The best Hindi vocabulary app depends on where your words come from. Drops and uTalk give you topic lists, HindiPod101 ties lesson words to a saved list, Clozemaster puts each word in a sentence, and Anki holds cards you write yourself. This page compares how each app gets words to you and how it brings them back. For courses, tutors and speaking, see our Hindi app comparison.
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 meet them in new contexts.
- Ask Poppy to explain a Hindi sentence you can't follow.
- Words you save in Hindi lessons come back in new lessons through Regenerative Review™, and you can send them to Anki with example sentences.
- 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.
- You can't turn your favorite Hindi novel into a lesson. But Poppy will explain a page you screenshot or paste.
- 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
Mobile
HindiPod101
HindiPod101 is built around Hindi audio lessons, and each lesson has a word list behind it.
- The Hindi site has vocabulary lists, and the Premium Word Bank lets you connect lesson words to a saved list.
- The Hindi course appears in the HindiPod101 iPhone app, which has an English menu.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Hindi Letters
MobileWeb
Drops
Drops teaches Hindi in short topic sessions. Each word comes with a picture and its audio, and the word sets are Drops' own.
- The Hindi course gives each word a picture and its audio.
- Favorites and Quiz let you go back over the Hindi words you chose.
- Teaches Hindi Letters
Mobile
uTalk
uTalk groups Hindi words and phrases by topic. You listen first, then play recall games on them.
- The Hindi course gives you topics of words and phrases, then recall games on them.
- You can record yourself and compare with the model audio.
MobileWeb
Other Apps We Looked At (4)
- ClozemasterIt offers a Hindi course for English speakers that fills a gap in a sentence, with the English translation beside it.
- ToboTobo: Learn Hindi Vocabulary gives you Hindi cards. Flip one for its meaning, swipe it as learned or show it again, and mark favorites.
- AnkiPut any Hindi word or sentence on a card, with sound or a picture, and review it on a schedule set by SM-2 or FSRS.
- QuizletMake flashcard sets or pick shared ones, then use its learning and test modes. A shared set is only as good as its author.
In Anki and Quizlet you can write your own cards, typing the Devanagari and the English meaning yourself. Neither one comes with a Hindi course or checks your spelling. Desktop Anki and AnkiWeb sync are free. AnkiMobile on iPhone is a one-time purchase, and Android uses the separate AnkiDroid app. For help setting up decks, read Is Anki good for language learning?.
| App | Word source | Review | Sentence and audio | Hindi course | English help | Free boundary | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Lessons Poppy writes | Saved words return in new lessons | Words appear in new sentences | Hindi journey | Partly | Lessons by other learners are free to read; unlimited custom lessons need Pro | iOS, Android |
| HindiPod101 | Vocabulary lists and a Premium Word Bank | Flashcards on the Hindi site | Audio lessons | Hindi course | English menu | Selected material is free; custom Word Bank needs Premium | iOS, web |
| Drops | Topics made by Drops | Favorites and Quiz | Pictures and audio | Hindi course page | English menu | 5 minutes every 10 hours | iOS, Android |
| uTalk | Topics made by uTalk | Recall games | Model audio and your own recordings | Hindi course page | Yes | Starter content is free; the rest is paid | iOS, Android, computer |
| Clozemaster | Sentences with a gap | Review of sentences you saw | Translation and audio modes | Hindi from English | Yes | Free to start; Pro is paid | iOS, Android, web |
| Tobo | Hindi cards made by Tobo | Swipe learned or show again, favorites, games | Word audio and pictures | Hindi vocabulary | Unconfirmed | Free with ads; points unlock lists and a subscription removes locks | iOS |
| Anki | Cards you make | SM-2 or FSRS | Only if the card has them | Whatever you type | Your own cards | Desktop and AnkiWeb free; AnkiMobile paid once | iOS, Android, web, computer |
| Quizlet | Sets you make or pick | Study and test modes | Whatever the set holds | Whatever you type | Your own sets | Free flashcards; Quizlet Plus is paid | iOS, Android, web |
To pick up words from reading and listening first, see our Hindi comprehensible input app comparison. For vocabulary methods in any language, see vocabulary apps compared.
Which Hindi vocabulary 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. Or choose Drops for a ready-made picture list. Choose Anki if you want to make cards from the Hindi you meet.
Can I save my own Hindi words?
Anki and Quizlet let you write your own cards. HindiPod101 Premium has a custom Word Bank. Drops, uTalk and Tobo teach from sets they made.
Do these apps teach Devanagari?
Bubblegum has a Devanagari course. HindiPod101 has a Hindi alphabet page, and Drops advertises Hindi script teaching. An Anki or Quizlet card shows only the Devanagari you typed into it.
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
- AnkiMobile: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Anki manual: scheduling and cards
- Drops: Hindi course
- Drops: what's free
- HindiPod101: Hindi vocabulary lists
- HindiPod101: iPhone App Store listing
- uTalk: Hindi course
- Clozemaster: FAQ
- Tobo: Learn Hindi Vocabulary, iPhone App Store listing
- Quizlet: iPhone App Store listing
- Bubblegum
- HindiPod101
- uTalk
