to learn words in context."
"Clozemaster is my third choice."
#11
Drops
3.8
(5)
"I use 'Drops' to learn Icelandic and I like it."
"Uses games to keep me focused"
"I genuinely recommend the app as it uses games to keep me focused."
"Drops is great for vocabulary."
"DROPS is awesome, but I felt it is not letting me progress as fast as I wanted to."
#12
Busuu
4.5
(4)
"Busuu explains crucial things that all the gamified apps just don't."
"I’ve been using it for Spanish and German."
"It’s a lot more structured than Duolingo and feels like comprehensive classroom lessons."
"Teaches you a fair amount of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary."
#13
HelloTalk
4.5
(4)
"Hellotalk is great for language learning."
"The 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App in the world."
"Problem solved."
"Great for language exchange, socializing, and writing/pronunciation corrections."
#14
Speakly
4.7
(3)
"Speakly is very good for several languages including French and German."
"Comprehensible input"
"Speakly is my favorite but also a little difficult as a beginner."
#15
Glossika
4.3
(3)
"Get you speaking from the beginning"
"Glossika is great for listening and speaking practice."
"Best for improving my accent"
#16
Tandem
4.3
(3)
"Meeting foreign speakers"
"Deliberate"
"Nice"
#17
Mondly
4.0
(3)
"Mondly is user-friendly and offers a wide range of languages."
"People usually recommend Mondly"
"It's better than nothing"
#18
Language Transfer
3.7
(3)
"An excellent resource for learning Spanish."
"Makes you hear and speak the language, spends a lot of time explaining the grammar, then getting you to use that grammar to make sentences"
"Language Transfer is just useless, offering very little value."
#19
Chatgpt
5.0
(2)
"Wonderful"
"Amazingly intelligent as a language tutor"
#20
Innovative
4.5
(2)
"I actually really love Innovative."
"The lessons are easy to listen to and progress well for comprehensible input. The text write-ups and grammar notes are generally pretty good. The flashcard system can really help with pronunciation; it's easy to add most words as flashcards. It goes to a higher level than mo"
#21
Quizlet
4.0
(2)
"Quizlet is user-friendly and effective for studying."
"Quizlet helps in memorizing the stuff you learn."
#22
iTalki
4.0
(2)
"I use italki, learn with real natives."
"ITalki is a great platform for language learning."
#23
Wanikani
3.5
(2)
"Incredibly effective kanji and vocabulary learning."
"Started this too early when I didn't know hiragana well."
#24
Preply
3.5
(2)
"You can get very cheap lessons on here, for example I've seen Spanish and Russian lessons for only like £3 an hour."
"‘Preply’ was recommended by a friend, but it’s a paid class/Skype type thing."
#25
Espanido
5.0
(1)
"I recommend trying Espanido app. It focuses on grammar with clear explanations and sentence building exercises."
#26
Japanese From Zero
5.0
(1)
"Japanese From Zero is what helped me to learn all levels."
#27
Assimil Spanish
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend Assimil Spanish."
#28
Ling
5.0
(1)
"Ling app is my favorite one! Must try."
#29
Polidict
5.0
(1)
"Polidict is a new service that offers a spaced repetition algorithm for effective learning."
#30
Comic Books
5.0
(1)
"Comic books are Number 1 for language learning."
#31
Dreaming Spanish
5.0
(1)
"It works by watching comprehensible input starting from zero. No exercises, no gamification besides progress stats. It‘s great."
#32
Babylon Ai
5.0
(1)
"I like Babylon Ai Language Exchange, though it's not specifically for Italian, it definitely supports it."
#33
Coffee Break
5.0
(1)
"The podcast 'Coffee Break Italian' is great."
#34
OpenAI
5.0
(1)
"The ChatGPT app with voice is wonderful for learning languages and conversation practice."
#35
Kana Mind
5.0
(1)
"Kana Mind gamifies the learning process, making it easier for beginners to learn hiragana and katakana."
#36
Nico’s Weg
5.0
(1)
"An engaging way to learn German through storytelling."
#37
Get French Classes
5.0
(1)
"Get French Classes is good for learning French."
#38
Beelinguapp
5.0
(1)
"Beelinguapp is a great reading app that respects your time."
#39
Immerse
5.0
(1)
"Immerse offers an engaging VR experience for language learning."
#40
chatlang.net
5.0
(1)
"A new tool to practice conversation through role-play."
#41
Duocards
5.0
(1)
"Duocards is the best for me."
#42
Flashcards Deluxe
5.0
(1)
"Very easy to figure out and allows 5 sides to one card."
#43
Ankidroid
5.0
(1)
"Ankidroid is super as a flashcard tool with spaced repetition. It helps you memorize long-term."
#44
Tune In Radio
5.0
(1)
"It has helped me a lot with listening comprehension."
#45
Brulingua
5.0
(1)
"Free language courses for 20 or so languages from A1 to C1"
#46
Immersive Chinese
5.0
(1)
"Got my Mandarin from literally point 0 to HSK2 and being able to understand HSK3 videos"
#47
Pocket Casts
5.0
(1)
"Glitchiness of that app makes it unpleasant"
#48
Flashcard Apps
5.0
(1)
"Good adrenaline dopamine cocktail"
#49
Kanji Apps
5.0
(1)
"Quizzing app got hiragana and katakana into my head rapidly almost effortlessly"
#50
Migaku
5.0
(1)
"You can basically do this with Migaku"
#51
Lingopie
5.0
(1)
"This one is a paid subscription, and it does exactly what you're showing. You watch videos, it could be anime or cooking, and the text in japanese will be shown. Can click to translate, has built in quizzes as well."
#52
Animelon
5.0
(1)
"Subtitles you can hover over every word and get its meaning including its romaji, kanji, and plain hiragana"
#53
Todaii
5.0
(1)
"Similar, short news articles"
#54
Chrome
5.0
(1)
"Language reactor"
#55
Axtongue
5.0
(1)
"Japanese and english lyrics"
#56
Learn Vietnamese With Annie
5.0
(1)
"Far better than Duolingo"
#57
Seedlang
5.0
(1)
"Really good"
#58
Kleo
5.0
(1)
"Wonderful"
#59
Langi.App
5.0
(1)
"Good"
#60
Mango Languages
4.0
(1)
"Mango is good for vocab and basic grammar."
#61
Cure Dolly
4.0
(1)
"Cure Dolly's teaching method is a game changer for learning Japanese."
#62
Refold
4.0
(1)
"Refold's N5 vocabulary deck is a good resource for beginners."
#63
Reword
4.0
(1)
"Reword is a great app for learning vocabulary and allows you to import your own data."
#64
Think in Italian
4.0
(1)
"They offer an AI Tutor that helps with conversation practice and provides a more structured approach to grammar."
#65
LearnAmo
4.0
(1)
"LearnAmo offers a lot of beginner-friendly content."
#66
ItalianPod101
4.0
(1)
"ItalianPod101 covers various aspects of the language, from grammar to culture."
#67
Sloeful German
4.0
(1)
"A helpful resource for mastering German."
#68
Easy German
4.0
(1)
"Great for improving listening skills with real-life conversations."
#69
Baselang
4.0
(1)
"A little expensive but very worth it if you have the money."
#70
LangoTalk
4.0
(1)
"I find it really useful since I'm able to practice conversing in my target language without the awkwardness of talking to a real person."
#71
uTalk
4.0
(1)
"I really like how simple it is and how quickly I can memorize words and phrases with it."
#72
Forge
4.0
(1)
"Forge is a cool app for grasping Spanish A1-A2 levels."
#73
Spanishpod101
4.0
(1)
"They cover almost every aspect of language learning, like pronunciation, grammar, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing, and culture."
#74
VRChat
4.0
(1)
"A good VR application for improving conversational skills."
#75
Noun Town
4.0
(1)
"Noun Town is fun and interactive, making vocabulary learning enjoyable."
#76
ImmerseMe
4.0
(1)
"ImmerseMe provides a unique approach to immersive language practice."
#77
Language Lab
4.0
(1)
"Language Lab has a structured curriculum that helps learners progress."
#78
Papago
4.0
(1)
"Good for checking translations."
#80
TTMIK
4.0
(1)
"TTMIK offers free grammar lessons that are easy to digest."
#81
Eggbun
4.0
(1)
"Eggbun is great for beginners, teaching words and correct usage."
#82
Lingualeo
4.0
(1)
"Lingualeo helped to build up grammar and practice the vocab from Memrise."
#83
Dualingo
4.0
(1)
"Dualingo helped to build up grammar and practice the vocab from Memrise."
#84
DIALOGO KOREAN
4.0
(1)
"DIALOGO KOREAN is really focused on conversation and helped me make huge progress."
#85
8 Sidor
4.0
(1)
"8 Sidor allows you to read comparatively simple Swedish."
#86
Radio Sweden på lätt svenska
4.0
(1)
"Radio Sweden på lätt svenska is good for listening practice."
#87
SVT
4.0
(1)
"SVT offers Swedish TV shows and films."
#88
Rosetta Stone
2.0
(2)
"Rosetta is boring and hit or miss."
"Expensive, lack of grammatical explanation, glacially slow, very little vocab"
#89
HelloChinese
4.0
(1)
"Teaches you relevant vocabulary and gives you literal translation to help you understand the grammar structure"
#90
Linguno
4.0
(1)
"Good for conjugation practice"
#91
Japanese Sensei
4.0
(1)
"10,000 of the most common Japanese words and has different exercises to learn them"
#92
Umi
4.0
(1)
"Teaches you vocab through short scenes from movies and series in a language"
#93
Deutsch Lernen Durch Hören
4.0
(1)
#94
Youtube Videos And Podcasts
4.0
(1)
"Hunt down comprehensible"
#95
General Purpose Line Software
4.0
(1)
"Lets me watch series in my TL"
#96
LingoLegend
4.0
(1)
"Card based fighting adventure language learning game with a cute and fun story"
#97
Hiragana Times
4.0
(1)
"Gives you articles from japan, some paid most are free. There are voice readings in both english and japanese. You can use furigana, or English translations under each word for the reading."
#98
Lingbe
4.0
(1)
"Seems pretty legit"
#99
Assimil
4.0
(1)
"Good mix of everything"
#100
Innovative Language Learning
4.0
(1)
"Pretty good for audio lessons"
#101
Hrvatski
3.0
(1)
"‘Hrvatski’ is alright for vocabulary."
#102
FSI Swedish Basic Course
3.0
(1)
"FSI Swedish Basic Course is informative but a bit old-fashioned."
#103
Duoli
3.0
(1)
"Gamification and animations"
#104
Funpik
3.0
(1)
"App to get you ready for the TOPIK test"
#105
Simya
3.0
(1)
"Simya might have an okay-ish course"
#106
Spotify
2.0
(1)
"Spotify podcasts can be hit or miss, sometimes lacking value."
#107
Rocket Languages
2.0
(1)
"Rocket Languages is basically a boring school book in web format."
#108
Vietnamese Language
2.0
(1)
"Vietnamese is a very hard language to learn because the pronunciation of the exact same word changes the meaning of it completely."
#109
Tobo Indonesian
2.0
(1)
"Tobo Indonesian is ranked fourth."
#110
Babble
2.0
(1)
"Learning system felt not very helpful"
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