Last updated: June 22, 2026

The All-in-One Language Learning App: Flashcards, Speaking Practice, and More

Flashcards, spaced repetition, native audio, and speaking practice with real people - across 67 languages, free on iPhone and Android. One app instead of three.

Loved by learners worldwideNo ads· Free core features
iPhone and Android side by side, showing a Lingocard flashcard and a chat screen

The differentiator

One app instead of three

Most learners end up with a phone full of apps: one to memorize words, one to practice speaking, one for audio, maybe a course on top. Every honest review says the same thing - no single app does it all, so people are told to combine two or three. Lingocard was built to end that juggling, putting vocabulary building and real conversation in one place, for free.

One Lingocard app
FlashcardsSpaced repetitionNative audioSpeaking practiceAudio playerOffline

This is not a gamified course that leaves you tapping buttons and still unable to hold a conversation. Lingocard was created by language learners and professional teachers in Silicon Valley for their own use first - so it has the features people actually need to reach fluency, with no ads and no design tricks built to take your money.

Vocabulary that sticks

Build your vocabulary with flashcards and spaced repetition

At the heart of the app is a powerful flashcard system with a built-in spaced repetition engine. The algorithm shows you each word just before you would forget it, so vocabulary moves into long-term memory with the least possible effort, and difficult words come back more often until they stick.

Attach images for stronger visual memory, store unlimited cards in your cloud account, and study several languages at once, switching between them in a tap. Set goals by day, week, month, or year, and watch your streak grow on built-in charts.

Flashcard review screen with Hard, Good, and Studied buttons

Flashcard review with spaced repetition on the Lingocard language learning app - rate Hard, Good, or Studied.

Train your ear

Hear every word in native pronunciation

Reading a word is only half of learning it, so every card can be heard in clear native pronunciation - in both your native and your target language. Because we use the best speech synthesizers, playback is fast and consistent every time, with excellent pronunciation quality.

Listening as you study trains your ear to recognize words in real speech and gives you an accurate model to imitate out loud, which matters even more in tonal languages. Hearing and seeing each word together builds stronger memory and makes recall far easier in a live conversation.

Add cards fast

Create flashcards your way, even by voice

Adding cards should never be the chore that stops you from studying, so Lingocard gives you several fast ways to build a deck. Tap the plus button and type a card, or simply speak: the app turns your voice into text you can play back later in high-quality pronunciation. You can also browse the knowledge base, where free frequency and thematic dictionaries sit alongside your personal decks in cloud storage.

Need thousands at once? Build on the web

Lingocard's Flashcards Manager creates thousands of cards from any text in a single click. It lives in the web app for language learning, and everything you build there syncs straight to your phone.

Voice-to-card creation - speak a phrase and the language app turns it into a flashcard with native audio.

Real conversation

Practice speaking with real people

The goal of learning a language is to speak it, so Lingocard includes a built-in social network for speaking practice. A free search engine finds your best partners worldwide and matches you by language, level, timezone, and shared interests, so conversations feel natural instead of forced. Practice with native speakers in a classic exchange, or with fellow learners studying the same language as you.

Everything happens inside the app through secure text and video chat, so you never need to share a phone number or move to another platform. When a new word comes up mid-conversation, you can save it straight to a flashcard.

Speaking-practice match screen, connecting with a partner

Speaking-practice match screen - find language exchange partners by level and shared interests, then text or video chat.

The hidden gem

Learn while you are busy, hands-free

The most underrated feature in the app is the flashcard audio player. Launch any deck like music and listen while you are driving, running, cooking, or standing in line - it turns dead time into study time and gives you extra repetitions without sitting down to a session.

It pronounces your cards one after another, in the order the algorithm chooses for best memorization, so you can absorb vocabulary in moments that would otherwise be lost. This is what makes learning a language fit into a real, full schedule, rather than asking you to find time you do not have.

The app also works fully offline, so you can study on a plane or anywhere without a connection - your sessions are saved and synced the next time you are online. Short, frequent sessions in these hidden moments add up faster than you would expect.

Play a deck like musicFully offline

For educators

For teachers: send lessons straight to your students

Lingocard is built for teachers as well as learners. Using the online school tools on the web, a teacher turns a lesson into a deck of flashcards and sends it to students, who then memorize it with the same spaced repetition system on their own phones - so vocabulary is reviewed on the schedule that actually produces retention, and progress is tracked automatically.

On the web

Teacher builds on the web

Turn a lesson into a deck of flashcards with audio and images.

On mobile

Students study on mobile

Each student memorizes it with spaced repetition on their phone.

The classroom side is managed on the web, while studying happens on mobile, so the workflow fits how teachers and students really work. Learn more about how to create your online school, available on the web app.

Every device

Free, on iPhone, Android, and the web

Lingocard runs on iOS and Android, including tablets, and stays in sync with the web app, so a session you start on your laptop continues in your pocket and back again. The core is free - flashcards, spaced repetition, native audio, the audio player, basic dictionaries, and speaking practice all cost nothing.

Speaking-practice match screen, connecting with a partner
Start on your laptop, continue in your pocket

The honest comparison

Lingocard vs Duolingo vs Babbel

If you are comparing language learning apps, here is an honest look at how Lingocard differs from two of the best-known names. Duolingo is a free gamified course, and Babbel is a paid structured course; neither combines a flashcard system you control with live speaking practice and teacher tools in one free app.

FeatureLingocardDuolingoBabbel
Price of core featuresFreeFree with adsSubscription
Flashcards you build and controlYesNoLimited
Spaced repetition you can tuneYesBasicBasic
Native audio on every cardYesPartialYes
Create cards by voiceYesNoNo
One-click bulk card creation (web)YesNoNo
Speaking practice with real peopleYes, built inNoPaid (Babbel Live)
Match partners by shared interestsYesNoNo
Teacher lessons sent to students (flashcard decks)YesLimited (Duolingo for Schools)No
Hands-free audio playerYesNoNo
Offline studyYesPartialPartial
Languages6740+14

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Lingocard was made by learners and teachers for their own use, so it pairs serious memory tools with real human conversation, and connects to a full platform: a flashcards manager, frequency dictionaries, a global social network, and educator tools. You get everything you need to learn a language, in one free app, on every device.

67 languages

Learn any of 67 languages

Whether you want a mobile app to learn English, Spanish, Japanese, or something far less common, the flashcards, audio, spaced repetition, and speaking practice all work the same way. Polyglots can keep several languages active at once and switch between them in a tap. Choose your language to see how Lingocard helps you learn it.

Loved by learners

One app they actually stuck with

I deleted three other apps after a month with Lingocard. Vocabulary in the morning on the train, a quick chat with a partner at night, all in one place. I stopped paying for two subscriptions too.
Nadia F.Learning Italian · Toronto
The audio player is the reason I finally stuck with it. I play my due deck while I cook and half the session is done before I sit down. It fits a real schedule instead of asking for time I do not have.
Ravi P.Learning German · Bangalore
I assign each lesson's words as a deck and my students actually remember them by the next class. Building on the web and having them study on their phones is exactly how my classroom works.
Sofía M.Spanish teacher · Madrid
Creating a card by voice sounds like a gimmick until you use it. I say a word I just heard, it becomes a card with real pronunciation, and it is waiting for me at review time.
Hugo L.Learning Japanese · Lyon
Matching by shared interests changed everything. My practice partner and I both love climbing, so the conversation flows and we have become real friends across two continents.
Mina C.Learning Korean · Seoul
Fully offline on the subway with no signal, then synced the moment I am back online. My streak has never broken because of a dead zone, and that alone keeps me going.
Priya N.Learning French · Mumbai
The spaced repetition is almost unfair. Words I was sure would never stick keep resurfacing right when I am about to lose them, and now they just stay. I have never had recall like this from an app.
Marco T.Learning Mandarin · Vancouver
I am fussy about how I study, and this is the first app that actually bends to me. I choose which side shows first, how often hard cards come back, the audio direction. It fits my routine instead of forcing me into someone else's.
Aiko S.Learning English · Osaka
I dropped a whole article into the manager on my laptop and it built a few hundred cards in one click. That same evening I was reviewing them on my phone on the bus. That one workflow quietly replaced two apps for me.
Tomás R.Learning Korean · Buenos Aires
The slang dictionary is the part I did not know I needed. Textbooks never taught me what people actually say, and now I finally catch the jokes at work. I pulled the expressions into cards with audio and they stuck fast.
Lena K.Learning English · Berlin
Phrasal verbs were my nightmare: take off, take in, take over, all of them blurred together. The full collection here, drilled with spaced repetition, finally moved them from a list I memorized to words I just use.
Yusuf A.Learning English · Istanbul
I set a daily goal, a monthly one, and a target for the year, and watching the charts fill in genuinely keeps me showing up. I hit my twelve-month goal a few weeks early and was honestly a little proud of myself.
Camille D.Learning Italian · Montréal

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free app to learn a language?
Lingocard is one of the best free options because it combines smart flashcards and spaced repetition with native audio and live speaking practice in a single app. Instead of using separate tools for vocabulary and conversation, you get an all-in-one language learning app for 67 languages, free on iPhone and Android.
Can I use this mobile app to learn English?
Yes. You can use Lingocard to learn English or any of 66 other languages, with flashcards, native English audio, spaced repetition, and speaking practice with English speakers worldwide. The same features work for every supported language.
Is the app really free?
Yes. The core features, including flashcards, the spaced repetition system, native audio, the hands-free audio player, basic dictionaries, and speaking practice, are free. A few specialized dictionaries are available with an inexpensive subscription, but there is no paywall on the features that matter for daily learning, and there are no ads.
How is Lingocard different from Duolingo?
Duolingo is a gamified course where you tap through preset lessons. Lingocard gives you a flashcard system you build and control, a tunable spaced repetition engine, and a built-in social network for speaking with real people. It is designed to take you all the way to real conversation, not just streaks.
Can I practice speaking with real people in the app?
Yes. Lingocard includes a free social network that matches you with native speakers and fellow learners by language, level, and shared interests, for secure text and video chat. You can practice without ever leaving the app or sharing personal contact details.
Can I create my own flashcards?
Yes. Tap the plus button and type a card, or speak and let voice recognition create it for you, with native audio attached. You can also attach images. To create thousands of cards at once from any text, use the Flashcards Manager in the web app, then study them on your phone.
Does the app work offline?
Yes. You can study your decks and use the audio player with no internet connection, for example on a flight. Your sessions are saved locally and synced the next time you are online, so your progress and streak are never lost.
Can I learn more than one language at the same time?
Yes. Add several target languages to your account, keep separate decks for each, and switch between them in a tap. Polyglots use Lingocard to keep multiple languages active at no extra cost.
Can teachers send lessons to students?
Yes. Using the online school tools on the web app, teachers can send lessons to students as flashcard decks, which students then memorize with spaced repetition on their phones. Progress is tracked automatically, which makes vocabulary homework measurable.
How do the mobile app and web app work together?
Your account syncs across both. Use the web app to manage large decks and build thousands of cards in one click, then study them on your phone. Anything you learn or create on one device is available on the other.
Is Lingocard a good free alternative to Duolingo or Babbel?
Yes. If you want vocabulary tools, real speaking practice, and teacher features in one free app, Lingocard offers a combination neither a gamified course nor a paid course provides, across 67 languages on iOS and Android.
Which devices does the app support?
Lingocard works on iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets, and stays in sync with the web app, so you can learn from any device at any time.

Download Lingocard and start learning today

Stop juggling apps. Get one free app that builds your vocabulary, trains your ear, and connects you with real people to talk to, across 67 languages. Download Lingocard, set your goal, and have your first session in minutes.

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