When a waiter in Madrid asks a group ¿Qué queréis? ("What do you all want?"), queréis is the vosotros form, which Spain uses for "you all." In Spain, z, ce, and ci are said with the "th" of "think," so cerveza (beer) has that sound twice, and guay means cool. Many Spanish apps teach Latin American Spanish, so this page lists what we found for the Spanish of Spain. Our Spanish app comparison covers apps for every kind of Spanish.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Spain Spanish. You learn from Spain Spanish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, that you're meeting friends for tapas in Madrid, and she writes a Spain Spanish lesson about that evening at your level. The friends in it say vosotros to each other, the way they would in Madrid. Ask her about any line you don't follow.
Bubblegum isn't a person to talk with, so for speaking practice, try a tutor or partner in Practice With People From Spain.
- Spain Spanish is its own journey, and lessons are read aloud in a Spain accent.
- Verb tables show the vosotros forms and mark them as used in Spain.
- Lessons fit your level, interests, and goals.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A book you bought in Madrid can't become a lesson. Send Poppy a photo of a page you're stuck on, and she explains it.
- 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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Follow a Structured Course
Babbel
Babbel offers two Spanish courses, one for Mexico and one for Spain. Its lessons mix new words with short dialogues and grammar tips. It suits learners who want a clear path and like knowing what comes next.
- Pick Spanish (Spain) when you start, and the course follows Spain.
- Short lessons build on each other in a set order.
- Flashcards
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Build Vocabulary
uTalk
uTalk sells Latin American and Argentinian Spanish as separate courses, so its Spain course keeps to one accent. Each topic, like food or travel, is a set of short games.
- Audio uses the Spanish pronunciation heard across Spain.
- Record yourself and compare your voice with the speaker's.
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Drops
Drops teaches Spain Spanish words through quick picture games. It suits learners who like short word games on a phone between longer lessons.
- A Castilian Spanish course of its own.
- Each word comes with a picture to help you remember it.
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Practice With People From Spain
italki
Ask a tutor from Spain to role-play ordering for a group of friends, so you practice the vosotros forms out loud.
- Filter Spanish tutors by where they're from.
- Book one-to-one lessons over video at a time that suits you.
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Podcasts, News, and TV From Spain
Notes in Spanish is a podcast of unscripted conversations between Ben and Marina, recorded in Madrid, about life in Spain. News in Slow Spanish has a Spanish (Spain) edition, with the week's news read slowly and explained, and a 7-day free trial. Once you can follow everyday talk, RTVE Play streams shows and news from Spain's public broadcaster. If you'd like an exam to aim for, see our guide to the DELE.
Which Spain Spanish Apps Are Free?
| 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. |
| Babbel | Some lessons free | The first lesson of every Babbel course is free, and some languages have more free lessons. The full course needs a subscription. |
| uTalk | Some lessons free | Every language has free starter words, and getting full marks in the games opens one more topic for free. For the rest, you subscribe or buy a language or topic. |
| Drops | Free version | The free version lets you learn for five minutes every 10 hours. Drops Premium gives you unlimited time and all the content, and the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. |
| italki | Paid | You pay for each lesson, and each teacher sets their own price. Practicing with the community and taking the level test are free. |
| Tandem | Free version | Signing up is free, and Tandem reviews each new member first. Many features are free, and Tandem Pro gives you all of them. |
Learn Spain Spanish in Your Language
The number of languages you can use an app in isn't the same as the languages its lessons explain things in, so check one lesson in your language before you pay.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Supported language pairs |
| Babbel | 9 | App Store |
| uTalk | 1 | App Store |
| Drops | 16 | App Store |
| italki | 19 | App Store |
| Tandem | 14 | App Store |
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- PimsleurPimsleur has an audio course of its own for Castilian Spanish, which its page describes as the Spanish spoken mainly in central and northern Spain.
- Mango LanguagesA Spanish (Castilian) course that starts with real conversations and the culture behind the words.
Common Questions
Which Spain Spanish app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Spain Spanish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Babbel if you'd like a set course, and pick Spanish (Spain) when you sign up. To combine an app with podcasts and a tutor, see the best way to learn Spain Spanish.
Do I need to learn vosotros?
Yes, if you'll talk with people in Spain, because friends there use it all the time. Its endings are -áis, -éis, and -ís, as in habláis ("you all speak"). People in Spain still understand ustedes, so you can add vosotros once the basics feel easy.
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
- Duolingo Blog: Spanish dialects (Spain Spanish: the th sound for z, ce and ci; vosotros; tío, guay)
- Duolingo Blog: What Is "Vosotros" and When Do You Use It?
- Bubblegum: Spain Spanish lessons
- Babbel: Learn Spanish (Spanish (Mexico) and Spanish (Spain))
- Babbel: home page (free lessons and subscription)
- uTalk: Learn Spanish (Spain)
- uTalk on the App Store (free starter words)
- Drops: Learn Castilian Spanish
- Drops: free vs Premium
- Drops: Premium
- italki: Spanish teachers
- italki: home page (what is free)
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Madrid
- Tandem: Learn Spanish in Barcelona
- Tandem: home page
- Tandem on the App Store
- Notes in Spanish: conversations recorded in Madrid
- News in Slow Spanish: Spanish (Spain) and Spanish (Latino) editions
- RTVE Play, the streaming service of Spain's public broadcaster
- Wiktionary: cerveza
- Pimsleur: Learn Castilian Spanish
- Mango Languages: Spanish (Castilian)
- Babbel on the App Store
- Drops on the App Store
- italki on the App Store
- Bubblegum
- Babbel
- Tandem
Checked on October 21, 2026 against each app's own pages.
