A good Hindi listening app lets you hear a line, read what was said, and hear it again. Apps differ in who made the audio, whether a transcript sits beside it, and how you replay a sentence. This page compares those parts for Hindi. For all the ways to learn, see our Hindi apps comparison. For stories and reading, see our Hindi comprehensible input comparison. For words, see our Hindi vocabulary apps, and for talking, see our Hindi speaking apps.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Hindi. You learn from Hindi you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Hindi 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 review them in new contexts without flashcards.
- Every Hindi lesson has read-aloud audio, and the lesson text is the transcript.
- The Hindi dictionary has more than 24,000 entries with English meanings, and Poppy's Hindi grammar notes cover 273 topics in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Hindi Letters course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- The audio comes from the read-aloud voices, and Bubblegum plays no shows or videos.
- 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™
- Teaches Hindi Letters
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Mango Languages
Mango Languages teaches Hindi in English, one conversation at a time. You can start free.
- Hindi conversations come with native-speaker audio, written text, and notes on culture and grammar.
- You can replay a whole phrase or click one word to hear it again.
- Flashcards
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Other Apps We Looked At (5)
- PimsleurAudio lessons where you hear Hindi prompts and answer them, taught in English. The mobile app can download lessons for hands-free listening. The first lesson is free, and a 7-day trial comes before a subscription.
- HindiPod101Short Hindi audio and video lessons with English explanations, and slowed audio for words. Registration is free.
- Language ReactorA Chrome extension that shows two subtitle lines and a dictionary over Hindi Netflix and YouTube videos, and it has playback controls. The extension installs free, and some features are paid.
- LingoSparkAn iPhone app with Hindi videos, dialogues and stories. Transcripts follow the audio and you tap a word to see its meaning. It also has dictation and sentence-by-sentence shadowing, and it is free to explore.
- LinguinAn Android app with Hindi stories in text and audio, where you tap a word for its translation and hear it. It has in-app purchases.
| App | Usable in | Learning help in | Audio and text | Speed and replay | Offline | Free or paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Yes | Partly | Read-aloud lessons with the lesson text | — | — | Lessons written for others are free |
| Mango Languages | Yes | Yes | Native-speaker conversations with text | Replay a phrase or one word | Mobile downloads | Free to start |
| Pimsleur | Yes | Yes | Audio lessons | Lesson replay | Downloads on mobile | Free first lesson, then a subscription |
| HindiPod101 | — | Yes | Audio and video lessons | Slowed audio for words | Mobile downloads | Free registration |
| Language Reactor | — | Partly | Videos you pick, with two subtitle lines | Playback controls | — | Free install, some paid features |
| LingoSpark | Yes | — | Videos, dialogues and stories with transcripts | Line-by-line shadowing | The pronunciation drill | Free to explore |
| Linguin | — | — | Stories with text and audio | Word audio | — | In-app purchases |
A dash (—) means you should check it in the app.
Which Hindi listening app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Hindi, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. To hear recorded conversations, add Mango Languages, which you can start for free.
Which Hindi app shows a transcript while I listen?
LingoSpark syncs transcripts to its videos and dialogues, and Language Reactor shows two subtitle lines over Hindi videos on Netflix and YouTube. Mango Languages pairs its native-speaker audio with written text, and Bubblegum's lesson text is the transcript for its read-aloud audio.
Can I listen to Hindi offline?
Pimsleur, Mango Languages and HindiPod101 let you download lessons on mobile, and LingoSpark's pronunciation drill works offline. Check the app before a trip for anything else.
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.
