Using Drops for a few minutes a day and wondering whether to wait for Black Friday before you buy Premium? Drops has run a Black Friday sale on its website every year we could check, and it usually puts the biggest discount on Lifetime.
This guide covers whether the 2026 sale is live yet, what Drops offered in past years, how to get the deal, and whether Lifetime at half price is worth it.
Is there a Drops Black Friday sale in 2026?
Not yet. On November 11, 2026, the Drops Premium page showed its regular US prices and the homepage had no Black Friday banner. Premium costs $12.99 a month, $69.99 a year (about $5.83 a month, after a 7-day free trial) or $159.99 once for Lifetime.
Black Friday 2026 is November 27 and Cyber Monday is November 30. In 2024 Drops showed its sale on the homepage by November 25, and in 2025 it was live by November 29 and still running on December 3.
What were Drops' past Black Friday deals?
In each of the last four years, Drops discounted Lifetime by 50% to 55%.
| Year | Deal | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 55% off Premium Lifetime and Yearly | App and website, announced on Drops' Facebook page on November 25, 2022 |
| 2023 | 55% off Lifetime | Website, as reported by the deal site OzBargain |
| 2024 | 50% off Lifetime Premium | Banner on the Drops homepage by November 25 |
| 2025 | 50% off Premium Lifetime | Homepage banner by November 29, renamed a Cyber Monday sale on December 1 |
Deal sites have also reported promo codes that took extra money off the sale price in some years. Treat any code from a coupon site as a bonus, and check the total before you pay.
How do you get the Drops deal?
Start from languagedrops.com. In 2024 and 2025 the sale appeared as a banner at the top of the homepage with a countdown and a button to claim it. You need a Drops account, and you can buy Premium online, in the App Store or on Google Play. App store prices are set separately, so if you buy in the app, compare the price on your screen with the website's.
Lifetime is a single payment. Monthly and Yearly renew automatically until you cancel, and the 7-day free trial turns into a paid Yearly plan unless you cancel before it ends.
Is the Drops Black Friday deal worth it?
Yes, if you already play Drops most days and expect to keep going for more than a year. Free Drops lets you play for 5 minutes every 10 hours and unlocks topics one at a time. Premium removes those limits and the ads. At about $80, half-price Lifetime pays for itself early in your second year compared with the Yearly plan.
If you're new to Drops, the Yearly plan's 7-day free trial is a cheaper way to find out whether the habit sticks. Drops teaches mostly words and short phrases through pictures and quick games in 55+ languages, so it works best alongside a course or a conversation partner.
For other brands, see our Black Friday language learning deals.
Drops is built for vocabulary. 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.