A running list of online language-learning tools, courses, and immersion resources — each one labeled honestly, whether that’s a recommendation, a pass, or an honest “we haven’t tried this yet.”
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool·FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Learn vocabulary through fill-in-the-blank sentences in context
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material·FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Gamified introductory and intermediate language courses
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool · Learning Material·PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Mass-sentence audio training with spaced repetition
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool·Paid, or free via a libraryNormally paid, but often accessible for free through a library membership.
Structured app-based language courses across many languages
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool·FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Browser extension that inserts target-language words into ordinary webpages
Levels: Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Video-based app built around native-speaker clips
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Audio-first conversational course
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Grammar reference and SRS practice
Levels: Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Integrated vocabulary, kanji and grammar study
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Kanji and vocabulary learning system
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Chinese dictionary, reader, OCR and flashcards
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate, Advanced
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material · Input & Immersion··Free & paidThis listing bundles more than one thing (e.g. a free YouTube channel plus a paid course), and each part has its own price.
Comprehensive European Portuguese platform
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
Tool · Learning Material··FreemiumFree to start, with paid tiers for more features or content.
Structured app courses with exercises and community feedback
Levels: Starter, Beginner, Lower intermediate, Higher intermediate
Tool · Learning Material··PaidRequires payment — no meaningful free tier.
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