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Most language apps don't teach Hindi. Here's who does.
The best app depends on what you want: a daily habit, listening on the go, or understanding how Hindi works. Eloqa is built for the last one.
| App | Hindi? | How it teaches | Price (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eloqa | Yes, built for it | Script first, grammar explained, sentence practice, spaced review | Invite-only beta |
| Duolingo | Yes | Short game-like lessons, streaks and XP | Free tier |
| Rosetta Stone | Yes | Immersion, speech recognition | $19.99/month or $159/year |
| Pimsleur | Yes | Audio-first speaking and listening | About $20/month |
| Memrise | Yes | Vocabulary with native-speaker video clips | Free tier |
| HindiPod101 | Yes | Library of audio and video lessons | Free account, paid plans |
| Anki | Shared decks | Flashcards you make or download | Free (iPhone app paid) |
Checked on 25 September 2026. Prices vary by region and change often.
No Hindi course
These popular apps don't offer Hindi at all, going by their own lists of languages:
- Babbel
- Busuu
- Lingopie
- Speak
- Lingoda
- Praktika
- Parrot
- Lingvist
- Jumpspeak
- Promova
- Language Transfer
Apps that do offer Hindi include Memrise, HindiPod101, Mango Languages, Talkpal, LingQ, Clozemaster, Mondly, Drops, Rocket Languages, Pingo AI, Michel Thomas, plus the ones in the table above.
Side by side
- Eloqa vs Duolingo: The Duolingo alternative for Hindi that tells you why.
- Eloqa vs Rosetta Stone: The Rosetta Stone alternative for Hindi that explains the rules.
- Eloqa vs Pimsleur: The Pimsleur alternative for Hindi that teaches you to read it too.
- Eloqa vs Babbel: Babbel doesn't teach Hindi. Eloqa does.
- Eloqa vs Anki: Anki-style review, with the Hindi course built in.
What you get with Eloqa
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Pronunciation
See where your tongue goes.
Hindi has sounds English doesn't. Every letter has audio, and diagrams show how to make each sound.
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Grammar
The rules, explained up front.
Each unit opens with how it works, in plain English. The verb explorer shows every tense, and what changes.
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Sentences
Build sentences, don't memorize them.
Put the Hindi together yourself, then see why it works. Get it wrong and the rule comes first, then another go.
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Flashcards
Review just before you forget.
Anki-style spaced repetition, built in. Every letter you learn joins your deck, and you rate how well you knew it.
Eloqa is in development. The web version works, and the beta is invite-only.
Sources
- The Next Web: Duolingo now teaches Hindi (2018)
- Duolingo blog: learning other writing systems
- Duolingo blog: courses that teach advanced content (April 2026)
- Duolingo Data (unofficial course tracker)
- Rosetta Stone: course contents
- Rosetta Stone: learn Hindi
- Rosetta Stone: pricing
- Pimsleur: learn Hindi
- Pimsleur: FAQ
- Pimsleur: cost breakdown
- Audible: Pimsleur Hindi series
- Babbel
- Busuu
- Speak
- Lingoda
- Lingopie
- Parrot
- Mango Languages: Hindi
- Talkpal: learn Hindi
- Anki
- Anki manual: deck options (FSRS)
- AnkiWeb: Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet (shared deck)
- Memrise: Hindi course
- HindiPod101: pricing
- Praktika on the App Store
- Lingvist: which languages can I learn?
- Jumpspeak
- Promova
- Language Transfer
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