Does Babbel Teach Korean?
No. Babbel's App Store listing names 14 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, and Indonesian. Korean is not one of them. Babbel is known for short lessons built around real-life conversations, grammar explained in context, and Babbel Speak, an AI partner to practice talking with.
Korean has course apps that cover the same ground. They're grouped below by the kind of help you want. Our best apps to learn Korean has reading apps, tutors, and more.
Which Korean Apps Offer What Babbel Offers?
| What Babbel Offers | Korean Apps That Offer It |
|---|---|
| Short lessons in a set order | LingoDeer, Busuu |
| Grammar explained as you go | Bubblegum (ask Poppy), LingoDeer |
| Lessons for travel, work, or fun | Bubblegum, Busuu (K-Drama course) |
| Feedback on your Korean from a person | Busuu (Korean speakers), 90 Day Korean (a coach) |
| Lessons that work offline | LingoDeer |
Korean Lessons for Your Own Goals
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Korean. You learn from Korean you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
In Bubblegum, Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Korean lessons for whatever you tell her, from ordering at a café to talking about a K-drama. She explains the grammar when you ask.
Poppy builds a flexible journey around your interests and level, so you can focus on what's most useful to you. For a set course with units that everyone follows, LingoDeer and Busuu below are the better fit.
- Tell Poppy why you're learning, and she writes Korean lessons for that goal.
- Ask her about grammar while you read, or practice speaking with her in live voice chat.
- Tap any word, and see its Hanja when you'd like to know where it comes from.
- Saved words come back in new lessons through Regenerative Review™.
- Poppy builds a flexible journey around your interests and level, so you get reading and listening at your level without having to search for it.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- 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™
- Teaches Hangul
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Korean Courses in a Set Order
LingoDeer
LingoDeer is a Korean course with short lessons and timed quizzes, made for English speakers. Its App Store listing says it starts from the alphabet, and it has a travel phrasebook too. It suits learners who liked Babbel's clear grammar notes and want the same for Korean.
- Short grammar notes walk you through Korean in small steps.
- People recorded the audio for the whole course, phrasebook included.
- Download the whole course with one click to learn offline.
- Teaches Hangul
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Busuu
Busuu has a Korean course with bite-sized lessons, plus a vocabulary review tool. Its lessons feature real people, so you hear Korean as people speak it. It suits learners who want a set path and feedback from a person.
- More than 185 lessons in its Complete Korean course.
- Extra courses for Hangeul and for learning through a K-drama.
- Korean speakers in its community give feedback on your answers.
- Teaches Hangul
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Learn Korean With a Coach
90 Day Korean
90 Day Korean's course aims to get you to a three-minute conversation in Korean in 90 days. It teaches what you need for that goal first. It suits learners who want a person checking their progress.
- New course material each week, at your own pace.
- A personal Korean coach corrects you and gives advice.
- A members' area with other learners.
- Teaches Hangul (partly)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Korean app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Korean, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with LingoDeer if you'd like a course in order, because it begins with Hangul and builds up one grammar point at a time.
Will Babbel add Korean?
Babbel's App Store listing, checked on October 14, 2026, lists its 14 languages and says nothing about Korean. We don't guess at its plans, and the Korean apps on this page are ready to use today.
Should I learn Hangul before starting a Korean course?
You can start with either. LingoDeer starts from the alphabet, and Busuu has a separate Hangeul course. Bubblegum's Hangul course is free on the web if you'd like to learn the letters on their own.
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
- Babbel: App Store listing (courses tailored to your language, Babbel Speak, 14 languages)
- LingoDeer: Learn Korean (grammar tips, all audio recorded, offline course, A1 to B1)
- LingoDeer: App Store listing (from the alphabet to a conversational level)
- Busuu: Learn Korean online (Complete Korean, Hangeul and K-Drama courses, feedback from Korean speakers)
- 90 Day Korean: App Store listing (weekly course material, a personal Korean coach, members' community)
- Bubblegum
- 90 Day Korean
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
