Memrise review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Memrise suits self-studiers who want a broad app catalogue with AI conversation, and the money-back period of 30 days keeps the decision reversible. The trade-off is a catalogue of 149 languages without a family subscription, so every member of a household pays separately.
Key facts
- Best for
- App learners who want a wide language catalogue, AI conversation and a long refund window.
- Free tier
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Languages
- Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Yoruba (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Number of languages
- 149 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Speech recognition
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- AI conversation practice
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Family subscription
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Memrise Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Chat, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Learning method
- Mobile app
- Official website
- memrise.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- AI conversation and speech recognition are both included, so speaking practice does not need a tutor.
- The money-back period of 30 days outlasts the 14 days window offered by the shorter-commitment alternative.
- A free tier lets you open the app and try the courses before paying, which Reading Eggs does not offer.
- The catalogue covers 149 languages, from Arabic to Yoruba.
Cons
- No family subscription, so every learner in a household signs up and pays separately.
- Support runs on chat and help centre, leaving anyone who prefers email without a direct route.
- Everything is delivered through the app, so no live tutor hours sit inside the plan.
Who it suits
- Learners who want AI conversation and speech recognition inside a single app.
- Anyone testing an app cheaply, since the free tier is there and a refund window of 30 days follows.
- People who want to sample many languages rather than commit to one course track.
Who should look elsewhere
- Reading Eggs, because it has no free tier, so there is no way to sample the courses before paying.
- A shorter commitment, since the alternative running a money-back period of 14 days is the pick for anyone who wants less time tied up before judging the course.
- Bunpro, if a refund window of 7 days to 30 days matters more to you than the breadth of a 149 language catalogue.
What it does well
Memrise covers 149 languages, from Arabic to Yoruba, all inside the app. Speech recognition and AI conversation are both part of the plan, so speaking and conversational practice happen without booking a tutor. A free tier gives you a way in before you pay, and the money-back period of 30 days keeps the decision reversible if the app is not for you. The gap sits in the account types: the family subscription is not offered, so each learner signs up on their own rather than sharing a single payment.
Free plan and trial
The free tier is the entry point, letting you use the app and its courses without paying anything up front. Once you subscribe, the money-back period of 30 days applies, which is longer than the 14 days window at the shorter-commitment alternative and reaches the same upper limit as Bunpro at 7 to 30 days. For anyone weighing an annual commitment against paying monthly, that refund window is the practical safety net, and it is unusually long for apps in this group.
Who runs it
Memrise is operated by Memrise Limited, based in the United Kingdom. That is the party named on the terms you accept and the company a refund claim is made against. Day to day questions go through the support channels rather than a corporate office: support runs on chat and help centre, so a subscriber who wants email or a phone line will have a thinner route than on a tutor marketplace.
How Memrise compares
Frequently asked questions
Does Memrise have a free version?+
Yes. Memrise offers a free tier, so you can open the app and work through courses before paying anything. Across this ranking, language apps commonly pair a free tier with a free trial of the paid plan, and the median trial length in the category is 7 days.
How long is the money-back period on a Memrise subscription?+
Memrise offers 30 days for refunds, which is longer than the 14 days window at the shorter-commitment alternative and matches the upper limit of Bunpro's window of 7 to 30 days. The median money-back period across this ranking is 29 days, so Memrise sits at the longer end of the group.
How many languages can I learn with Memrise?+
Memrise lists 149 languages, and the catalogue runs from Arabic and Chinese through French, German, Japanese and Korean to Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Yoruba. Coverage is broad, which suits a learner who wants to sample several languages rather than commit to one course track from the start.
Does Memrise include speaking practice and AI conversation?+
Yes on both counts. Speech recognition is part of the Memrise app, and AI conversation is included, so you can speak into the phone for feedback and then hold a written conversation with an AI partner. Neither feature needs a live tutor, which is the main difference from a paid lesson with a person.
Can one Memrise subscription cover my whole family?+
No. The family subscription is not part of the Memrise plan, so each learner in a household needs their own account and their own payment. If sharing a single subscription matters to you, check a provider that lists a family plan before signing up, since a free tier on its own will not carry several learners.
Who runs Memrise, and where is it based?+
Memrise is operated by Memrise Limited, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. That is the party named on the terms you accept and on any receipt, and it is the company a refund claim is made against. Day to day questions go through the support channels rather than the corporate office.
How do I get help from Memrise?+
Support runs on chat and help centre, which means chat and a help centre rather than a phone line or an email address. If you would rather email, plan on chat as the only direct route, and keep your own record of any payment conversation you have there.
Does Memrise include live tutor lessons?+
No. Memrise is an app only service, so the plan is self-study rather than scheduled sessions with a person. Providers built around tutors run the opposite model, with individual lessons a core part of what you pay for. If you need a human correcting your speech in real time, this is not the format.
Sources
- explore.memrise.com/help checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Family subscription, Number of languages, Speech recognition, Support channels
“Memrise Pro is not currently set up to support Apple's family sharing”
- memrise.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: AI conversation practice, Free tier
“Private AI practice”
- memrise.com/app checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Languages, Learning method
“Choose from 34+ languages, taught through immersive”
- memrise.com/terms checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity, Money-back period
“whose registered office is at 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX”
Compiled from 4 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Price from, Price per month, Price per year, Free trial length.
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