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 | 96.0 | 100% | 1.6 | — | |
| 2 | Babbel | Babbel | 93.7 | 100% | 2.0 | — | |
| 3 | Busuu | Busuu | 80.2 | 100% | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Rosetta Stone | IXL Learning | 75.0 | 88% | 4.4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Pimsleur | Simon & Schuster | 66.4 | 88% | 7.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tandem | Tandem | 65.3 | 75% | 5.2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Memrise | Memrise | 62.5 | 75% | 6.0 | 1 | |
| 8 | HelloTalk | HelloTalk | 61.0 | 75% | 6.5 | — | |
| 9 | ConversationExchange | — | 40.4 | 25% | 4.5 | NEW | |
| 10 | Anki | Anki | 37.2 | 38% | 7.7 | — | |
| 11 | Speeko | — | 32.3 | 38% | 10.0 | NEW | |
| 12 | LingQ | LingQ | 32.3 | 38% | 10.0 | 2 | |
| 13 | YouTube | — | 30.7 | 38% | 11.0 | NEW | |
| 14 | Lingoda | — | 25.2 | 13% | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Quizlet | — | 22.6 | 13% | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Preply | Preply | 22.6 | 13% | 8.0 | NEW | |
| 17 | Easy Languages | — | 20.4 | 13% | 9.0 | NEW | |
| 18 | Lingoni | — | 20.4 | 13% | 9.0 | NEW | |
| 19 | Drops | Kahoot | 19.7 | 25% | 14.5 | 6 | |
| 20 | Forvo | — | 16.9 | 13% | 11.0 | NEW |
Overall Top 20 — mention frequency vs average rank. Split by this period's medians. Tap a point to see its name.