Rosetta
Rosetta Stone doesn't teach Ukrainian. Its site and app listed 25 languages on October 24, 2026, and the Slavic ones were Russian and Polish, which are different languages.
Our Ukrainian comparison adds Glossika, Ling and tutors.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Ukrainian. You learn from Ukrainian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
If you're hosting a family from Kharkiv, tell Poppy, your AI tutor, and the Ukrainian lessons she writes in Bubblegum help you talk with them.
- A Ukrainian alphabet course comes before your first lesson if Cyrillic is new to you.
- Before a video call with relatives in Lviv, run through it with Poppy in live voice chat.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A Ukrainian poem or school book you own can't become a lesson. Photograph a page, and Poppy goes through it sentence by sentence.
- 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 Cyrillic
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Duolingo
Duolingo teaches Ukrainian in bite-sized, game-like lessons on your phone or the web.
- About 940,000 learners have joined its Ukrainian course for English speakers, says Duolingo's course list.
- Teaches Cyrillic
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Pimsleur
Pimsleur teaches Ukrainian through audio lessons, so you learn it by ear.
- Speak Easy Challenges inside each 30-minute session give you speaking practice.
- No Ukrainian is needed to start.
- Teaches Cyrillic (partly)
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Mango Languages
Click a single Ukrainian word, and Mango reads it aloud on its own.
- Mango's voice comparison tool lines your accent up against its native-speaker audio.
- 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. |
| Mango Languages | Some lessons free | The first lesson of every language is free, and many public libraries give their members full access at no cost. The paid plans start with a free trial. |
Which Ukrainian app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Ukrainian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Duolingo if you'd like a free course, or Pimsleur if you want to hear and say Ukrainian before you read it.
Can Rosetta Stone's Russian course help with Ukrainian?
Rosetta Stone's Russian course teaches Russian, which is a different language. Both use Cyrillic, but Ukrainian has letters Russian doesn't, such as ї, є and ґ. Our alphabet guide shows all 33.
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 (Ukrainian for English speakers, read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Learn Ukrainian
- Duolingo: App Store listing
- Pimsleur: Learn Ukrainian
- Mango Languages: Learn Ukrainian
- Mango Languages: pricing
- Mango Languages: home page
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
