Duolingo vs Rosetta Stone vs Babbel (Which Language App Wins?)

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Duolingo vs Rosetta Stone vs Babbel (Which Language App Wins?). In this video, John from the TPI team compares three of the best language learning apps on the market in Babbel vs Duolingo and Babbel vs Rosetta Stone. Whether you're trying to learn Italian, French, Spanish, or German, these language programs are great options. John talks about what the learning framework behind these language program is all about. He also covers what the lessons are like from each company and what kind of drills/exercises there are that cover reading, writing, speaking and listening. Another topic of discussion includes grammar content and grammar instruction. Thanks for watching this language learning comparison video. Hopefully it helps you choose the right language course for your needs. Learning Russian, Chinese, or Japanese is difficult so it's important you select the best language program from the start. Best of luck.

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▬ VIDEO CHAPTERS ▬
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Rosetta Stone Overview
4:29 - Babbel Overview
7:59 - Duolingo Overview
5:10 - Verdict: Duolingo vs Rosetta Stone vs Babbel

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[horaciogomez]

Let me save you 12 minutes. He recommends Babble. You are welcome.

[trishgraham]

I have used Duolingo for many months and today added Babbel. I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of understanding I gained after only 15 minutes. With Babbel I'm learning the language, not only gaining vocabulary.

[ChristianLemon]

I’ve been doing DuoLingo Spanish Free daily for about 4 years. Having gotten to travel to Latin America a handful of times, I am able to make and maintain basic conversation.

I think the key to any of these is consistency. If you do it 15 minutes a day you won’t be fluent, but you will learn a language

[Rumpole]

I'm using Babbel and Duolingo for Spanish and definitely agree with your points.
Duolingo is kinda fun and feels like I'm playing a game but Babbel is where my brain is really being tested and stretched. I've subscribed for 3 months and with the subscription its also worth mentioning that Babbel has two free 1 hr online lessons available with a teacher. Thats a game changer as far as I'm concerned.

[appoloniasigg]

What I love about Duolingo is outside the platform: the podcasts. I think they are so well produced and presented. Also, the stories are so engaging.

[CCoburn]

I tried Duolingo for several months trying to learn Spanish. I did the lessons every day. After six or seven months, I could tell you how much my cat liked swimming in a pool. But I still couldn't ask the way to the restroom. I don't have a cat. I don't have a pool. So my ability to discuss a hypothetical cat's love for swimming in a more or less mythical pool was worthless. On the other hand, I often need to use a restroom. In short, Duolingo is a waste of time. I'm hoping for better things from Babbel. Thanks for the video.

[kerryemberlyhamby]

It appears I'm in the minority in this crowd. I've been simultaneously using Babbel and Rosetta Stone, so I can't be truly objectively sure which is most responsible for my learning ultimately, but I feel a strong preference for Rosetta Stone. That said, I definitely agree with most of your cons to Rosetta Stone. I actually like how repetitive it is because I feel like it's carving itself into my brain in a way that I can recall it on demand. What I don't like about Babbel is that I feel like it TELLS me about the language, and then it TESTS me on it, but it doesn't TEACH me about the language. At the end of each lesson, I feel like I haven't learned much if anything. It seems to expect me to remember things that it's only told me once before telling me a bunch of unrelated details. If and when I can get a lifetime full subscription to Duolingo, I think I'll add that as well. I wish all films and shows on all streaming channels had all the languages they've been dubbed in available to all viewers regardless of where on Earth they are because I think that would be a great help.

[tombraider]

The problem with Babbel is it only covers 13 European languages. It is not a fair comparison to the other two which include far more choices of harder languages.
 I am amazed that after a break from learning Japanese, the learning program I retained the most knowledge was with Rosetta Stone. I don't have to translate in my head as the Japanese word or phrase automatically pops into my head. With others, you learn translations. I have also tried Duolingo and Buusu and was highly disappointed in the results. I have other smaller programs that are about the same teaching translations. For me, the immersive approach works best and easiest to recall without effort.

[heatherprincipe]

I had a sample of Rosetta Stone many years ago and loved it. Rosetta stated it would teach the language you wanted to learn the same way as you learned to speak your own language from birth. That is what I experienced at the time. Rosetta had me thinking in the language and that is the only way I would be able to learn it. I tried Duolingo and was a waste of time. Using English to teach me another language is a huge stumbling block for me. For instance, Uno in Spanish is One and Dos is two but if you tell me Uno is One and Dos is two to teach me this other language it's jibberish to me. I will not think Uno as One and Dos Two although can say it. Rosetta was the one that had me thinking in the language to actually learn it.

[sattydg]

I am a fan of Duolingo. I am learning French via duplingo cause i want to apply to B-Schools in France. Very helpful review, keep such quality content coming. Thank you

[niksiever]

For me it’s Duolingo. I’ve tried them all and this is the easiest for me to learn with. It does have a lot of grammar a lot more than Rosetta Stone for sure. Also, it keeps improving. This video is quite old and a lot has changed at Duolingo since then.

[gshenaut]

When I retired recently, I decided to go back some languages I studied in school and to add some additional languages that had intrigued me for some time. I am currently using DuoLingo with: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Yiddish. (It may be that only DuoLingo has all those languages.) So far, so good. I agree about grammar being useful in understanding how the language works, but it's easy to go overboard with it. My take is that learning grammar isn't really learning language, it's learning about language. As such it can be very satisfying, and can also assist in the more formal uses of language where adhering to stylistic convention is very important (this is why native speakers are taught grammar in school).

[fredreeves]

I live in Los Angeles, where Spanish is spoken alot. My mother was Spanish speaking, but I was raised by English speaking grandparents, so I never learned Spanish in the home. I took Spanish in high school and junior college, and got pretty good, but as the saying goes, "No use, you lose it, and I did!" I have a Spanish speaking neighbor whom I'm attracted to, hence my renewed interest interest in learning Spanish again. I've heard of both Babble and Rosetta Stone. Based on your video, I will first start off with Babble, and then move onto Rosetta Stone to augment my learning via Babble and see what happens.... wish me luck! : )

[wellcoachlynell]

I have been researching Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and Babbel. Your review helped me make my decision to aid in my brushing up on my French before we go to Europe next Spring.

[coolbrotherf]

I've been studying languages since 2014, almost 10 years now. I've studied Latin, German, Russian, Korean, and Japanese to at least intermediate level or more. I have to say that I wouldn't recommend anyone seriously trying to learn a language for more than travel to use these apps and services. The best resources for becoming conversational are real people, grammatical resources (there's a lot of good free stuff online for most languages), and Anki cards. When I learn a language, I start with basic grammar and useful phrases and start talking with native speakers while studying new vocabulary and grammar points a little bit every day. I promise sticking to something like that will be 10x quicker than matching vocab words to pictures for a few minutes a day. There are usually plenty of people who would love to chat with you in pretty much any language even if you're a beginner along with lots of Anki decks to learn any vocabulary and phrases you want. You don't need to spend a bunch of money to learn languages these days. If someone insists on wanting to use an app, I agree Babel is probably the best one for light studying.

[marcellbyers]

I am in love with my Girlfriend of almost 2 years. She is half Hispanic, and uses only Spanish when hanging out with her dad’s side of the family. We both graduated college only a year ago, so most of our time and money is spent working off our student loans. I would love to be able to communicate with her family without breaking the bank! I love the videos! And fingers crossed I get selected!

[Hynez]

Nice comparison; thanks. I found very limited options for the language I wanted to learn; Duolingo has a course for it, so I'm using it and really enjoying it. After I started the course for the new language, I started using it to refresh a couple of other languages that I was once very good with, but haven't used in years. I am finding those courses fun and effective for reviving my rusty languages. I am using the paid-version of Duolingo.

[sockeyeowens]

This is JUST what I was looking for. I just returned from a medical mission in Honduras & was at such a disadvantage not knowing the language. I’m leaning toward Babble after watching your review.

[snoopyloopy]

I used Rosetta Stone over two decades ago when it was just a computer program but have been using Duolingo on-and-off for the last few years now. Obviously, I can't really compare the two at all based on those two wildly different use points, but one thing I will note about Duolingo that was maybe not quite accurately described in this review (at 10:57) is getting "locked out" of more learning after a certain number of mistakes. That isn't entirely accurate. It's true that when one has used up all five hearts, they can no longer start a new lesson. However, it's easy enough to earn new hearts at that same moment by practicing and they usually throw in a second heart in exchange for watching an ad. But the net result is still gaining new hearts which allows for starting more lessons if that is what one desires to do.

[theodorabruin]

Thank you so much! I was using the free Duolingo and it pretty good, but like you said, some of the sentences were weird. I saw this weekend that Babbel has a lifetime offer for $199. I think I'll go with it. Thanks again!!!
Maybe I'll try the giveaway and see if I can win the Babbel course in Spanish. 🤩💞