Comparison

Babbel vs uoPlan

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

uoPlan

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uoPlan is an independent course planner and timetable generator for University of Ottawa students. Pick your term, program and the courses you've already finished, and uoPlan turns your remaining degree requirements into conflict-free weekly timetables in seconds. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University of Ottawa. uoPlan is an independent, student-built project. The names "University of Ottawa" and "uOttawa" are used only to describe the school this tool is built for. PLAN YOUR DEGREE, NOT JUST YOUR TERM • Choose your program and mark the courses you've already completed. • uoPlan reads your degree requirements and shows exactly what you still need. • Generate conflict-free weekly timetables that satisfy those requirements automatically. • Compare options and lock in the sections you want. EXPLORE COURSES, PROFESSORS AND PROGRAMS • Search the full course catalogue by code, title, discipline, level or language. • See real grade distributions, class averages, pass rates and difficulty at a glance. • Browse the hardest courses, highest fail rates and most-graded classes. • Open any course for evaluation breakdowns, prerequisites and historical grades. GRADE TRENDS BACKED BY REAL DATA • Millions of historical graded results, visualised. • See how a course's grades have shifted over the years. • Make informed choices about what — and with whom — to take. BUILT TO RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY • No account, no login, no tracking. • Import your transcript as a PDF — it's parsed entirely on your device and never uploaded. • Export your generated timetable straight to your calendar. • Optional local reminders for your classes. STUDENT-RUN, NO ADS, NO PAYWALLS uoPlan is built and maintained by students, for students. There are no ads and no paywalls, and every feature is available to everyone. Optional donations help cover upkeep — they're voluntary and never unlock features. Questions or feedback? Visit uoplan.party. uoPlan is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University of Ottawa. All course, schedule and grade information is provided for planning purposes only — always confirm requirements and registration details with official University of Ottawa sources.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uoPlan at none against Babbel's 13. uoPlan also leads on ads (none vs shown). Babbel's advantage is chart position (#13 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. uoPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Babbel versus uoPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabbeluoPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings757K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBabbel GmbHMATTHEW EARL POLAK

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

uoPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

uoPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Babbel free?
Babbel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is uoPlan free?
uoPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Babbel or uoPlan have ads?
Babbel shows ads; uoPlan does not.

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