Airlearn review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Airlearn suits Duolingo users who want rules explained up front and a cheaper subscription. If you want a long-established course or a clear free tier, compare it with older apps first.

What Airlearn is

Airlearn, from Unacademy, is a gamified language course with weekly leagues, XP and streaks. Its description calls the approach "learn first, practice next": short slides teach grammar, vocabulary and cultural context before quizzes test it, with spaced repetition for review. The headline promises 40+ language courses, while the description details 12 languages, and the course list now includes chess.

Who it suits

• A low-cost alternative to Duolingo
• Learners who want the rule explained before practice

Strengths

• Grammar and vocabulary are taught on short slides before the quizzes, according to the description.
• Some of the lowest subscription prices among language course apps, with trials on several plans.
• A family plan is listed.
• Rated 4.8 from about 47,600 ratings and available in 28 app languages.

Limits

• Released in April 2024, so it has a shorter track record than older courses.
• The headline says 40+ courses but the description details 12 languages.
• The listing does not say what stays free without a plan.
• Rated 13+, and the privacy label declares identifiers as used to track you.

What the free version does

The description says you can start for free, but it does not say which lessons or features stay free. Several plans include a 7-day or 14-day free trial, according to their item names.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, plans are listed at $4.99 monthly (one with 7 days free), $24.99 for 6 months, $39.99 or $79.99 yearly, and $49.99 for the Airlearn Pro Family Plan. A pack of 5,000 coins costs $1.99.

Privacy

The privacy label says identifiers may be used to track you. No data is linked to your identity; identifiers are also collected without being linked.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a Spanish course home screen with a "Greetings & conversations" unit of 8 topics and 40 words, and a course switcher listing Chess, Spanish at an advanced level, Japanese and German.