{"id":19540,"date":"2024-01-10T05:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T10:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/?p=19540"},"modified":"2025-01-01T05:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T10:28:29","slug":"mondly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/mondly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mondly Review: Offers Innovative Technology But Won&#8217;t Get You All the Way to Fluency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Mondly<\/a> is a popular language learning app based on daily lessons, a chatbot and unique augmented reality features. But is it worth the hype? I decided to put Mondly to the test and see how effective it really is.<\/p>\n<p>This review will cover Mondly&#8217;s main features and then look at why I found the program to be innovative, but not enough for learning a language to fluency.<\/p>\n\n<p>[fluentu-toc skip=5]<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Mondly?<\/h2>\n<p>Mondly has been around since 2014, and it\u2019s one of the most popular language learning apps around, offering 33 languages.<\/p>\n<p>Mondly focuses on conversational phrases. Lessons take around 5 to 10 minutes each, and it promises to get you up to a B2 (upper-intermediate) level in most languages.<\/p>\n<p>It stands out in the language learning space because of its techy features. You can talk to a language chatbot, use AR or VR to practice ordering food at a restaurant and see the vocabulary you\u2019ve learned by tapping on a brain diagram.<\/p>\n<p>Most people use the Mondly app on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.atistudios.mondly.languages&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/learn-33-languages-with-mondly\/id987873536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone<\/a>, but there\u2019s also a <a href=\"https:\/\/app.mondly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web version<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How Lessons in Mondly Work<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Daily lessons<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41938 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-6.57.07-PM-768x353.jpg\" alt=\"mondly map of lessons\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-6.57.07-PM-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-6.57.07-PM-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-6.57.07-PM.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mondly places an emphasis on<strong> short but frequent daily lessons.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once you log into the app, you&#8217;ll be shown several options right away. You can have a <strong>daily customized lesson<\/strong> that includes reviews. Alternatively, you can choose themed lessons from a map, with topics like core vocabulary, family, seasons and weather or travel.<\/p>\n<p>Each lesson is followed by a recap and you can review lessons again at any time.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Variety of exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mondly encourages you to learn to translate between a language familiar to you\u2014for example, English\u2014and the language you want to learn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.02.21-PM-1024x838.png\" alt=\"mondly new vocab exercise\" width=\"500\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.02.21-PM-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.02.21-PM-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.02.21-PM-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.02.21-PM.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is done through a variety of exercises, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matching words with images<\/li>\n<li>Translating a sentence\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Fill-in-the-blanks<\/li>\n<li>Listening comprehension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This makes\u00a0it a<strong> little bit easier to get into learning than it otherwise would be.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41940 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.03.45-PM-1024x841.png\" alt=\"mondly translation exercise\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.03.45-PM-1024x841.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.03.45-PM-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.03.45-PM-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-29-at-7.03.45-PM.png 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Speaking practice through speech recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Speech recognition plays a major role in Mondly. For every lesson and review, you&#8217;ll be asked to speak your answer out loud for some questions (but there&#8217;s also the option to skip it if you&#8217;re on-the-go). I found this pretty helpful because it forced my pronunciation to be correct. Otherwise the app wouldn&#8217;t recognize what I was saying.<\/p>\n<p>You can even do a hands-free version for each lesson, where the app teaches the new vocabulary to you through an audio conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mondly-audio-lesson-clip-527x1024.jpg\" alt=\"mondly audio lesson clip\" width=\"320\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mondly-audio-lesson-clip-527x1024.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mondly-audio-lesson-clip-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mondly-audio-lesson-clip.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll go into more detail about Mondly&#8217;s other features below, but the beauty of Mondly is in the combination of all of these different exercises.<strong> You&#8217;re never using the exact same method all the time,<\/strong> so you won&#8217;t get bored.<\/p>\n<h2>Mondly Features<\/h2>\n<h3>Chatbot<\/h3>\n<p>Mondly&#8217;s model combines daily lessons tailored for you with a &#8220;pathway&#8221; through the various topics and levels involved in learning a new language. This is paired with innovative features such as augmented reality lessons and a chatbot.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/language-learning-chatbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">language learning chatbot<\/a> is <strong>designed to emulate a conversation,<\/strong> giving you a chance to put the language you&#8217;re learning into practice:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42002 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/411239284_1086570305862475_6434083749869441635_n-1-508x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/411239284_1086570305862475_6434083749869441635_n-1-508x1024.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/411239284_1086570305862475_6434083749869441635_n-1-149x300.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/411239284_1086570305862475_6434083749869441635_n-1.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The app invites you to respond to conversational prompts, such as a general greeting or a restaurant roleplay. Mondly suggests responses, but you can also reply how you like and the app will still accept it if it&#8217;s correct.<\/p>\n<p>Although the conversations themselves are far from realistic, the speech-to-text functionality in Mondly is pretty good since you have to say your answer out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Weekly quizzes and monthly challenges<\/h3>\n<p>After going through a week&#8217;s worth of daily lessons, you can take the quiz to review what you learned. Once you complete all the weekly quizzes for the month, you&#8217;ll have access to the monthly challenge.<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit, I did enjoy that feeling of unlocking a certain number of levels to get to the &#8220;boss&#8221; stages, and it allowed me to see my progress like I would in a video game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-223601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM.jpg\" alt=\"mondly daily lesson and weekly quiz feature\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-10.31.01-AM-1536x1142.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Mondly AR<\/h3>\n<p>This function is a big selling point for Mondly, and you&#8217;d need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondly.com\/ar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">download a separate app<\/a> for this. Using augmented reality technology, <strong>you can generate a CGI teacher wherever you are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your teacher will speak to you in your language, before conjuring objects to teach you about them. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My favorite part of this feature is that you can approach something that is being taught and learn more related vocabulary. For example, if the teacher is showing you a lion, you can get closer to the lion and see the word for &#8220;nose&#8221; when looking at his nose.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s neat, I unfortunately felt like it was<strong>\u00a0more of a gimmick than an effective learning tool.<\/strong> It also was a little frustrating to have to commit a large chunk of time to one of these lessons as you cannot pause them and resume later.<\/p>\n<h3>Mondly VR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondly.com\/vr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mondly VR<\/a>\u00a0lets you have <strong>conversations with virtual characters in realistic scenarios<\/strong>, with topics like shopping, ordering food or checking into a hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I found this component of Mondly to be great for pronunciation practice and building conversational confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a substitute for real-life feedback. But it&#8217;s not bad as <strong>a stepping stone for face-to-face interactions,<\/strong> which can be quite intimidating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are slightly fewer language options on the VR app, with 30 to choose from, so that&#8217;s something to be mindful of.<\/p>\n<h3>Mondly Kids<\/h3>\n<p>If you have children who want to learn a language, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondly.com\/kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" attribute=\"\">Mondly Kids<\/a> has got you covered. It&#8217;s an adorable app filled with beautiful illustrations and cool sounds that will keep the little ones entertained and engaged.<\/p>\n<p>The learning pathway guides children through themed landscapes and pictures corresponding to the topics. The learning pathway here is straightforward to give kids more guidance and structure in their language acquisition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mondly-review-3.png\" alt=\"mondly review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mondly-review-3.png 320w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mondly-review-3-192x300.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Mondly for Business<\/h3>\n<p>Mondly has also expanded into the corporate world by creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondly.com\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" attribute=\"\">Mondly for Business<\/a>, which is currently being used by the likes of Delta Airlines and Canon Medical.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an award-winning program for companies that want to help their employees learn another language (with 41 choices!). Along with the usual Mondly features, this version also has a dashboard that allows managers to track the usage and progress of employees.<\/p>\n<h2>The Pros of Mondly<\/h2>\n<h3>Innovative features to keep you interested<\/h3>\n<p>Language learning software is an increasingly competitive field, so even when it doesn&#8217;t quite hit the mark, it&#8217;s good to see the developers of Mondly being somewhat innovative in their features.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a certain<strong> &#8220;wow&#8221; factor<\/strong> to the augmented and virtual reality features\u2014and a real bonus that it works in every language\u2014while the chat tool and effective speech-to-text software offer a varied and engaging experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Competitive element<\/h3>\n<p>By completing lessons on Mondly, you earn points. These affect <strong>your place on a leaderboard,<\/strong> both against all other users in the world and any of your friends who you may have on the app.<\/p>\n<p>A bit of competitive spirit helps get things going for me, and there&#8217;s nothing like sitting below your colleague on the board to motivate you to do a few more lessons!<\/p>\n<h3>Lots of language options<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mondly boasts 33 languages,<\/strong>\u00a0all of which can be used as either source or target languages. That means it&#8217;s just as easy to be a French speaker learning Afrikaans as it is to be a Mandarin speaker learning Italian.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/choice-of-languages-in-mondly-513x1024.jpg\" alt=\"choice of languages in mondly\" width=\"320\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/choice-of-languages-in-mondly-513x1024.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/choice-of-languages-in-mondly-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/choice-of-languages-in-mondly.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Cons of Mondly<\/h2>\n<h3>Lack of differentiation between levels<\/h3>\n<p>A huge drawback of Mondly is that it&#8217;s<strong> too heavily aimed at lower levels.<\/strong>\u00a0I tried two different levels in different languages and found the classes and materials were the same.<\/p>\n<p>Mondly might be a good way to get an entry into a new level, but it&#8217;s no match for platforms that use authentic materials aimed at all different levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those looking to deepen their understanding and usage of a language they already somewhat know, Mondly is far from ideal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>The monthly fee covers only one language<\/h3>\n<p>While there&#8217;s a free version that allows you to try some features of Mondly, access is extremely limited. To really take advantage of Mondly, you must pay for a premium membership, and <strong>packages start at $9.99 per month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only do you have to pay to access the best of Mondly&#8217;s material, but if you choose to pay by the month, you can only access one language. If you want access to all the offered languages, you&#8217;ll need to commit to paying for an entire 12 months for <strong>$47.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Some features feel forced<\/h3>\n<p>While I appreciate Mondly&#8217;s attempts at innovation, the result is often something that<strong> feels a long way from natural.<\/strong> The conversations in the chatbot are stilted, while the augmented reality function really just replays set pieces in a way that captures your interest at first but loses its impact as the novelty fades.<\/p>\n<p>I found Mondly VR better for conversation practice, though the interactions were still predictable. It&#8217;s also unfortunately limited to learners with VR headsets.<\/p>\n<h3>Some languages could use further development<\/h3>\n<p>While it&#8217;s great that Mondly offers so many languages, the courses are not all of the same quality.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the languages could do with further development. For example, the alphabet switching wasn&#8217;t perfect when I was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-a-new-alphabet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learning Arabic<\/a>, and it caused some of the options to jump around in translation exercises.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cost of Mondly<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible to use Mondly for free, but the features are quite limited. If you join as a Premium user, you will have access to hundreds of lessons and conversations, vocabulary builders, a speech recognition feature and grammar tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premium membership costs<\/strong><strong>\u00a0$9.99\/month or $47.99\/year, <\/strong>which gives you access to one language. There&#8217;s also a lifetime access option that includes all the languages for $1,999.99, though this is often on sale for as low as $99.99.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;indent&quot;:1,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;numbered&quot;}]\">How Does Mondly Compare to Other Apps?<\/h2>\n<h3>Is Mondly better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Duolingo<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/duolingo-logo.png\" alt=\"duolingo logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/duolingo-logo.png 504w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/duolingo-logo-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Taking away the AR and VR components of Mondly, one difference between the two gamified formats of Mondly and Duolingo is the learning progression. Duolingo takes on a structured, more linear path, while<strong> Mondly gives some control over the order of topics you cover.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And even though both are free apps, <strong>a free account with Mondly grants you very limited access to their content.<\/strong> Duolingo is completely free, but you can upgrade to a paid subscription to remove ads and download lessons.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Duolingo, check out our review here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7awdJMVQZm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/does-duolingo-work-review\/\">Does Duolingo Work? Yes, If You Use It Right<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Does Duolingo Work? Yes, If You Use It Right&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/does-duolingo-work-review\/embed\/#?secret=2iim7lpMz2#?secret=7awdJMVQZm\" data-secret=\"7awdJMVQZm\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Is Mondly better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">FluentU<\/a>?<\/h3>\n<div style=\"float: right;\" id=\"fluen-2989690439\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FluentU New iOS App Icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x.png\" alt=\"FluentU New iOS App Icon\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x.png 512w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\r\n<strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FluentU takes real-world videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWith FluentU, you hear languages in <strong>real-world contexts<\/strong>\u2014the way that native speakers actually use them. Just a quick look will give you an idea of the variety of FluentU videos on offer:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spanish-5.jpg\" alt=\"learn-a-language-with-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU really takes the grunt work out of learning languages, leaving you with nothing but <strong>engaging, effective and efficient learning.<\/strong> It\u2019s already hand-picked the best videos for you and organized them by level and topic. All you have to do is choose any video that strikes your fancy to get started!\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1235 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/General-2.png\" alt=\"learn-a-language-with-music\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nEach word in the <strong>interactive captions<\/strong> comes with a definition, audio, image, example sentences and more.\r\n<p>\r\nAccess a complete interactive transcript of every video under the <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> tab, and easily review words and phrases from the video under <strong>Vocab.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nYou can use FluentU\u2019s unique <strong>adaptive quizzes<\/strong> to learn the vocabulary and phrases from the video through fun questions and exercises. Just swipe left or right to see more examples of the word you're studying.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spanish-6.jpg\" alt=\"learn-a-language-with-adaptive-quizzes\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nThe program even keeps track of what you\u2019re learning and tells you exactly when it\u2019s time for review, giving you a <strong>100% personalized experience.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStart using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\n<h3>Is Mondly better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babbel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babbel<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.babbel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babbel-logo.png\" alt=\"babbel logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babbel-logo.png 476w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babbel-logo-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babbel-logo-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Mondly also has a lot in common with Babbel. Both offer a sense of freedom in your learning path, and you can <strong>learn your target language according to your native language<\/strong> (as long as it&#8217;s one of the languages offered on each app).<\/p>\n<p>Mondly also has 33 languages available compared to Babbel&#8217;s 14 (mostly European) languages. Although Mondly may have variety, it&#8217;s heavily focused on beginner content, so Babbel is a step ahead in that respect as it offers material for more advanced learners.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in Babbel, I recommend checking out our full review here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X3a8BVK6He\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/babbel\/\">Babbel Review: Solid Foundation for New Language Learners [Updated for 2024]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Babbel Review: Solid Foundation for New Language Learners [Updated for 2024]&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/babbel\/embed\/#?secret=B4BbOoIYvV#?secret=X3a8BVK6He\" data-secret=\"X3a8BVK6He\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Is Mondly better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosettastone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosetta Stone<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosettastone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-183592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo.jpg\" alt=\"rosetta stone logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/rosetta-stone-app-logo-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Rosetta Stone&#8217;s teaching philosophy is a stark contrast to Mondly&#8217;s. While Mondly allows you to learn through your native tongue, <strong>Rosetta Stone immerses you in your target language right away<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Typically immersion is a great learning tactic, but if you&#8217;re a beginner, you might be overwhelmed by a program like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;d have to be at least pre-intermediate or a false beginner in your target language to reap any kind of benefit with Rosetta Stone, while <strong>true beginners are better off sticking with Mondly<\/strong> to build that foundation.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about Rosetta Stone in this review here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JaZwb8My8d\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/rosetta-stone\/\">Full Rosetta Stone Review: Effective Legacy Program but Lacks Interactive Features<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Full Rosetta Stone Review: Effective Legacy Program but Lacks Interactive Features&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/reviews\/rosetta-stone\/embed\/#?secret=AjflA27UZI#?secret=JaZwb8My8d\" data-secret=\"JaZwb8My8d\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Common Questions about Mondly<\/h2>\n<h3>Is Mondly actually good?<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a beginner, Mondly is one of the best overall language learning apps around. It&#8217;s great if you&#8217;re looking for quick, casual lessons to squeeze into your day. For intermediate and advanced learners, though, the lesson material might not be enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Can you become fluent with Mondly?<\/h3>\n<p>Mondy actually doesn&#8217;t make the claim that it can get you fluent in a language, especially since its 33 languages don&#8217;t have the same amount of content. To make the most out of Mondly, you&#8217;ll still need to practice conversations with native speakers and supplement with other tools. My estimate is that Mondly will get you to intermediate at most.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>How long does it take to learn a language on Mondly?<\/h3>\n<p>Each lesson on Mondly is around 5 to 10 minutes long, and the most popular languages\u2014like Spanish and French\u2014have around 300 lessons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>What are the difficulty levels on Mondly?<\/h3>\n<p>Mondly has three levels of difficulty: beginner, intermediate and advanced, although these aren&#8217;t strictly based on the CEFR.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The Final Verdict: Mondly Is Innovative But Insufficient<\/h2>\n<p>While Mondly makes some interesting moves in the field of language learning, it&#8217;s hard to escape the feeling that the areas in which they&#8217;ve tried to innovate still need some work.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <strong>Mondly is not an all-encompassing program that will propel you to fluency.<\/strong>\u00a0Certain features of Mondly can help you along your language-learning journey, but the program is not enough to get you to that point.<\/p>\n<p>And as it turns out, other users share the same sentiments. Check out what this reviewer had to say about Mondly.<\/p>\n<p><lite-youtube videoid=\"JfzLnuec9-A\"><\/lite-youtube><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That said, it&#8217;s still worth giving the free version a try if you&#8217;re a beginner and subscribing to a premium membership if you like Mondly&#8217;s features.<\/p>\n<p>And if you like it, you can always supplement Mondly with other resources that focus on skills you aren&#8217;t getting as much practice in.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mondly is a popular language learning app based on daily lessons, a chatbot and unique augmented reality features. But is it worth the hype? 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