AI tutor apps use AI for different jobs, so the nine apps below are grouped by the job.
Lessons Written at Your Level
Bubblegum
Bubblegum is the best app for serious learners. You learn from text and audio you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes your reading and listening lessons in Bubblegum. You read and hear each one, and you can stop on any sentence and ask her about it.
- Poppy writes each lesson about a topic you pick, at the level you read.
- Send Poppy a photo of a page, and she explains it line by line.
- In many languages, talk with Poppy out loud in live voice chat.
- Words you save show up again inside new lessons Poppy writes, through Regenerative Review™.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Bubblegum doesn't score your pronunciation. For feedback on how you sound, try the apps under Talk With an AI Tutor.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
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Talk With an AI Tutor
These apps give you an AI to talk with, and it corrects you as you speak.
Speak
Speak is built around saying things out loud, starting in your first lesson. Speak's AI checks your pronunciation, intonation, and fluency, and it teaches languages including Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and French.
- Learn phrases from a teacher, then say them out loud.
- Get real-time feedback on your pronunciation and grammar.
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Praktika
Praktika has AI tutors you talk with by voice, in 13 languages. If you get stuck, ask your tutor to explain in your first language.
- Pick a tutor with a personality and an accent, such as British or Latin American.
- Turn your own photos, PDFs, or voice notes into a lesson.
Mobile
Talkpal
You can talk with Talkpal's AI by voice or in a text chat. It covers more than 130 languages, including Welsh and Zulu.
- Use Call Mode for audio-only speaking practice.
- Try role-plays, debates, and chats with famous characters.
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Univerbal
Univerbal is made for learners who freeze up when it's time to speak. It teaches more than 20 languages, including German, Greek, and Turkish.
- Rehearse a real moment, like a job interview or a move abroad.
- Get gentle corrections while you speak, and see your progress after each session.
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Courses With an AI Conversation Partner
These apps teach you with a set course and add an AI to talk with along the way.
Babbel
Babbel Speak is the AI conversation partner inside Babbel's courses, and it gives you feedback on what you say.
- Start with Guided Conversations, then talk freely with Babbel Speak.
- Lessons are made for speakers of your first language.
- Flashcards
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Memrise
Memrise builds courses around a goal, like an exam or speaking at work. After the videos, you practice with AI Buddies.
- Watch videos of people speaking the language.
- Practice speaking with AI Buddies, its learning bots.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur teaches more than 50 languages with audio lessons. An AI tutor helps you practice conversations and pronunciation.
- Hear 30-minute audio lessons you can follow hands-free.
- Role-play with an AI conversation partner and review the transcript.
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Coach Your English Pronunciation
ELSA Speak
ELSA Speak is an AI English coach with more than 8,000 lessons. It has an Interview Coach for job interviews and practice for exams like IELTS and TOEFL.
- Speak freely and get detailed feedback from its Speech Analyzer.
- Choose an accent to practice, such as American, British, or Australian.
Mobile
Use a General AI Chatbot
ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are general AI chatbots, and each one can act as a tutor when you give it a clear prompt. Our guides show how to set up ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for the language you're learning.
Other Apps We Looked At (3)
- ChatGPTOpenAI's assistant. ChatGPT Voice lets you speak and hear a reply, and you can follow the answer as text in the chat.
- GeminiGoogle's assistant. Gemini Live, in the mobile app, lets you talk back and forth without typing.
- ClaudeAnthropic's assistant. Its voice mode, in beta, works on every plan, on phones, the desktop app, and the web.
Common Questions
Can an AI Tutor Teach Me a Language on Its Own?
It can help with reading, listening, and speaking practice whenever you have time. Many learners also book a teacher or find a language partner, because talking with a person is different practice. Our guide to AI or a human tutor shows what each one does.
Which Language App Should a Beginner Choose?
If you are serious about learning a language, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Babbel or Memrise if you'd like a set course with AI practice in it.
Is Bubblegum Free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Speak: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Praktika: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Talkpal: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Univerbal: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Babbel: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Memrise: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- Pimsleur: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- ELSA Speak: App Store listing (checked 2026-10-15)
- OpenAI Help Center, ChatGPT Voice (checked 2026-10-15)
- Gemini Apps Help, Talk naturally with Gemini Live (checked 2026-10-15)
- Claude Help Center, Use voice mode (checked 2026-10-15)
- Bubblegum
- Speak
- Praktika
- Talkpal
- Univerbal
- Babbel
- Memrise
- Pimsleur
- ELSA Speak
Checked on October 15, 2026 against each app's own pages.
