# The best language-learning apps

The apps most recommended by Spanish-language comparisons in 2025 and 2026, for learning on your own or with teachers and native speakers. For each one, what sets it apart.

- 22 votes · 20 items
- Jan 23, 2026 · Manuela M.
- https://even.best/en/l/55/the-best-language-learning-apps

## Top 15

1. **Duolingo** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The most used in the world: short lessons with streaks, leagues and the owl; over 40 languages and free with ads. <https://www.duolingo.com/>
2. **Babbel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Structured courses designed by linguists, with more grammar and useful dialogues; paid, born in Berlin in 2007. <https://www.babbel.com/>
3. **HelloTalk** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Language exchange: chat with natives who want to learn your language, with corrections inside messages. <https://www.hellotalk.com/>
4. **Rosetta Stone** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The veteran of total immersion: pictures and audio without translations, with speech recognition. <https://www.rosettastone.com/>
5. **LingQ** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Learn by reading and listening to real texts (podcasts, articles) and saving new words as you go. <https://www.lingq.com/>
6. **italki** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — One-to-one video lessons with teachers of over 150 languages, paying per lesson. <https://www.italki.com/>
7. **Busuu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Lessons where native speakers from its community correct your exercises. <https://www.busuu.com/>
8. **Tandem** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Another language-exchange app with natives by text, audio and video, with optional paid tutors. <https://www.tandem.net/>
9. **Pimsleur** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Paul Pimsleur's audio method: listen and answer out loud, ideal in the car. <https://www.pimsleur.com/>
10. **Drops** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Visual vocabulary in five-minute sessions, with illustrations. <https://languagedrops.com/>
11. **Cambly** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — English conversation by video with native speakers available at any time. <https://www.cambly.com/>
12. **Preply** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A marketplace of online private tutors, with trial lessons and filters by price and schedule. <https://preply.com/>
13. **Memrise** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Vocabulary with videos of real native speakers in the street and AI conversation practice. <https://www.memrise.com/>
14. **Anki** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Flashcards with spaced repetition; free on desktop and Android, widely used for vocabulary. <https://apps.ankiweb.net/>
15. **Mondly** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Short daily lessons in over 40 languages, with a chatbot and augmented reality. <https://www.mondly.com/>
16. **Speak** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Speaking practice out loud with an AI tutor, especially strong for English. <https://www.speak.com/>
17. **MosaLingua** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A French app for vocabulary and useful phrases with spaced repetition. <https://www.mosalingua.com/>
18. **Clozemaster** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — App to gain vocabulary with real phrases in which you have to complete the missing word.
19. **LingoDeer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Language app specialized in Asian languages ​​(Japanese, Korean, Chinese) with well-structured grammar lessons.
20. **Lingvist** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Estonian learning app with adaptive flashcards focused on the most frequent words.

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