What language apps really cost in 2026

Across 63 language-learning apps and courses, paying month to month for a year costs a median 1.9 times the yearly plan.

Checked November 2026 · prices read 6 October–2 November 2026 · 63 apps

Paying monthly
Paying yearly
Median price
$15.34a month
$95a year
Over 12 months
$184+$89
$95
Cheapest
Transfert $3.99
Transfert $34.99
Dearest
BaseLang $99
Kwiziq $232.67
Apps with this plan
32
25
12 × monthly
$184
Yearly plan
$95
1.9×a median $89 more a year for paying monthly (24 apps that sell both)

How they charge

63apps

Free to start

70% have a free tier (44 of 63). 9 are free outright.

  • Subscription24 of 35 free tier
  • One-off purchase11 of 15 free tier
  • Tutors and classes0 of 4 free tier
  • Free9 of 9 free tier

Monthly or yearly, app by app

Each row is one app: the blue dot is its yearly plan, the orange dot is paying monthly, and the line between them is what paying monthly costs you extra. Drag the ruler to set a budget.

Apps 24 of 24
Yearly plan12 monthly paymentsExtra for paying monthly

$150
US $ a yearExtra a year$0$100$200$300$400$500$0$100$200$300$400$500Memrise+$238FluentU+$216KwizIQ French+$212Copycat Café+$174Promova+$156Kwiziq Spanish+$150Clozemaster+$121Babbel+$121Spanish with Paul+$120Mondly+$116Tandem+$110Rosetta Stone+$91Lingopie+$87LingoDeer+$84HelloTalk+$76Pimsleur+$75Drops+$62LingQ+$60Lingvist+$45Glossika+$41Duolingo+$40Hoy Hablamos+$24Transfert+$13Praktika+$0

Every price

63 of 63 apps

App ↓Pricing Monthly Yearly One-off Free tier Free trial Checked
AnkiOne-off$24.99
Apprendre le français avec TV5MONDEFree
AssimilOne-off$41.99–
BabbelSubscription$20.16$120.89–
BaseLangSubscription$99–
BusuuSubscription$64.98
Butterfly SpanishFree
ClozemasterSubscription$17.32$86.67
Coffee Break FrenchOne-off$269
Coffee Break SpanishOne-off$269
Comme une FrançaiseSubscription$61.63
ConjuguemosFree
Copycat CaféSubscription$28.97$173.817 days
Dreaming SpanishSubscription$10.07
DropsSubscription$11$69.99
DuoCardsSubscriptionNot published
DuolingoSubscription$9.99$79.99
Duolingo Spanish PodcastFree
EspañolistosFree
FalouSubscription$9.99–
FluentUSubscription$29.99$143.99–14 days
Français AuthentiqueOne-off$200.59
Français avec PierreOne-off$77.32
French TodayOne-off$23.66
French Uncovered (StoryLearning)One-off$297–7 days
GlossikaSubscription$19.99$198.96–7 days
GymglishSubscription$15.69–7 days
HelloTalkSubscription$12.99$79.99
Hoy HablamosSubscription$9.95$95
InnerFrenchFree
italkiTutors$4 a lesson–
KwizIQ FrenchSubscription$37.04$232.67
Kwiziq SpanishSubscription$31.93$232.67
Language Transfer: Complete SpanishFree
LingodaTutors$41.46 a lesson–
LingoDeerSubscription$14.99$95.99–
LingopieSubscription$14.56$87.347 days
LingQSubscription$14.99$119.99
LingvistSubscription$11.19$89.64–
MemriseSubscription$24.99$61.99
Michel ThomasOne-off$11.99–
MondlySubscription$15.90$74.907 days
News in Slow FrenchSubscription$6.90–7 days
News in Slow SpanishSubscription$6.907 days
Notes in SpanishOne-off$166.97
One Thing in a French DaySubscriptionNot published
PasserellesFree
PimsleurSubscription$19.99$164.99–
PraktikaSubscription$9.99$119.99
PreplyTutors$3 a lesson–
PromovaSubscription$19.99$83.99
Rocket LanguagesOne-off$149.99
Rocket SpanishOne-off$149.95
Rosetta StoneSubscription$22.40$178.18–
Spanish ObsessedOne-off$99
Spanish UncoveredOne-off$297–7 days
Spanish with PaulSubscription$20$120
SpanishPod101Subscription$4
TandemSubscription$14.99$69.99
TransfertSubscription$3.99$34.99
Unlimited SpanishOne-off$47
VerblingTutors$6.98 a lesson–
Why Not SpanishFree

Prices on the date checked, in US dollars (euro and pound prices converted at the ECB euro reference rates of 9 October 2026). Tap a column heading to sort. Download the data (CSV)

Methodology

Every price was read from the app's own pricing page or its US App Store listing between 6 October 2026 and 2 November 2026; each listing on Best Language Apps names its source and date. Monthly means a plan billed monthly; yearly means the total for a 12-month plan; where a sale price was the price on offer that day, we used it. Euro and pound prices are converted to US dollars for the medians at the ECB euro reference rates of 9 October 2026 (€1 = $1.1206, £1 = $1.3221). Euro prices include VAT; US App Store prices exclude sales tax.

63 of 106 listings are included. 43 are excluded: 35 have no dated price check, 6 are language editions with the same prices as their main app, and 2 are our own products. Prices vary by country and change often. Download the data (CSV)

Cite this

Best Language Apps, “Language app prices 2026”, 24 October 2026. https://bestlanguageapps.com/language-app-prices-2026/