Course apps
Course apps teach a set curriculum
Lessons, streaks and the same exercises for everyone. Great for the first steps; less so once you read and write real English and your mistakes are your own.
Best app to learn English
The best app to learn English depends on where you are
Starting from zero, a course app with daily lessons is hard to beat. Once you read, watch and write in English, the best app is the one built on your own English: words you meet become flashcards, your writing gets checked with explanations in your language, and your mistakes become short drills.
- Chrome, Mac and iPhone
- Explanations in your native language
- Spaced repetition built in
Lessons for everyone vs practice built from you
YabLab
YabLab builds on your English
It starts from the words you meet and the mistakes you make — articles, tenses, prepositions — and turns them into cards and drills scheduled with spaced repetition.
What each approach gives you
Course apps and YabLab solve different problems.
For your English… Course apps YabLab
Where the material comes from A fixed course Pages you choose to read
New words Words from the lessons Any word from any page, saved to flashcards
Checking your writing Answers to exercises Anything you write in the browser
Explaining mistakes Right or wrong The rule, explained in your native language
Review Lesson by lesson Spaced repetition of your words and weak rules
Course for complete beginners Yes — their strength No — best once you read simple English
Which one fits you
Stay with a course app if…
- You are starting from zero and need the basics
- You want a fixed lesson plan every day
Choose YabLab if…
- You already read or watch some English
- You keep making the same mistakes with articles, tenses or prepositions
- You want words from real content to become flashcards
- You want explanations in your native language, not just right or wrong
What YabLab does
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Write without mistakes
Underlines a slip, explains it in your language and fixes it — in the browser and on a Mac.
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Understand everything
Select a word on any website for its translation, meaning and examples. Works on a Mac too: ⇧⌘Y in any app.
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Remember it
Words come back as flashcards just as you start to forget them.
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One-click flashcards
Translate it, and it’s a card.
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Dual subtitles
YouTube in two languages.
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Ask YabLab right where you are
No chatbot tab, no lost context.
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Simpler text
Any paragraph, at your level.
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Your words, highlighted everywhere
On any site — even on your Mac.
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Drills from your mistakes
Practice what you get wrong.
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See your progress
Fewer mistakes every week.
Learning English with YabLab — FAQ
What is the best app to learn English?
It depends on your level. From zero, a course app with a fixed plan builds the basics. Once you read simple English, an app that works on what you actually read and write — like YabLab — moves you faster, because it drills your mistakes, not everyone’s.
Is YabLab good for complete beginners?
It works best once you can read simple English. For your first words a course app is a better start; YabLab takes over when you begin reading and writing.
Which English mistakes does it explain?
Articles, tenses, prepositions, irregular verbs, word order, word choice, spelling and punctuation. The full list is in the English mistake catalogue.
Which language are the explanations in?
Your interface language: English, Russian, German or Spanish.
Is it free?
Yes — the free plan includes writing checks and practice. Pro removes the limits when you want more.