We read Duolingo's full course list on October 14, 2026, and Croatian wasn't on it. The list has no course that teaches Croatian, and Croatian isn't one of the languages its courses are taught in either.
If you came looking for short lessons you can do on your phone, you have plenty of choices. This page sorts the apps that teach Croatian by the kind of practice they give you: an ordered course, word games, and listening. Tutors, language exchange, and reading tools are in our full guide to the best apps to learn Croatian.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Croatian. You learn from Croatian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Bubblegum's Croatian lessons come from Poppy, your AI tutor, who writes them around your plans. If you're spending a summer on the coast, she can write a chat at a ferry ticket window in Split, and you read it, hear it, and ask her about any word you don't know.
You can't call or chat live with anyone in Bubblegum. When you want to talk with a person, the tutors in our full Croatian comparison are the place to go.
- Poppy writes each Croatian lesson around your level and what you want to talk about.
- Croatian news and stories give you more to read about the things you like.
- Ask Poppy what a word or an ending means, right inside the lesson.
- Regenerative Review™ puts your saved words into new lessons, so you meet them again while 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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A Course With a Set Path
These apps lay out the lessons in order. You open the app and the next one is waiting for you.
Mango Languages
Mango's Croatian lessons are built around talks you'd really have. You can hear any line again at normal speed, or tap one word to hear it alone.
- Lessons start from real conversations, with notes on grammar and culture.
- Hear a line again, then say it yourself.
- Flashcards
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Ling
Ling begins Croatian with sounds, key words, and simple greetings. Later on, you read cultural stories, travel guides, and news.
- Short lessons with games and recorded Croatian audio.
- Dialog practice for real conversations, and speech recognition to check your pronunciation.
- Flashcards
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Mondly
Mondly has more than 50 conversations between fluent speakers. Its lessons also give you reading, listening, and grammar practice.
- Lessons are sorted into topics such as family, travel, and food.
- Speech recognition checks your speaking.
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50LANGUAGES
50LANGUAGES gives you phrases for places like a hotel or a doctor's office. Each lesson pairs the text with a recording.
- 100 lessons of useful phrases with audio.
- The audio files can be downloaded from its website.
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Word Games in a Few Minutes
These two feel most like a game. A round takes a few minutes, and the words come with pictures or sound.
Drops
Drops teaches Croatian through short illustrated games, and a session takes about five minutes.
- Every Croatian word comes with its own picture.
- Review modes let you practice the words you've learned.
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uTalk
uTalk begins with greetings and ordering a coffee. Later topics cover directions, food, and seeing a doctor.
- More than 2,500 Croatian words and phrases, taught through games.
- Record a Croatian word and play it next to the speaker's.
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Listen and Speak
Pick one of these if you want to hear Croatian first and read it later.
Pimsleur
Pimsleur asks you to answer out loud from the first lesson. It's made for complete beginners.
- Each 30-minute lesson is a spoken conversation you join.
- Lessons work hands-free, so you can learn while you walk or drive.
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Glossika
Glossika splits your practice between listening to recorded Croatian sentences and saying them yourself. The sentences get a little harder as you go.
- Thousands of Croatian sentences, from A1 to C1.
- Practice online or offline in five-minute sessions.
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How Each App Lets You Start Free
You can try every app on this page before you pay.
| App | How You Can Start Free |
|---|---|
| Mango Languages | The first lesson is free, personal plans start with a free trial, and many libraries offer it free. |
| Ling | Ling Pro starts with a free week. |
| Mondly | The app is free, and courses need a plan. |
| 50LANGUAGES | 30 of its 100 lessons are free in the app. |
| Drops | Its Croatian page calls the app free. |
| uTalk | Try the starter words at no cost. |
| Pimsleur | A free lesson, and your first 7 days are free. |
| Glossika | Free to start. |
Bubblegum's free plan is in the last question below.
Common Questions
Which Croatian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Croatian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Mango if you want an ordered course, or Pimsleur if you'd like to speak from the first lesson. Croatian uses the Latin alphabet with a few extra letters, like č, š, and ž, and words are spelled the way they sound.
Are there free Croatian courses outside of apps?
Yes. Croaticum at the University of Zagreb runs free online courses for levels A1 and A2. The University of Texas at Austin also hosts Tako Lako, a free website with two full Croatian textbooks, one for beginners and one for the next level up.
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)
- Mango Languages: pricing
- Mango Languages: Croatian course
- Mango Languages for libraries
- Ling: Ling Pro plans and free trial
- Mondly: current iPhone listing
- 50LANGUAGES: current iPhone listing
- Drops: Learn Croatian
- uTalk: Croatian course
- Pimsleur: Croatian lessons
- Glossika: Learn Croatian
- Croaticum: Free Online Tools to Learn Croatian
- COERLL, University of Texas at Austin: Tako Lako
- Glossika: The Glossika Method
- Ling: current iPhone listing
- Ling: Learn Croatian
- uTalk: Croatian plans
- Bubblegum
- Mango Languages
- Mondly
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
