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24 alternatives to Lingo Ninja

The best way to learn Thai

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lingo Ninja launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    The easiest way to learn a language

    2019 · its alternatives →

  2. 2AJ

    Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…

    2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Acquire languages on the go from the news, videos etc.

    2025 · lingochampion.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4LC

    Hey folks! I'm Callum, and I'm working on a way to practice a new language with an AI powered tutor. I've always found that the hardest part of learning a new language is finding someone to actually converse with. Even if a partner can be found, the pressure can mean that you are more focused on not making mistakes than on actually learning new grammar or vocabulary. The service that I have been working on allows you to practice with a language tutor via online chat messages, or you can have a turn-based voice conversation. I'm working on a number of other features that will be coming out…

    2023 · learnlingo.dev · its alternatives →

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    Speak a new language with confidence

    2018 · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Learn languages faster by video chatting with natives

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Lingocat▲437

    Become fluent faster through conversational practice

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    Duolingo▲310

    Learn languages completely free.

    2013 · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    Hablo.pro▲169

    Learn a language by speaking

    2025 · hablo.pro · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    A fun, free way to learn the tones in Chinese

    2023 · its alternatives →

  11. 11IM

    The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…

    2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    LingQ▲73

    The fast, fun and effective way to learn languages

    2022 · its alternatives →

  13. 13
    LangAI▲252

    The most natural way to learn a new language

    2024 · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Lingobo▲87

    Your AI language partner

    2023 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Learn new languages in a simple and enjoyable manner

    2021 · its alternatives →

  16. 16
    Linguican▲189

    Learn languages with music

    2017 · its alternatives →

  17. 17AN

    Hi HN, I’m Pablo, I built this application to learn languages using podcasts: https://www.langturbo.com (No signup required) There are a lot of tools to learn languages, but most of them focus on beginners (understandably so, that’s where the money is) but not many exist that target intermediate or advanced learners. The ones that exist make you find content on your own and then import that into their apps, which can be tricky when you don’t know where to look. LangTurbo has a unique curated database of podcasts by language (some even have dialect labels) that you can browse by…

    2025 · langturbo.com · its alternatives →

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    Lingoo▲4

    The guilt-free language app. No streaks, no pressure.

    May 2026 · lingoo.app · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    The fun way to learn a language by drawing

    2024 · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Fun game to learn 1000+ Japanese characters

    2016 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Practice languages on Widgets. Launch offer: LIFETIME FREE

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22RL

    I’ve been tinkering with Ricotta for about a year now and I'm happy to announce it’s ready to for others to use officially. Largely the time has been spent making the project a framework to spin up newer projects quickly which I can share details around if anyone is interested. The app was born out of my frustration with Duolingo drilling me on words I knew. I moved on to creating custom Anki cards and found myself spending ages creating decks. It’s free, uses spaced repetition under the hood, and focuses on helping you learn what you want to without a course structure. I'd love to hear your…

    2025 · ricotta.affineur.io · its alternatives →

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    Learn languages the smart way

    2025 · lingomitra.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac

    2020 · its alternatives →

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