The apps below give you comprehensible input in different forms, grouped by kind. The table near the end links our guide and app comparison for each language.
Bubblegum
Bubblegum is the best app for serious learners. You learn from text and audio you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Bubblegum teaches 62 languages. When you'd like to read about baking bread, that's what Poppy, your AI tutor, writes next.
- Change your level in Settings whenever lessons start to feel too easy.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learners of Persian or Tamil need another app, since neither is one of Bubblegum's journeys.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
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Dreaming Spanish
Dreaming Spanish makes videos that are completely in Spanish, by teachers such as Agustina, Natalia, and Andrés. Dreaming French does the same for French.
- Its progress page suggests videos for each level.
- The roadmap shows which level you've reached as your hours add up.
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Beelinguapp
Beelinguapp's stories are written with clues that help you follow a sentence, even when you don't know every word.
- Read classics such as Sherlock Holmes, or pick stories about science, history, mystery, or adventure.
- New real-world articles arrive every day, each with its translation.
- Flashcards
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Lingopie
Lingopie is a streaming service for learners of 15 languages, including Hebrew, Greek, and Turkish. Its beginner shelf has simple stories and easy news, and its advanced shelf has popular shows, movies, and podcasts.
- Quick games ask you to pick the right meaning of a word from a show.
- Video flashcards and grammar explanations help you keep what you heard.
- Flashcards
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Migaku
Migaku turns the shows you watch into your lessons, and its 11 languages include German and Portuguese.
- Migaku has advanced text-to-speech built in.
- Flashcard stats show how your reviews are going.
- Flashcards
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LingQ
LingQ's library has more than 20,000 news lessons, and you can add your own videos and articles with one click.
- Everything you do on LingQ is measured, so you can see the effort you're putting in.
- LingQ's language challenges keep you on track, and your statistics page shows how close you are to the next level.
- Flashcards
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| App | Free? | What's Free |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Free version | The lesson library is free for everyone. Your first custom lesson is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. |
| Dreaming Spanish | Free version | The free plan lets you watch free videos, track your progress and save videos. Premium adds thousands of extra videos and offline watching. |
| Beelinguapp | Free version | You can read the free stories and news and use the Glossary and Flashcards game without paying. The premium subscription adds more stories and removes ads. |
| Lingopie | Free trial | Lingopie gives you every show and feature free for a short trial. After the trial, you need a Lingopie subscription. |
| Migaku | Paid | Migaku needs a paid subscription. If it isn't right for you, you can ask for your money back within 10 days. |
| LingQ | Free version | A free account lets you save up to 20 words and phrases and import 5 lessons of your own. LingQ Premium removes both limits. |
Each language below links to our guide to learning it with comprehensible input, and the second column links our comparison of the apps for it.
Other Apps We Looked At (1)
- ReadlangReadlang's AI explains what a word means in the sentence you're reading, in more than 100 languages.
Which comprehensible input app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning a language, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Dreaming Spanish's Superbeginner videos if you're learning Spanish, or with Beelinguapp's Beginner stories if you'd like a translation next to the text.
Which languages do these apps cover?
Dreaming teaches Spanish and French, Migaku teaches 11 languages, and Lingopie teaches 15. Bubblegum teaches 62, from Icelandic to Twi, and the table above links our guide for each language.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Bubblegum: Every language you can learn
- Dreaming: Our method (levels, input hours)
- Dreaming Spanish: FAQ (Superbeginner level)
- Dreaming Spanish: Teachers and topics
- Dreaming French
- Dreaming Spanish: Premium
- Beelinguapp: Home (23 languages, stories with cues, classics, daily articles)
- Beelinguapp: FAQ
- Lingopie: Home (15 languages, quick games, video flashcards and grammar explanations)
- Lingopie: Pricing
- Migaku: Home (11 languages, text-to-speech, flashcard stats)
- Migaku: Pricing (paid plans, 10-day money-back guarantee)
- Migaku: Refunds within 10 days
- LingQ: Home (20,000+ news lessons, one-click import, challenges and statistics)
- LingQ: Sign up (free account limits)
- Readlang: Home (100+ languages)
- Bubblegum
- Dreaming Spanish
- Beelinguapp
- Lingopie
- Migaku
- LingQ
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
