BabbelBabbel's own list, which we read on October 24, 2026, teaches 13 languages to English speakers, and none of them is Vietnamese.
Duolingo teaches Vietnamese, and so do the apps below. Our Vietnamese comparison also covers VietnamesePod101.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Vietnamese. You learn from Vietnamese you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
If your partner's family lives in Saigon, pick Southern Vietnamese in Bubblegum. Then Poppy, your AI tutor, can write the dinner talk you'd have with them.
For speaking practice with a real person, our Vietnamese comparison lists tutors.
- Lessons come in Northern, Central, or Southern Vietnamese, whichever you pick.
- New to the letters? The Quốc Ngữ course teaches the alphabet and the six tones.
- Call Poppy in live voice chat and practice the dinner talk out loud.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- A menu or song lyrics you find can't become a lesson. Paste the words or send a photo, and Poppy explains them 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 Quốc Ngữ
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Duolingo
Duolingo's Vietnamese lessons have you speak, read, listen, and write in short rounds.
- Duolingo's course list shows about 1.8 million learners in its Vietnamese course for English speakers.
- Bite-sized, game-like lessons, with Leaderboards to keep you going.
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LingoDeer
LingoDeer builds its Vietnamese course around short grammar tips.
- By the end of the course, its page says, you can introduce yourself and ask for information.
- Teaches Quốc Ngữ (partly)
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Rosetta Stone Sapphire
Rosetta Stone teaches Vietnamese with immersive lessons. Its Vietnamese page shows how speech in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City differs, with examples.
- TruAccent checks your pronunciation as you speak.
- Chat Missions set up a real-life conversation for you to try.
- Flashcards
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Glossika
Glossika has one course for Northern Vietnamese and one for Southern Vietnamese, so you hear the accent you need. You learn sentence by sentence.
- Its pages show the difference: “The weather's nice today” is Hôm nay trời đẹp in the Northern course and Bữa nay trời đẹp in the Southern one.
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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. |
| LingoDeer | Some lessons free | The alphabet lessons, all of Unit One and the Travel Phrasebook are free in every course. Most other lessons need LingoDeer Premium. |
| Rosetta Stone Sapphire | Some lessons free | Your first Rosetta Stone lesson is free, and the Sapphire app lets you try 7 days for free. After that, you need a membership. |
| Glossika | Free trial | You can try Glossika free for 7 days without a credit card. After that, you need a subscription. |
Which Vietnamese app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Vietnamese, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with Duolingo if you want a game course, or LingoDeer if you'd like grammar explained as you go.
Should I learn Northern or Southern Vietnamese?
Choose by where the people you'll talk to are from. People in Hanoi speak Northern Vietnamese, and people in Ho Chi Minh City speak Southern Vietnamese. For Central Vietnamese, see our guide to the best ways to learn Central Vietnamese.
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
- Babbel: home page, "What languages can I learn with Babbel?" (read October 24, 2026)
- Babbel: App Store listing (13 languages plus English, Babbel Speak)
- Duolingo: course list (Vietnamese for English speakers, read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Learn Vietnamese
- Duolingo: App Store listing
- LingoDeer: Learn Vietnamese
- LingoDeer: Is LingoDeer free?
- Rosetta Stone: Learn Vietnamese (TruAccent, Chat Missions, Northern and Southern speech)
- Rosetta Stone Sapphire: App Store listing
- Glossika: Learn Vietnamese (Northern)
- Glossika: Learn Vietnamese (Southern)
- Glossika: home page (7-day free trial)
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
