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 | 96.1 | 98% | 1.5 | 100% | — | |
| 2 | Babbel | Babbel | 86.8 | 93% | 2.8 | 100% | — | |
| 3 | Memrise | Memrise | 72.9 | 76% | 4.2 | 100% | 1 | |
| 4 | Pimsleur | Simon & Schuster | 65.6 | 72% | 5.8 | 100% | 1 | |
| 5 | HelloTalk | HelloTalk | 63.7 | 72% | 6.5 | 100% | 2 | |
| 6 | Rosetta Stone | IXL Learning | 62.4 | 56% | 4.2 | 100% | — | |
| 7 | Busuu | Busuu | 60.6 | 59% | 5.3 | 100% | 4 | |
| 8 | Tandem | Tandem | 53.1 | 57% | 7.1 | 83% | — | |
| 9 | Anki | Anki | 47.3 | 43% | 6.4 | 83% | 1 | |
| 10 | Drops | Kahoot | 39.9 | 35% | 8.8 | 100% | 5 | |
| 11 | LingQ | LingQ | 36.5 | 26% | 8.2 | 100% | 1 | |
| 12 | italki | italki | 34.3 | 22% | 6.9 | 67% | 1 | |
| 13 | Speak | Speak | 32.0 | 9% | 4.4 | 33% | 5 | |
| 14 | Mondly | Pearson | 28.4 | 13% | 7.4 | 67% | 2 | |
| 15 | LingoDeer | LingoDeer | 26.9 | 17% | 7.4 | 33% | 4 | |
| 16 | Duolingo Max | Duolingo | 24.1 | 4% | 6.0 | 33% | 7 | |
| 17 | Quizlet | — | 23.6 | 9% | 8.0 | 50% | NEW | |
| 18 | Clozemaster | Clozemaster | 22.4 | 9% | 8.6 | 50% | 1 | |
| 19 | Speechling | Speechling | 22.0 | 9% | 9.8 | 67% | NEW | |
| 20 | Preply | Preply | 21.4 | 9% | 10.2 | 67% | 1 |
Overall Top 20 — mention frequency vs average rank. Split by this period's medians. Tap a point to see its name.
Brands mentioned as of this period (2026-08-24) but outside the Top 20.
| Product | Mention rate |
|---|---|
| ELSA Speak | 6% |
| Speeko | 6% |
| YouTube | 6% |
| Mango Languages | 4% |
| Beelinguapp | 4% |
| Readlang | 4% |
| Fluenz | 4% |
| Tinycards | 4% |
| ConversationExchange | 4% |
| Lingoda | 2% |