Rosetta
Croatian is missing from Rosetta Stone. We read the 25 languages on its site and in its app on October 24, 2026, and none of them was Croatian.
For Mango Languages, Glossika and Croatian tutors, see our Croatian comparison. Is Croatian on Duolingo? looks at Duolingo.
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.
Say you're starting a new job in Rijeka: Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Croatian lessons in Bubblegum about your first weeks at work.
- Ask Poppy for a table for two at a Zagreb restaurant, speaking Croatian in live voice chat.
- Tap a Croatian word, and its word card shows the other forms it takes.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A Croatian book from your grandparents' shelf can't become a lesson. Take a photo of a page, and Poppy explains what each sentence says.
- 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.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur teaches Croatian by ear, and its page points out that Croatian has no silent letters.
- No long grammar drills come before you start talking.
- Its page warns English speakers about one surprise: Croatian has no words for a and the.
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Ling
Ling teaches Croatian with pictures and audio, and it repeats new words so they stick.
- Grammar and pronunciation come in small, manageable steps.
- Flashcards
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Drops
Drops focuses on Croatian words, and its page calls them the part of the language that matters most.
- A listening test, part of Premium, checks how much spoken Croatian you understand.
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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. |
| Pimsleur | Free trial | You can try Pimsleur free for 7 days. After that, you pay for one language or for all of them. |
| Ling | Some lessons free | The first two beginner units are free in every language. Ling Pro opens all the lessons, and the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. |
| 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. |
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 begin with Pimsleur if you'd rather start by listening, or Drops if you want to build words a few minutes at a time.
Is Croatian written in Latin letters?
Yes. Drops points out that Croatian uses the Latin alphabet, so you can learn it without learning Cyrillic.
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
- Rosetta Stone: home page (language links, read October 24, 2026)
- Rosetta Stone Sapphire: App Store listing (25 languages)
- Pimsleur: Learn Croatian
- Ling: Learn Croatian
- Ling: FAQs (free units)
- Ling: pricing
- Drops: Learn Croatian
- Drops: Free vs. Premium
- Drops: Premium
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
