Free Quebec French apps come in four kinds: a free listening course, free audio from Radio-Canada, a course you reach through a library card, and paid courses with a free sample. Few of them are free from start to finish, so the table shows what stays free and where payment starts. For the full list of Quebec French courses, see our Quebec French app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn French. You learn from French you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Quebec French 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.
- Lessons Poppy wrote for other Quebec French learners are free to read.
- Ask Poppy about a sentence in a Quebec French lesson, and she explains it in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Unlimited lessons made just for you need Bubblegum Pro.
- 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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Mauril
Mauril is a listening course from CBC/Radio-Canada. The app and site are in English, and the French you hear is Canadian French.
- Canadian French audio and video from Radio-Canada, followed by comprehension questions.
- The course is free, with no ads.
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Radio-Canada OHdio
OHdio is in French only, with no English explanations.
- Radio, podcasts and audiobooks from Radio-Canada, described as 100% free.
- You hear Canadian French as native speakers make it for their own audience.
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Mango Languages
Mango Languages has a Canadian French course with a Quebec setting. Search for your library on Mango's find-Mango page before you pay.
- A French (Canadian) course of everyday conversations, with grammar and culture notes.
- A voice comparison tool plays your recording next to the native speaker's audio.
- Flashcards
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uTalk
uTalk teaches Canadian French words and phrases through audio and games.
- A Canadian French page with Québécois speakers.
- Sample phrases are public, and a Free Starter Words category is in the app.
MobileWeb
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- ParlezAppA Quebec French course built on real situations in Quebec. A placement test of 20 minutes is free, and the 7-day full-access trial is shown at $9.99.
- Talk In QuébécoisA spoken Quebec French course with native-speaker audio, grammar and cultural context. It is a single payment with no subscription, and the public preview is not the full course.
| App | What stays free | Where payment starts |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Reading lessons Poppy wrote for other learners | Unlimited lessons made for you (Pro) |
| Mauril | The whole listening course | — |
| OHdio | Radio, podcasts and audiobooks | — |
| Mango | The full course, through a library, school or group | A direct subscription |
| uTalk | Sample phrases and a Free Starter Words category | The full course (subscription) |
| ParlezApp | A 20-minute placement test | The course, after a paid 7-day trial |
| Talk In Québécois | A preview | The course, in a single payment |
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. A dash means no count is given.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 76 | Full list
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| Mauril | — | — |
| OHdio | 1 | Full list |
| Mango | 2 | Full list |
| uTalk | — | — |
| ParlezApp | — | — |
| Talk In Québécois | — | — |
Which free Quebec French app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning French, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If your library offers Mango, its Canadian French course starts from everyday conversations.
Is there a completely free Quebec French course?
Mauril's listening course is free, with no ads. It teaches by audio and video followed by questions. Our Quebec French listening guide lists more things to hear and read.
Can I learn Quebec French with a free France French app?
An app made for French in general does not turn into a Quebec course. Check that the course page names Canadian or Quebec French, as Mango, uTalk, Mauril, ParlezApp and Talk In Québécois do. To see how Duolingo handles Quebec French, read Is Quebec French on Duolingo?.
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
- Mauril: home page
- Mauril: App Store listing
- Radio-Canada OHdio: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Mango Languages: French (Canadian)
- Mango Languages: find Mango through your library
- Mango Languages: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- uTalk: Canadian French
- Talk In Québécois
- ParlezApp: Quebec French
- Bubblegum
- Mauril
- Radio-Canada OHdio
- Mango Languages
- uTalk
