Pimsleur Downloads & RevenuePimsleur | Language Learning · App Store & Google Play
Pimsleur | Language Learning gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pimsleur | Language Learning by Simon & Schuster is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Pimsleur | Language Learning update history & changes
Last change · 70 events since 13 Jul 2018Full timeline ↓✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: babbel, lessons📦iOSUpdated to version 8.1.1✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: built📣AndroidStarted a new ad✏️AndroidDescription updated✏️AndroidShort description updated📈AndroidEntered the top 10📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country📈AndroidCharting in a new country📦iOSUpdated to version 8.1📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.1🎉iOSIn-app event: Speak Confidently This Fall🎉iOSIn-app event: Build a Fall Speaking Habit📊AndroidPassed 1M monthly users🔎AndroidTop 10 for “language learning”📦AndroidUpdated to version 8.0.2🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📣iOSStarted a new ad
Full timeline · 69 events in the last 12 months
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: babbel, lessonsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning updated to version 8.1.1iOSConversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
Open the Speak tab to try Conversation Coach.
Available with an All-Access subscription for Japanese, Latin American Spanish, and French.
We’d love to hear what you think! Your feedback helps us improve the experience. Email us at [email protected].
Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram @Pimsleur… more - ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: builtiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adAndroid3
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: babelio, koreaniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: duolingo, babelio, memorizeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: throughiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning: description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning: short description updatedAndroid· US
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: duolingoiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: duolingoiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: duolingoiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Education · AU
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: nativeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Education · CN
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new countryiOSChina
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: skills, minutesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning updated to version 8.1iOSConversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
Open the Speak tab to try Conversation Coach.
Available with an All-Access subscription for Japanese, Latin American Spanish, and French.
We’d love to hear what you think! Your feedback helps us improve the experience. Email us at [email protected].
Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram @Pimsleur… more - ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: languagesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning updated to version 8.1AndroidConversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur… more - 🎉Pimsleur | Language Learning in-app event: Speak Confidently This FalliOSCHALLENGE · until 17 Nov
- 🎉Pimsleur | Language Learning in-app event: Build a Fall Speaking HabitiOSCHALLENGE · until 17 Nov
- 📊Pimsleur | Language Learning passed 1M monthly usersAndroidour estimate
- 🔎Pimsleur | Language Learning reached Top 10 for “language learning”Android#10 in Taiwan search · popularity 24
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Free · Education · DE · Top Free · Education · GB · Top Free · Education · IN
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Education · IT
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Education · IN
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · JP
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning updated to version 8.0.2iOSWe hope you enjoy the Pimsleur app and try the new AI Conversation Coach (Beta), now available for All Access Latin American Spanish and French learners! We're listening to your feedback and working hard to improve the Pimsleur experience. In the latest update, we've:
• Improved the audio playback experience
• Added new Minis for ESL Spanish learners, available for a limited time
• Fixed bugs and improved overall performance
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur.… more - 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Education · TH · Top Grossing · Education · VN
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Vietnam
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: frenchiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning updated to version 8.0.2AndroidWe hope you enjoy the Pimsleur app and try the new AI Conversation Coach (Beta), now available for All Access Latin American Spanish and French learners! In the latest update, we've:
• Improved the audio playback experience
• Added new Minis for ESL Spanish learners, available for a limited time
• Fixed bugs and improved overall performance
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur… more - 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Education · NL
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: french, traveliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: speakiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 6) · JP
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: dutchiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Education · AE
- ✏️Pimsleur | Language Learning added hidden keywords: lessons, pronunciation, whereveriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Education · CA
- 📈Pimsleur | Language Learning entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Education · CA
- 🆕Pimsleur | Language Learning first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidCanada
- 🆕Pimsleur | Language Learning first spotted by AppInsideriOS#68 in Top Grossing · Education · Italy
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started 3 new adsAndroid3
- 🎉Pimsleur | Language Learning in-app event: Get Back in the Speaking GameiOSCHALLENGE · until 17 Oct
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning version 8.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦Pimsleur | Language Learning version 8.0.1AndroidWe hope you enjoy the Pimsleur app and try the new AI Conversation Coach (Beta), now available for All Access Latin American Spanish and French learners! In the latest update, we've:
• Improved the audio playback experience
• Added new Minis for ESL Spanish learners, available for a limited time
• Fixed bugs and improved overall performance
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur… more - 🎉Pimsleur | Language Learning in-app event: Speak Confidently AnywhereiOSCHALLENGE · until 17 Oct
- 🎉Pimsleur | Language Learning in-app event: English for Life’s MomentsiOSSPECIAL EVENT · until 16 Oct
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started 2 new adsiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started 3 new adsAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started 2 new adsAndroid3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 📣Pimsleur | Language Learning started a new adiOS3
- 🆕Pimsleur | Language Learning released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Pimsleur | Language Learning released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.5 ★
48k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#6
App Store · 
Education Grossing
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
193
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
Pimsleur | Language Learning at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Pimsleur is an audio-based language learning app for adults that uses a scientifically proven method to teach conversational fluency in over 50 languages through daily 30-minute lessons. The app holds strong positions in the Education Grossing charts across major markets including #6 in the US and top-15 rankings in Australia, Canada, and the UK, indicating sustained high revenue performance despite being listed as free-to-download.
Similar apps: Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone
App Store
App details
App ID
1405735469
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Aug 2018
8 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.1+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
3
EN JA ES
Size
137 MB
Also listed in
Travel
App privacy Measured
Pimsleur | Language Learning’s App Store privacy label declares 5 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
5
Linked to you
4
Not linked to you
5
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.simonandschuster.pimsleur.unified.android
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v7.9, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
9
Permissions
33
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
Pimsleur | Language Learning downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Pimsleur | Language Learning's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pimsleur | Language Learning makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | All Access Subscription Annual subscription | |
| 4 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Japanese Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 8 | All Access Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 9 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 10 | Italian Premium Subscription subscription |
Hidden keywords
Pimsleur | Language Learning shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #6 Education Grossing | 12 of 30 countries | #50 | #6 |
| Google Play | #6 Education Grossing | 12 of 23 countries | #77 | #6 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
165
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
12
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.6★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 96% of Education apps
New ratings by country (9)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 83% | ▼ -5% |
 Canada | 8.8 | 5% | ▼ -46% |
 United Kingdom | 6.2 | 4% | ▼ -41% |
 Australia | 4.5 | 3% | ▼ -18% |
 Japan | 3 | 2% | steady |
 Brazil | 2 | 1% | steady |
 Germany | 1.5 | 1% | – |
 France | 1.5 | 1% | – |
 India | 1 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
29
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
3
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.1★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
48/100
faster than 46% of Education apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 31k |
| Google Play | 3.9 ★ | 17k 4.1k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 48k |
What users say about Pimsleur | Language Learning
From the 147 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the audio-based methodology for effectively building conversational skills and confidence in speaking new languages. However, complaints focus on rigid lesson structures, subscription costs, and technical issues with CarPlay integration.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Really useful and convenient”
- Useful: “Would very much recommend!”
- Fun: “I really enjoy my Pimsleur lessons”
- Features & content: “Takes Pimsleur to the Next Level”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Charge without warning and no refunds”
- Features & content: “I genuinely enjoy the educational content”
- Ads: “I did not pay to be relentlessly solicited for free advertising”
- Login & account: “So I get to pay 30 dollars and I still have to login?”
About Pimsleur | Language Learning
Learn languages fluently with Pimsleur - Learn to speak 50+ foreign languages like a local with just 30 minutes of language learning practice a day!
The Pimsleur Method™ is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, achieve native conversational fluency, and use the language in your everyday life. Learn to speak fluent Spanish, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and more with ease. Pimsleur’s language learning resources make learning a language fun, flexible and rewarding. Practice speaking fluently with just 30 minutes of language practice a day!
For 50 years, we’ve been helping people rapidly learn languages in 30 days. Want to learn Spanish to speak to Mexican friends? Need to learn Japanese for a trip to Tokyo? Choose from over 50 languages to learn while driving, at the gym, or while cooking. No Internet needed with offline mode. Plus the built-in hands-free mode makes it easy to learn a new language anywhere, anytime, even in the car!
Our innovative online audio lessons focus on enhancing your vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking skills without the burden of grammar tables, making language learning and practice enjoyable and accessible. Dive into cultural topics that enrich your understanding and language fluency, and join thousands of adults who have transformed their language skills online with Pimsleur.
Whether you're a beginner or already looking to improve your language fluency, Pimsleur offers a convenient and effective online language learning platform for adults designed for a flexible study schedule that fits into your daily routine. Learn to speak a new language anytime, anywhere - even in the car as a family.
Why Choose Pimsleur as Your Language Partner?
- Scientifically proven method for fast, lasting language fluency.
- Just 30 minutes a day to speak a new foreign language with confidence.
- Learn languages offline, hands-free, and without distractions, no Wi-Fi needed.
- Perfect your pronunciation and practice real conversations with a smart AI language tutor.
- Sync across devices to track your progress and keep your learning streak going.
- Join the global community of Pimsleur language learners!
Discover the full list of language courses here: Albanian, Eastern, Egyptian or Modern Standard Arabic, Eastern or Western Armenian, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, European or Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Latin American or Spain-Castilian Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Don’t miss out - try Pimsleur for FREE and start learning different languages today! With a complimentary lesson in 51 languages, you'll experience the most effective way to achieve convers
The Pimsleur Method™ is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, achieve native conversational fluency, and use the language in your everyday life. Learn to speak fluent Spanish, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and more with ease. Pimsleur’s language learning resources make learning a language fun, flexible and rewarding. Practice speaking fluently with just 30 minutes of language practice a day!
For 50 years, we’ve been helping people rapidly learn languages in 30 days. Want to learn Spanish to speak to Mexican friends? Need to learn Japanese for a trip to Tokyo? Choose from over 50 languages to learn while driving, at the gym, or while cooking. No Internet needed with offline mode. Plus the built-in hands-free mode makes it easy to learn a new language anywhere, anytime, even in the car!
Our innovative online audio lessons focus on enhancing your vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking skills without the burden of grammar tables, making language learning and practice enjoyable and accessible. Dive into cultural topics that enrich your understanding and language fluency, and join thousands of adults who have transformed their language skills online with Pimsleur.
Whether you're a beginner or already looking to improve your language fluency, Pimsleur offers a convenient and effective online language learning platform for adults designed for a flexible study schedule that fits into your daily routine. Learn to speak a new language anytime, anywhere - even in the car as a family.
Why Choose Pimsleur as Your Language Partner?
- Scientifically proven method for fast, lasting language fluency.
- Just 30 minutes a day to speak a new foreign language with confidence.
- Learn languages offline, hands-free, and without distractions, no Wi-Fi needed.
- Perfect your pronunciation and practice real conversations with a smart AI language tutor.
- Sync across devices to track your progress and keep your learning streak going.
- Join the global community of Pimsleur language learners!
Discover the full list of language courses here: Albanian, Eastern, Egyptian or Modern Standard Arabic, Eastern or Western Armenian, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, European or Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Latin American or Spain-Castilian Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Don’t miss out - try Pimsleur for FREE and start learning different languages today! With a complimentary lesson in 51 languages, you'll experience the most effective way to achieve convers
Pimsleur | Language Learning App Store
Pimsleur | Language Learning gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pimsleur | Language Learning is #6 in Education Grossing in United States and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSimon & Schuster
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (31k)
Version8.1.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
31k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#6
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
165
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Pimsleur | Language Learning at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Pimsleur is an audio-based language learning app for adults that uses a scientifically proven method to teach conversational fluency in over 50 languages through daily 30-minute lessons. The app holds strong positions in the Education Grossing charts across major markets including #6 in the US and top-15 rankings in Australia, Canada, and the UK, indicating sustained high revenue performance despite being listed as free-to-download.
Similar apps: Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone
Pimsleur | Language Learning on the App Store
App details
App ID
1405735469
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Aug 2018
8 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.1+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
3
EN JA ES
Size
137 MB
Also listed in
Travel
App privacy Measured
Pimsleur | Language Learning’s App Store privacy label declares 5 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
5
Linked to you
4
Not linked to you
5
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Pimsleur | Language Learning downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Pimsleur | Language Learning's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Pimsleur | Language Learning before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Top Grossing positions in every country we track, converted to dollars per store and country, sized by each market's published consumer spend and calibrated on revenue companies publish.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pimsleur | Language Learning makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | All Access Subscription Annual subscription | |
| 4 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Japanese Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 8 | All Access Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 9 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 10 | Italian Premium Subscription subscription |
Hidden keywords
Pimsleur | Language Learning shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EducationGrossing | #6 |
| Japan | EducationGrossing | #20 |
| United Kingdom | EducationGrossing | #13 |
| United States | EducationFree | #50 |
| Australia | EducationGrossing | #16 |
| Canada | EducationGrossing | #18 |
| Germany | EducationGrossing | #44 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #55 |
| France | EducationGrossing | #97 |
| United Kingdom | EducationFree | #139 |
 Saudi Arabia | EducationGrossing | #44 |
| India | EducationGrossing | #80 |
| Brazil | EducationGrossing | #83 |
| Germany | EducationFree | #140 |
| Italy | EducationGrossing | #72 |
 United Arab Emirates | EducationGrossing | #42 |
| Australia | EducationFree | #113 |
| India | EducationFree | #184 |
Apps near Pimsleur | Language Learning on the chart
Education Grossing, around #6.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
31k ratings
Measured
Ratings
31k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
165
▼ -10% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
12
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.6★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
76/100
faster than 96% of Education apps
New ratings by country (9)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 83% | ▼ -5% |
| Canada | 8.8 | 5% | ▼ -46% |
| United Kingdom | 6.2 | 4% | ▼ -41% |
| Australia | 4.5 | 3% | ▼ -18% |
| Japan | 3 | 2% | steady |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% | steady |
| Germany | 1.5 | 1% | – |
| France | 1.5 | 1% | – |
| India | 1 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Pimsleur | Language Learning
From the 147 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the audio-based methodology for effectively building conversational skills and confidence in speaking new languages. However, complaints focus on rigid lesson structures, subscription costs, and technical issues with CarPlay integration.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Really useful and convenient”
- Useful: “Would very much recommend!”
- Fun: “I really enjoy my Pimsleur lessons”
- Features & content: “Takes Pimsleur to the Next Level”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Charge without warning and no refunds”
- Features & content: “I genuinely enjoy the educational content”
- Ads: “I did not pay to be relentlessly solicited for free advertising”
- Login & account: “So I get to pay 30 dollars and I still have to login?”
About Pimsleur | Language Learning
Learn languages fluently with Pimsleur - Learn to speak 50+ foreign languages like a local with just 30 minutes of language learning practice a day!
The Pimsleur Method™ is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, achieve native conversational fluency, and use the language in your everyday life. Learn to speak fluent Spanish, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and more with ease. Pimsleur’s language learning resources make learning a language fun, flexible and rewarding. Practice speaking fluently with just 30 minutes of language practice a day!
For 50 years, we’ve been helping people rapidly learn languages in 30 days. Want to learn Spanish to speak to Mexican friends? Need to learn Japanese for a trip to Tokyo? Choose from over 50 languages to learn while driving, at the gym, or while cooking. No Internet needed with offline mode. Plus the built-in hands-free mode makes it easy to learn a new language anywhere, anytime, even in the car!
Our innovative online audio lessons focus on enhancing your vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking skills without the burden of grammar tables, making language learning and practice enjoyable and accessible. Dive into cultural topics that enrich your understanding and language fluency, and join thousands of adults who have transformed their language skills online with Pimsleur.
Whether you're a beginner or already looking to improve your language fluency, Pimsleur offers a convenient and effective online language learning platform for adults designed for a flexible study schedule that fits into your daily routine. Learn to speak a new language anytime, anywhere - even in the car as a family.
Why Choose Pimsleur as Your Language Partner?
- Scientifically proven method for fast, lasting language fluency.
- Just 30 minutes a day to speak a new foreign language with confidence.
- Learn languages offline, hands-free, and without distractions, no Wi-Fi needed.
- Perfect your pronunciation and practice real conversations with a smart AI language tutor.
- Sync across devices to track your progress and keep your learning streak going.
- Join the global community of Pimsleur language learners!
Discover the full list of language courses here: Albanian, Eastern, Egyptian or Modern Standard Arabic, Eastern or Western Armenian, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, European or Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Latin American or Spain-Castilian Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Don’t miss out - try Pimsleur for FREE and start learning different languages today! With a complimentary lesson in 51 languages, you'll experience the most effective way to achieve convers
The Pimsleur Method™ is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, achieve native conversational fluency, and use the language in your everyday life. Learn to speak fluent Spanish, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and more with ease. Pimsleur’s language learning resources make learning a language fun, flexible and rewarding. Practice speaking fluently with just 30 minutes of language practice a day!
For 50 years, we’ve been helping people rapidly learn languages in 30 days. Want to learn Spanish to speak to Mexican friends? Need to learn Japanese for a trip to Tokyo? Choose from over 50 languages to learn while driving, at the gym, or while cooking. No Internet needed with offline mode. Plus the built-in hands-free mode makes it easy to learn a new language anywhere, anytime, even in the car!
Our innovative online audio lessons focus on enhancing your vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking skills without the burden of grammar tables, making language learning and practice enjoyable and accessible. Dive into cultural topics that enrich your understanding and language fluency, and join thousands of adults who have transformed their language skills online with Pimsleur.
Whether you're a beginner or already looking to improve your language fluency, Pimsleur offers a convenient and effective online language learning platform for adults designed for a flexible study schedule that fits into your daily routine. Learn to speak a new language anytime, anywhere - even in the car as a family.
Why Choose Pimsleur as Your Language Partner?
- Scientifically proven method for fast, lasting language fluency.
- Just 30 minutes a day to speak a new foreign language with confidence.
- Learn languages offline, hands-free, and without distractions, no Wi-Fi needed.
- Perfect your pronunciation and practice real conversations with a smart AI language tutor.
- Sync across devices to track your progress and keep your learning streak going.
- Join the global community of Pimsleur language learners!
Discover the full list of language courses here: Albanian, Eastern, Egyptian or Modern Standard Arabic, Eastern or Western Armenian, Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, European or Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Latin American or Spain-Castilian Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Don’t miss out - try Pimsleur for FREE and start learning different languages today! With a complimentary lesson in 51 languages, you'll experience the most effective way to achieve convers
Latest updates
8.1.1
Conversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
Open the Speak tab to try Conversation Coach.
Available with an All-Access subscription for Japanese, Latin American Spanish, and French.
We’d love to hear what you think! Your feedback helps us improve the experience. Email us at [email protected].
Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram @Pimsleur
8.1
Conversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
Open the Speak tab to try Conversation Coach.
Available with an All-Access subscription for Japanese, Latin American Spanish, and French.
We’d love to hear what you think! Your feedback helps us improve the experience. Email us at [email protected].
Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram @Pimsleur
8.0.2
We hope you enjoy the Pimsleur app and try the new AI Conversation Coach (Beta), now available for All Access Latin American Spanish and French learners! We're listening to your feedback and working hard to improve the Pimsleur experience. In the latest update, we've:
• Improved the audio playback experience
• Added new Minis for ESL Spanish learners, available for a limited time
• Fixed bugs and improved overall performance
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur.
Store changes
What Pimsleur | Language Learning changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 9)
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 6)
Pimsleur | Language Learning Android
Pimsleur | Language Learning gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Pimsleur | Language Learning is #6 in Education Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 12 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSimon & Schuster
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 3.9 (17k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
3.9 ★
17k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#6
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
29
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Pimsleur | Language Learning on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.simonandschuster.pimsleur.unified.android
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v7.9, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
9
Permissions
33
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
Pimsleur | Language Learning downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Pimsleur | Language Learning's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Pimsleur | Language Learning before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Top Grossing positions in every country we track, converted to dollars per store and country, sized by each market's published consumer spend and calibrated on revenue companies publish.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Pimsleur | Language Learning makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | All Access Subscription Annual subscription | |
| 4 | All Access Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Japanese Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 8 | All Access Annual Subscription subscription | |
| 9 | Spanish Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 10 | Italian Premium Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EducationGrossing | #6 |
| Japan | EducationGrossing | #22 |
| United Kingdom | EducationGrossing | #15 |
| Australia | EducationGrossing | #8 |
| Canada | EducationGrossing | #9 |
| United States | EducationFree | #77 |
| Germany | EducationGrossing | #46 |
| Saudi Arabia | EducationGrossing | #19 |
| India | EducationGrossing | #43 |
| United Arab Emirates | EducationGrossing | #19 |
 Netherlands | EducationGrossing | #20 |
 Thailand | EducationGrossing | #17 |
| United Kingdom | EducationFree | #145 |
| Canada | EducationFree | #78 |
 Vietnam | EducationGrossing | #19 |
| Australia | EducationFree | #99 |
Apps near Pimsleur | Language Learning on the chart
Education Grossing, around #6.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.9 ★
17k ratings
Measured
Ratings
17k
Measured
Written reviews
4.1k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
29
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
3
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.1★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
48/100
faster than 46% of Education apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Pimsleur | Language Learning
From the 154 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly value the audio-based Pimsleur method for improving conversational skills and pronunciation, often preferring it over gamified apps like Duolingo. However, significant dissatisfaction exists regarding billing practices, subscription cancellation difficulties, and technical bugs on Android devices.
Mixed but leaning positive (71% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “Well worth the subscription”
- Features & content: “I just wish they had more than one Turkish level”
- Fun: “It also uses fun exercises to test understanding”
- Useful: “I recommend the lifetime membership if you have time and are really serious”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “They refuse to issue a refund”
- Features & content: “There is no option to move on to the next section”
- Login & account: “Google login is broken after the most recent update”
- Updates: “Will update rating when bugs are fixed”
About Pimsleur | Language Learning
Learn foreign languages with Pimsleur, a trusted language learning resource for building real world speaking skills in 50+ foreign languages with as little as 30 minutes of daily practice. These online foreign language courses support distance learning & independent study, helping language learners improve pronunciation, vocabulary, listening and conversation skills through flexible audio based lessons.
Build real-world speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening and conversation skills through 30-minute audio lessons designed for independent study, self-paced education and distance learning.
WHY LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH PIMSLEUR
- Distance learning: Access flexible online lessons for independent study.
- Foreign language learning: Practice foreign languages in 30 minutes a day.
- Educational software: Build vocabulary, listening, reading and pronunciation skills with interactive tools.
- Online language courses: Develop real-world speaking skills through structured lessons.
- Offline language learning: Download lessons for learning without Wi-Fi.
Pimsleur combines fundamental foreign language resources, educational software and online language courses to support flexible language learning. Follow structured audio lessons, guided repetition, vocabulary practice and real-world conversations, with open online courses available for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic & more.
Whether you’re a beginner or improving existing skills, Pimsleur offers flexible distance learning for adults who want to learn a foreign language confidently.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Try Pimsleur for free with complimentary lessons across 51 languages and improve conversational fluency from Day 1.
PREMIUM FEATURES INCLUDE:
CORE CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS
Complete 30 minute conversational lessons designed to help learners speak and understand a new language.
READ
Develop reading skills alongside speaking and listening comprehension.
SPEAK
Practice conversations with role play, review transcripts and use AI supported voice recognition. Available for Spanish learners.
SKILLS
Build vocabulary and communication skills with flashcards, Quick Match and Speed Round activities.
SYNC PROGRESS
Track progress across devices and download lessons for offline learning with no ads.
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE
Learn Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Feature availability depends on the language. Visit our website for more info.
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Build real-world speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening and conversation skills through 30-minute audio lessons designed for independent study, self-paced education and distance learning.
WHY LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH PIMSLEUR
- Distance learning: Access flexible online lessons for independent study.
- Foreign language learning: Practice foreign languages in 30 minutes a day.
- Educational software: Build vocabulary, listening, reading and pronunciation skills with interactive tools.
- Online language courses: Develop real-world speaking skills through structured lessons.
- Offline language learning: Download lessons for learning without Wi-Fi.
Pimsleur combines fundamental foreign language resources, educational software and online language courses to support flexible language learning. Follow structured audio lessons, guided repetition, vocabulary practice and real-world conversations, with open online courses available for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic & more.
Whether you’re a beginner or improving existing skills, Pimsleur offers flexible distance learning for adults who want to learn a foreign language confidently.
FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Try Pimsleur for free with complimentary lessons across 51 languages and improve conversational fluency from Day 1.
PREMIUM FEATURES INCLUDE:
CORE CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS
Complete 30 minute conversational lessons designed to help learners speak and understand a new language.
READ
Develop reading skills alongside speaking and listening comprehension.
SPEAK
Practice conversations with role play, review transcripts and use AI supported voice recognition. Available for Spanish learners.
SKILLS
Build vocabulary and communication skills with flashcards, Quick Match and Speed Round activities.
SYNC PROGRESS
Track progress across devices and download lessons for offline learning with no ads.
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE
Learn Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Feature availability depends on the language. Visit our website for more info.
CA Privacy/Info We Collect: Privacy Policy
Do Not Sell My Personal Information: Do Not Sell
What's new in 8.1
Conversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:
• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.
We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur
Store changes
What Pimsleur | Language Learning changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated
Short description updated