The best Quebec French vocabulary app depends on where you want your words to come from. LingQ saves words from Quebec texts and audio, uTalk gives you word lists recorded for Quebec French, and Anki holds cards you write yourself. This page compares how each app gets words to you, how it brings them back, and what stays free. For courses and listening, see our Quebec French app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Quebec French. You learn from Quebec 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 are written in Quebec French, with audio for every lesson.
- You save words from the Quebec French you read.
- Saved words come back in new lessons through Regenerative Review™, and you can send them to Anki too.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- The read-aloud voices are general French voices, so use uTalk to hear Quebec speakers.
- 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 Quebec French
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LingQ
LingQ suits learners who have Quebec texts or audio to read and listen to. Start with the Québécois 101 collection, since general French lessons on LingQ are not written for Quebec.
- Québécois 101 is a 12-lesson Quebec French course from Wandering French, and you can tap any word in it to save it as a LingQ.
- Saved words go into spaced repetition review.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Quebec French (partly)
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uTalk
uTalk gives you a topic, such as food or travel, with each word written in English and Canadian French. The starter words are free, and a perfect game score can unlock an extra topic.
- Word and phrase topics recorded by native Canadian French speakers from Quebec.
- Record yourself and compare your voice with the speaker's, then play recall games that get harder.
- Teaches Quebec French
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Other Apps We Looked At (6)
- Vocab VoyageurCanadian French words with gender, examples and search in English, plus review practice that works offline. The voice is your phone's Canadian French speech, not a recording of a person, and the US App Store price is a one-time $3.99.
- VieauQcQuebec vocabulary drawn from guides and dialogues, with flashcards and a glossary that use five-box Leitner review. It has English navigation, and its tools are in French.
- Mango LanguagesA French (Canadian) course built on conversations with native-speaker dialogue and Quebec culture. Words come from its lessons.
- AnkiMake cards with a Quebec word, its English meaning and your own sentence or sound. Anki does not come with a Quebec word list, so you supply the words.
- QuizletBuild a set from Quebec words you meet, or search for one someone else shared. Check a few cards in a shared set before you trust it.
- Alloprof VocaA free Android app for French spelling homework. You make word lists or enter a teacher's list code, and it also has Alloprof's own lists.
| App | Word source | Review | Sentence and audio | English help | Free boundary | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Lessons Poppy writes | Saved words return in new lessons | Words appear in new sentences | Partly | Lessons by other learners are free to read; unlimited custom lessons need Pro | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| LingQ | Text and audio you import, and the Québécois 101 course | Spaced repetition | Matching text and audio | Yes | 20 saved words, 5 imported lessons | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| uTalk | Topics made by uTalk | Recall games | Recordings by Quebec speakers | Yes | Starter words free; paid topics | iPhone, iPad, Android, computer |
| Vocab Voyageur | Canadian word lists | Review practice | Examples, with your phone's Canadian French voice | Yes | $3.99 once in the US App Store | iPhone, iPad |
| VieauQc | Quebec guides and dialogues | Five-box Leitner review | Dialogues from the guides | Partly | Learning tools free; sign-up for downloads and synced progress | Web |
| Mango Languages | Course lessons | Spaced repetition | Native-speaker dialogue | Partly | Free download, paid plans | iPhone, iPad |
| Anki | Cards you make | SM-2 or FSRS | Only if you add them to the card | Your own cards | Desktop and AnkiWeb free; AnkiMobile paid once | iPhone, iPad, Android, computer |
| Quizlet | Sets you make or pick | Study and test modes | Depends on the set | Your own sets | Free to start; Quizlet Plus is paid | iPhone, iPad |
| Alloprof Voca | Spelling lists you make or Alloprof's | Spelling practice | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Free | Android |
If you read Quebec French before you save words, our Quebec French comprehensible input app comparison covers reading and listening apps, and the best way to learn Quebec French gives a full path. For help setting up your own cards, read Is Anki good for language learning?.
Which Quebec French vocabulary app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Quebec French, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or choose uTalk if you want a ready-made list of Canadian French words. Choose Anki if you want to make your own cards from the Quebec French you meet.
Can I keep the sentence a Quebec word came from?
In LingQ, a saved word comes from a text you import or a lesson in the Québécois 101 course, so its matching text and audio stay close. An Anki card carries the sentence only if you write it there, and uTalk's lists are made of words and phrases.
Do these apps use a Quebec voice?
uTalk's Canadian French course uses recordings by Quebec speakers. Vocab Voyageur reads words in your phone's Canadian French voice. An Anki card has sound only if you add 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
- Bubblegum: Quebec French lessons
- LingQ: Québécois 101 - Wandering French
- LingQ: what's free
- LingQ: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- uTalk: Learn French (Canadian)
- uTalk: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Mango Languages: French (Canadian)
- Mango Languages: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Vocab Voyageur: iPhone App Store listing
- VieauQc: learn Quebec French
- Alloprof Voca: Google Play listing
- Anki: what's free
- Anki manual: scheduling and cards
- Quizlet: iPhone App Store listing
