BabbelBabbel's site listed 13 courses for English speakers on October 24, 2026, including Spanish and French, and Catalan wasn't one of them.
Glossika and Ling also teach Catalan, and both are in our Catalan comparison. Is Catalan on Duolingo? looks at Duolingo's course in more detail.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Catalan. You learn from Catalan you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, builds your Catalan lessons in Bubblegum around your life, like a new job in Girona.
Catalan tutors are listed in our Catalan comparison.
- Poppy explains Catalan in English, so you don't need Spanish first.
- Haggle at a Barcelona market stall with Poppy in live voice chat.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A Catalan novel on your shelf can't become a lesson. Point your camera at a page, and Poppy helps you through it line by line.
- 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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Duolingo
If you already read Spanish, for example after a Spanish course on Babbel, Duolingo's Catalan course is a way in.
- Duolingo's course list counts about 1.1 million learners on Catalan from Spanish.
- Each lesson is a short game.
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LingoClip
LingoClip plays a Catalan song or clip, and you fill in the missing words of the lyrics as you listen.
- Challenge your friends or compete for the best score.
- Level up and earn achievements as you finish more lyrics.
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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. |
| Duolingo | Free | Every Duolingo course is free. Super Duolingo removes ads and adds extras such as Unlimited Energy, and you can try it free for 14 days. |
| LingoClip | Free version | You can play three games a day for free. Premium removes the limit and adds unlimited translation and your full activity history. |
Which Catalan app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Catalan, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Duolingo if you can read Spanish, or LingoClip if you'd like to learn from music.
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
- Babbel: home page, "What languages can I learn with Babbel?" (read October 24, 2026)
- Babbel: App Store listing (13 languages plus English, Babbel Speak)
- Duolingo: course list (Catalan taught from Spanish, read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Aprender catalán
- Duolingo: App Store listing
- LingoClip: Learn Catalan
- LingoClip: App Store listing (game modes, premium)
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
