Alternatives to Rosetta Stone
An immersion-based language-learning app with pronunciation feedback, conversation practice and flashcards. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Rosetta Stone
An immersion-based language-learning app with pronunciation feedback, conversation practice and flashcards.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Rosetta Stone.
Babbel
A subscription language learning app built around structured lessons focused on everyday conversation.
Babbel is also a paid subscription with structured lessons, focusing on everyday conversation, but it does not describe live practice with native speakers.
Pimsleur
An audio-first language-learning app built around 30-minute spoken lessons for conversational practice.
Pimsleur is a paid subscription built around 30-minute audio lessons that work hands-free and offline, covering 51 languages for up to four users.
Duolingo
A language-learning app with short game-like lessons, plus courses in subjects such as chess.
Duolingo is freemium with short game-like lessons and habit features such as streaks, lighter than a structured course, on Android, iOS and web.
Busuu
A language learning app with short expert-made lessons and feedback from native speakers.
Busuu is freemium with short expert-made lessons, pronunciation feedback and corrections from a community of native speakers, with full courses behind payment.
Speak
A language learning app that uses an AI tutor for spoken conversation practice.
Speak is freemium and focuses on spoken conversation with an AI tutor on Android and iOS, though it covers a limited set of languages.
Memrise
A language learning app with courses built around spaced repetition and videos of native speakers.
Memrise is web based and uses spaced repetition and videos of native speakers, with goal-based courses in a very large choice of languages.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Tandem
A language exchange app that pairs you with native speakers who want to learn your language.
HelloTalk
A language exchange app for chatting with native speakers, with built-in translation and correction tools.
LingQ
A language learning service built around reading and listening to real content such as books and podcasts.
Drops
A visual, game-like vocabulary trainer for over 55 languages, built around five-minute daily sessions.
Lingvist
A language-learning app that teaches vocabulary with adaptive algorithms and short daily sessions.
