Comparison

Babbel vs Learn Dutch

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

Learn Dutch

Learn Dutch through engaging lessons and interactive games. This app offers vocabulary, phrases, and grammar for beginners and advanced learners, with native speaker audio and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • 36 real-life situation lessons
  • 2000+ vocabulary words and phrases
  • Hangman and Concentration games
  • Native speaker audio for pronunciation
  • Adaptive multiple-choice quizzes
  • Dynamic quizzing algorithm
  • iCloud progress syncing
Features
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Zeer Goed ® is the award-winning app that makes learning Dutch simple and fun! Quickly learn essential vocabulary, phrases, and grammar concepts. Designed especially for students and tourists as well as business and medical professionals. Vocabulary and Phrases ------------- • Contains 36 lessons based on REAL LIFE situations including flight and hotel reservations, dining out, shopping, exploring and meeting new friends. • Includes more than 2000 VOCABULARY words and phrases for both beginner and advanced learners. • Play while learning with Hangman and Concentration games. • Learn to PRONOUNCE correctly with high-quality audio by NATIVE SPEAKERS. Quizzing Features ------------- • Multiple-choice quiz ADAPTS to your skill level. • Memorize words quickly with our DYNAMIC QUIZZING algorithm. • Track LESSON PROGRESS across devices with iCloud syncing. Please note that premium lessons within the app are available with a subscription. The options for a subscription are: Monthly subscription for $US2.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), and Annual subscription for $US9.99 (or the equivalent in local currency). Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes App Store preference at least 24-hours before the beginning of the next payment cycle. Upon cancellation of your subscription, access to the premium lessons will terminate at the end of the current payment cycle. ------------ Privacy Policy - https://pollylingu.al/en/privacy Terms and Conditions - https://pollylingu.al/en/terms_and_conditions

Screenshots

Babbel4 screens
Learn Dutch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Learn Dutch at free with in-app purchases against Babbel's subscription. Learn Dutch also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Babbel's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (757K vs 32). 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. Babbel sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and Learn Dutch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.6 for Learn Dutch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Babbel has 757K ratings behind it against 32, 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 50% of Learn Dutch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Babbel ships an update every 5 days, Learn Dutch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Babbel versus Learn Dutch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabbelLearn Dutch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (757K ratings) — better4.6 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings757K — better32
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#12 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB231 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBabbel GmbHOnline Language Help

Customer experience

Babbel

All ratings756,839 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2,751 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative42.0%

Learn Dutch

All ratings31 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Learn Dutch

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
3 purchases

Learn Dutch

Subscriptions2
  • Pangaea Passport - Dutch$2.991 Month
  • Pangaea Passport - Dutch$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pangaea Passport - All Languages$9.99

Questions

Is Babbel free?
Babbel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Dutch free?
Learn Dutch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Babbel or Learn Dutch?
Babbel is rated higher. Babbel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 757K ratings, while Learn Dutch averages 4.6 from 32 ratings.
Do Babbel or Learn Dutch have ads?
Both Babbel and Learn Dutch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Babbel or Learn Dutch?
Babbel ships an update every 5 days, and Learn Dutch every 4 months. Most recently, Babbel was updated on October 25, 2026 and Learn Dutch on October 24, 2026.

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