Duolingo has a Catalan course, and it is taught from Spanish. We checked on October 14, 2026: that Spanish-based course was the only Catalan one, so English speakers had no Catalan course to take.
If you'd like to learn from English, these apps teach Catalan. We sorted them by the parts of Duolingo people tend to enjoy: word games, a guided path, and sentence practice. Tutors, language exchange, and free government courses are in our Catalan app comparison.
Custom Lessons Made for You
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.
In Bubblegum, your AI tutor, Poppy, builds each Catalan lesson from the topics you choose. For a weekend in Girona, she can write the chat you'd have at a bakery there, pitched at your level and read aloud. If a word or a verb ending puzzles you, she explains it.
Bubblegum is not a conversation partner. When you want to speak, our comparison page points to tutors and a volunteer exchange program.
- Lessons are shaped by how much Catalan you know and what you want to read about.
- Read and hear Catalan news and short stories.
- Poppy answers questions about any line you read.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new reading, so review happens as you read.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- There's no way to add your own books or articles.
- 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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Word Games and Phrases
These two apps teach Catalan words in short, playful rounds.
Drops
Drops gives you Catalan words with pictures and sound, in short sessions of about five minutes.
- A picture game goes with each Catalan word.
- Clear audio from Catalan speakers.
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uTalk
uTalk's topics follow real situations, such as eating out, shopping, and asking the way. You play games with each word, then record yourself saying it.
- Catalan words and phrases, more than 2,500, spread over 60-plus topics.
- Every phrase is recorded by real Catalan speakers.
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A Path That Picks Your Next Lesson
Ling
Ling's Catalan course is a set of short, game-like lessons, with flashcards for review. It fits learners who want each lesson chosen for them.
- Lessons from beginner to advanced, with audio from Catalan speakers.
- Practice real conversations with Ling's dialog feature.
- Flashcards
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Sentence Practice
Duolingo builds lessons from sentences, and these apps do too.
Glossika
With Glossika, you hear a Catalan sentence read by someone who grew up speaking it, then practice saying it. Glossika's help page says Catalan will always be free to study.
- A course of 5,000+ words and sentences, starting at beginner level.
- Glossika offers its Catalan course for free.
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows a Catalan sentence with one word missing, and you pick or type it. The sentences go from common words to rarer ones.
- Learn each word inside a real sentence.
- Sentences return for review as you keep playing.
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How Each App Lets You Start Free
All five apps above can be started for free.
| App | How You Can Start Free |
|---|---|
| Drops | Install free and try Premium for a week. |
| uTalk | Learn the free Starter Words topic. |
| Ling | Ling Pro starts with seven free days. |
| Glossika | The Catalan course is free with a free account. |
| Clozemaster | Make a free account and play right away. |
Bubblegum's free plan is in the last question below.
Common Questions
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 Drops if you want quick word games, or Glossika if you'd like a free course built on sentences. Catalan is a Romance language, from the same family as Spanish and French, and it is written in the Latin alphabet.
Is Catalan on Duolingo for English speakers?
No. The only Catalan course on Duolingo's list is the one taught from Spanish, and it had about 1.1 million learners on October 14, 2026. To take it, you'd set Spanish as the language you learn from.
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: course list (read October 14, 2026)
- Duolingo: Catalan course for Spanish speakers
- Drops: Learn Catalan
- Drops: current iPhone listing
- uTalk: Catalan course
- Ling: Ling Pro plans and free trial
- Glossika: Learn Catalan
- Glossika: which courses are free
- Clozemaster: Learn Catalan
- Generalitat de Catalunya: Catalan
- Ling: Learn Catalan
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
