Rosetta
Norwegian is missing from Rosetta Stone. We checked the 25 languages on its site and in its app on October 24, 2026.
Mango Languages and Pimsleur teach Norwegian too, and both are in our Norwegian comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Norwegian. You learn from Norwegian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Bubblegum's Norwegian lessons about the life you're starting in Trondheim, like a winter of dark mornings and ski trips.
- Ask a ranger about hiking trails near Bergen, speaking Norwegian with Poppy in live voice chat.
- Tap a Norwegian word, and each of its forms opens to show how it's built from the dictionary form.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A Norwegian magazine you picked up can't become a lesson. Take a photo of an article, and Poppy explains each sentence in it.
- 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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Babbel
Babbel's courses include speech recognition, so you can check how your Norwegian sounds.
- Dialogues cover ordering kaffe and asking for directions across Norway.
- Expert-voiced audio helps you copy Norwegian rhythm and intonation.
- Flashcards
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Duolingo
Learning experts designed Duolingo's Bokmål lessons, its App Store listing says.
- More than 1.6 million learners take Norwegian (Bokmål) from English, Duolingo's course list shows.
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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. |
| Babbel | Some lessons free | The first lesson of every Babbel course is free, and some languages have more free lessons. The full course needs a subscription. |
| 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. |
Which Norwegian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Norwegian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Duolingo if you'd like a free Bokmål course, or Babbel if trip dialogues are what you need.
Which written Norwegian do these apps teach?
Norway has two official written languages, Bokmål and Nynorsk, Babbel's Norwegian guide says. Duolingo's course is called Norwegian (Bokmål), and Bubblegum teaches Bokmål too.
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)
- Babbel: Learn Norwegian
- Babbel: Norwegian course description
- Babbel: How to speak Norwegian
- Babbel: home page
- Duolingo: course list (read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Learn Norwegian (Bokmål)
- Duolingo: App Store listing
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
