PhrasiGo vs Busuu · 2026

Busuu locks AI conversations behind Premium Plus. PhrasiGo includes them.

Talk through ten everyday scenarios with a tutor briefed on your own phrases, practice speaking with word-by-word scoring, and review with FSRS. Add any sentence you need. Free, no ads, 35 languages.

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100% freeNo ads35 languagesNo account needed to start
Choose PhrasiGo if
  • You want AI conversation and speaking practice without the top-tier subscription.
  • You want to learn your own sentences, not only the lesson vocabulary.
  • You want offline use, streak protection and reviews without paying for them.
  • Your language is not one of Busuu’s 14.
Busuu still fits if
  • You want corrections from real native speakers in the community (Premium).
  • You want an official CEFR-aligned certificate at the end (paid tiers).
  • You like a 40-person weekly league against real people.
  • You need an iPhone or desktop app today.
$0
for PhrasiGo’s AI tutor, speaking practice and offline mode
Premium Plus
Busuu tier for AI Conversations and Speaking Practice [1]
35 vs 14
languages to learn

Side by side

PhrasiGo vs Busuu, feature by feature

Busuu’s plans page lists which features sit in which tier. PhrasiGo has one tier.

Feature PhrasiGo Busuu
Learn your own sentences ✓ Type any sentence. It is translated, spoken aloud, split word by word and saved for practice. ✗ Vocabulary Review holds words from lessons only. [2]
Free tier ✓ Free. No paywall, no premium tier today. Fair-use limits: 100 new phrases and 200 speaking exercises a day, signed in. ◐ Free lessons with ads; review, offline, streak repair and AI features are paid. [1]
Ads ✓ No ads, no ad SDK in the app at all. ✗ “No ads” is listed as a Premium feature. [1]
AI conversation practice ✓ Talk: 10 scenarios, A1–B1, briefed on your own saved phrases. 30 conversations a day signed in. $ Busuu Conversations: Premium Plus only, app only; feedback for English and Spanish. [5]
Speaking practice ✓ Speech-checked word by word. A mumble is a free retry, never a false pass. $ Speaking Practice is Premium Plus. [1]
Spaced repetition ✓ FSRS-4.5 on every phrase, yours or the course’s. Switched on for everyone, nothing to configure. 7-day forecast. $ Vocabulary Review, inspired by the Ebbinghaus curve, in Premium. [3]
Streak protection ✓ Start with 2, earn more by practicing. Applied automatically on a missed day. $ Streak Repair is a paid feature. [1]
Leagues ✓ 7 leagues, Bronze to Legend. You promote by clearing a weekly XP threshold; nobody is ranked against you. ✓ Weekly leagues, Blue to Opal, boards of 40 learners. [6]
Community corrections ✗ Not a feature. $ Native speakers correct your exercises (Premium). [1]
Certificates ✗ Not a feature. $ Official certificates in paid tiers. [1]
Guided course ✓ Learning Journey: 13 subjects, A1–B2, 120 units of 8 sentences per pair, 35 pairs. Human-curated. ✓ CEFR-aligned courses in 14 languages. [1]
Works offline ✓ Saved phrases, their audio and your downloaded course work offline. Progress syncs when you are back. $ Offline Mode is a Premium feature. [1]
Languages ✓ 35 languages to learn, any pair for your own phrases. App interface in 11 languages. ◐ 14 languages. [1]
Platforms ◐ Android on Google Play today. iPhone version in testing, coming soon. ✓ iOS, Android and web.
Price ✓ Free, no paid tier. $ Exact prices show at checkout; the US App Store lists 12-month Premium Plus at $139.99 and monthly plans from $9.99. [4]

Bracketed numbers point to the sources at the bottom of this page. Busuu details are as published on 2 September 2026; features and prices change, so check their site for today's terms.

AI tutor

Conversations at every level, for everyone

Busuu Conversations are goal-based AI role-plays, and they sit in Premium Plus, app only, with feedback for English and Spanish [5]. PhrasiGo’s Talk is part of the free app in every language it offers: ten scenarios, an A1 to B1 level selector, voice or text, gentle corrections with a short why, and a closing list of phrases worth saving.

What makes it different is the briefing: the tutor knows the phrases you have saved and steers the conversation so you use them.

  • 10 scenarios, 3 levels, 35 languages
  • 30 conversations a day, signed in
  • Save the tutor’s suggestions straight into your phrasebook
PhrasiGo Talk: a French conversation with a gentle correction

Your content

The sentence the course did not include

Busuu’s Vocabulary Review holds the words from its lessons [2]. PhrasiGo adds your sentences to the same schedule as its course: type it and get the translation with gendered forms, a natural voice, a phonetic guide for non-Latin scripts and a meaning for every word.

  • 100 sentences a day, signed in
  • Both ♂ and ♀ forms
  • Folders for trips, work, exams
PhrasiGo phrasebook with user-added sentences

Speaking

Scored word by word, on the free tier

Speaking Practice is a Premium Plus feature at Busuu [1]. In PhrasiGo it is one of the seven core modes: read the sentence aloud, get a word-by-word verdict, retry for free if the app could not hear you clearly. A suspiciously fast “perfect” answer is rejected, so a pass means you said it.

Motivation

Streak repair you never have to buy

Busuu lists Streak Repair among its paid features [1]. PhrasiGo gives you two freezes on day one, more as you practice, and spends them for you automatically on a missed day. Leagues are seven honest tiers: clear the weekly XP threshold and you promote, no 40-person board required.

Making the move

Coming from Busuu? Keep the CEFR ladder, drop the tiers.

  1. 1

    Start the Journey at your band

    Units are grouped A1 to B2. Pick up where Busuu left you.

  2. 2

    Add the sentences you actually need

    They join the same FSRS schedule as the course.

  3. 3

    Talk daily

    Every scenario, every level, every language, at no cost.

  4. 4

    Turn on daily reminders

    A morning plan and, if you need it, a last-call nudge before midnight.

Questions people ask

Is PhrasiGo really free, or is there a catch?
There is no paid tier in the app right now and there are no ads. Instead of a paywall, PhrasiGo has fair-use limits so nobody can run up the AI bill: signed in with Google, you can add 100 new phrases a day, do 200 speaking exercises a day and hold 30 AI conversations a day. Without an account the limits are lower. Everything else, including the whole guided course, is open.
Does PhrasiGo have community corrections like Busuu?
No. Corrections in PhrasiGo come from the AI tutor during Talk and from word-by-word scoring in Speaking mode. If feedback from real native speakers is what you value most, Busuu’s community remains a genuine advantage.
Does PhrasiGo issue certificates?
No. PhrasiGo tracks your progress with mastery rings, crowns and leagues, but it does not issue CEFR certificates.
Can I import my existing cards or word lists?
Not yet. There is no file import, so you add sentences one at a time. In practice that is fast: you type one sentence and the translation, audio, gendered forms and word meanings are generated for you. You can export everything you have built as a JSON file at any time.
Is PhrasiGo available on iPhone?
PhrasiGo ships on Android through Google Play today. The iPhone version is built from the same code and is in testing; it will appear on this site the day it is live on the App Store.

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Sources for the Busuu claims on this page

  1. Busuu: Premium plans (feature-by-tier table)
  2. Busuu help: What is Vocabulary Review?
  3. Busuu: spaced repetition
  4. Busuu on the App Store (in-app purchase prices)
  5. Busuu: speak fluently with Busuu Conversations
  6. Busuu help: What are Leagues?
  7. Busuu help: What’s a streak?

Checked 2 September 2026. PhrasiGo claims describe the app as shipped on Google Play at the time of writing.