You can't learn Icelandic on Duolingo. Duolingo's own course list, as we checked it on October 14, 2026, had nothing for Icelandic.
Icelandic does have phone apps with short lessons, and one was built in Iceland for people who live and work there. This page groups them by what you want to do: follow a course, speak, or play word games. Tutors, exchange apps, and reading tools are in our best apps to learn Icelandic.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Icelandic. You learn from Icelandic you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
In Bubblegum, Poppy, your AI tutor, writes your Icelandic lessons. If you're going to see the northern lights, she can write a talk with a tour guide in Reykjavík, and you can ask her why a word changed its ending.
Speaking practice with a person happens outside Bubblegum. For that, look at Bara tala below or the tutors in our full Icelandic comparison.
- The Icelandic Alphabet course covers þ, ð, and every letter you won't find in English.
- Each Icelandic lesson is written for your level and your interests.
- Read and listen to Icelandic news and stories too.
- Regenerative Review™ brings your saved words back in the lessons that come next.
- 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™
- Teaches the Icelandic Alphabet
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A Course You Follow
These three keep your lessons in order, so the next step is always clear.
Memrise
Memrise has a recommended path for beginners, and you can also pick what you learn. Its videos are matched to the words you've learned.
- An official Icelandic course of everyday words and phrases.
- Video clips show people using each phrase in real life.
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Mango Languages
Mango teaches the Icelandic you'd use with people you meet. Ask your library first, because many libraries give Mango to card holders.
- Each lesson grows out of a real conversation.
- Notes explain grammar and Icelandic culture.
- Flashcards
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Ling
Ling's Icelandic course begins with survival sentences and everyday basics.
- Recorded audio from Icelandic speakers in every lesson.
- Dialogues to practice, plus flashcards.
- Flashcards
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Speak From the Start
Bara tala
Bara tala was made in Iceland to help newcomers learn the Icelandic they need at work, and employers such as Wolt use it.
- More than 150 courses, with general and job-related sentence lists.
- Sentence translations in 25 languages, including English.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur plays a prompt, waits for your answer, and then gives the right one. You can learn hands-free on the way to work.
- Half-hour Icelandic lessons that ask you to answer aloud.
- A Voice Coach gives feedback on your pronunciation.
- Teaches the Icelandic Alphabet (partly)
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Word Games
Drops
Drops keeps each Icelandic session to about five minutes. Every word comes with a picture to help you remember it.
- Icelandic words with pictures and short games.
- Icelandic topics run from greetings and travel to food and numbers.
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uTalk
uTalk starts you off with greetings, then moves on to travel and food. An Icelandic speaker voices every word.
- uTalk spreads its 2,500-plus Icelandic words and phrases over 60-odd topics.
- Games help the phrases stick.
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How Each App Lets You Start Free
Each of these apps has a free start.
| App | How You Can Start Free |
|---|---|
| Memrise | A free plan that includes its official courses. |
| Mango Languages | A free first lesson, a free trial on personal plans, and free access at many libraries. |
| Ling | Ling Pro comes with seven free days. |
| Bara tala | Free access through many unions and institutions in Iceland. |
| Pimsleur | A free first lesson and a free week. |
| Drops | A free five-minute session each day, and a free Premium trial. |
| uTalk | Play through the starter words at no cost. |
Bubblegum's free plan is in the last question below.
Common Questions
Which Icelandic app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Icelandic, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Memrise if you want short videos of people talking, or Pimsleur if you'd like to speak from your first lesson. Icelandic has letters English doesn't use, like þ and ð, so learn how they sound early.
Is there a free Icelandic course from Iceland?
Yes. Icelandic Online is a set of free courses. It starts with a survival course for people living in Iceland and then has five levels, from A1 up to C1.
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
- Memrise: Learn Icelandic
- Mango Languages for libraries
- Ling: Ling Pro plans and free trial
- Bara tala: Learn Icelandic
- Pimsleur: Icelandic lessons
- Drops: Learn Icelandic
- uTalk: Icelandic plans
- University of Iceland: Icelandic Online
- Ling: Learn Icelandic
- Bubblegum
- Mango Languages
- uTalk
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
