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Babbel Review


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Founded in 2007, Babbel is a language learning application that allows users to learn new languages anywhere, anytime. Babbel can be used over a variety of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and even computers.

The software has an empirically-proven method which improves language learning by utilizing developments in technology. Users can choose to learn up to 14 languages including English, Italian, German, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, French, Russian, Swedish, and Polish.
 
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What’s Included?

Babbel has a developed a language learning program that uses advancements in technology. Its language courses have been extensively developed by a dedicated team of professional educators, authors, and linguists.

Each lesson is tailored specifically to the language their client chooses.

Currently, the courses available at Babbel are:

  • Polish
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Turkish
  • Swedish
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Norwegian
  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Dutch
  • Danish

 

How Does It Work?

Babbel provides a free of charge registration with free first lesson for every language. Charges are only made for full access to their courses.

Payments can be charged in advance for their yearly plans or according to the payment schedule selected. Recurring payments are also charged automatically until a client decides to stop and cancel their plan.

The software gives student instant access to all of their courses for their chosen language. They are free to change their course whenever they wish at Babbel’s website without needing to complete the current course they are taking. Users can also repeat any course they finished as often as they like.

Babbel’s language learning software is equipped with a speech recognition tool that measures how well a student pronunciation is. Their vocabulary courses cover more than 3,000 words for languages such as French, German, Italian, Brazilian (Portuguese), English, Swedish, and Spanish.

Other languages like Dutch, Danish, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, and Norwegian has more than 2,000 words offered to customers.

The language software also has a Review Manager available that automatically reminds students when words and phrases are due for review based on their spaced repetition. Review intervals range from one to 60 days which varies on their client’s level of learning.  

Cost

1 Month Plan

$12.95 charged every month

3 Month Plan

$8.95 a month, charged every 3 months

6 Month Plan

$7.45 a month, charged every 6 months

12 Month Plan

$6.95 a month, charged every 12 months

 

Bottom Line

Babbel combines the latest in technology and language learning programs for more effective learning and convenience. By creating an app-based language learning program, students could now study a new language anywhere and anytime using any mobile device. The application can also be used offline, great for travelers or those who find themselves without an internet connection. Overall, a good language program at an even better price.

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onesinglehand
12/27/2018
I contacted babbel to let them know an annual payment had been taken by mistake when i hadn't subscribed to their service for years. Their response essentially said, yes, a payment had been taken and i now have access to the service. This isn't okay. Beware of cancelling your subscription with babbel anywhere except the payment source (bank/paypal etc)

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Andy
12/1/2018
There is too much emphasis on writing in the correct form of words. You may be able to say them but Babbel gigs you if it is not spelled correctly. This is not a good program if you are just interested in speaking the language.

Floyd B
11/25/2018
I tried this many years ago. It sucked back then. Nowadays, you can go to YouTube and learn just about any language. I learned to play guitar via YouTube in a month. It all depends how much time you put into it. I do speak fluent English and Spanish already. I studied Hebrew and lived in Israel for a year, but have lost most of the language (it was many years ago). It is an intensely difficult language, but it all depends on memory. Hint: use music and silly ideas to learn words, for example, I still know the Hebrew alphabet that I learn some 30 years ago by memorizing it to the of Yankee Doodle. And, I used silly idea to learn words, such as, MACAR, means 'to buy', so I tied the word to... Read More

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The S
10/19/2018
Your program sucks. I didn't expect to have a class in punctuation's, and vowels. First I wanted to be able to speak the language! Perhaps later once I acquired the ability to speak well then perhaps writing the language would have been an option. The format is not user friendly. My option now is to cancel my 6 month subscription. I am very disappointed

mark m
10/16/2018
Started off great, however, I have a technical issue that caused the software to not work properly. I’ve requested assistance from Babbel support 7 times in 3 days. NoResponse, no help, Nada. Babbel is great when it works. Why have they not responded in 3 days? Should I expect non-existence support?

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Robert H
10/13/2018
didn't realize that it was an ongoing charge thing have been trying to cancel that is not easy

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Philip W
10/9/2018
I joined for about a week. That was enough to determine that it was not a very user friendly system. It was even difficult to cancel. I have no idea if it will reimburse me. I would seriously advise anyone considering Babbel to look at other online courses. I may have wasted $44.00

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Jude
8/10/2018
Absolutely terrible. If you do a trial and cancel they continue to charge you. Their customer service appears to be located in Germany and never get back to you except for some automated email. Save your money, do you not subscribe to even try their free trial – total rip off!!!!!

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Robert R
8/8/2018
My problem is very basic and frustrating. Once you start a lesson you cannot page back. You may think you know a concept but realize you need to page back and review the content. The only way back to start the lesson over again. Really? I can't imagine a text book or reference book where it would be impossible to page back. Why limit this capability? I find myself printing pages so I can review if necessary. Don't plan to renew my subscription.

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Liliana G
5/18/2018
Great Company! Perhaps I requested a cancellation late, they respond immediately and gave me a total reimbursement.

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