Language learning is one of the best ways to expand your horizons and learn about other cultures. The world is full of different languages, and if you want to be able to communicate with people from all over the globe, learning a new language is an important step. But how can you do it? There are so many options out there, from textbooks and audio tapes to classes at community centers or even on-line programs—but what’s best? Here are some apps that have helped me learn languages in my free time.

Best Apps for Language Learning

Duolingo

Duolingo is a free app that teaches you a new language by translating real-life situations into their corresponding languages. The app works on a gamified experience and also has a large community of language learners who can help you as you progress through the lessons. Duolingo is available on the Web, iOS and Android devices.

Memrise

Memrise is a flashcard app that uses mnemonics to help you remember new words. It uses a spaced repetition system (SRS) to help reinforce what you’ve learned, and the more you use it, the better your chances of improving your vocabulary. Memrise has an enormous amount of languages available for study, from Spanish to Swahili and beyond. The only downside is that there are no audio clips attached to words or phrases. But this can be remedied by using a separate application like Duolingo or Transparent Language’s Rosetta Stone app (see below).

Babbel

Babbel is a great option for beginners, as it has excellent audio and visual support. The course content includes grammar explanations, tips for learning words, and even phrases you can use in conversation.

The courses themselves come in several different lengths: there are short “core” courses for beginners who want to focus on basic vocabulary and grammar; intermediate-level courses that teach more advanced concepts; and then there are specializations that dive into specific topics like business or travel (these last two require an additional subscription fee).

Babbel also uses its social media component to help you practice what you’ve learned—you can share your achievements with friends or post pictures of yourself using the language on Instagram.

Clozemaster

Clozemaster is all of the above. It is a flashcard app that uses spaced repetition to effectively teach you new vocabulary and grammar, with some extra help from the game element to keep things interesting. The app gives you a sentence in your target language and asks you to identify one word that’s different than the others. So if “I have five apples,” has an incorrect form of “have,” it’ll be marked as incorrect when you tap on it. As soon as you tap on it, Clozemaster will tell you what was wrong so that next time around, when they ask another question about apples or apples or anything else related to them (like how many), then there will just be one correct answer instead of two incorrectly phrased ones listed among several other possibilities for each word choice in a given sentence.

I recommend this app because after every round of questions (or “cloze”), Clozemaster puts together a deck based on which words were missed most often by users: these decks are called cloze-decks because they contain gaps where users must fill in missing words before moving onto another set of sentences containing those same missing words (this helps ensure continued practice). Furthermore, I like that you can create custom decks based on topics like business or travel; but most importantly, these specially tailored collections make learning much more efficient by focusing solely on what matters most right now without getting distracted by extraneous details like different kinds of infinitives (to finish vs finish) or past tense versus present tense verbs

Lingvist

Lingvist is an app that teaches you the basics of a language. It’s great for beginners and can be used by intermediate learners to improve their vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and speaking skills. Lingvist also has courses for advanced speakers who want to learn more about specific topics like business or science. The course on Shakespeare is especially good if you’ve ever wanted to read one of his plays in another language.

Lingvist uses a unique method called “interactive flashcards” which show you words and phrases on the front and give answers on the back with audio clips so you can hear how they’re pronounced. You can even see multiple translations at once!

Beelinguapp

Beelinguapp is a free app that’s available on Android and iOS, with an Amazon version coming soon. It’s a language learning app with over 40 languages to choose from, plus it’s got a social network where you can connect and interact with other learners.

This is one of my personal favorites because of the variety of lessons available (from basic phrases to full conversations), their clear descriptions and examples on how they work within context, and how fun they make learning feel! The community aspect also makes it more engaging than other apps I have tried out in the past. The only drawback I found was that there were not enough practice activities for some of our target languages such as Japanese or Chinese since these are more difficult for me personally since I don’t speak either language at all yet 🙂

Drops

• Drops is a free language learning app available on both iOS and Android.
• It has over 1 million learners learning 23 languages, so you’ll be in good company.
• You can use Drops to learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian and English with more languages coming soon. There are also courses for English as a second language and English for kids.
• For each course there are interactive activities such as listening exercises and reading texts to help you practice your listening comprehension skills. These activities have been widely praised by users of the app who say they’re fun but challenging enough to keep their interest even after doing them several times over a period of time.

Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone is a language learning software company that has been used by more than 15 million people worldwide. It offers a range of language learning products for different levels, including beginner, intermediate and advanced. The software uses interactive images and voice recognition to help users learn new languages quickly. It also offers courses in American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese Mandarin and several others. Rosetta Stone was originally developed by scientists at the University of South Dakota in the 1990s who wanted to create an effective way for people to learn foreign languages without having to read or write first. This makes it ideal for those who want to be able to speak a new language but don’t have time or patience for conventional methods like studying grammar rules

Busuu

Busuu is an app that lets you learn languages with other people. You can connect with native speakers, who will help you practice your language skills. You can also help other people learn your native language, and vice versa. The app makes learning fun by integrating games into each lesson to keep things interesting. Busuu has a community of over 50 million users who are practicing their languages daily.

Accessed through the web or mobile phones, Busuu offers hundreds of lessons in 10 different languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian), English (British & American), Russian, Korean and Chinese (Mandarin). Users have access to over 1 million translated words for every language!

Busuu has plenty of features that make it stand out from the crowd:

• A fun learning experience with games integrated into each lesson
• A rewarding points system that rewards users for their progress
• A community where users can interact with native speakers who are learning their own target language

Mosalingua

Mosalingua is a free app that has over 10 million users and offers a variety of different languages, including English, French and Spanish. It has an intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate the app even if you don’t speak the language in question. You can use Mosalingua to learn new words as well as phrases and expressions through flashcards or by engaging with a chatbot who will practice conversations with you.

The social element helps users to keep up their motivation by sharing their progress on social media or challenging friends to beat their scores in the game mode.

The best language learning apps make it easy to learn in your downtime.

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “practice makes perfect.” It’s true: You can’t learn a language without learning it, and you can’t learn it if you don’t practice. The best way to ensure that you’re constantly practicing is by making language learning your hobby. And there are plenty of ways to do this—you just need something that’ll keep your mind busy and engaged when you have some spare time.

The best way to learn a new language is in short spurts throughout the day, like when waiting for the bus or washing dishes or riding on an elevator ride with someone else who speaks only English (oh, if only!). That’s why having access to apps on your phone is so useful—they give us access to our favorite lessons anywhere we go!

Learning a new language can be a fun and rewarding experience. It’s also a great way to get more out of your downtime by filling it with something meaningful—and even life-changing! But the key is finding the right app or service for you. We hope this list has given you some ideas about which apps might work best for your needs, but if not there are plenty more out there which we didn’t mention here today. And remember that all these platforms have free trials so it doesn’t hurt to give them a try before committing yourself financially or time-wise!