Ukrainian vocabulary apps differ in where the words come from. Some give you picture topics, some give you sentences with a gap to fill, and some let you write your own cards. Four apps get a closer look below and two more get a short note. Each of the four apps with a closer look has a Ukrainian course or collection of its own, apart from Russian, and each one says how much help is in English. For courses and tutors, see Best Apps to Learn Ukrainian.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Ukrainian. You learn from Ukrainian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Ukrainian 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 each one in new sentences without making flashcards.
- The Ukrainian dictionary has more than 31,000 entries with English meanings.
- Poppy's Ukrainian grammar notes cover 360 topics in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Ukrainian Alphabet course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- You can't import a Ukrainian word list or a book as lessons. However, you can paste a passage in the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- 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 Cyrillic
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Drops
Drops helps if a Ukrainian word stays in your head when it comes with an image.
- Ukrainian is its own course in the Drops catalogue, made of illustrated vocabulary topics.
- Learned words come back through Favorites, Review Dojo and Quiz Mode.
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uTalk
uTalk is for you if you want to hear a Ukrainian word first and say it second.
- Ukrainian words and phrases sit in topics, and each has a recording by a native speaker.
- Repeat a phrase, listen to how it differs from the recording, and let memory games replay what you got wrong.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster is worth a look if Ukrainian words make more sense to you inside a whole sentence.
- The Ukrainian from English collection gives you a sentence with a gap, and you type the missing word.
- Every sentence has its English translation, and sentences you get wrong are shown again.
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Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- AnkiYou write each card yourself, with the Ukrainian word typed in Cyrillic, your own English meaning, and a sentence or sound file if you want one. Cloze cards can hide a word inside its sentence. It is free on desktop and Android.
- QuizletQuizlet sets hold Ukrainian words next to their English meanings. You make a set or choose one, then sort the cards into Still learning and Know. Flashcards work on a free account, and a subscription adds other study modes.
| App | Usable in | Learning help in | Words come from | Saved and reviewed | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Yes | Partly | Lessons Poppy writes | Words return in new lessons | Lessons written for others |
| Drops | Yes | — | Picture topics | Review Dojo, Quiz Mode | Timed free play |
| uTalk | Yes | — | Topics | Memory games, review of hard words | Starter words |
| Clozemaster | — | Yes | Supplied sentences | Fill-in-the-gap repetition | Free practice, paid Pro |
| Anki | Yes | Partly | Cards you write | Scheduled card review | Free on desktop and Android |
| Quizlet | Yes | Partly | Sets you make or pick | Flashcard sorting | Free flashcards |
A dash (—) means you should check it in the app.
Which Ukrainian vocabulary app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Ukrainian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you like pictures, Drops shows a picture for each Ukrainian word and plays it aloud.
Can I make my own Ukrainian flashcards?
Yes, in Anki or Quizlet. In Anki every card is yours to write, Ukrainian in Cyrillic on the front and English behind it. Desktop and AnkiDroid are free, and AnkiMobile on iPhone is a one-time $24.99 purchase in the US App Store. Quizlet sets can be made on a free account.
Where can I read and listen to Ukrainian after learning words?
See our comparison of Ukrainian reading and listening apps. Bubblegum saves words from the lessons Poppy writes, so you can meet them again while you read.
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: Ukrainian and English language pair
- Drops: Learn Ukrainian
- Drops: Languages you can learn
- Drops: Free and Premium
- uTalk: Learn Ukrainian
- uTalk: About
- Clozemaster: Ukrainian from English
- Clozemaster: Pro
- Anki: Editing
- Anki: Studying
- AnkiMobile Flashcards: iPhone App Store listing (US)
- Quizlet: Studying with flashcards
- Quizlet: Subscribing to Quizlet
- Bubblegum
- Clozemaster
