Language Guides

When visiting another country, it is good form to speak at least a few words in its language – and be it only "Hello", "Thanks", and "Goodbye". The Playstore holds tons of apps to help you, so listing them all here is close to impossible. As usually, I'll present a decent selection.

Language Guides based on German

2023-05-30

Spanisch lernen für den Urlaub (4.4@79) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2020-12-22
Lateinon: Lateinalleskönner (4.1@485) Ǥ 8 3
Spotlight - Englisch lernen (3.1@75) Ǥ 8 2 / ECOS - Spanisch lernen (2.5@59) Ǥ 8 2 / ADESSO - Italienisch lernen (3.4@59) Ǥ 5 2 / Business Spotlight - Englisch (3.2@21) Ǥ 8 2
Spanisch Lernen Kostenlos: Spr (3@12) 2 6 LastUpdate: 2019-02-26

Russian Language Guides

2023-05-30

Russian 101 Audio Course (5@111) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-08-21 Github
Learn Russian Phrases (4.5@13,835) Ǥ 10 10
Learn Hebrew - 5,000 Phrases (4.5@1,248) Ǥ 11 9
Learn Hebrew - 50 languages (4.5@750) Ǥ 16 3 learn using your native language
Learn Hebrew (4.4@7,661) Ǥ 8 1
Learn Russian (4.4@6,414) Ǥ 7 1
Learn Hebrew (4.4@54) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2019-07-25
Russian Verbs Pro (Demo) (4.2@418) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Russian Verbs Pro (3.4@290; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Lernen Russisch Sprachführer (4@1) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2019-08-15
Learn Russian Phrasebook (3.6@1,345) Ǥ 10 9
Russian in a Month: Free lessons&Listening course (3.5@558) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-10-22 / Russian in a Month: Express Sp (4.2@202; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-06-04
Russisch für Anfänger : Beispi (3@1; ~EUR 2.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-30

Hebrew Language Guides

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Learn Hebrew - Speak Hebrew (4.5@26,381) Ǥ 23 10
Nemo Hebrew (4.5@9,230) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-10-15
Learn Hebrew - 5,000 Phrases (4.5@1,248) Ǥ 11 9
Learn Hebrew - 50 languages (4.5@750) Ǥ 16 3 learn using your native language
Learn Hebrew (4.4@7,661) Ǥ 8 1
Learn Hebrew Vocabulary Free (4.2@6,923) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-07
Hebrew in a Month: �Listening (4.1@213; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-06-04

Learn together

2023-05-27

These apps are about „group learning”: find partners native to your target language, and/or other learners of it, to practice and enhance your language skills!

HiNative - Language Learning (4.5@44,736) Ǥ 20 9
Tandem: Language exchange (4.1@314,660) Ǥ 30 6
HelloTalk - Learn Languages (3.1@194,968) Ǥ 37 15
Chat to learn English (3@6,686) Ǥ 10 6
Speaky - Language Exchange (2.9@134,048) Ǥ 22 7 connect w/ other learners; connect with „pen pals“ native to your target language; learn together
Idyoma: Language Exchange (1@87) Ǥ 24 6 learn „near-by“ languages (based on those you know and those you want); learn by practicing with others

Other Language Guides

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Tourist language learn & speak (5@24) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2013-07-26
Language Coach (4.7@161; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-12-30 / Travel Interpreter Phrasebook (3.9@499; ~EUR 8.00) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-07-19
English Exercises - Learn Fast (4.7@7) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-10-13
Memrise AI Language Learning (4.6@1,487,536) Ǥ 14 5
Babbel - Learn Languages (4.6@876,338) Ǥ 13 7
Rosetta Stone: Learn, Practice (4.6@360,274) Ǥ 23 6 Wikipedia
Learn 50 languages (4.6@62,884) Ǥ 16 3
Learn French for Beginners (4.6@8,416) 6 3 LastUpdate: 2021-08-09 Review 1/2021
Langu Live Language Learning (4.6@48) Ǥ 3 2 LastUpdate: 2016-12-18
Learn reading (in french) (4.6@22) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-07 GitLab; French for kids
Learn 33 Languages - Mondly (4.5@778,803) Ǥ 27 10 Review 4/2020; 30+ languages
ABA English - Learn English (4.5@160,443) Ǥ 25 11
Conversation Translator (4.5@153,774) Ǥ 8 3
Beelinguapp Language Audiobook (4.5@70,713) Ǥ 12 8 Intro 7/2019; presents stories in two languages to follow along with karaoke style
Innovative Language Learning (4.5@39,386) Ǥ 12 2
Drops: Language Learning Games (4.4@259,397) Ǥ 18 13
Speekoo - Learn a language (4.4@106,563) Ǥ 8 2
Mango Languages Learning (4.4@17,584) Ǥ 10 1 70+ languages
Learn Spanish for Beginners (4.4@10,414) 6 3 LastUpdate: 2021-08-12 Intro 6/2020
French Grammar (4.4@14) 7 2
Duolingo: language lessons (4.3@15,086,851) Ǥ 25 10
Busuu: Learn Languages (4.3@524,706) Ǥ 20 13
Learn English (4.3@39,460) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2020-12-06 / Learn French (4.7@10,729) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2021-09-20 / Learn Russian (4.5@12,031) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2021-09-20 / Learn Turkish (4.3@22,781) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2021-02-18 apps for multiple other languages as well
Italian Class Demo (4.3@425) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2020-12-03 / Italian Class (3@106; ~EUR 3.50) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
Learn Italian Phrasebook (4.3@208) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-26 also apps for other languages
English with Lingualeo (4.2@354,466) Ǥ 13 9
Learn Languages - Awabe (4.2@6,954) Ǥ 9 2
Clozemaster: learn words easy (4.2@2,107) Ǥ 22 2
10,000 sentences (4.2@220) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-09 Github; 20+ languages; bi-directional (e.g. „English for French speakers“ and „French for English speakers“)
German Class Demo (4.1@430) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2020-05-20 / German Class (3.8@116; ~EUR 3.50) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
EASY Peasy - English for Kids (4@575) Ǥ 10 2 Privatsphäre-Check 9/2021
Phrasebook PRO Lite (4@561) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2020-04-12 / Phrasebook PRO (16 languages) (4.4@668; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-11-02
Spanish Class Demo (3.6@1,640) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2018-12-09 / Spanish Class (3.6@585; ~EUR 3.50) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
Global interpreter [10 Lang] (3.5@2,677) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2021-11-24 / Global interpreter [CJK] (4.1@548) Ǥ 12 3 / Global interpreter [EUR] (3.7@123) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2021-07-16 / Global interpreter [SEA] (2@204) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2021-07-16
RightNow English Conversation (3.3@5,138) Ǥ 12 3 also apps for other languages
French Class Demo (2.5@827) 2 3 LastUpdate: 2020-08-12 / French Class (4.3@194; ~EUR 3.50) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2018-03-01
Learning English - Listening (0@0) Ǥ 6 11
Momkin (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-11-03 Codeberg; visual learning
Fun With Kanji (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; learn Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
Kanji Dojo (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; learn & practice writing Japanese characters

Further Readings:

Category References and Translations
Category Vocabulary & Flash Cards
The 7 Best Spanish Learning Apps for Android and iPhone (9/2022)
Top Apps for Learning Foreign Languages (8/2022)
Neue Sprache lernen? Mit diesen 5 genialen Apps schaffst du es (7/2021 - 12/2021)
The Best Language Learning Apps That Really Work (12/2019 - 6/2021)
5 Apps to Help You Learn a New Language (5/2019)

2023-05-30

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Language Guides

Language Guides based on German

Russian Language Guides

Hebrew Language Guides

Learn together

Other Language Guides