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Language learning tools, at a glance

Short overviews of well-known apps and services: what each one is, what we think of it and who it suits.

For most languages

Anki
apps.ankiweb.net
Spaced-repetition flashcards you shape yourself.
Babbel
babbel.com
Practical lessons built around real-life conversations.
Busuu
busuu.com
CEFR-based courses, with feedback from other learners and native speakers.
Clozemaster
clozemaster.com
Learn words in context by filling in the missing word.
Drops
languagedrops.com
Visual vocabulary learning in short, game-like sessions.
Duolingo
duolingo.com
Short, game-like lessons for building a daily habit.
FluentU
fluentu.com
Real-world videos turned into lessons.
Glossika
ai.glossika.com
Hundreds of sentences with native audio, reviewed just before you forget.
Gymglish
gymglish.com
A daily story-based lesson, corrected and explained.
HelloTalk
hellotalk.com
Chat with native speakers who want to learn your language.
italki
italki.com
Book a teacher or tutor, lesson by lesson.
Langotalk
langotalk.com
An AI tutor you talk to, which corrects as you go.
Lingoda
lingoda.com
Live classes with teachers, in small groups.
Lingopie
lingopie.com
Learn by watching TV shows, with dual subtitles and saved words.
LingQ
lingq.com
Read and listen to real content, and keep track of the words you meet.
Lingvist
lingvist.com
Vocabulary from the most frequent words, with spaced repetition.
Memrise
memrise.com
Vocabulary and phrases, with an AI conversation partner.
Mondly
mondly.com
Gamified lessons in 41 languages, with a one-time lifetime plan.
MosaLingua
mosalingua.com
Flashcards that make you recall words, scheduled by spaced repetition.
Pimsleur
pimsleur.com
Daily audio lessons that train listening and speaking.
Preply
preply.com
Book a tutor and choose how many lessons a week.
Rocket Languages
rocketlanguages.com
Audio lessons plus language and culture lessons, sold by level.
Rosetta Stone
rosettastone.com
Learn without translation, from images and native-speaker audio.
Speak
speak.com
A speaking-first app with an AI tutor.
Tandem
tandem.net
Find a language partner and practise by chat or call.
Yabla
yabla.com
Learn from real videos, with dual subtitles and a click-to-define dictionary.

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