New Learning Network review

A free tier comes with the brand, so the opening stretch of any course can be worked through without paying. That is the opposite of Reading Eggs, Edusity and Mrs Wordsmith, which have no free tier. Paid apps in this comparison tend to carry a yearly figure of €84.18, so treat the free tier as the entry point rather than the whole offer.

The list covers English, Spanish and German, which is 6 languages in all, from English and Spanish through to Japanese. Each one runs on the same app format, so the AI conversation and speech recognition features work the same way whichever language you pick. If the language you want sits outside that list, this brand will not carry you.

Courses go as far as C2, so the material is not capped at the beginner stages, and this app sits among the listings on the site with the highest level ceilings. Pair that ceiling with the certificate and a finished course ends with something to show for the work.

A certificate is part of the offer, so it arrives with the course rather than being sold as an extra afterwards. It records the level you completed, which suits anyone planning to study to C2 before a trip, an exam or a job interview. The certificate is the finish line for a course taken at your own pace on app.

Everything is delivered through app, so a phone or tablet is the whole setup and there is no separate classroom or desktop track in the list. That keeps the technical side simple and makes practice easy to slot into a commute or a spare few minutes. The trade off is that the same simplicity rules out live teaching.

Both sit at the heart of it. Speech recognition scores how you say words and phrases, and AI conversation gives you a partner to talk to whenever you want one. Because app is the only delivery listed, talking is the main way the app teaches rather than a small feature added to reading exercises.

New Learning Network is the one in this set with a free tier. Reading Eggs, Edusity and Mrs Wordsmith have no free tier, so a reader who wants to try a course before paying starts here. If you would rather pay from the outset, those names are the ones to compare, and the paid level here is worth checking as well.

The free tier is the only part of the offer with a clear figure attached, so treat anything beyond it as a paid plan. Paid apps in this comparison carry a yearly figure of €84.18 and a monthly figure of €11.61, which gives a fair sense of the going rate. Check the paid tier here before you commit, especially if you plan to stay for a full year.