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Waiting for Black Friday to buy a language app? It can pay off, but not for every brand. Some apps cut their prices every November, a few have already started, and some of the best-known names don’t run a Black Friday sale at all.
We checked 25 language learning apps and tutoring sites on November 11, 2026: what each one offers this year, what it offered in 2024 and 2025, and where to wait for a better price. Each brand links to its own guide with the details. Black Friday is November 27 and Cyber Monday is November 30.
Which language learning deals are live right now?
These offers were on the brands’ own pages on November 11, 2026. Most end before or on Black Friday, so check the end date before you wait.
- Pod101 (Innovative Language): 55% off every plan of FrenchPod101, SpanishPod101 and the other Pod101 courses until November 27. Pod101 Black Friday guide.
- LingoDeer: 3 years of Premium for $119.99 until November 28, against $189.99 for 3 years the rest of the time. LingoDeer Black Friday guide.
- Cambly: 50% off 12-month plans and 30% off 3-month plans, no code, until November 27. Cambly teaches English only. Cambly Black Friday guide.
- Lingopie: $69.99 a year or $189.90 for Lifetime, with no end date shown. Lingopie Black Friday guide.
- Babbel: early access in Germany shows Lifetime at €199 until November 25. Babbel’s US pricing page has no Black Friday price yet. Babbel Black Friday guide.
Busuu and Talkpal also have Black Friday pages up, but Busuu’s $72.99 a year is the price its site showed in October, and Talkpal’s page is undated.
What did each brand offer last year?
Most brands haven’t announced their 2026 deal yet, so this table puts what they have shown so far next to their last Black Friday offer.
| Brand | 2026 so far | Last Black Friday | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babbel | US: not announced. Germany: Lifetime €199 | Lifetime $199 (2025) and $199.99 (2024) on babbel.com | Our guide |
| Duolingo | Not announced | No Black Friday sale reported; an after-Christmas sale instead | Our guide |
| Pimsleur | Not announced; Lifetime $478.80 in a sale ending Nov 13 | All Access Lifetime $299 (2025) | Our guide |
| Rosetta Stone | Not announced; Lifetime no longer sold | Lifetime $149 (2023–2025) | Our guide |
| Busuu | Pre-sale: Premium $72.99 a year, same as October | 50% off Premium (2025) | Our guide |
| Memrise | Not announced | 70% off Lifetime, per a learner on Reddit (2025) | Our guide |
| Lingopie | $69.99 a year, live | $69.99 a year (2025) | Our guide |
| LingoDeer | 3 years for $119.99 until Nov 28 | 3 years for $119.99 (2025) | Our guide |
| Glossika | Not announced | 50% off yearly plans (2024 and 2025) | Our guide |
| Rocket Languages | Not announced | 60% off all courses, per deal sites (2024 and 2025) | Our guide |
| Speak | Not announced; Black Friday page redirects | 20% off (2025) | Our guide |
| Talkpal | Undated Black Friday page, “up to 60%” off | 50% off (2025) | Our guide |
| ELSA Speak | Not announced | 80% off Lifetime Premium (2025) | Our guide |
| Mondly | Not announced | 70% off Lifetime (2025) | Our guide |
| Pod101 | 55% off until Nov 27 | 55% off (2025) | Our guide |
| Langua | Not announced; 25% off with LANGUA25 | 50% off Unlimited yearly (2025) | Our guide |
| Lingoda | Early-bird offer by email sign-up; no terms yet | 30–40% off the first month (2025) | Our guide |
| Cambly | 50% off yearly plans until Nov 27 | 50% off 12-month plans (2024 and 2025, announced in Japan) | Our guide |
| italki | Not announced | No site-wide sale found | Our guide |
| Preply | Not announced | Free first trial lesson (Nov 2024) | Our guide |
| Drops | Not announced | 50% off Lifetime (2024 and 2025) | Our guide |
| LingQ | Not announced | Up to 50% off a year (2024 and 2025) | Our guide |
| Migaku | Not announced | 70% off (2025) | Our guide |
| Clozemaster | Promo promised for November, no details yet | 50% off Pro (2024 and 2025) | Our guide |
| Dreaming Spanish | Not announced | None found | Our guide |
Our pick for learning to speak is Copycat Cafe (we make it). You hear an everyday conversation, say each line aloud with a 0–100 pronunciation score on every word, then use it with Copy, your AI conversation partner. Its Black Friday sale runs from November 22 to December 1.
Which apps don’t do Black Friday?
If you use one of these, waiting for Black Friday probably won’t save you money.
- Duolingo: learners on Reddit who checked on Black Friday in 2023 and 2025 found no discount on Super, and we found none reported for 2024. Its yearly sale comes after Christmas instead: $59.99 for a year of Super in the US in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- italki has had no site-wide sale that we found, and Preply hasn’t announced one; its last November offer was a free first trial lesson in 2024. On both, trial lessons and referral discounts are the ways to pay less.
- Dreaming Spanish has a free plan and Premium at $7.99 a month, with no sales that we found.
How do you tell a good Black Friday deal from a normal price?
Compare the deal with what the brand charges the rest of the year, not with the crossed-out price. Busuu’s pre-sale price, $72.99 a year, is what its site charged in October. Babbel charged the same $199 for Lifetime in its Labor Day 2026 sale, and its “60–65% off” is measured against reference prices rather than the $299.99 list price. Pimsleur’s 20% off the first year of All Access Annual shows up in most of its sales.
Be careful with Lifetime plans. They can be the best value if you will use the app for years, but some learners on Reddit say they bought one and then barely used it, or regret buying without trying the app first. Lifetime also lasts only as long as the product does. Rosetta Stone sold Lifetime for $149 every Black Friday from 2023 to 2025, then moved new customers to a new app sold only by the month or year. Its Lifetime owners kept the old app. If you are new to an app, a year on sale is usually the safer bet.
Which app do we recommend for speaking?
If your main goal is to speak, our pick is Copycat Cafe (we make it). You hear an everyday conversation, say each line aloud with a 0–100 pronunciation score on every word, then use it with Copy, your AI conversation partner. From November 22 to December 1, 2026, Personal and Family plans are 40% off: $17.40 a month or $104.40 a year in the US instead of $29 or $174, and you keep that price when you renew. Every plan includes a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.
Prices and deals checked November 11, 2026. We will update this page as brands announce their 2026 offers.