Best Apps to Learn English in 2026

Bubblegum suits learners who want English built around their own lives. Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, what you want to learn. She writes lessons for your level and helps you understand the words and grammar. You can read and listen, and ask her about anything that is unclear. News and stories give you more English to read about music, food, family, and other things you care about.

The trade-off is that Bubblegum does not replace real English voices. For recorded speakers, Pimsleur and Mango are the better fit. For a fixed course, try Duolingo or Busuu, and for conversation, try Praktika or the apps in Learn With People.

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Duolingo teaches English through the language you already know, so a Spanish speaker learns English through Spanish. The Duolingo English Test is a separate exam with its own website.

Busuu has English courses for speakers of many languages. Speech recognition and its Conversations feature give you speaking practice from the start, and each Business English lesson takes less than 10 minutes.

Memrise has English courses for speakers of languages such as Japanese and Korean. Its talk-first lessons use everyday scenes, such as finding your way around London in the English (UK) course.

Mango Languages teaches English through everyday conversations. A voice comparison tool lets you check your accent against native speakers. Check your local library first, since many libraries include Mango.

Pimsleur suits learners who want to start speaking before they read much. You hear a prompt, answer aloud, and then hear the answer. The English for Spanish Speakers course has three levels.

Praktika puts you in spoken conversations with AI characters. Role plays range from job interviews and meetings to parties and travel.

ELSA listens as you speak English and points out sounds to work on. You can practice a sentence or take part in an AI conversation.

Drops teaches English words in short, playful lessons with pictures. Topics include Travel Talk, Fun and Recreation, and Nature and Animals.

Clozemaster is a game where you read an English sentence with a missing word and fill it in from the context. It also has listening practice.

uTalk helps you learn English words through games and audio. Review sessions adapt to focus on the words you find trickiest.

Anki is a flashcard app that spaces your reviews. AnkiWeb has English decks made by other learners. They include word lists with audio and versions with translations into languages such as Spanish, German, Indonesian, and Vietnamese.

LingQ is made for learners who read and listen to real English. Its reader highlights every word you know and every word you are learning.

Language Reactor is a browser extension that adds learning tools to Netflix and YouTube. You can read English subtitles next to subtitles in your own language while you watch.

italki lists English teachers and tutors you can book for private lessons. Read their profiles first to find one who fits your level and goals.

Preply has a page of English tutors for private classes. Many of them hold TESOL or TEFL certificates.

HelloTalk has a page for finding English language partners. Voicerooms let you practice speaking with several people at once.

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native languages. Find a partner who shares your interests, and start chatting.

Cambly connects you with a tutor for English conversation. Tell them what you want to practice, such as a work meeting or a trip.