Toki Pona apps are often free to download, but only some stay free. Anki is free on a computer and on Android, nasin sona musi is free in a browser, and Toki Trainer and Learn Toki Pona are free on iPhone. Clozemaster and Quizlet are free to start and sell more features. This page shows where each one stops. For courses, see our Toki Pona app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Toki Pona. You learn from Toki Pona you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Toki Pona 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 that other learners asked Poppy to write in Toki Pona are free for everyone to read.
- Poppy explains hard Toki Pona sentences in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Unlimited custom lessons need Pro, because they cost money to create.
- 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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Anki
Anki suits learners who want to build a Toki Pona deck of their own at no cost.
- You write Toki Pona cards yourself or import shared decks, with scheduled review.
- The desktop app and AnkiWeb are free, and the separate AnkiDroid app is free on Android.
- Flashcards
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster suits learners who want Toki Pona words inside sentences and a free place to begin.
- Toki Pona sentence lists show you a sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in.
- You can practice for free on the web, iPhone and Android.
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Other Apps We Looked At (4)
- nasin sona musiA browser game that is free on its publisher's page, and Chrome is the browser it recommends. You practice words and sitelen pona, and it is not a full grammar course.
- Toki TrainerA free iPhone dictionary with a flashcard plan. Its release notes mention a donation screen, so you can give if you want to.
- Learn Toki PonaA free iPhone app with flashcards of beginner words. Its listing shows no in-app purchases.
- QuizletYou write term and definition sets, or study sets other people made. Basic flashcards are free, and Plus adds more study modes.
| App | English help | Free part | Paid or optional part | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Partly | Lessons by other learners are free to read | Unlimited custom lessons need Pro | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Anki | Partly | Desktop, AnkiWeb and AnkiDroid | One-time payment on iPhone | Computer, web, iPhone, Android |
| Clozemaster | Yes | Free practice | Pro for unlimited practice | Web, iPhone, Android |
| nasin sona musi | Yes | The whole browser game | None listed | Browser |
| Toki Trainer | Not confirmed | The whole iPhone app | A donation screen | iPhone |
| Learn Toki Pona | Not confirmed | The whole iPhone app | None listed | iPhone |
| Quizlet | Partly | Basic flashcards | Plus for more study modes | Web, iPhone, Android |
For words you review, see our Toki Pona vocabulary apps. For reading and listening, our Toki Pona comprehensible input app comparison covers more places to practice.
Which free Toki Pona app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Toki Pona, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Learn Toki Pona on iPhone if you only want flashcards of beginner words, or nasin sona musi in a browser if you want to try sitelen pona.
Does Anki cost money for Toki Pona?
The desktop app, AnkiWeb and AnkiDroid on Android are free. The iPhone app costs a one-time payment, and none of them come with a Toki Pona deck, so you write or import your own.
Can I practice sitelen pona for free?
nasin sona musi is a free browser game with practice in both the Latin letters and sitelen pona. Anki and Quizlet can show glyphs on cards you make yourself.
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
- Anki: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Anki: official download page
- Clozemaster: Toki Pona sentence lists
- Clozemaster: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Quizlet: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- nasin sona musi: browser game
- Toki Trainer: iPhone App Store listing
- Learn Toki Pona: iPhone App Store listing
- Bubblegum
- Anki
- Clozemaster
