When people ask AI how to learn a language, here’s which apps land on the shortlist. Language apps compete on habit and progress. See who AI defaults to this period before you pick a daily practice tool — and watch which competitors move in or out.
Drops made the largest climb, up 5 to #10.
| Compare | Pos | Product | Company | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duolingo | Duolingo | 100.0 | 100% | 1.0 | — | |
| 2 | Babbel | Babbel | 86.9 | 88% | 2.0 | — | |
| 3 | Busuu | Busuu | 80.6 | 100% | 4.8 | 1 | |
| 4 | Rosetta Stone | IXL Learning | 73.0 | 75% | 3.3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Memrise | Memrise | 71.4 | 75% | 3.7 | — | |
| 6 | HelloTalk | HelloTalk | 63.6 | 75% | 5.7 | — | |
| 7 | LingoDeer | LingoDeer | 55.6 | 63% | 6.0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Pimsleur | Simon & Schuster | 45.1 | 50% | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Drops | Kahoot | 43.3 | 50% | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mondly | Pearson | 41.9 | 38% | 6.0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Anki | Anki | 38.9 | 38% | 7.0 | NEW | |
| 12 | LingQ | LingQ | 28.1 | 13% | 6.0 | NEW | |
| 13 | Speechling | Speechling | 25.2 | 13% | 7.0 | NEW | |
| 14 | Tandem | Tandem | 25.2 | 13% | 7.0 | 5 | |
| 15 | Beelinguapp | — | 18.5 | 13% | 10.0 | NEW | |
| 16 | Mango Languages | — | 18.5 | 13% | 10.0 | 1 |
Overall Top 20 — mention frequency vs average rank. Split by this period's medians. Tap a point to see its name.