Seven apps can get you speaking Danish: two AI tutors, two audio courses, two exchange apps and a paid tutor service. Only the exchange apps and the tutor service put you in a conversation with a person. The tables show who gives feedback, what each app lets you use for free, and what works in English. For courses that cover more than speaking, see our Danish app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Danish. You learn from Danish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Danish lessons. If a sentence is hard to follow, ask Poppy to explain it.
With Regenerative Review™, words you save show up again in new lessons, so that you can review words in new contexts without having to use flashcards.
To practice with a person, try the apps in Talk With Danish Speakers.
- Ask Poppy about any sentence in a Danish lesson, and she explains it in English.
- Ask Poppy to roleplay a conversation in Danish.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki as flashcards.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Bubblegum is built around reading and listening, so most of your Danish practice here is not speaking.
- Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read.
- Regenerative Review™
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur plays Danish audio, and you answer out loud. The Danish course page offers a 7-day subscription trial.
- The Danish course page advertises Voice Coach, which gives feedback on your pronunciation.
- The lessons come in a fixed order, so you follow the course rather than pick topics.
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Glossika
Glossika trains you one Danish sentence at a time and brings sentences back for review.
- You hear Danish sentences, say them, and record yourself.
- You compare your recording with the native audio, and the sessions can be downloaded.
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Tandem
Tandem pairs you with a Danish speaker who wants to practice your language. Registration and the core exchange are free, and Pro is optional.
- Danish is on Tandem's supported-languages list.
- Voice notes, audio calls and video calls with partners, plus correction and translation tools.
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HelloTalk
HelloTalk lets you swap languages with Danish speakers. Exchange and joining Voice Rooms are free, and VIP is a separate paid plan.
- HelloTalk has a page for learning Danish.
- Voice and video messages, calls, and live Voice Rooms, where members can correct you.
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Preply
Preply is the paid route for one-to-one tutoring. Pick a tutor who also speaks English if you want explanations in English.
- Danish tutors teach live, one to one, with conversation goals and feedback.
- You choose the tutor, the schedule and the goal.
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Other Apps We Looked At (1)
- TalkpalAn AI tutor with voice chat, a call mode, scenario roleplay and debates, and scripted dialogues as a separate mode. Basic chat is free for 10 minutes a day, and Premium adds pronunciation and grammar feedback.
| App | How you speak | Feedback from | English help | What is free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Ask Poppy to roleplay | Poppy's explanations | Poppy answers in English | Reading lessons Poppy wrote for other learners |
| Talkpal | Voice chat, calls, roleplay | AI, with pronunciation and grammar feedback in Premium | — | Basic chat for 10 minutes a day |
| Pimsleur | Answer audio prompts | Voice Coach, as the Danish page advertises | — | A free first lesson and a 7-day trial |
| Glossika | Say and record sentences | You, against native audio | — | A 7-day trial |
| Tandem | Voice notes and calls | Your partner | Depends on your partner | Registration and core exchange |
| HelloTalk | Voice messages, calls, rooms | Partners and the community | Depends on your partner | Exchange and joining Voice Rooms |
| Preply | Live lessons | Your tutor | Depends on your tutor | The download only |
A dash means the app's own pages do not say.
Each number is how many languages you can use the iPhone app in, including script variants.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 76 | Full list
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| Talkpal | 51 | Full list |
| Pimsleur | 3 | Full list |
| Glossika | 2 | Full list |
| Tandem | 14 | Full list |
| HelloTalk | 16 | Full list |
| Preply | 19 | Full list |
Which Danish app should a beginner choose for speaking?
If you are serious about learning Danish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you want to say Danish aloud from your first session, Pimsleur's course starts with prompts you answer out loud, and its Danish page offers a 7-day trial.
Does any app score my Danish pronunciation?
Pimsleur advertises Voice Coach on its Danish page, and Talkpal says Premium includes pronunciation and grammar feedback. These are the companies' own descriptions. Glossika has you record yourself and compare with the native audio, and Tandem and HelloTalk give you corrections from people. Our Danish listening guide covers how to hear Danish before you speak it.
Can I practice speaking Danish for free?
Yes, with limits. Talkpal's basic chat gives you 10 minutes a day, and Premium has a 14-day trial. Tandem and HelloTalk have free exchange, and HelloTalk's Voice Rooms are free to join. Preply's lessons and trial lessons are paid.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Talkpal: Danish
- Talkpal: pricing
- Talkpal: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Pimsleur: Danish
- Pimsleur: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Glossika: Danish
- Glossika Legacy: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Tandem: supported languages
- Tandem: how it works
- Tandem: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- HelloTalk: Danish
- HelloTalk: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Preply: Danish tutors
- Preply: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Bubblegum
- Tandem
- HelloTalk
