Memrise review
7.2/10★★★★★Vocabulary app with native-speaker videos, spaced repetition and the MemBot AI chat partner
- Best for
- Building vocabulary and listening skills with real native-speaker clips
- Price
- Freemium · from $24.99/month
Free: Basic vocabulary lessons - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Memrise Limited, London, UK · since 2010
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.8★ (217K) · Android 4.4★ (1.6M)
What it is
Memrise teaches everyday words and phrases with thousands of short videos of native speakers and spaced-repetition review. Its MemBot AI partner, launched in 2023, runs practice conversations and corrects mistakes, though some 2026 reviews found it limited to text.
What the AI does
- MemBot AI conversation partner
- Real-time corrections with explanations
- Smart spaced-repetition review
Pros and cons
- Native-speaker videos for real pronunciation
- Effective spaced repetition
- Cheap annual plan
- Little formal grammar teaching
- MemBot is basic next to voice-first AI tutors
- Content depth varies by language
How it scores
Great for vocabulary, but its AI conversation lags the field.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Spoken, back-and-forth conversation with an AI tutor (no)
- Real-life roleplay or scenario practice (no)
- Pronunciation scoring or feedback (no)
- Corrects and explains grammar or word-choice mistakes (yes)
- Structured course path by level (no)
- Spaced-repetition vocabulary review (yes)
- Teaches 20+ languages (yes)
- Some AI conversation practice on the free plan (no)
- Works on the web as well as phones (yes)
Alternatives
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- Duolingo 8.6/10Beginners and casual learners who want a free daily habit, with optional AI speaking practice
- Speak 7.9/10Learners whose main goal is speaking confidently in a major language
- Babbel 7.7/10Learners who want a structured, grammar-aware course with some AI speaking practice
- Busuu 7.6/10Learners who want a structured, level-based course with feedback from native speakers