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A common new year’s resolution is to learn a new language, and these apps can be a perfect start to doing so.
Duolingo
When it comes to language learning apps, Duolingo is probably the first you think of. Duolingo offers over 103 language options, including Klingon from Star Trek and Dothraki from Game of Thrones. Duolingo is offered for free but the paid version of the app offers more features. However, translations are not always high quality and are better with Latin-based languages.
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone is often hailed as one of the best for language learning both on the app and the computer. Rosetta Stone is a veteran of providing language lessons, starting over 25 years ago. Whether you get the software or app version, it is very user-friendly. Rosetta Stone will however cost more than Duolingo with a 12-month subscription of 96 dollars.
Memrise
Memrise is a flashcard-based app for not only language learning but other subjects as well. This app is ideal for beginners in a language whether you use the free or pro version, the pro version costing 56 dollars a year. Memrise’s technology adapts to your experience to teach you what you need to know but is not the best for experienced learners and is vocab-focused.
Lingodeer
Lingodeer is a good choice for any language offered through the app, but especially with Asian languages that other apps struggle with teaching. It is the same price as Memrise for a 12-month subscription ($56), which is more affordable than many language apps. The only areas this app lacks are developing talking skills and languages available to learn.
iTalki
The iTalki app is different from others on this list in that it actually connects learners with native speakers of their target language. You will be connected with a language teacher or tutor in one of over 40 languages that can range from one dollar trial lessons to over 20 dollars sessions over Skype. This unfortunately means that the quality of teachers can vary greatly.
Babbel
Babbel offers many different ways to get you started in learning that focus on almost all aspects of a language. The price is middle-range for this list, coming to about 83 dollars for 12 months which you can test with a free trial. While Babbel does offer 13 languages, the amount of content between them varies.
