Comparison

Learn Italian (Hello vs Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Learn Italian (Hello

Learn Italian through conversational lessons and interactive flashcards. This app uses a research-based methodology developed with language professionals, allowing you to practice pronunciation, writing, and vocabulary building offline. Save your own notes and learn anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Conversational lessons based on real-life situations
  • Interactive flashcards for vocabulary building
  • Pronunciation and writing practice
  • Offline access to all content
  • Save personal notes within lessons
  • User-friendly interface with attractive graphics
Features
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LEARN ITALIAN WITH THE # 1 APP FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING ON ITUNES **** Top-Selling Italian course in US, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, China, Russia, etc. **** Research-based methodology developed in collaboration with the most prestigious institution for language teachers and professionals: The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – ACTFL - INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's guidelines are followed by all major universities in the USA. - COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. Dialogues are presented and then broken down into sentence by sentence where you can practice pronunciation and writing skills - VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with hundreds of fun and interactive Flashcards plus our innovative Build Your Vocabulary exercise where you can practice alternate words and phrases from within the dialogues - NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! - LEARN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE: No Internet required! All the content is stored in the app so that you have great responsiveness when you are ready to learn a language. You do not need to be connected to Wi-Fi or 3G networks to run the app. - BEAUTIFUL INTERFACE: user friendly interface with beautifully designed graphics. - CONTACT US: We are constantly trying to improve the app and take feedback from our users very seriously. The app has a “Contact Us” icon so that you can contact us easily, so please do not hesitate and send us an email if you have any questions, comments, complaints or suggestions.  -- Try before you buy :-) You can check out our content for free first and buy the rest later if you like it. Make sure to also check Hello-Hello Kids, our language learning app for children!  ABOUT US  Hello-Hello is an innovative language learning company that offers state-of-the-art online and mobile courses. Hello-Hello.com’s website couples social networking with language learning which allows users to interact with native speakers around the world. Hello-Hello’s iPad apps are among the top language learning apps on the iPad. Our conversational courses were developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which is the largest association of teachers and administrators of all languages at all levels, serving more than 12,000 educators. For more information, please visit their website at www.actfl.org.

About

Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)

This app offers an immersive language learning experience designed to build speaking confidence. It provides personalized plans, pronunciation feedback, and offline lesson downloads. It is exclusively for current subscribers and enterprise/education users.

Highlights
  • Personalized language learning plan
  • Intuitive immersion method
  • Instant pronunciation feedback
  • Offline lesson downloads
  • Extended learning exercises
  • Progress sync across devices
Features
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⏺ This app is only available for current Rosetta Stone Classic subscribers, and existing enterprise/education users. ⏺ New to Rosetta Stone? Check out Rosetta Stone Sapphire, the brand new Rosetta Stone experience! There, you can explore all of the latest features from the experts in language learning. Learning a language can be an experience that transforms your life. Over 25 years of language learning experience has taught Rosetta Stone one thing: everyone has the ability to learn to read, write, and speak a language with confidence. Try the Rosetta Stone app yourself for free. Many online language learning apps will promise that you can learn a language in just a few minutes a day. However, there is a significant difference between memorizing vocabulary lists and speaking a language with confidence. Learning a language is about more than just the words. One of the mistakes new language learners make is treating language as an object or an end goal instead of as an experience. Ditch the books, translator, and dictionary, and surround yourself with a language whenever, wherever with the Rosetta Stone mobile app. What are people saying about Rosetta Stone: • CNN Underscored - "There’s a good reason why the language learning app Rosetta Stone is the gros chien (that is, the big dog) of the apps we tested" • Mashable - "one of the OG language-learning services, known for its deep dive into accent pronunciation" • Popular Science - "super-smooth and intuitive, and the lessons neither feel too short so as to be forgettable nor too long so as to be a chore" • PC Mag - "reliable, accurate, and thorough" Rosetta Stone has taught millions of people new languages, and you’re next. From day one, you’ll: • Stay focused with a personalized language learning plan based on your motivation. • Learn a language intuitively using our proven immersion method. • Perfect your pronunciation with instantaneous feedback. • Download lessons to do everything offline. • Access different kinds of exercises with our Extended Learning features. • Sync progress across all your devices. • And never see an ad, ever. Choose from 24 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English (American or British), Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin American or Spain), Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Enterprise and Education Learners • Unlimited use of Rosetta Stone's mobile app is available for existing Enterprise and Education Learners. • Features may vary for Enterprise and Education Learners. For questions or assistance, please visit http://support.rosettastone.com Learn a language today with Rosetta Stone. Learn Spanish (Latin American or Spain) Learn French Learn German Learn Italian Learn English (American or British) Learn Japanese Learn Korean Learn Chinese (Mandarin) Learn Arabic Learn Portuguese (Brazil) Learn Russian Learn Dutch Learn Filipino (Tagalog) Learn Greek Learn Hebrew Learn Hindi Learn Irish Learn Persian (Farsi) Learn Polish Learn Swedish Learn Turkish Learn Vietnamese For questions or assistance, please visit http://support.rosettastone.com

Screenshots

Learn Italian (Hello4 screens
Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) at free against Learn Italian (Hello's free with in-app purchases. Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) also leads on ratings volume (239K vs 17) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Learn Italian (Hello's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Italian (Hello sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Learn Italian (Hello against 4.8 for Rosetta Stone Classic (2024). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) has 239K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Learn Italian (Hello's written reviews are positive against 63% of Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Italian (Hello ships an update every 3 months, Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Learn Italian (Hello versus Rosetta Stone Classic (2024): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Italian (HelloRosetta Stone Classic (2024)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17 ratings)4.8 (239K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings17239K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#137 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB219 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello-Hello LLCRosetta Stone, Ltd.

Customer experience

Learn Italian (Hello

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%

Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)

All ratings238,687 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews2,732 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative27.4%

Bugs and requests

Learn Italian (Hello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lessons marked as incomplete even after completion
  • Audio playback issues and inconsistent performance
  • Inability to reset progress or redo specific lessons

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to pause and review lessons
  • Option to learn writing/reading in addition to speaking
  • Improved speech recognition and feedback
  • Better sync between app and desktop versions
  • More language options and advanced content

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Learn Italian (Hello

One-time10
  • Lesson 2$1.99
  • Lesson 3$1.99
  • Lesson 4$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Lesson 5$1.99
  • Lesson 11$1.99
  • Lesson 24$1.99
  • Lesson 26$1.99
  • Lesson 29$1.99
  • Lesson 30$1.99
  • Complete Course$19.99
9 purchases

Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)

Subscriptions8
  • Spanish (Lat. Am.) – 3 Months$44.993 Months
  • English (American) – 3 Months$44.993 Months
  • French – 3 Months$44.993 Months
Show 5 more
  • Spanish (Lat. Am.) – 3 Months$54.993 Months
  • Spanish 12 Months Access3 Days trial$109.991 Year
  • Unlimited Languages - 1 Year$109.991 Year
  • Unlimited Languages - 1 Year3 Days trial$109.991 Year
  • Spanish (Lat. Am.) – 12 Months$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spanish (Latin America) (5 Levels)$199.99

Questions

Is Learn Italian (Hello free?
Learn Italian (Hello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) free?
Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Italian (Hello or Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)?
Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) is rated higher. Learn Italian (Hello averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) averages 4.8 from 239K ratings.
Do Learn Italian (Hello or Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) have ads?
Neither Learn Italian (Hello nor Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Italian (Hello or Rosetta Stone Classic (2024)?
Learn Italian (Hello ships an update every 3 months, and Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) monthly. Most recently, Learn Italian (Hello was updated on October 12, 2026 and Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) on November 1, 2026.

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