You can find apps for every goal you can imagine, from apps that would teach you slang words to apps that provide admission essay help, correct your application essay, and check for plagiarism. Mobile apps make the world better, they make us better. They help us to keep everything under control, count calories, remember about important meetings, send money in a few clicks, etc. If you want to drink enough water you can install an app which not only reminds you to get a glass of water but counts how many you have already drunk, gathers statistics and calculates the amount of water you need. In case you have a problem with planning, there is a to-do-list for you, a task manager which will be your personal mentor giving advice on what and when you have to do. People, who want to learn to play guitar don't have to go to a teacher. Apps, like Yousician and many others, will teach you to play just by watching tutorials. The language-learning process has not been spared the boom of self-developing apps.
Here are the best apps (in my opinion) for learning foreign languages:
1. Duolingo.
Luis Von Ahn was one of the first developers, who successfully merged gamification in a language learning app. Duolingo is famous for its courses, which were created by native speakers. Also, this app offers learning not only English, but Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
2. Mindsnacks.
Mindsnacks is a game that helps to learn the language. It offers seven languages with a couple of games for each of them. This app monitors your progress and lets you know which skills should be improved. You can get a small number of games for free, but for the full access, you should pay $4.99.
3. Babbel
If all apps are funny friends who play games with you, Babbel is a professor, who don't like games. The free version comes with forty classes for thirteen languages. Each class has a simple system with vocabulary and exercises. The app helps to build both conversation and writing skills.
4. Memrise.
Memrise is the funniest language-learning app you could see. It has funny collections of lessons, like "Japanese translation of Harry Potter", "Croatian naughty words" and "How would Eddie Murphy sound in French". A method, that underlies the learning program is creating a funny association with words. Memrise uses popular memes to playfully help remember the vocabulary. It's not only an app for single learning, but it is also a social media that consist of learners like you. Other people can follow you, learn points together, and unlock collective achievements.
5. Hello Talk.
This is an app that teaches you to talk. The speaking block is the most widespread problem among learners. Hello Talk focused on eliminating the stress of real conversation by talking to native speakers. HelloTalk helps users to find native speakers and connect them via WhatsApp. You can mark your best conversations and highlight top phrases or words while the conversation goes.
6. Bussu
This is an app with a huge amount of lessons. It offers courses for twelve languages. You can get a free version with a few courses, but the full access would cost you $17 monthly. This app has two versions: Desktop and mobile. Courses were created by native speakers. There is a chat-support team whom you can contact 24/7.
7. Lingua.ly
Their learning strategy is what separates this app from others. Lingua.ly pulls articles and news from the web. After installing you will have to pass a test to determine your level. When the app knows how strong your language skills are, it would recommend you choosing topics you are interested in. When you launch an app you'll numerous articles on topics of your interest, you read the article and when you see an unknown word you have just to tap on it to see its translation. This word will be added to your vocabulary, which you can visit whenever you want.
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