Language Transfer review

Language Transfer is the only pick here with no paid tier of any kind. Its about page says everything is free and that donations do not give access to more material, and the home page adds that there are no adverts, no sign-ups and no data selling. The courses use what the creator calls the Thinking Method: you listen to a teacher guide a student through building sentences, then pause and try each one yourself. That makes grammar feel like a set of tools rather than a list of rules, which is where many app learners stall. The catch is range. The App Store listing names complete courses in Spanish, Greek and Swahili, introductions to Arabic, Turkish, Italian and French, and a German course still in progress. It is also audio only, so you will want a free course app for reading and a partner app for speaking. For Spanish learners in particular, it is hard to beat at any price.

Who it is for

Learners who want grammar explained out loud and a completely free course with no ads or sign-up.

Price

Completely free; runs on donations, with no ads and no sign-up.

Everything is free. Genuinely free.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Audio courses: Complete Spanish, Greek and Swahili, plus introductions to Arabic, Turkish, Italian and French
• Complete German listed as a work in progress
• The Thinking Method, which explains how sentences are built instead of drilling phrases
• No sign-up, no ads and no data sales, according to the project
• Free iOS app downloads tracks in advance and saves your progress

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Fully free, and donations do not gate any material
• Strength: Teaches structure, so you learn to form new sentences yourself
• Strength: Works with your phone locked, which suits walks and commutes
• Weakness: Only a handful of languages, several of them introductions only
• Weakness: Audio only, with no reading, writing or speaking checks
• Weakness: Run by one person, so new courses arrive slowly

Key facts

• Price: Free; funded by learner donations
• Complete courses: Spanish, Greek, Swahili
• Introductions: Arabic, Turkish, Italian, French
• Sign-up: Not required
• Format: Audio lessons, web and app

Where it ranks

Language Transfer is No. 2 in our Best Free Language Learning Apps verdict.