A lot has changed in the past few years when it comes to Italian language learning apps. Nowadays, apps have a lot more to offer than they used to. And while you shouldn’t be using apps exclusively to study Italian, they’re worth taking advantage of.
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Speaky is a social language-learning app for people interested in language exchange. It’s available for iOS, Android, and the web. Users can chat with other language learners, share photos, leave voice messages or even have voice calls. The basic features on Speaky are free to use, but access to more than five translations per day requires a subscription.
There are some dedicated language learners on Speaky but not as many as similar apps.
The platform is easy to use but lacks advanced features.
Speaky is mostly free to use, extra features are available for a subscription.
The basic features on Speaky are free to use. A premium membership is available for a subscription.
Speaky is a language exchange app. It facilitates exchange by allowing users to chat with others in the language they’re learning. Its function is pretty simple and straightforward — search for a partner with a reciprocal language combination and say hello.
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Rype is a resource that provides language learners with access to one-on-one lessons with teachers. According to its advertising, you’ll be able to “Learn anytime, anywhere, on-the-go.” Users purchase a subscription package that contains a certain number of lessons per month. The lessons are 30-minutes long and are easy to schedule.
The platform is very easy to use, but there aren’t many teacher details and lessons take place on Skype.
There seems to be a range of experience levels on Rype and a very small number of teachers.
The hourly rates are higher than similar online tutor options and you have to commit to a subscription.
The price varies per subscription package and number of lessons each month. This ranges from $59.99-179.99.
The availability of online one-on-one language courses has skyrocketed in recent years, and it’s made it possible for just about anyone with an internet connection to find a suitable language tutor.
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Live Lingua is an online language school that pairs students with certified teachers for one-on-one online classes. The platform aims to provide a more personalized service than online tutor directories by assigning a personal class coordinator and a customized curriculum for each student. Lessons are available in seven different popular languages and for a variety of different courses.
All teachers are native speakers and receive additional training through Live Lingua.
Lots of extra free material, but with mistakes. There are specialized course options, and video lessons happen on Skype.
More expensive than other online classes and less flexible, but more personalized.
The hourly rate for classes on Live Lingua ranges from $24 – $29 depending on the certificate, language, and number of classes you purchase. The first lesson is free.
In the words of its founders, Live Lingua is a “boutique” online language school.
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Busuu is a digital language-learning app with over 90 million registered users. The resource offers vocabulary and grammar practice through short, self-paced study exercises. It also has a social aspect that allows users to get writing and pronunciation feedback from native speakers. It is available on the web, iOS, and Android.
The layout is great, and the quality for non-Asian languages is decent, but there were significant errors in the Chinese course.
It has some good explanations but doesn’t often offer much in the way of in-depth explanations.
Busuu is relatively inexpensive, but there are more thorough and efficient resources out there.
Premium Subscriptions
One month: $13.95
Six months: $50.70 ($8.45/month)
One Year: $40.70 ($3.48/month)
Boasting a user base of over 90 million, Busuu is a heavyweight in the digital language-learning landscape. It was launched in 2008 and has remained a popular and relatively low-cost option for language learners.
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Word Dive uses artificial intelligence and short exercises to help language learners commit study items to long-term memory. The app provides instruction in ten languages and is available for desktop, iOS, and Android.
It’s very easy to use, but I thought the material was limited.
You can practice vocabulary and grammar, but there are almost no grammar explanations.
It isn’t very expensive, but other resources are similarly priced and more comprehensive.
A subscription starts at $9.99. For 3 months it is $27.99. 6 months $47.99. 12 months $79.99.
Combine a strong affinity for things under the sea and a desire to make the lives of language learners easier, and you might produce something similar to Word Dive.
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HiNative is a Q&A app for language learners that want to have questions answered by native speakers. It’s available for iOS, Android and desktop, and it has over three million registered users. A free version is available that offers the basic features of the app.
The app is pretty basic, but it works.
Many users are very helpful, but not all questions receive intelligent responses.
The basic functions of the app are available for free, but you’ll need to pay for audio or video features.
The basic features of HiNative are free to use. A premium subscription is available for $9.99/month paid monthly, or annually $34.99 payment
While learning a new language, one of the best resources available is other people. Native speakers are one of the most reliable sources for authoritative answers to your language questions. They know intuitively and deeply how the language is supposed to be used.
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Tandem is a popular language exchange app with over one million active users. It’s available for iOS and Android and aims to bring language learners from all over the world together. It’s largely centered around its chat capabilities and language tools that facilitate communication, but there is also a tutoring service offered in the app.
There are lots of active language learners, especially those looking to pair with native English speakers.
The interface is intuitive and the language tools are simple and effective, though you’ll quickly run out of free translations.
The free version is all most people will need. Tandem Pro doesn’t add a ton of extra value.
There is a limited free version of Tandem and a pro version available at $6.99 for one month, $10.67/month for three months, and $6.67/month for a year’s subscription.
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Mango Languages is a pretty good resource with numerous languages available along with their regional variations. It’ll work the best for beginners or for those interested in studying a few languages at the same time. Anybody past the intermediate level won’t find Mango Languages very useful.
It is well designed, has a beautiful interface, and is intuitive to use.
There are some gaps in terms of writing and grammar, along with a lack of materials for intermediate or higher level students.
The price is fair and will give you access to materials for over 70 languages.
A subscription to Mango Languages costs $14.99 a month or 179.99 yearly.
Mango Languages has high-quality beginner to intermediate level lessons in tons of different languages.
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Babbel is an online language-learning platform with over 1 million active users. It’s available on the web, for iOS, and for Android. The app aims to get learners to a conversational level as quickly as possible through the use of a variety of exercises and spaced repetition for review. The courses are well put together and relatively inexpensive; there are 14 different languages available.
It’s well-designed and the content is immediately useful.
The material provided is effective and covers a lot, but isn’t ideal for advanced levels.
The price is relatively low for what’s offered, but you’ll have to purchase each language separately.
Babbel uses a recurring subscription model and offers a 20-day money-back guarantee. Price per month depends on the length of the subscription and only includes access to one language.
Monthly – $14.95/mo Every 3 Months – $12.65/mo Every 6 Months – $11.15/mo Every year – $7.45/mo
The prices listed here are for customers in the United States; they otherwise vary by region.
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With over 1 million active users, Babbel is one of the more popular language-learning platforms out there. Since it became available in 2007 it’s been expanded to offer curriculum-based instruction for 14 different languages on the web, iOS, and Android.
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