What Babbel is
Babbel is a language learning subscription app from Babbel GmbH. It offers courses at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, and a placement test helps a learner pick a starting point.
The company says its lessons are built for adults. Families can use it at home on a phone or tablet. Babbel lists 14 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Each course starts with a free first lesson.
At a glance
From the company's own pages. Prices and rules change, so confirm on their site.
- Made by
- Babbel GmbH
- What it covers
- Language courses: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and others
- Ages or grades
- Babbel says it is designed to help adults learn a new language
- Price
- Annual plan $8.95 per month, billed $107.40 per year; 6-month plan $13.45 per month, billed $80.70; lifetime $299.99 one time, as of October 8, 2026
- Free version or trial
- Signing up is free. The first lesson of every course is free
- Works on
- iOS and Android apps, with progress synced across devices
- AI features
- Babbel Speak, a beta feature that gives pronunciation feedback; practice conversations with an AI partner
Questions parents ask about Babbel
Does Babbel need a separate subscription for each language?
Babbel says each language needs its own subscription unless you buy the lifetime plan.
