Comparison

Babbel vs LetMeSpeak

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

Head to head
About

Babbel

Master a new language with expert-designed, bite-sized lessons that fit your schedule. Build conversational confidence quickly through interactive practice and a smart review system. Learn Spanish, French, German, and more for travel, work, or fun.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Expert-built courses
  • Interactive conversation practice
  • Smart review system
  • Grammar in context
  • Offline mode
  • Learn 14 languages
Features
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Speak a new language with real-life conversations. Babbel is the award-winning language learning app with courses tailored to your native language, built by 200+ language experts and trusted by millions worldwide. Because lessons are built for speakers of your language, an English speaker learning Spanish gets different lessons than a French speaker does. You learn to speak, listen, and understand grammar in context, then practice real conversations with Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner that gives you personalized feedback. Learn a new language faster with bite-sized lessons designed to fit your everyday life. With Babbel’s proven method, you could start having real conversations in as little as 3 weeks. Your language learning adventure starts with a lesson. WHY BABBEL WORKS • Tailored to your native language: Courses are created by language experts and tailored to your native language, so you learn naturally and efficiently. • Real-life conversations: Learn the language people actually speak, for travel, work, and everyday life. • Speak with confidence: Practice out loud with speech recognition and Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner to improve your pronunciation. • Research-proven results: Efficacy backed by researchers at Yale University: 100% improved their oral proficiency in 3 months.* TRUSTED BY MILLIONS • 25 million subscriptions sold • 1.5 million 5-star ratings (based on App store ratings) • After 10 hours with Babbel, 96% of learners saw better test scores on grammar and vocabulary** BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Short, effective lessons: Learn in as little as 10 minutes a day • Lessons for every motivation: Learn for travel, work, or fun • Listen, speak, write: Options for every learning style • Stress-free conversation practice: Build confidence with Guided Conversations, then practice freely with Babbel Speak (Beta) • Smart review system: Boosts learning and retention • Grammar in context: Clear explanations exactly when you need them • Offline mode: Download lessons and learn anywhere, anytime • 5,000+ courses: Over 60,000 lessons across all languages LEARN 14 LANGUAGES Spanish (Latin American or Spain), French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English (American or British), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, and Indonesian. TRY BABBEL TODAY Download Babbel now and take a free lesson. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS A subscription is required to access full courses. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account. Available plans: • 3 months • 6 months • 12 months • Lifetime Privacy policy: https://about.babbel.com/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://about.babbel.com/en/terms/ LEARN MORE Read Babbel Magazine for tips and insights: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babbelusa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Babbel.usa CONTACT US Questions or feedback? Email: support-mobile@babbel.com *Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available at http://bit.ly/BabbelYale. **Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available: http://bit.ly/BabbelMSU.

About

LetMeSpeak

Master English pronunciation and fluency through immersive storytelling and interactive conversations. Learn essential vocabulary and grammar with native speaker audio and real-life scenarios. Practice speaking from day one and improve your accent in just three weeks.

Highlights
  • Immersive story-based learning
  • 6000 common words with illustrations
  • 70 grammar topics with interactive exercises
  • Native speaker audio for pronunciation
  • Real-life conversation scenarios
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary retention
Features
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Sound like a native speaker and speak without an accent in just 3 weeks! 70 grammar topics, 6000 most common words covering travel, work, and hobbies, and a fun story with 120+ bite-sized episodes – all in one app. Learn new words, improve your accent and speak from the first minute with Let Me Speak. LEARN ENGLISH IN A SMART WAY You will start speaking English fluently on any topic through language immersion. Immersion is the most effective way to learn a new language. You’ll be speaking English in no time without having to memorize lists of words and out-of-context grammar rules. IMMERSE IN REAL ENGLISH You’ll make your way through an interactive and engaging story that takes place in New York. Lively, colorful, and sometimes surprising characters: an eccentric old lady will help you find a place to live, and a greedy hot-dog vendor who will try to short-change… They (and many more) speak different accents and will help you master street talk. There’s a new surprise around every corner, but Let Me Speak will help you talk your way out of any situation. Everything is in modern, everyday English with a full audio voiceover by native speakers from the United States. So you’ll learn real-world English and practice American pronunciation from the get-go. Each conversation takes no more than 3 minutes and will fit into even the busiest of schedules. IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY You’ll learn 6,000 of the most common words everyone needs to travel, work, and communicate in a foreign language. Each new word comes with a translation and a memorable illustration. You’ll learn new words every day. And with the spaced repetition, smart reminders, and clever associations, you won’t forget them. You also get to practice your new vocabulary right away in conversations that recreate real-life situations. Here are some of the scenarios you’ll learn from: - Passport control - Checking in at the hotel - Hailing a cab - Ordering food in a restaurant - Visiting a museum - Shopping at a supermarket - Partying at a bar - Meeting new people - Job interview - and more than 150 other topics PERFECT YOUR GRAMMAR Speak correctly right from the start. You’ll easily master the grammar topics thanks to interactive exercises and easy-to-understand grammar explanations. Built-in games will challenge your skill and speed – you can even compete with other users around the world in real-time! Questions? Send us message at help@letmespeak.org Privacy Policy: https://www.letmespeak.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.letmespeak.org/terms

Screenshots

Babbel4 screens
LetMeSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: LetMeSpeak at free with in-app purchases against Babbel's subscription. LetMeSpeak also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 44%). Babbel's advantage is ratings volume (757K vs 19K) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Babbel sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and LetMeSpeak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. 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 Babbel against 4.7 for LetMeSpeak. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Babbel has 757K ratings behind it against 19K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Babbel's written reviews are positive against 68% of LetMeSpeak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Babbel ships an update every 5 days, LetMeSpeak every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Babbel versus LetMeSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabbelLetMeSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757K ratings) — better4.7 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews67.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings757K — better19K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB61 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBabbel GmbHLetMeSpeak.org AG

Customer experience

Babbel

All ratings756,839 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2,777 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral13.9%
Negative42.0%

LetMeSpeak

All ratings18,636 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative22.6%

User reviews

Babbel

From 757K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent structured learning
  • 🚀 Effective vocabulary and grammar teaching
  • 👍 Helpful pronunciation guides
  • 👍 Engaging and practical lessons
  • 👍 Useful review and repetition features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent voice recognition
  • 🐛 Lack of flexibility in lesson progression
  • 🐛 Confusing user interface and navigation
  • 🐛 Overly strict scoring and lack of forgiveness for minor errors
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

LetMeSpeak

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient learning
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for improving English
  • 👍 Fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Technical issues and bugs
  • 🔒 Concerns about data tracking
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🌐 Limited native language support

Bugs and requests

Babbel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons sometimes freeze or crash the app
  • Subscription cancellation process is overly complicated
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between languages
  • Keyboard issues and inability to use system keyboard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options, especially Asian languages like Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
  • Improve review and practice tools to better reinforce learned material
  • Provide more customization options for lesson pacing and content
  • Implement a more forgiving scoring system and allow users to revisit past lessons
  • Add a dark mode and optimize the app for better readability

LetMeSpeak

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress loss and account issues
  • Microphone and speech recognition problems
  • Freezing and crashing on certain levels
  • Incorrect sentence/word recognition

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more native language options
  • Improve speech recognition accuracy
  • Implement review/repeat functionality
  • Provide British English accent option

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Babbel

Subscriptions12
  • Mexican Spanish – 1-month plan$17.991 Month
  • Spanish 1 month$17.991 Month
  • French 1 month$17.991 Month
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  • Italian 1 month$17.991 Month
  • Mexican Spanish - 1-month plan$19.991 Month
  • Mexican Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • Learn French – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • Learn Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • All Languages – 3-month plan$53.993 Months
  • Mexican Spanish – 1-year plan$89.991 Year
  • All Languages – 12-month plan$107.991 Year
  • All Languages – 12-month plan7 Days trial$107.991 Year
7 purchases

LetMeSpeak

Subscriptions3
  • Learn and Earn7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Learn English and Earn7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Month
  • Learn English and Earn7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • Uncommon Character$10.99
  • Rare Character$27.99
  • Epic Character$69.99
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  • Legendary Character$239.99

Questions

Is Babbel free?
Babbel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LetMeSpeak free?
LetMeSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Babbel or LetMeSpeak?
Babbel is rated higher. Babbel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 757K ratings, while LetMeSpeak averages 4.7 from 19K ratings.
Do Babbel or LetMeSpeak have ads?
Babbel shows ads; LetMeSpeak does not.
Which is updated more often, Babbel or LetMeSpeak?
Babbel ships an update every 5 days, and LetMeSpeak every 11 days. Most recently, Babbel was updated on October 27, 2026 and LetMeSpeak on October 27, 2026.

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