ranking top language learning apps (tier list)

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0:00 intro
0:27 Anki
1:01 Babbel & Busuu
1:59 Clozemaster
2:52 Drops
4:39 Duolingo
5:52 hinative
6:10 HelloTalk & Tandem
7:40 italki
8:42 Language Transfer
9:21 Lingodeer
9:46 LingoPie
10:35 Ling
11:13 LingQ
11:32 Lingvist
12:56 Lirica
13:48 Memrise
14:42 Mondly
15:34 Pimsleur
16:03 outro

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[Eliane-pfnb]

I am currently using Duo lingo as a beginner. To be honest, I kind of see the repetition as a good thing. Yes, it could be boring sometimes. But later on I realize that repeating them a lot makes me remember them on the longer term and kind of gets them stuck in my head better (as someone who doesn't have the best memory).

[cerendevrimkarabulut]

Anna: nobody is buying their owl an outfit
*me in the corner, already purchased all available outfits* : yeah

[digdigdigo]

i've tried korean on both duolingo and lingodeer – and i can say at least for that specific language lingodeer feels SO MUCH better, it actually teaches you hangul instead of making you memorize random symbols, it also teaches grammar particles and structures and it doesn't feel like you're just memorizing a bunch of flashcards

[PrimalSul]

As someone who used all the apps in this list i rank them as follows:
S: LingQ (latest UI), Pimsleur
A: Lingodeer, Speakly, Beelinguapp, Busuu, Anki
B: Duolingo, Babbel, memrise (can be A)
C: Clozemaster, Lingvist, LT
D: Mondly, Drops, Ling


italki is basically a 1 to 1 study app it's in a category of its on.

Chatting apps not categorized: HiNative, Tandem, Hellotalk

In my opinion it depends on your learning style, LingQ is focused on reading, importing News articles, novels, pdfs, youtube videos etc and convert them to study materials

Italki, Hellotalk, Tandem, Hinative will help you in writing and speaking

Language Transfer, Memrise, Beelinguapp for podcast/stories and real life interactions.

[svphie]

duolingo isn't the best at chinese, japanese, and korean but i do agree that they do the best in spanish

[Maniac-]

Duolingo deserves at least A tier because it started out (and still has) the free version.

[Emily-mnxy]

It’s a shame that quite a few of these require subscriptions to access basically any of the features, because they look so good :(

[patricioiglesias]

For me LingQ is S tier, although I can see why some people get confused using it. It takes time to really understand it, but once you do, it can really help you improve at any level.

[boltzydog]

I have been using Duolingo for a long time (for some reason I have a 925 day streak) and i like the random sentences because sometimes dumb sentences help me remember them because of how weird they are. Ive been learning Japanese and i like how you can learn how to read and write hiragana and katakana, but i wish there was an option to also learn how to write kanji. The stories are kinda cool too but i do like the feature on my iPad when you do the stories because you can do the conversation option and it will play like youre talking to someone kinda.

[ssmm]

I love how informative and organised this video is! You even talked about the apps in an alphabetical order

[SantiagoGonzalez-sllj]

When you showed Language transfer I felt curious and paused the video and immediatly downloaded it. I heard the first 3 lessons of German and I think it's Amazing. (I had no prior knowledge of German and I started speaking it right away!) I think I love this method, I believe it can be the perfect method for me. Thank you very much for the recommendation :)
I think it won't take more than a few days until I start supporting it on patreon

[jamesmartin]

LingQ has been very helpful with Arabic. It takes some getting used to, that’s for sure but I believe in the premise that repetition of comprehensible input is a key to learning.

[anilkarakaya]

Duolingo is god at making you A2. And lingq is god at making you B2 after duolingo. The two were exceptional for me to learn russian

[andreeapotra]

I get what you mean about Language Transfer, but I find that the lessons are just absolutely amazing, and you get such good content for free ahh. I think of the app as just being a centralized version of their content, and for me personally it’s a 10/10!

[Tighris]

LingQ is actually the best in my opinion.
If you like reading for language learning (wich is one of THE best ways to learn a language that is actually scientifically proven) then LingQ is the way to go. I understand that it can be confusing at the beginning though. With LingQ you have "infinite" progression. You just can keep reading what you like. It never gets repetitive and you can use it to reach a very high level in the language und still keep using it forever basically. It can also give you a sense of progression when you feel that you reached the "intermediate plateau". As long as you add new words to "known", you will make progress no matter what.
I wouldn't use it as a complete beginner in the language though. I think its best to know at least SOME words to start using it.

[autumnlove]

I love that Pimsleur actually teaches you to speak. Everything else seems like just vocabulary lessons when I'm in them.

[baphometic]

i used a combination of duolingo, memrise, and pimsleur to learn brazilian portuguese. one thing i wish i had done more of (and will do when i start learning italian) is get a lot more listening practice/input early on instead of just using the apps.

My plan would go something like, duolingo for learning sentence structure/grammar, memrise for vocabulary, pimsleur for speaking. Then I would find a podcast in the language on a topic I'm super interested in, and make sure the podcast has a transcript. Reading the words while listening to a podcast has been one of the most effective learning methods for me, and it's so much better than relying on subtitles which are rarely correct.

[ZACCCHEN]

When Anna drops a vid you gotta drop whatever you’re doing & watch 🤝😅

[ADez]

To me the weird sentences in Duolingo serve as a way to teach more abstract thinking which is more difficult than everyday talk, and because they do this it makes everyday talk easier

[synsthesis]

I tried to use HelloTalk on two separate occasions and just got hit on consistently by creeps. No one actually wanted to speak French with me, even after putting specifically in my profile I wasn’t interested in flirting and only wanted language exchange.