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Pimsleur

Audio-first courses in 50+ languages, with offline learning

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Pimsleur teaches through audio lessons built around listening and speaking, with offline, hands-free learning and a Voice Coach AI for pronunciation. Courses cover 50+ languages for English speakers, and you can try a free lesson.

Key facts

Available oniOS, Android, Web
FormatAudio course
Languages (app’s claim)50+ for English speakers
Free optionFree lesson
OfflineYes
AI featuresVoice Coach AI (pronunciation)

Sources: pimsleur.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Available on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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