Best Apps to Learn Italian in 2026

Bubblegum suits learners who want Italian 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 Italian to read about music, food, family, and other things you care about.

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

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Duolingo's Italian course is a good way to start learning words, sounds, and sentences. Lessons adjust to your level as you go, and the course works on the web as well as in the app.

Busuu's Complete Italian course follows the European CEFR levels, so you can see where you are on the way to B2. Its AI conversations match the level you are studying.

Memrise has an official Italian course made by expert linguists. It focuses on vocabulary, pronunciation, and listening, with real people saying the phrases in videos.

Mango Languages teaches Italian through everyday conversations in a course of 566 lessons. Check your local library first, since many libraries include Mango.

LingoDeer was built for learners who like to understand why a sentence works. Grammar is explained one step at a time, and quizzes and flashcards bring earlier lessons back.

Babbel guides you through listening, speaking, and writing. Its lessons use conversations you might have at work, while traveling, or with friends.

Rosetta Stone directs new learners to Sapphire, its current app and web course. Its lessons use pictures and recorded speakers to teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Mondly groups short exercises around situations such as shopping, travel, and meeting people. You hear a conversation and practice speaking, reading, and listening.

50LANGUAGES teaches short phrases for situations such as a hotel, a restaurant, and the doctor. You can follow the lessons online or use its mobile apps.

Pimsleur suits learners who want to start speaking before they read much. You hear a prompt, answer aloud, and then hear the answer.

Talkpal is a conversation app. You type or speak with an AI partner and get corrections as you go, which gives you a place to try the Italian you already know.

ItalianPod101 lets you study through short recordings and lesson notes. Choose a lesson pathway and work through it at your own pace.

Drops teaches Italian words in short, playful lessons, with a simple picture for each word. It suits learners who want a quick game between longer study sessions.

Clozemaster shows you a sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in from the context. You can choose from lists on more than 80 topics, and you can listen to a sentence before you see it.

LingQ is made for learners who read and listen to real Italian. Its reader keeps a record of every word you know and every word you are learning.

Readlang lets you read Italian stories and articles that interest you, or import a website or a whole book. It is free to start.

Beelinguapp shows two versions of the same text side by side, one in Italian and one in your language. Native speakers read the audiobooks, so you hear how Italian sounds.

Language Reactor is a browser extension that turns Netflix and YouTube into Italian lessons. Click a word in the subtitles to see its translation and example sentences.

Migaku makes subtitles interactive and shows how hard a video will be at your current Italian level. If a sentence trips you up, it translates the sentence and explains it.

italki lists Italian tutors who teach conversation, grammar, and exam preparation. You can read each tutor's profile before you book a trial lesson.

Preply has a page of Italian tutors. Compare profiles and reviews to find a tutor who fits your level and goals.

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Agree with your partner on how to split time between Italian and your own language.