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Best English Learning Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Language Learning.

Learna: Speak & Learn English is the top-ranked of 40 english learning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 439,266 ratings.

  1. 1
    Learna: Speak & Learn EnglishS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 439,266 ratings · score 97
  2. 2
    ELSA Speak - English LearningS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 113,893 ratings · score 96
  3. 3
    EWA: Learn LanguagesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 196,325 ratings · score 96
  4. 4
    Speak English with Loora AIS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 40,269 ratings · score 95
  5. 5
    LearnEnglish Grammar (UK ed.)S
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 40,155 ratings · score 93

What belongs in this list

Learn to understand, speak, read and write English.

Not here: a general translator alone; a grammar-only drill alone; a one-on-one tutor booking service alone; an English dictionary alone; a general chatbot that could be asked to teach English alone

More lists: Best English Tutoring Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
LearnaELSA SpeakEWASpeakLearnEnglish Grammar (UK ed.)YayTalk
A
Lola SpeakAirlearn10 MinuteBrightEF Hello SpeakLearn English: Lingo AIJohnnyABA EnglishLearnEnglish PodcastLearning
B
CamblyLangLearnLearn LanguagesCakeMomoLingoLingopandaSimplerEnglish ListeningTalkletFluentJoyOpen English
C
LanguageWordUpTalkoBeeSpeakerBasic EnglishEnglish languageSpecialWlinguainglés.comBetterSpeak
D
4EnglishMagibookLearn American English Podcast
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Learna: Speak & Learn EnglishS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 439,266 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  2. 2
    ELSA Speak - English LearningS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 113,893 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  3. 3
    EWA: Learn LanguagesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 196,325 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  4. 4
    Speak English with Loora AIS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 40,269 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  5. 5
    LearnEnglish Grammar (UK ed.)S
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 40,155 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  6. 6
    YayTalk: Learn & Speak EnglishS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,040 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  7. 7
    Lola Speak: English PracticeA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 15,101 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  8. 8
    Airlearn - Language LearningA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 47,192 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  9. 9
    10 Minute EnglishA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 12,301 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  10. 10
    Bright - English for beginnersA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 26,998 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  11. 11
    EF Hello Speak: Learn EnglishA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 9,456 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  12. 12
    Learn English: Lingo AIA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,928 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  13. 13
    Johnny Grammar Word ChallengeA
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 16,419 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  14. 14
    ABA English - Learn EnglishA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 22,310 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  15. 15
    LearnEnglish PodcastA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,188 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  16. 16
    Learning English with AI TutorA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 5,017 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  17. 17
    Cambly - Learn EnglishB
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 9,323 ratings · score 87 · good
  18. 18
    LangLearn: AI English TutorB
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 21,612 ratings · score 87 · good
  19. 19
    Learn Languages - Lucida AIB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 7,080 ratings · score 86 · good
  20. 20
    Cake - Learn English & KoreanB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 15,692 ratings · score 86 · good
  21. 21
    MomoLingo: English and moreB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 94,379 ratings · score 86 · good
  22. 22
    Lingopanda: Language LearningB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 20,771 ratings · score 85 · good
  23. 23
    Simpler: English learning appB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 11,898 ratings · score 85 · good
  24. 24
    English Listening - 6minsB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 10,522 ratings · score 85 · good
  25. 25
    Talklet: Speak EnglishB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,866 ratings · score 84 · good
  26. 26
    FluentJoy: Speak EnglishB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,491 ratings · score 82 · good
  27. 27
    Open English: Learn EnglishB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 10,322 ratings · score 82 · good
  28. 28
    Language Learning - Easy SpeakC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,179 ratings · score 81 · situational
  29. 29
    WordUp - Vocabulary BuilderC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 13,846 ratings · score 80 · situational
  30. 30
    Talko: Learn English with AIC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 4,159 ratings · score 80 · situational
  31. 31
    BeeSpeaker Learn EnglishC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,974 ratings · score 80 · situational
  32. 32
    Basic English - ESL CourseC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,866 ratings · score 79 · situational
  33. 33
    English language: Learn & PlayC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 7,637 ratings · score 79 · situational
  34. 34
    Special English ListeningC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,656 ratings · score 77 · situational
  35. 35
    Wlingua - Learn EnglishC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,120 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  36. 36
    inglés.comC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 7,734 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  37. 37
    BetterSpeak: AI Language TutorC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 14,173 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  38. 38
    Learn English - 4EnglishD
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,679 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional
  39. 39
    Magibook: Learn to Read BooksD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,463 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional
  40. 40
    Learn American English PodcastD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 11,209 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional

Beyond the top 40

14 more, not ranked yet

  1. VOA English Learning
  2. Epop: Learn Real-Life English
  3. Ule: learn English language
  4. Andy English Language Learning
  5. LetMeSpeak - Learn English
  6. IELTS Listening - 3 levels
  7. English Vietnamese Translator+
  8. English Speaking for Beginners
  9. Learn American English - Mondly
  10. FluentWorlds-Spanish & English
  11. LANG: Learn New Languages
  12. English with Tiffani
  13. Pronuncian - English Pronounce
  14. Speak English Conversation

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Questions people ask

What is the best english learning app for iPhone?
Learna: Speak & Learn English, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.6 by 439,266 people.
Which english learning apps are free?
40 of 40 are free to download: Learna: Speak & Learn English (S), ELSA Speak - English Learning (S), EWA: Learn Languages (S), Speak English with Loora AI (S) and more. 16 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which english learning app has the best App Store rating?
Speak English with Loora AI at 4.9 from 40,269 ratings.
How many english learning apps reach S or A tier?
16 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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