Duolingo Alternatives

Apps similar to Duolingo include Memrise, which has a free version. Other options are LibreLingo, Mondly, Busuu and LingoCafe. You're spoiled for choice with Language Learning Tools like Duolingo: we list more than 100 alternatives for the web, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac.

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  1. The app is based on a simple yet effective idea: repeating words and phrases regularly helps you remember them. Cruise Learn plays word/phrase pairs and their translations using Text-to-Speech technology. You decide what to learn — create your own sets of lessons the way you like.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  2. Victor AI icon
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    AI-powered language learning app that lets you practice speaking 11 languages with real-time pronunciation and grammar corrections.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. SceneLingo is a language learning app built around real situations. Instead of following a textbook, you create a scene for what is actually coming up in your life — a doctor's appointment, viewing an apartment, a job interview — from a short description, text, a PDF, a...

    3 SceneLingo alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
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  4. Most language apps hand you the same lesson they hand a million other people, and you outgrow it. Lemma generates yours.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. Webbu icon
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    Webbu is a language-learning app that helps you learn German, Spanish, French, and English through short stories tailored to your level (A1–C2).

    51 Webbu alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. Zahlhaus icon
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    Listening practice for German numbers. Native speaker audio across numbers, dates, time, money, phone, and conversations. Free to start, no card.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. YouLearnt icon
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    YouLearnt helps academic institutions go fully digital and works as a marketplace where students and teachers connect for tutoring, blending virtual classrooms with in-person learning seamlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Listening-first language learning presents whole spoken sentences with one new word at a time, schedules FSRS reviews, and adds a real-time voice tutor after 30 words. Seven languages, placement testing, pronunciation support, and free courses are included.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. Speak Blocks is based on the Cognitive Gamified Reconstruction Method (CGRM). Instead of relying on multiple-choice exercises, it removes key grammatical elements (“grammar glue”) and asks learners to rebuild the sentence themselves.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. LearnChinese icon
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    Free online Chinese learning platform including online version of the HSK courses, spaced repetition flashcards, reading practice, sentence drills, and character writing practice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. My French is an online platform built entirely around learning French — combining structured content with a community-first approach. Rather than treating language learning as a solitary, gamified activity, My French brings learners together to practice through interactive...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  12. Talkpal icon
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    AI language app offering chat, voice, and immersive learning. Engage in roleplays, practice grammar, and get real-time feedback across 57 languages with premium features like Photo Mode and unlimited trial.

    39 Talkpal alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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