Babbel – Sprachen lernen
Serious language teaching with German-language grammar
About Babbel
With around 150 linguists involved, Babbel takes the most serious approach to language teaching in the comparison: explicit grammar explanations in German, a spaced-repetition vocabulary trainer, and practical everyday dialogues including its own travel course series. For Spanish, there's both a European course reaching C1 and a dedicated Latin-American course – though the latter stops at A2 level.
The app suits anyone who values solid grammar instruction and a German privacy home-turf advantage. Anyone who wants to learn Latin-American Spanish specifically and permanently at a higher level will hit a ceiling with Babbel sooner than with Pimsleur or Duolingo.
Rating in detail
The best grammar instruction in the field, but the standalone Latin-American course stops at A2 – a clear downside for a pure Latin-America travel focus.
At roughly €96/year for all languages (website price) this is well calculated, provided you accept the A2 cap on the Latin-American course.
Clean and motivating, less playful than Duolingo – more of a "course" than a "game".
A German provider with a GDPR home-turf advantage, ad-free, with solid email support – the best support rating in the field.
