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The best apps to learn Spanish for Arabic speakers in 2026

Updated: October 2, 2026

We make Typeflu, so weigh this accordingly. We checked every price and feature on 2 October 2026, and we say plainly when another app is the better choice.

Most Spanish apps are built for English speakers. If Arabic is your first language, you have two routes: an app that teaches Spanish directly from Arabic, or a stronger English-based app if you are comfortable in English. This guide ranks both, by how well each one fits an Arabic speaker, not by who pays for ads. The short list of apps that genuinely teach Spanish from Arabic is small, so we name it first.

The picks

1. 1 Duolingo

   Best for

   Most Arabic speakers starting Spanish, especially on a zero budget

   Price

   Free with ads and an energy limit. Super from about $12.99 a month in the US; prices vary by country

   How you practise

   Short game-like lessons: tapping, translating, listening, typing and speaking

   Duolingo is the easiest recommendation for most readers. It runs a Spanish course taught from Arabic, used by about 1.6 million learners, so the menus, hints and translations are in your language. Every course is free; the free tier limits how many lessons you can do in a row with an energy system, and shows ads. It covers speaking with speech recognition, and its streaks and leagues keep many people coming back daily.

   The weak points: grammar explanations are thin in the free app, typing whole sentences from audio is one exercise type among many rather than the core method, and many learners complain that the energy system cuts sessions short. Offline lessons need Super. Duolingo is the better choice than Typeflu if you want one free app that covers reading, listening and speaking from Arabic.

   Visit site: Duolingo ↗

2. 2 Typeflu Made by us

   Best for

   Arabic speakers who want to understand spoken Spanish and spell it correctly

   Price

   First lesson of every unit free. Pro is €7.50 a month or €49 a year in Europe, local prices elsewhere, half price in many countries

   How you practise

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

   Typeflu is our app, so read this with that in mind. You hear a natural Spanish sentence (Latin American voice), type it word by word and correct each mistake letter by letter. Every word shows its pronunciation, its meaning in Arabic and its role in the sentence. One tap on Explain my mistake tells you in Arabic why your answer was wrong, and spaced review brings back what you are about to forget. The whole interface is in Arabic, right to left.

   Be clear about the limits. The Spanish catalog is 9 courses from A1 to B1 (words, daily life, travel, work, verbs, kids, life and wisdom), much smaller than Duolingo's. There is no speaking or pronunciation scoring, no live tutors and no certificates. It is a web app you install from the browser, not a store app, it is for ages 13 and up, and typing needs your attention, so it is not for hands-free commuting. It works best next to a broader app. Start with Spanish words for Arabic speakers.

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3. 3 Mondly

   Best for

   Beginners who want every instruction in Arabic

   Price

   Free daily lesson. Premium from about $10 a month; prices vary and lifetime deals are common

   How you practise

   Gamified phrase lessons, speech recognition and a chatbot

   Mondly lets you learn any of its 41 languages from any other, so Spanish from Arabic works out of the box. Lessons are short and built around useful phrases, with speech recognition and a chatbot for simple dialogues. For an absolute beginner who wants nothing in English, it is a comfortable start.

   It gets shallow after A2, and the drills repeat. There is no real dictation, only tapping the words you hear. Treat it as a first few months app, then move on.

   Visit site: Mondly ↗

4. 4 Language Transfer

   Best for

   Arabic speakers who are comfortable listening to English and want free grammar foundations

   Price

   Free, funded by donations, no ads or sign-up

   How you practise

   Audio lessons where a teacher guides a student to build Spanish sentences

   Complete Spanish from Language Transfer is one of the best free resources for understanding how Spanish sentences work. A teacher explains in English and you build sentences out loud, so you think rather than memorise. There is no Arabic version.

   It focuses on structure, so you get little vocabulary and little native-speed listening. If your English is good, it is the better choice than any paid app for your first weeks of grammar.

   Visit site: Language Transfer ↗

5. 5 Dreaming Spanish

   Best for

   Learners with good English who want huge amounts of easy listening

   Price

   Large free library; paid membership for the full catalog, check their site

   How you practise

   Graded videos in Spanish, from super beginner up, with hour tracking

   Dreaming Spanish is pure listening: graded videos where native speakers talk slowly and clearly, starting from total beginner. The videos are in Spanish, but the site and guidance are in English. Many learners reach real understanding this way.

   There is no speaking or writing practice and no grammar teaching, and results take hundreds of hours. It pairs well with an app where you produce Spanish yourself.

   Visit site: Dreaming Spanish ↗

6. 6 italki

   Best for

   Speaking practice with a real person, at your own pace

   Price

   Pay per lesson: community tutors about $4 to $15 an hour, professional teachers about $15 to $60

   How you practise

   One-to-one video lessons with a tutor you choose

   No app replaces conversation. On italki you book single lessons with Spanish tutors, with no subscription, and you can filter tutors by the languages they speak, so it is worth searching for one who also knows Arabic. Preply (preply.com) works the same way but bills as a weekly subscription.

   Quality depends on the tutor and costs add up at several lessons a week. One or two lessons a week alongside a self-study app is a good balance.

   Visit site: italki ↗

7. 7 Pimsleur

   Best for

   Learners with good English who want to speak from day one, hands-free

   Price

   Free first lesson. Subscriptions from about $20 a month in the US

   How you practise

   30-minute audio lessons with prompted speaking

   Pimsleur's audio lessons make you answer out loud from the first day, and they work while driving or walking. Instructions are in English.

   It is expensive and has very little reading or writing. Choose it if speaking is your goal and the price is not a problem.

   Visit site: Pimsleur ↗

At a glance

How we chose

• Can you learn from Arabic? We put apps that teach Spanish with an Arabic interface first, because explanations in your own language save time at the start.
• Depth. How far the course goes, and whether it still helps after the beginner stage.
• Listening. Arabic speakers often struggle with Spanish vowels (e and i, o and u), so we looked for real listening practice, not only tapping words.
• Price. Free tiers count, and we note when prices change by country.
• Honesty about limits. We only list features we could confirm in October 2026.

Do you need English to learn Spanish?

No. Duolingo, Mondly and Typeflu all teach Spanish from Arabic. But some of the best free material, like Language Transfer and Dreaming Spanish, is explained in English. If your English is strong, mixing one Arabic-based app with one English-based resource gives you the widest choice. If it is not, stay with the Arabic options and add a tutor who speaks Arabic when you are ready to talk.

Who should skip Typeflu

• You want to reach B2 or higher in Spanish: our Spanish courses stop at B1.
• You mainly want to practise speaking or get pronunciation feedback.
• You learn while driving or walking and cannot type.
• You need a certificate.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Duolingo if you want one free app in Arabic that covers a bit of everything. Pick Typeflu if you can already read some Spanish but lose track when people speak, or you keep misspelling words you know; it fits well next to Duolingo. Pick Mondly if you are a complete beginner and want very short lessons. Pick Language Transfer or Dreaming Spanish if your English is good and you want the best free material. And book a tutor on italki or Preply once you want to hold a real conversation. For a step by step plan, read our guide to learning Spanish for Arabic speakers (in Arabic).

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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