Duolingo for IOS
#2 – Memrise
Up next is yet another popular language learning app called Memrise. Like its name might suggest, this is one of the best apps that help you not only learn new languages but retain them better in your memory. The way Memrise works is a bit different from most of the other language learning apps that you might find. Instead of just having a textual representation of new words and a computerized voice for pronunciation, you get actual native speakers of the said language and even visual aids of them speaking the words.
Not only does this significantly help in understanding how the pronunciation works first hand, but you also feel like you’re being tutored by someone real instead of an AI. There are various other fun ways that help you learn new languages within Memrise such as mini-games and quizzes. You can download Memrise for your Android or iOS device by following the link to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store page given below:
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.memrise.android.memrisecompanion”]
Memrise for IOS
#3 – Pimsleur
Pimsleur is one of the most unique apps that we’ve seen in a long that that helps you learn different languages. What’s so different about Pimsleur is its way of approach in teaching new languages to its users. Instead of teaching randomly picked words that only help with vocabulary, Pimsleur focusses on real-life conversational patterns and the kind of sentences you might come across if you were actually speaking to a native from a different place.
Many of the users that have used this app have claimed that this means of learning a new language has proved to be more effective and fun. What’s even better about Pimsleur is that it follows a scheduled 30-minute class every day. This might seem like a bit much, but since you will be learning with actual conversations instead of random words, the time will fly by rather quickly. To top it all off, the app is designed to be completely hands-free and thus focusses mostly on speaking and not reading. You can download Pimsleur for your Android or iOS device by following the link to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store page given below:
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simonandschuster.pimsleur.unified.android&hl=en_IN”]
Pimsleur for IOS
#4 – Busuu
Coming up next on our list is Busuu – an award-winning app that assists you in learning the language of your dreams. Busuu has been downloaded over 100 million times on both Android and iOS and has a well-established community of native speakers as well as people who have just started learning new languages. The moment you first launch the app, you will be required to take a quick proficiency test. It is after this assessment that the app will pick the difficulty level that best suits your requirements.
Each course is meticulously crafted and has over 150 different lessons within it. Even if you end up requiring further assistance, you can simply ask the community where native speakers of that language will be more than glad to help you out. A study claims that only a day worth’s of using Busuu in total is just as effective as studying an entire semester in college. With bold claims like these, we think you will like Busuu as much as we did! You can download Busuu for your Android or iOS device by following the link to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store page given below:
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busuu.android.enc&hl=en_IN”]
Busuu for IOS
#5 – Drops
Ending our list of some of the best language learning apps for Android and iOS, we have an app named Drops. For our last mention, we wanted to pick an option that offers the easiest and most minimal experience to its users. Drops only asks 5 minutes of your life every day, and while that might not seem like a lot of time, you will be surprised to see just how effective 5 minutes of concentrated learning is. You can learn the most common words in a language of your preference.
It is important to note that Drops does not claim to be a service that will get you from zero to being a native speaker. It is instead focussed on people who want to learn the basic vocabulary of another place. The way this app teaches you is also very intriguing. It makes use of visual aids and images to make sure that certain words that you might find forgetful are superimposed in your memory. You can download Drops for your Android or iOS device by following the link to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store page given below:
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagedrops.drops.international&hl=en_IN”]
Drops for IOS
That’s all folks! We hope you enjoyed our roundup of some of the best language learning apps for Android and iOS devices! Which one among the list is your favorite, and how many of these language learning apps have you already known or have been using? Know other good Android or iOS apps to learn new languages that you feel people might find interesting? Do let us know in the comments section below, we’d be delighted to hear from you guys!
