Top 10 Free Spanish Language Learning Apps - Android 2023

Top 10 Free Spanish Language Learning Apps (Android) for Beginner and Intermediate Spanish Language Learners (2023)

Languages open up a world of possibility, including connections to people; cultural exposure; travel and career opportunities; brain enrichment; and so much more. My exposure to the Spanish Language made it possible for me to travel through Quito, Ecuador and Mexico City, Mexico with a sense of comfort knowing that I was familiar enough with the local language to express my needs and wants — even if it did take a little creativity sometimes. 

I first began learning the Spanish Language when I entered intermediate (middle) school in 2011. After high school, I tested out at the college level using the CLEP test. However, I have continued my language learning independently, and one of my favorite ways to do so is with phone apps. You simply cannot beat the convenience of having a language learning tool right in your pocket! 

The selection of apps I have curated are free-to-download on the Google Play Store and free-to-use, (though premium versions and in-app-purchases may be optional). These apps were personally downloaded, tested, and hand-selected by myself from a huge initial selection, so don’t be surprised that a couple of them are still under-the-radar! All photos are also independently sourced via self-captured screenshots on a Galaxy S23 Ultra. Apps such as Babbel, FluentU, Memrise, Mondly, and Pimsleur were not considered due to their lack of free availability beyond a limited free trial. 

Why Use a Language Learning App?

Learning a new language can be challenging - the U.S. Department of State estimates that a Category 1 language such as Spanish takes 600 to 750 classroom hours (24 to 30 weeks of school) to gain proficiency. That said, your learning certainly doesn’t have to be done in a classroom setting and it doesn’t even need to feel like studying! Whether you’re taking on the exciting project of learning Spanish for work, travel, or brain enrichment, language learning apps make the process more fun while providing you with the right tools for your education.

While old-school methods like clunky English-to-Spanish dictionaries, phrase books, and dense grammar guides will get the job done, reading a textbook or searching for information bit-by-bit isn’t the most enjoyable and can drive some away from language learning entirely. Modern digital tools provide the opportunity to study anywhere, at any time, and at a much lower cost than hiring a tutor. Language learning tools can help you master the key skills you need to reach fluency.

How Do Language Learning Apps Work?

While some apps offer simple and direct learning, others opt for a more gamified experience to enhance learning by increasing your desire to progress in the app. Each app will prioritize different building blocks such as vocabulary, grammar, reading, and auditory processing. Many apps focus on vocabulary acquisition and memorization, yet few incorporate the much needed act of spaced repetition. Some apps prefer natural exposure, in which vocabulary words are introduced in the context of a sentence, short phrase or passage, and even stories. This may be aided by the use of written and/or recorded audio material to improve reading and auditory comprehension skills. Pairing these texts or clips with translation tools helps familiarize users with sentence composition while exposing them to a large volume of common vocabulary words. Many of the more prominent language learning apps utilize techniques rooted in neuroscience while continually performing educational research and performing updates to enhance your learning.

Choosing The Right App For You

As all of the apps listed here offer free-to-use models, worrying about price needn’t be a necessity. Your top considerations should be your current Spanish fluency level; the skill set(s) you wish to develop; and the context in which you will be learning. There are plenty of apps perfect for beginners, while others are tailored to hone the skills of intermediate-level speakers through specific drills. Most beginner apps offer a suite of tools in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, though it is worth noting that some focus solely on building your vocabulary. For learners looking to improve their comprehension of spoken Spanish, it may be best to shy away from apps that lack an auditory multimedia element. Finally, your learning setting will impact which app best suits your needs. Listening sessions may be great for transit, while practicing your own speaking may be challenging during a lunch in a shared break room.

Overview
Bonus.) Lingvity - Best for drilling tenses
10.) Lwingo - Best for nonfiction readers
9.) Language Flower - Best for fiction readers and TV lovers
8.) LingoClip - Best for music lovers
7.) Clozemaster - Best to drill vocabulary 
6.) Drops - Best to build vocabulary for beginners
5.) Promova - Best for specified vocabulary
4.) LingQ - Best for variety of content
3.) Duolingo - Best for competitors and motivation
2.) Busuu - Best for straight-forward learning
1.) Spanish Dictionary - Best overall

Bonus.) Lingvity

 - Best for drilling tenses.

Gaining familiarity with conjugations can be incredibly challenging for new Spanish Language learners. We don’t tend to think about conjugations much in English (though we do use them), but they are an essential part of learning to speak Spanish. For each verb, there are six conjugations depending on who is the subject, though even these are conjugated differently depending on whether the verb has an -ar, -er, or -ir ending. Additionally, there are numerous tenses, each of which follows a completely different set of conjugation rules. Not to mention all of the irregular verb conjugations and stem changes.

Lingvity is an excellent starting point to gain familiarity with conjugations in the present, preterit, and future tenses. The app tests users ability to conjugate standard -ar, -er, and -ir verbs into the six forms used in Spain. Latin American Spanish speakers may not be familiar with the vosotros form (similar to y’all in English), but as it is still standard to be taught in schools, it is a helpful inclusion. Once familiar with the standard conjugation, users can also gain practice with stem-changing verbs (‘e’-to-‘ie’; ‘o’-to-‘ue’; and ‘e’-to-‘i’) and irregular verbs. Users can also test themselves overall with a 20-question ‘exam’ to gauge all-around progress.

Lingvity is incredibly simple, easy-to-use, and user friendly. I highly recommend this app for any beginners, as well as for anyone teaching an introductory spanish course, as it is a great way for students to test their own progress. Since Lingvity only drills conjugations, it certainly won’t teach you Spanish, but it can be a major help to getting over one of the most difficult hurdles for early learners. Lingvity is specific to Spanish language conjugations and does not offer features to learn any other language. The app is completely free and has no paid or premium features. 

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

Lingvity is a seldom known app, with only two reviews on the Apple App Store - both 5 stars. There have been over 1K downloads from the Google Play Store and the app currently holds a 4.5 star average across 40 reviews.

10.) Lwingo

 - Best for nonfiction readers.

Lwingo offers a catalog of non-fiction articles both written and narrated in Spanish to improve auditory processing while building vocabulary. Articles range from 30 seconds to 80 minutes and span a variety of topics, including: culture; people; places; history; food and drinks; animals; arts; living things; literature; crime; movies; religion; technology; science; sport; music; plants; entertainment; economy; and psychology. You can also choose from a special selection of suggested articles, easy articles, short articles, or long articles and sort by duration or difficulty. 

The authentic accent is clear and easy to understand, with options to listen to the audio in a ‘normal’, ‘slow’, or ‘extra slow’ pace. The non-fiction content and authentic accent allows for plenty of opportunity to practice some of the same skills you would develop from immersion in a country that speaks Spanish (paises hispanohablantes). As you listen, text is highlighted in paragraph blocks for you to follow along. Additionally, a translation can be pulled up at the bottom of the screen. A button in the top right corner allows you to ‘save words’ that you can refer to later to build your vocabulary retention through a list, rote memorization of flashcards, or a fun game of hangman. 

Some features could use some improvement, as it would be easier to pin-point exact words and phrases if the text were highlighted a sentence at a time. Currency, it can sometimes be challenging to identify the definition of unknown vocabulary. Likewise, readers could challenge themselves to only translate when necessary if the translations were shown by word or sentence. I would not recommend Lwingo for those who are completely new to the Spanish language, as it does not teach directly and requires a basic ability to read in Spanish. Those with some vocabulary under their belt and a basic knowledge of sentence structure can benefit greatly. 

Although Lwingo does not teach directly, the auditory and written immersion pairs wonderfully to build vocabulary, intuitively teach grammar skills, and improve auditory processing. The app is simplistic, direct, and efficient. Lwingo only teaches Spanish, but is available for use by native English, French, Spanish, and German speakers. It is completely free to use and has no paid options or premium subscription features.

Get it on the Google Play Store.

This is a relatively new and underground app. An average rating is not yet available due to the limited number of downloads. Currently, this app is only available for Android users on the Google Play Store and cannot be accessed through the Apple App Store. 

9.) Language Flower

 - Best for fiction readers and TV lovers.

Language Flower offers a selection of short fiction ‘books’ for beginner and advanced readers. Each of the 10 fun fiction stories in the beginner section is essentially fan-fiction for a popular TV series, ranging from The Sopranos and Seinfield to Bojack Horseman and The Office. By contrast, the 8 advanced stories all link to an original Wattpad book. Though not teaching directly, Language Flower builds vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills through short, fictional stories with built-in translation tools. 

Each story is told sentence-by-sentence, with an option for narration on the bottom of every screen in the beginner tab. The narrations are a bit stuttered, but the accent is still good for gaining exposure. Unfortunately, the voice speed cannot be adjusted and there is no narration options for the intermediate level stories. Translations are easily accessible by either clicking on individual words to show their meaning or pressing and holding the ‘translate’ button to transcribe the entire displayed sentence.

Language Flower currently offers books in Spanish as well as English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. The app is completely free with no premium features.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

Language Flower has an average rating of 4.8 stars across 123 reviews on the Apple App Store and an average rating of 4.6 stars across 489 reviews on the Google Play Store. More than 50K Android users have downloaded the app to date.

8.) LingoClip

 - Best for music lovers.

LingoClip is a fun choice for music lovers who already have a bit of experience with the Spanish language. LingoClip does not offer any translations, nor does it explicitly teach, but is a great way to refresh skills and build auditory recognition of the language. The music library is expansive, spanning 29 genres. A visual element (or music video) at the top of the screen helps to keep you engaged.

In the standard ‘choice’ game mode, players fill in the blanks on popular song lyrics by choosing from a set of multiple-choice answers. As the lyrics scroll by, ‘blanks’ indicated by little green circles, will appear and the user must listen carefully to choose the correct word from four options. The ‘type’ mode (in beta) increases the difficulty further by asking players to independently type answers instead of choosing from a set. Both these games offer four difficulty levels, each one increasing the number of ‘blanks’ to be filled in: roughly 10% in beginner; 20% in intermediate; 50% in advanced; and 100% in expert. The ‘karaoke’ game mode allows players to test their speaking (or, rather, singing) skills. 

LingoClip is available to teach Spanish as well as English, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, and Catalan. A premium version is available for $6.99 a month or $41.99 a year. In addition to removing ads, the premium feature allows for translations and provides a full activity log including access to learned vocabulary. I have personally been overall pleased with the free version, which has very little waiting or ad-watching, with the exception of the lack of translation tools. LingoClip is excellent for improving auditory processing, though could use improvement as a vocabulary-expansion aid.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

LingoClip has over 1M downloads on the Google Play Store along with a 4.7 star average across 47.4K reviews. On the Apple App Store it holds a 4.6 star average rating across 443 reviews.

7.) Clozemaster

 - Best to drill vocabulary.

Clozemaster is perfect for building word power by exposing users to vocabulary in a natural context by using full-length sentences. Users are provided a sentence in Spanish with one word missing as well as a full translation in English. Using the translation as a tool, users complete the sentence. The sentences range in complexity, though they are logical and direct, so some users may only need to use the translation as a hint on more difficult sentences and ignore it otherwise. In addition, Clozemaster has grammar collections to clarify common mistakes and misunderstandings. Best of all, the app offers in-depth explanations to ensure your learning is solidified and understood. There is also a listening feature, which is only available once per day.

Clozemaster allows users to choose which set they will study from. These are grouped by the most common words (100, 500, 1K, 2K, 3K, 4K, 5K, 10K, 20K, 50K, and 50K+) or the "fluency fast track". By letting you know the frequency with which words commonly appear in the language, Clozemaster helps you gain a better understanding of your own fluency. Some linguistics studies indicate that much of our conversation is made up of fewer words than you might think, so knowing the 100 (or 250, or thousand) most common words in a language can make a huge dent in fluency. Think about it: how much of your day is spent hearing or saying completely novel sentences in comparison to the number of times you say “excuse me”, “I’d like one order of fries”, or “I love you”?

Translating sentences requires close reading and an already developed vocabulary, so this app would not be best for beginners who would have to guess at every vocabulary word. Clozemaster is available in 33 native languages and offers an impressive 70 courses for English speakers. Clozemaster offers a premium service called Clozemaster Pro at $8.99 a month or $69.99 a year. This service offers offline learning, search options, save-for-later features, customization of rounds and reviews, and the ability to create custom collections.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

ClozeMaster has over 100K downloads on the Google Play Store with an average rating of 4.8 stars across 2.37K reviews. It also holds a 4.8 star average on the Apple App Store with 738 reviews.

6.) Drops

 - Best to build vocabulary for beginners.

Many will remember the much-loved quiz app Kahoot! This bite-sized, vocabulary-centered, language learning app is brought to you by the same creative minds looking to revamp education. Drops, a Kahoot! company, is a fun way to learn vocabulary in bite-sized lessons without worrying about grammar or any other lesson formats. Users are slowly introduced to more and more vocabulary words and asked to engage with them in a variety of ways, from matching sounds and pictures to spelling. 

Drops utilizes spaced repetition to periodically review words you have already learned at a decreasing rate to improve memorization and mastery. This is a vital element in any learning app, and one that is all too often overlooked.  Drops currently offers just over 50 languages for English speakers and is now a ‘carbon compensated language learning app’, taking active steps to reduce their carbon footprint through carbon offsetting. Though you won’t learn Spanish using this app alone, it is a wonderful way to begin expanding your vocabulary. The company has received numerous awards from AppAdvice including 5 Best Learning Apps of 2023. 

The free version of drops only allows users five minutes a day, which is just perfect in my opinion! In the same way that it's better to study a little bit over the course of a whole semester than it is to cram for a final exam the night before, you want to be careful not to push ahead too fast when learning a language. Steady practice is what will help you learn a language, not simply diving in for hours on a single night. For those who prefer to use their laptops, Drops can also be accessed online at https://languagedrops.com/. If you do want to try premium, it is available for $13 a month, $89.99 a year, or $159.99 for a lifetime subscription.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

Drops has an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 63.8K reviews on the Apple App Store. 

 The app boasts over 5M downloads on the Google Play Store with a rating of 4.4 stars out of 269K reviews.

5.) Promova

- Best for specified vocabulary

    
Promova teaches vocabulary by introducing new vocabulary, offering various rounds of practice, and asking you to review mistakes along the way. Users receive personalized vocabulary list recommendations under the ‘my plan’ tab. Users can also browse the entire catalog of beginner, intermediate, and advanced lists under ‘courses’. All courses are available for free, though many quill require users to watch a short ad before gaining access. For full access ad-free, a premium service is available for $89.99 a year, $59.99 every six months, or $19.99 monthly.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Promova has over 1M downloads on the Google Play Store and a 4.5 star rating across 149K reviews. The app has a 4.6 star rating on the Apple App Store from 59.8K reviews.

4.) LingQ

 - Best for variety of content.

LingQ focuses on auditory processing and text-reading, though it does a surprisingly good job at implicit teaching through exposure as well. LingQ improves fluency through short written and spoken lessons with translations. The sheer variety of material on the app is phenomenal — all of the content is entertaining and easy-to-understand. You can choose from articles, interviews, podcasts, audio-books, real-life conversations, youtube and television snippets, mini-stories, guided courses, news, and more!

To boost vocabulary learning, LingQ allows you to save words to your library or mark them as ‘already known’ directly from the source material. As you are exposed to new words, they will also be automatically added to your vocabulary list which can be easily accessed in a tab on the bottom of the screen. From here, you can also enter a review of your vocabulary words. 

The app also allows users access to transcripts, flashcards, and other tools to solidify learning. The lessons are short, easy to follow, and surprisingly engaging. LingQ implicitly improves vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. Though I believe an absolute beginner could learn from this tool, I recommend that it be paired with a more traditional learning path to help cover some conversational basics (such as counting and describing yourself).

LingQ currently offers 46 languages for English speakers. LingQ offers a premium service for $12.99 a month of $93.49 a year. This gives users offline access, statistic tracking, the ability to compete in language tracking, and increases the number of saved words from 20 to unlimited. Personally, I don’t mind the limited number of slots, as it forces me to review and learn the vocabulary quickly so I can free up more spaces for new words I encounter.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

LingQ has a 4.7 star rating from 3.9K Apple users and a 4.3 star rating from 26.3K Android reviews. The app now has over a million downloads from the Google Play Store.

3.)  Duolingo

 - Best for competitors and motivation.

Perhaps one of the most well-known language learning apps, Duolingo is host to over 500 million language learners. The app offers a traditional learning path which focuses on acquisition of vocabulary and relevant grammar concepts. Though Duolingo is sometimes criticized for not teaching grammar more explicitly, it should be mentioned that while grammar is naturally embedded into the learning plan, it is also available explicitly both for the individual unit in the ‘tip’ section as well as the section as a whole by hitting ‘see details’. Duolingo tests users in reading, listening, writing, and speaking making the app an all-in-one learning tool. Users are also prompted to stay motivated with a gamified experience including daily and weekly challenges, friend quests, leaderboards, streaks, and more.

At the time of writing this article, Duolingo offers 39 courses for English-speakers in addition to 67 courses across 25 native languages. Each of the 25 other languages offers an English course, while many teach additional languages. Duolingo is always expanding their language library, as well as making continual updates to their language learning platform using leading research-backed strategies. The Spanish course is their original and most developed, currently offering 327 units across nine sections, as well as a tenth section called ‘daily refresh’ with six levels for those who have completed the entire course. Sections one, two and three teach through CEFR level A1, section four covers level A2, sections five and six teach level B1, sections seven and eight teach B2, and section nine offers personalized challenges to continue improving your language skills. With handy test-out features that are just challenging enough, Duolingo is perfect for any level of Spanish speaker.

Duolingo remains true to their mission of providing free education, however, there are premium features that I have really come to enjoy and do pay for in my own use of the app. Super Duolingo (previously Duolingo Plus) is a premium service which removes ads, enables unlimited hearts (so making mistakes will no longer slow lesson progress), grants unlimited attempts at legendary trophies (rather than having to pay-per-attempt), and offers personalized mistake reviews. Now, these are not the same features that the premium service launched with and probably won’t be the same ones offered a year from now. Super Duolingo used to include a progress test, which has since been removed, along with many other features; though new ones are added in their place. The app is constantly changing in an effort to best tailor to the latest data on language learning. 

Super Duolingo is currently available for $12.99 a month, $83.99 a year, or $119.99 a year for a family of up to 7 users. While this newest feature is not yet available to Android users, it is also worth noting that Duolingo has launched another premium service called Duolingo Max for Apple users which integrates an AI system to practice conversational skills and provide more in-depth error analysis using OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology. Duolingo Max is priced higher than Super Duolingo at $30 a month, $168 yearly, or $200 yearly for a family plan. That said, the free model will always grant you access to the language path in all of its updated forms. 

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

With over a hundred million downloads on the Google Play Store, Duolingo has a 4.7 star average rating out of 19.3M reviews, and likewise, a 4.7 star average out of 2.2M reviews on the Apple App Store.

2.) Busuu

 - Best for straight-forward learning.

Chegg, the studying and homework help app that got so many of us through high school math, now offers a new language learning app: Busuu. Busuu offers a standard lesson path that introduces vocabulary words individually while offering contextual sentences as examples. As the lesson progresses, users are asked to answer true and false questions; pair phrases; and even spell newly introduced vocabulary words from a set of given letters. The Busuu app explicitly teaches vocabulary, grammar, and cultural phrases using techniques including vocabulary building and spelling; grammar exercises; conversational learning; listening comprehension; and speaking lessons. 

Busuu has a very useful ‘checkpoint’ feature to allow users to test-out of content, but be warned that you will have to finish the very first introductory lesson before this is an option. Luckily, the content is offered in bite-sized chunks to make that feasible. The lessons are very short, and add up to complete a chapter, which can be tested out of. Chapters are then divided by skill level using the CEFR language levels.

 In addition, Busuu offers a ‘community’ section in their app where users can connect with other language learners. This section includes weekly challenges, such as answering questions and describing pictures in Spanish; translating from English into Spanish, and practicing speaking skills. Once completed all of these challenges will be corrected by native speakers to help you improve. Through this tab you can add friends, and are able to see their name; native language; their progress towards fluency in languages they are learning; their current nation of residence; and their involvement in the community app. The app is very visually clean. If you prefer to learn on your laptop, you can also access Busuu online at https://www.busuu.com/en-us.

Busuu currently offers 14 languages, though each language has multiple path options. For example, Spanish has two classic paths — Complete Spanish and Spanish for Travel — as well as four new paths: Learn Spanish with El País; All About Spanish; Complete Latin American Spanish; and Advanced Spanish Exam Preparation. According to their press center, each of their courses is “reinforced with guidance from our vast community of native speakers, who offer cultural insights and support at every step of the way”. The company has 120 million registered users across 160 countries.

With the free version, you will have to sit through short ads before (and sometimes after) most lessons. The review tab, which offers the much important element of spaced repetition to this learning app, is only available with a premium membership. Busuu offers a premium feature for $15 a month, $90 every 6-months, or $180 a year. These prices are frequently discounted up to 80% off, so be sure to watch out for sales. Premium allows you to access all lessons at any time so that you can choose the sections most relevant to your language needs, rather than following the learning path in order. It also removes ads, provides all-in-one practice tools and spaced repetition, and prioritizes your feedback in the community section. In addition, Busuu offers certificates to premium learners to prove their progress in the app. 

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

Busuu holds an average rating of 4.7 stars on both the Apple App Store (77K reviews) and Google Play Store (633K reviews) while receiving over 10M downloads on Android devices. 

1.) Spanish Dictionary

 - Best overall.

Spanish Dictionary has come a long way since the days when I first began using it at the direction of my high school teacher nearly a decade ago. Then, the main enticing features of the app were its large catalog of definitions, examples, and conjugations along with its ‘word of the day’. Today, Spanish Dictionary explicitly teaches everything from vocabulary and grammar to conjugations and cultural phrases in a clear, concise, and organized manner. 

The ‘explore’ tab offers top picks like the word of the day, a lesson, vocabulary words, a travel guide, and conjugation drills. The ‘learn’ tab offers your traditional learning path with checkpoint options to jump ahead. The ‘vocabulary’ tab lets you create and quiz yourself on your own vocabulary lists, as well as to search a wide database of pre-existing lists. These include weather, verbs, idioms, slang, legal, regionalisms, past words of the day, and much more.  The ‘grammar’ tab has interactive lessons, and under ‘more’ users can find conjugation drills, phrases, cheat sheets, and the word of the day. Though not as flashy as some other apps, Spanish Dictionary is absolutely wonderful. You can also access the site online at https://www.spanishdict.com/ if you prefer to learn on your laptop.

Spanish Dictionary is only available to learn Spanish and does not currently have any partner apps to teach other languages. Spanish Dictionary does have a paid premium feature, though the app hardly necessitates it. The ads are limited and not very distracting, so while removing them is nice, it certainly isn't essential. Premium also gives users access to cheatsheets and phrasebooks. While these are helpful additions, when compared to the plethora of free information already available on the app, it is a minor thing to miss out on. If you are interested in trying the premium version, the app offers 7 days free and then charges a yearly fee of $59.99.

Get it on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 

With over a million downloads on the Google Play Store, Spanish Dictionary has a 4.8 star average rating out of 75.7K reviews, and likewise, a 4.8 star average out of 164.3K reviews on the Apple App Store.

Final Thoughts and Comparisons

Traditional Learning Paths:

A traditional learning path is easiest to follow and typically offers a test-out feature to help users be placed at an appropriate learning level for their current skill set. These all-in-one tool baskets offer guided lessons spanning vocabulary acquisition, grammar, listening comprehension, speaking ability, spelling, writing, and more. Try to pick one of these as your main tool to direct your learning and then identify other areas that you would like to improve.

Spanish Dictionary is an excellent choice, as the app is tailored to teaching Spanish only and has been designed with the best features to do just that. That said, the app isn’t very flashy. Duolingo reigns supreme for users looking for a gamified experience. However, Busuu’s incorporation of video clips, detailed grammar lessons, and community section give it a major edge over Duolingo’s animations, robotic voices, and sometimes nonsensical translations. Busuu lessons also provide fun facts which offer cultural learning - an often lost component when language learning is done at home rather than in a classroom or through exposure.

 Pairing your chosen learning path with additional apps can help fine-tune skills that would otherwise be neglected or under-appreciated. Consider your desired skills and learning context. 

Beginner Bundle:

Select a traditional learning path to guide your study and teach the basics. Use Drops to expand your vocabulary. Get familiar with conjugation using Lingvity.

Vocabulary:

Drops is the best vocabulary tool for beginners. Promova is a great option for both beginner and intermediate speakers who wish to develop more specified vocabulary centered around specific subjects. Language Flower is a great resource for beginner and intermediate readers which offers translation tools that make expanding your vocabulary through context easy and fun. For those hoping to reinforce the vocabulary they already know while learning an expanse of new words, Clozemaster is a great option that offers endless sentences rather than related passages.

Reading:

The most enticing app to practice your reading skills is LingQ due to its sheer variety in content, intuitive translation tools, bite-sized lessons, engaging writing style, and narrations. For those seeking a minimal, easy to navigate app, Lwingo is a perfect way to gain authentic exposure to a large number of non-fiction texts with the aid of narration by native speakers, (though the text can be rather dry). Those who would like a cleaner app with more fun, fiction content may prefer the small selection available on Language Flower.

Auditory Processing:

For those looking to hone their fine hearing skills and test their auditory listening, LingoClip offers the best challenge. Lwingo is perfect for those who want to gain exposure to authentic native speakers while utilizing the aid of written non-fiction texts. LingQ has a large variety of content, though some of the audio clips are generated, making them less optimal for exposure.

Conclusion

Ultimately, everyone is different, so play around with the apps and see which ones interest you! Don’t be afraid to use more than one either, even if its not very often at first. Building a habit takes time, as does learning a language. Keep at it as often as you can and stay positive about your progress.