Rosetta
Rosetta Stone doesn't teach Romanian. Its 25 languages, as listed on its site and in its app on October 24, 2026, include Italian and Spanish, and Romanian isn't one of them.
Mango Languages and Ling teach Romanian too; see our Romanian comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Romanian. You learn from Romanian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
For a road trip through Transylvania, Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Romanian lessons in Bubblegum about each stop, from Cluj to Sibiu.
- Make small talk with a neighbor in Brașov, and Poppy answers you in live voice chat.
- Your saved Romanian words can go to Anki as flashcards.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A Romanian book you bought on holiday can't become a lesson. Paste a few lines into the chat, and Poppy tells you what each one means.
- 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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Duolingo
Duolingo's App Store listing says its science-based method helps you remember what you learn for the long term.
- Duolingo's course list shows nearly 880,000 learners on Romanian from English.
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur's Romanian course has five levels, from simple phrases to real conversations.
- An AI Voice Coach checks how your Romanian sounds.
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RomanianPod101
RomanianPod101's lessons come with a read-along transcript you can follow word by word.
- With Premium, keep the words you want in a personal word bank.
- Premium also adds vocabulary slideshows that walk you through new words.
- Flashcards
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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. |
| 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. |
| Pimsleur | Free trial | You can try Pimsleur free for 7 days. After that, you pay for one language or for all of them. |
| RomanianPod101 | Free version | A free RomanianPod101 account gives you a survival phrases course and the first 3 lessons of every pathway, with new lessons each week. Paid plans open every lesson, and Premium starts with a 7-day free trial. |
Which Romanian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Romanian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Pimsleur if you'd like feedback on how you sound, or RomanianPod101 if you like to read along.
Is Romanian close to Italian or Spanish?
It comes from the same root. Pimsleur's page describes Romanian as the main Eastern Romance language, which grew out of Latin.
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)
- Duolingo: course list (read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Learn Romanian
- Duolingo: App Store listing
- Pimsleur: Learn Romanian
- RomanianPod101: plans and features
- Bubblegum
- RomanianPod101
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
