For Greek listening practice, pick an app where you hear a line, check the text, and hear it again. This page compares seven apps on the audio and text they give you, speed, replay, offline use and what stays free. It covers Modern Greek only. For courses, reading and video, see our Greek app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Greek. You learn from Greek you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Greek 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 you hear them in new contexts without having to use flashcards.
- Every Greek lesson comes with its text and read-aloud audio, and 250 of 250 Greek grammar explanations are in English.
- The Greek dictionary has 32,649 entries.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Greek Alphabet course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet
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LingQ
LingQ suits learners who want to pick their own Greek audio and read along.
- Modern Greek audio lessons come with matching text, and you tap a word to see its meaning.
- You can group lessons into playlists.
- Flashcards
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GreekPod101
GreekPod101 suits learners who like a host explaining Greek between the audio.
- GreekPod101 teaches Greek with teacher-led audio and video lessons, with skip and speed controls.
- You get free weekly lessons and can download lessons to hear them offline.
- Flashcards
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet
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Language Transfer
Language Transfer suits learners who want to work out Greek from audio alone.
- Complete Greek is a free audio course, and a teacher explains it in English.
- The app lets you download the tracks and carry on where you stopped.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur suits learners who want a recorded lesson to follow without reading.
- The Greek course gives English prompts, and you answer aloud before you hear the model answer.
- The course is taught in English.
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet (partly)
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Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- ErlaShort everyday Greek scenes read by a voice its listing calls native. You can slow the audio and tap a sentence for a translation and a grammar note. The download is free, with paid extras.
- VocabulumA Telegram mini app with short Greek audio and questions to answer. The text and translation appear after the questions, and you can listen again.
In the table, “English help” says whether the app explains Greek in English. A dash means the answer is not known yet. The table shows what each app advertises for Greek, without hands-on testing.
| App | Audio and text | Speed and replay | Offline | Voices | English help | Free boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Text and read-aloud audio in each lesson | — | — | Read-aloud voices | Partly | Lessons by other learners are free to read; unlimited custom lessons need Pro |
| LingQ | Audio lessons with matching text | — | Yes, with Premium | Recordings and AI, depending on the lesson | — | Free download; Premium paid |
| GreekPod101 | Teacher-led audio and video; line-by-line dialogue in Premium | Skip and speed controls | Yes, by download | Teachers | — | Free weekly lessons; archive and notes need a plan |
| Language Transfer | Audio course; the transcript is a separate PDF | — | Yes, by download | A teacher | Yes | Free |
| Pimsleur | Audio prompts and model answers | — | — | Recorded | Yes | Trial, then paid |
| Erla | Scenes with sentence translation | Slow audio | — | Native voice, as listed | — | Free download; extras paid |
| Vocabulum | Short audio, then text after questions | Listen again | — | — | — | — |
If you want to read Greek as well as hear it, our Greek reading and listening app comparison covers more apps, and the best way to learn Greek gives a full path. To say what you hear, see the Greek speaking apps.
Which Greek listening app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Greek, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or choose Language Transfer for a free audio course taught in English, or Pimsleur if you want to answer aloud as you listen.
Which Greek listening apps show a transcript?
LingQ gives each audio lesson matching text, and GreekPod101 shows line-by-line dialogue in Premium. Erla lets you tap a sentence for its translation, and Vocabulum shows the text after you answer its questions. Language Transfer is an audio course with a separate downloadable transcript, and Pimsleur does not offer full lesson transcripts.
Can I listen to Greek offline?
Yes, with some apps. LingQ offers offline study in Premium, GreekPod101 lets you download lessons, and Language Transfer lets you download its tracks.
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
- LingQ: learn Greek online
- LingQ: iPhone App Store listing
- GreekPod101: the app
- Innovative Language Learning: iPhone App Store listing
- Language Transfer: Complete Greek
- Language Transfer: iPhone App Store listing
- Pimsleur: learn Greek
- Pimsleur: iPhone App Store listing
- Erla: Android listing
- Vocabulum: Greek listening
- Bubblegum: Greek and English language pair
- Bubblegum
