Alternatives

The 6 best YouType alternatives in 2026

Updated: October 2, 2026

We make Typeflu, one of the apps on this list, so weigh this accordingly. We checked every price and feature on 2 October 2026, and we tell you when another app is the better choice.

YouType (youtype.app) teaches English by typing what you hear, with difficulty that goes from copying to pure dictation, review notebooks and leaderboards. It is in Early Access: courses are free until launch, then $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. People look for alternatives because they want a phone app, a larger free library, exam practice, explanations in their own language, or a language other than English. These six tools all make you listen and type (or close to it). We ranked them by how well they replace YouType's core exercise.

The picks

1. 1 Daily Dictation

   Best for

   English learners at any level who want a large free dictation library

   Price

   Website free. iOS app free with ads; PRO from $2.99 a month or $19.99 lifetime

   How you practise

   Listen to short clips and type them, then check

   Daily Dictation is the closest free replacement for YouType's Hard mode. It has more than 1,000 exercises: short stories, everyday conversations, YouTube clips, and spelling names and numbers. There are dedicated IELTS (British and Australian accents), TOEFL and TOEIC listening sections, which YouType does not have. It runs on the web without sign-up and has iOS and Android apps, and the iOS app is rated 4.8 from about 1,600 ratings.

   What you lose: the interface is English only, there is no copy or first-letter mode to ease you in, and we found no grammar course, translations or spaced review. If you are a beginner who needs help in Arabic or Spanish, it can feel like being thrown in the deep end. Read our full Typeflu vs Daily Dictation comparison.

   Visit site: Daily Dictation ↗

2. 2 Typeflu Made by us

   Best for

   Arabic speakers (and some Spanish speakers) who want the same exercise with explanations in their language

   Price

   Free: first lesson of every unit. Pro €7.50 a month or €49 a year in Europe, local prices elsewhere, half price in many countries

   How you practise

   Listen to a sentence, type it word by word, fix it letter by letter

   Typeflu is the app most like YouType: you hear a real sentence, type it word by word and fix mistakes letter by letter, with replays and speed from 0.75× to 2×. The differences are what happens around the exercise. "Explain my mistake" tells you in Arabic, Spanish or English why your answer was wrong, and mistakes are tagged by the patterns your first language causes (p and b, missing a or the for Arabic speakers) to build Weak Spots lessons. It installs on your phone as an app, uses tap-to-build tiles in early phone lessons, and your next lessons work offline. You can also import your own text and get a lesson with audio.

   Where it falls short: the big catalog is English for Arabic speakers (31 courses, A1 to B2, plus IELTS). Spanish speakers get one A1 English course so far. There is no copy mode like YouType's Easy level, no speaking practice, no tutors and no certificates, and only the first lesson of each unit is free. See Typeflu vs YouType for a full side-by-side.

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3. 3 Speechling

   Best for

   Learners who want dictation plus feedback on their speaking

   Price

   Forever Free plan; Unlimited from $19.99 a month

   How you practise

   Free dictation tool, plus shadowing sentences that coaches correct

   Speechling covers the one thing YouType and Typeflu both skip: speaking. You record yourself repeating sentences voiced by native actors, and human coaches correct you. The free plan includes some coach corrections each month (up to 10 for some languages), and Speechling offers a free dictation tool, so you can still type what you hear. It teaches English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese and Mandarin.

   What you lose: the sentence-by-sentence curriculum feels dry to some learners, and Unlimited costs about as much as a few tutor hours. We could not confirm an Arabic interface.

   Visit site: Speechling ↗

4. 4 Clozemaster

   Best for

   Intermediate learners building vocabulary in real sentences

   Price

   Free tier; Pro about $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year (varies by store)

   How you practise

   Fill the missing word in a sentence; listening mode in Pro

   Clozemaster gives you thousands of sentences with one word missing and uses spaced repetition to bring them back. Pro adds a listening mode where you hear the sentence and type or choose the missing word. It covers 50+ languages, and English can be studied from Arabic, which few apps offer.

   What you lose: you type one word, not the whole sentence, so it trains your ear less than full dictation. The sentences come from a community database and some are odd or wrong. It does not teach from scratch, so it suits learners past the basics.

   Visit site: Clozemaster ↗

5. 5 LyricsTraining

   Best for

   Teens and music lovers who want fun listening practice

   Price

   Free on the web; the app has a free limit and a Premium plan (check their site for the price)

   How you practise

   Watch music videos and type the missing lyrics

   LyricsTraining turns songs into dictation. In its writing mode you type the missing words while the video plays, and you choose how many words are hidden, up to the whole song. It works in 13 languages, including English, Spanish and Portuguese, on the web, iOS and Android. It is the most enjoyable way on this list to get a lot of listening in.

   What you lose: song lyrics are not how people talk, there is no curriculum or grammar, and the free app limits how many songs you can play in a short time.

   Visit site: LyricsTraining ↗

6. 6 Anki

   Best for

   Disciplined learners who want full control over their review

   Price

   Free on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and web; iOS app $24.99 once

   How you practise

   Flashcards with spaced repetition; type-the-answer cards with audio

   If what you like most about YouType is the review notebook, Anki is about as flexible as review tools get. With "type in the answer" cards and audio, you can build your own dictation deck from any sentences you want. It works fully offline on every platform and has no subscription.

   What you lose: nothing is ready-made. You set up the cards, find the audio and decide what to study. It teaches nothing by itself, and many people give up during setup.

   Visit site: Anki ↗

At a glance

How we chose

• Typing what you hear. YouType's core exercise is dictation, so every pick makes you listen and type, at least part of the time. Apps that only use multiple choice or speaking did not make the list.
• Honest price. We used prices from official pages or app stores where we could, and wrote "check their site" when we could not confirm one.
• Who it fits. We noted the interface language, levels and platforms, because many YouType users rely on its Arabic, Spanish or Chinese interface or study at a keyboard.
• What it does better than YouType. A pick had to beat YouType on something real: price, library size, exam prep, speaking, phones or flexibility.

Which one should you pick?

• You want free and you read English well: Daily Dictation.
• You want help in Arabic, study on your phone, or are preparing for IELTS: Typeflu.
• You want to speak, not just listen: Speechling.
• You are intermediate and want more words: Clozemaster.
• You get bored easily: LyricsTraining.
• You like building your own system: Anki.

Who should skip Typeflu

If you are a Spanish speaker past A1 English, Typeflu does not have enough for you yet. If you want to start by copying text before pure dictation, YouType's Easy and Medium levels do that better. And if you want speaking feedback, live tutors or a certificate, Typeflu has none of those. In those cases YouType, Daily Dictation or Speechling are better choices.

We checked every price and feature on this page on October 2, 2026. Prices change and can differ by country, so confirm on each app's own site before you pay.

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