Pimsleur vs Busuu Review (Which Language App Is Best?)

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[@marytaylor5673]

I’m happy that you did an extensive review of pros and cons and how Babbel compares to other language programs

[@nanonkay5669]

I use both. Pimsleur for the conversational aspect and Busuu for additional vocab and grammar lessons. It all complements each other. But I knew Busuu was goated when it started teaching me swear words 😂

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haha! Thanks for sharing!

[@alainar6674]

Thanks for the great review!

[@marcellbyers3195]

Great stuff John! I hope you’re doing well! Thanks for all the helpful information! Fingers crossed in the giveaway!

[@inglesnecesario]

I've been using the Pimsleur audio only program for over a week right now and its been pretty good, I am about to subscribe to the additional features and see if that helps me more. I had actually never heard of Busuu before, thanks for the video!

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No prob! Glad you're liking it :)

[@JollyMean]

Thanks for the comparison.

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No prob!

[@hulabug]

Pimsleur sounds like a better fit for me because its more comprehensive and sounds like it would help to get me to an intermediate level, which is what I need. Thank you for making this video!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Good choice! Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@wellcoachlynell]

I hadn’t heard of Busuu. Your videos are so well made . I appreciate the work you put in.

[@Mike-sv2nu]

Best review site I've seen.

[@wellcoachlynell]

I agree.

[@morganmae2009]

Both sound great!

[@jackiechiles7552]

i use Pimsleur and like it a lot. thanks for the video!

[@NewportSolar]

It’s like you’re making me choose between my two best friends. I like them both. I use both daily.

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Haha, tough choice

[@eduardocorrochio3132]

Excellent updated 2023 Pimsleur v. Busuu comparison. Eduardo appreciates the updated info. Both Pimsleur and Busuu sound like great language learning apps, but Busuu sounds like the best option for Eduardo. Really like the shorter lessons and video clips. John do you ever take TPI videos on the road? Thanks.

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Thanks for sharing!

[@fishraposo7192]

I was waiting for when you would do a Busuu review again, it's my favorite app for a while and I was waiting to see if your opinion changed

[@TestPrepInsight]

I still need to do a full updated review - not just comparison!

[@robryggs2857]

I've only used Pimsleur's trial. I found repeating the phrases helpful. It cemented "Je ne comprend pas" in my vocabulary in one lesson.

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Thanks for watching!

[@stevewalsh5479]

Wow - your review (very fair) exactly matches my experience with these two. I started with Pimsleur audiobooks and found them very effective. I get compliments on my pronunciation all the time. I'm currently using Pimsleur as my core program with Busuu as a supplement. Some of the Busuu exercises are a little silly and far too easy, but the communithy aspect is great. I'd really like to find an immersion content source. Right now, I just listen to some random German podcasts. I'm curious if you have any recommendations.

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Nice, glad we're on point! If you're looking for podcasts to work on your German, have you checked out GermanPod101?

[@kingsofsummer858]

I need more in-depth lessons than Busuu so I would go Pimsleur. Thanks!

[@animespeculator4599]

I use busuu and their review function together makes it really good

[@Mike-rp1hw]

Heyo! I quite like the visual aspects of Busuu, if you had a lot of money I think that Busuu used with Rocket or Pimsleur's more audio based lengthy lessons would be a really nice supplementary course. Thanks for the review!

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Yeah I agree. Thanks for watching!

[@Modellers-Workbench]

When I first tried Busuu I thought it was fantastic, it didnt take long though to realise that "community" goes both ways. When you try and say as a total beginner in French your occupation and industry and get someone saying "Sorry that is crap", well I almost canned any language study right there. Pimsleur seems really good for me so far.

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yes, it does cut both ways. For sure. Thanks for sharing!

[@JoeJoe-lq6bd]

One thing I never see people really address with Busuu is the small amount of content. What they have is okay but there is so little of it. Some of the exercises, like the word scrambles are just filler though, to make it harder to notice how little content there is. Much of the listening has vocabulary you've never learned and a lot of the questions are just a matter of understanding basic conjugations but not really understanding the words.

[@JoeJoe-lq6bd]

@@Kreideberg That could totally be.

[@JDC8792]

Busuu is perfect for me because I'm on a tight budget, and I'm already studying with books and audio podcasts, so I can only commit to 15 min lessons to supplement my french studies.

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Sounds like a good fit then! Thanks for watching!

[@harshalagrawal2056]

Please tell me the best way of learning French up to a fluent conversational level in 7 months as I will be going to start with my bachelors in Brussels this coming September and I need to be fluent in French before that in order to do part time jobs there which will be essential to my survival there and therefore I request you to kindly guide me to the best web possible to become fluent in French within 7 months within a modest budget.

[@shutterchick79]

If I were that pressed for time, here's what I would try - Pimsleur has a $20 app subscription. Use that. The lessons are 1/2 hour long, so do 2 daily, repeating the sentences and being careful of pronunciation. Allow yourself 4 months for that, then get an italki tutor for the remaining 3 months. I know tutors there can be a bit expensive, but if you're doing it for school, it'll be worth it. You'll probably get to almost B2 level at that point. Just keep up that 1 hour daily and you'll probably be quite functional in the language by then.

[@vipnetworker]

I like both for different reasons, but I love that Busuu has a free option.

[@yas_inn]

I use busuu and i love It, but now I'm seriously interested in pimsleur

[@TestPrepInsight]

They work really well together

[@siobhanmerle9203]

Overall Pimsleur sounds like the best fit. The interface, not being tethered to the phone, and this new voice coach!? Atp Pimsleur is in the top 3 language software offerings

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Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@wakyedmond1325]

Great video! I'm trying to learn Portugues so hopefully i can trvel to Brazil in the future.

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Very cool!!

[@arazec1014]

Interesting, I've never heard of Busuu before. I know Pimsleur is generally pretty well received though.

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Yeah Busuu is interesting, like a hybrid of Duo and Babbel

[@hduendvshis]

I really like pimsleur, but it's just too expensive. Busuu in Turkey is much much cheaper (I think just about 8 Euro a year). So I mostly use Busuu.

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Fair enough. Thanks for watching!

[@grantpagatpatan7529]

Personally I feel like Pimsleur would be the best fit for me. This is mainly because of the audio aspect. I value learning the ability to understand native speakers of the language and this it seems Pimsleur has more to offer there.

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That's def true!

[@jbhawkins4065]

I was to learn Japanese because my daughter and I want to visit Japan one day. I think I’m going to start with Busuu

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Sounds like fun! Enjoy!

[@sanaa3151]

Pimsleur sounds like a better fit for me due to its audio feature, I learn best from listening so I can mimic it myself, I hope to learn French in 2 years and this is great info, thanks John!

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Good choice! Thanks for watching!

[@JustSomeguy83795]

Pimsleur and Rocket are my personal favorite paid language apps.

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Thanks for sharing!

[@timeforachange6405]

I got that Pimsleur taste on a Busuu budget. 🤞🏼for the win!

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lol i like it

[@szg8039]

Can we learn multiple languages with bussu premium?

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Yes!

[@benlehryaish7551]

I thing Pimsleur is better for learning but I don't have any time for that so I think Duolingo

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haha fair enough!

[@studybyalana]

Since Busuu has a free trial, I’d prob start with that to get my feet wet and understand if it works or not for me, thanks for the vid

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No prob!

[@heifetz171]

I know this video is a few months old, but Busuu does indeed have speech recognition.

[@envy4932]

Pimsleur for me

[@Zephyr22-wj5py]

I want to learn Vulcan! 🖖

[@mariadelourdesaniessanch-be7cp]

I don't have money Iam doing Duolingo