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 | 96.8 | 100% | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 2 | Babbel | Babbel | 90.9 | 100% | 2.5 | — | |
| 3 | Memrise | Memrise | 89.0 | 100% | 2.9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pimsleur | Simon & Schuster | 82.6 | 100% | 4.3 | — | |
| 5 | Tandem | Tandem | 63.9 | 88% | 8.0 | 5 | |
| 6 | HelloTalk | HelloTalk | 63.5 | 88% | 8.1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Anki | Anki | 51.6 | 63% | 7.4 | — | |
| 8 | italki | italki | 48.0 | 50% | 6.3 | 2 | |
| 9 | Busuu | Busuu | 45.8 | 50% | 7.0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Drops | Kahoot | 42.1 | 50% | 8.5 | NEW | |
| 11 | LingoDeer | LingoDeer | 40.5 | 50% | 9.3 | 2 | |
| 12 | Quizlet | — | 36.4 | 38% | 8.0 | NEW | |
| 13 | Tinycards | — | 33.5 | 25% | 6.5 | NEW | |
| 14 | Speak | Speak | 31.6 | 13% | 5.0 | NEW | |
| 15 | Mondly | Pearson | 31.6 | 13% | 5.0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Rosetta Stone | IXL Learning | 31.6 | 13% | 5.0 | 11 | |
| 17 | HelloTalk AI | — | 28.1 | 13% | 6.0 | NEW | |
| 18 | Speechling | Speechling | 26.3 | 25% | 9.5 | 2 | |
| 19 | LingQ | LingQ | 25.4 | 25% | 10.0 | NEW | |
| 20 | Glossika | — | 18.5 | 13% | 10.0 | NEW |
Overall Top 20 — mention frequency vs average rank. Split by this period's medians. Tap a point to see its name.