Babbel - Language Learning subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.7★ from 752,523 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$17.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months250 of 1,655 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews250 of 1,655 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (15%)
• Free trial converts to a paid planThen $17.99 per month

What Babbel - Language Learning costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $17.99 per month.

• Mexican Spanish – 1-month planRenews every month, no trial$17.99
• Spanish 1 monthRenews every month, no trial$17.99
• French 1 monthRenews every month, no trial$17.99
• Italian 1 monthRenews every month, no trial$17.99
• Mexican Spanish - 1-month planRenews every month, no trial$19.99
• Mexican Spanish – 3-month planRenews every 3 months, no trial$45.99
• Learn French – 3-month planRenews every 3 months, no trial$45.99
• Learn Spanish – 3-month planRenews every 3 months, no trial$45.99

How to cancel Babbel - Language Learning

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Babbel - Language Learning (listed under a plan name such as Mexican Spanish – 1-month plan).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Lessons sometimes freeze or crash the app; Subscription cancellation process is overly complicated; Inconsistent behavior when switching between languages; Keyboard issues and inability to use system keyboard.

Recent one-star reviews

Terrible - Worse Than Duolingo, if That’s PossibleWhat is with these apps and their trying to force you to do things only the way THEY want you to do them? I don't want to be asked 80 times if I want notifications (I don't, thanks). I don't want to order food and don't care about how to order it (I grew up in Italy and already know how to order it…

Not for beginnersLessons are not paced for beginners who are learning.

Babbel.I’ve been using this app for a bit now because my parents wanted me too. I hate it. I’ve tried to learn from it or something but I cannot just…learn the languages. It’s just too confusing. The way the app works is confusing. I’ve also tried Duolingo on my school computer and I liked it way more.

Recent five-star reviews

shakashaka

SpanishYo soy Dora

Yes to Babbel!If ur trying to learn a language quick and effectively use babbel it’s an amazing app!

About the developer

Babbel GmbH has published on the App Store since Jun 11, 2014: 2 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

• Sprechübung5.0★

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Questions people ask

How much does Babbel - Language Learning cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $17.99 per month.

How do I cancel Babbel - Language Learning?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Babbel - Language Learning and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Babbel - Language Learning have a free trial?

No plan lists a free trial in the US App Store.

How much does Babbel cost?

A subscription is required to access full courses for a chosen language. Babbel offers subscription plans for 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, which renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

Babbel - Language Learning in one paragraph

Babbel - Language Learning by Babbel GmbH is a Education app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $17.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 752,523 ratings. 250 of 1,655 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (15%). The developer has 2 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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