Assimil vs Uncle Bear

Make a new language part of your everyday life with the Assimil method. Learn progressively through natural dialogues, real-life situations and recordings by native speakers. From the very first lessons, you encounter the language in context rather than as isolated words and rules. Start with the first 7 lessons to discover the method, then continue at your own pace. Lesson by lesson, build your listening and reading skills and become more confident using the language in everyday situations. Courses available for English speakers include French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese. Since 1929, Assimil has helped generations of learners discover new languages. Already used one of the previous Assimil apps? Sign in with the same email address to find your courses again. Have an Assimil pack? Use the “Delivery code” option in the app to activate your course.

Uncle Bear tells stories about the world in Chinese and English — helping kids aged 3-8 discover the world while picking up everyday English, one bedtime at a time. ◆ Stories that open up the world - Topics range from Taiwanese folklore and everyday science to world classics: the zodiac animals, the Nian beast, day and night, rainbows, seeds, caterpillars becoming butterflies... - Kids get to know the world through stories, not flashcard drills - The library keeps growing; the format stays the same ◆ Bilingual, with Chinese as the scaffold - Cultural ideas (the zodiac, Chang'e, Sun Moon Lake...) are explained clearly in Chinese - Each episode teaches 4-6 high-frequency everyday English sentences, each followed by a plain-Chinese recap the first time it appears - Understandable and usable — not a curriculum, no pronunciation scoring ◆ Screen-free English exposure - Made for listening — no need to stare at a screen - Each episode runs 3-5 minutes, opening with "Story time!" and closing with "Good night!" to build a daily ritual - Every episode ends with a recall question and a pause, inviting kids to speak up before the answer plays ◆ Plays on the lock screen - Background playback with lock-screen controls, perfect for bedtime and car rides ◆ Every episode ends on its own - No autoplay into the next episode — parents decide whether to play one more ◆ Word cards for reading together - Tap a word card to hear the word read aloud — a light interaction for parents reading along with their kids ◆ Offline and private - Free stories come bundled; purchased story packs play offline once downloaded - No account, no sign-up, Data Not Collected, no analytics SDKs