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Language learning in the US

Busuu: Premium or Premium Plus

Busuu is a language app with two paid plans. Premium is for steady progress: grammar and vocabulary review, speaking assessments, no ads and Busuu certificates. Premium Plus is for speaking fluency: AI conversations, pronunciation practice, exclusive content, streak protection and communication courses. Both come as 1 month or 12 months.

  • Review tools. Grammar and vocabulary review on Premium.
  • Speaking practice. AI conversations and pronunciation on Premium Plus.
  • Certificates. Busuu certificates on both plans.
  • No ads. On both plans.
  • 12-month saving. Busuu shows a large discount on 12 months.

Most important before you pay

Some features — speaking assessments, AI conversations, pronunciation practice, communication courses — are available only in select languages and on select platforms. Check your language before paying for Premium Plus.
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Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from busuu.com, with dates

At a glance

Plans
Premium, Premium Plus
Lengths
1 month or 12 months
Certificates
Both plans
AI conversations
Premium Plus (select languages)
Ads
None on paid plans
Caveat
Some features language/platform-specific

Plans and offers change — check the provider’s own page before you pay.

Prices with dates

Every price has a source and the date it was checked.

From busuu.com

Plans and features as Busuu publishes them for the US.

Affiliate links are labeled

If a link is an affiliate link, we say so right next to it.

Short summary

Busuu Premium is a structured, ad-free way to build grammar and vocabulary with certificates along the way. Premium Plus is worth it if speaking practice is your goal — but check that AI conversations are available for your language first.

Structured review

Grammar and vocabulary tools.

Language-dependent features

Not every feature in every language.

We recommend first:
Learners who want structure and certificates.
With caveats:
Learners of less common languages wanting AI speaking practice.

Who Busuu is for, and who it isn’t

Structure or speaking?

A good choice

  • For structured learners

    Grammar and vocabulary review.

  • For speakers

    AI conversations and pronunciation on Plus.

  • For proof of progress

    Busuu certificates.

A weaker choice

  • If your language lacks AI features

    Check availability first.

  • If you want a family plan

    Busuu’s page lists individual plans.

  • If you want a free plan only

    Compare Duolingo’s free tier.

Plans

Prices are in the block above.

Plans
PremiumWhat it means in practiceGrammar and vocabulary review, speaking assessments, no ads, Busuu certificates.
Premium PlusWhat it means in practiceEverything in Premium plus AI conversations, pronunciation practice, exclusive content, streak protection and communication courses.

Steady progress → Premium; speaking fluency → Premium Plus.

Our score and what it’s made of

This is our own assessment based on checked facts. It isn’t an average of user reviews or the provider’s claim. Below — every criterion with its weight and source.

4,2

out of 5 · average of 2 plans · 7 of 7 criteria checked

The score is calculated from the criteria you see below: each criterion shows its weight, what exactly we found and where. Where we have the provider’s page, there’s a link with a check date; where the number comes from our catalog, we say so. “Not checked” means we don’t have the data and the criterion isn’t counted. “Provider doesn’t say” means we went through the provider’s pages but the information isn’t there; that criterion isn’t counted either. If you disagree with the weights — in the methodology you’ll see all the parts and can weigh them your own way. We don’t put app store ratings into structured data: they were collected on other websites, so they stay as visible text.

Scores for individual plans: Premium 4,2 · Premium Plus 4,2

The same for all “Busuu” plans

Criteria that are the same for all of this provider’s plans
CriterionWhat we foundScoreSource
Advertised price is the final price(10 %)sales tax is added at checkout3,0our catalog
Free way to try it(10 %)all content free5,0our catalog
Learning offline(20 %)lessons can be downloaded5,0our catalog
Value of the certificate(20 %)recognized outside the platform5,0our catalog
Sharing with family(15 %)sharing isn’t allowed1,0our catalog
App rating(15 %)4,7 out of 54,7our catalog

Depends on plan

Criteria that differ between plans
CriterionPremiumPremium Plus
Price compared with others(10 %)6,08 USD/mo · when paying for 12 months5,07,33 USD/mo · when paying for 12 months5,0

Availability in the US

The final price in the US is clear

You pay in dollars, and the price is the one the provider lists — sales tax, where your state charges it, is added at checkout.

  • price in dollars
  • tax terms are known
  • shared international price list — the price depends on your account’s country

What you get for the money

What’s included in the plan, what’s available in the US, and how the paid version differs from the free one.

Busuu Free vs Premium

You can learn on Busuu for free — with an ad before each lesson.

Busuu Free vs Premium
Course lessonsFreeThe essential coursePremiumThe same course, plus review tools
AdsFreeA brief ad before each lessonPremiumNone
Grammar and vocabulary reviewFreeNoPremiumYes
Offline ModeFreeNoPremiumYes
Community feedback from native speakersFreeYesPremiumYes
Premium Plus adds unlimited speaking tools, extra topic courses and streak repair on top of Premium.

Premium or Premium Plus

Busuu’s two paid tiers, from its premium page. Some features are only in select languages and on select platforms.

  • Vocabulary Review

    Premium
    Yes
    Premium Plus
    Yes

  • Speaking Assessments

    Select languages and platforms.

    Premium
    Partly
    Premium Plus
    Partly

  • Busuu certificates

    Premium
    Yes
    Premium Plus
    Yes

  • AI conversations

    Premium Plus, select languages.

    Premium
    No
    Premium Plus
    Partly

  • Pronunciation practice

    Premium
    No
    Premium Plus
    Partly

  • Exclusive content and streak protection

    Premium
    No
    Premium Plus
    Yes

  • Skills (communication courses)

    Premium
    No
    Premium Plus
    Partly

Check before you pay

A few App Store reviewers found lessons locked behind Premium Plus — check the course you want first.

Content

What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.

What’s included

Lessons plus review and speaking tools.

  • Review

    Grammar and vocabulary review.

  • Speaking

    Assessments; AI conversations and pronunciation on Plus.

  • Certificates

    Busuu certificates.

Some features are available in select languages and on select platforms.

Certificates, payments and changing plans

A few practical details from Busuu’s help center.

Certificates

Pass a level completion test and Busuu emails the certificate; you can also download it on the website.

Paying on the website

Most credit and debit cards or PayPal; Apple Pay and Google Pay on mobile. No bank transfers or cash.

Upgrading or downgrading

Possible at any point in your subscription — even after canceling, you can still upgrade.

What US App Store reviewers say

Busuu has 4.7 out of 5 stars from 101,000 ratings on the US App Store. We also read the 50 most recent US reviews — 2 of them gave one or two stars. Recent reviews skew toward people with a problem, so read them as a list of what can go wrong, not as a verdict.

Praised

Reviewers like the short, clear lessons, the tests after each level and the community feedback from native speakers.

Complaints

The few low ratings mention ads on the free version and lessons locked behind Premium Plus.

Sync

One reviewer says progress doesn’t sync between the app and the website.

Check whether the feature you want is in Premium or only in Premium Plus.

Where it works

Supported devices and offline learning.

Where you can learn

Where you can learn
Apps and webExamplesBusuu apps and busuu.comCaveatSome features depend on the platform.

App ratings in the stores

These are ratings from store users. They rate how the app works; they say nothing about whether the subscription price is fair.

App Store

iOS and iPadOS
4,7out of 5

101,203 ratings

Source

Ratings change constantly and often drop after price increases or removed features. We show the value from the check date together with the number of reviews, because 4.8 from two hundred and 4.5 from two million ratings aren’t the same thing.

Account and terms

Saved progress, sharing, cancellation and refunds.

Account

  • Plans are individual.
  • Streak protection is a Premium Plus feature.
  • Certificates are available on both plans.

No family plan listed

Busuu’s pricing page lists individual plans.

Plan lengths

Plan lengths
1 monthHow it worksFlexible
12 monthsHow it worksDiscounted, paid up front
Discounts shown may be promotional.

Billing

Busuu Premium and Premium Plus are sold for 1 month or 12 months. If you subscribe through Apple or Google Play, manage the subscription there.

1 month

Flexible.

12 months

Paid up front at a discount.

Check language support

Before paying for features marked as select-language.

Busuu rules worth knowing

From Busuu’s help center.

Busuu rules worth knowing
LanguagesLimit14, and you can learn as many as you likeWhat it depends onCourses follow the CEFR levels
Streak shieldsLimit2 a week, used automaticallyWhat it depends onPremium Plus adds a streak repair every 30 days
RefundLimit14 days, first payment onlyWhat it depends onNo refunds on renewals
SharingLimitIndividual use onlyWhat it depends onNo family plan or Family Sharing; subscriptions can’t be transferred
Live lessonsLimitBusuu for Business onlyWhat it depends onNot part of consumer plans

Where you bought it matters

App Store refunds go through Apple and mobile-operator purchases through the operator; Busuu handles only purchases made directly with it.

What we don’t claim

Common claims about Busuu, next to what Busuu says.

  • AI conversations work in every language.

    Busuu says they’re available in select languages and on select platforms.

  • Certificates need Premium Plus.

    Busuu certificates are included in Premium too.

  • Premium has ads.

    Both paid plans are ad-free.

  • If there’s no price on the page, the service isn’t available in the US.

    Not necessarily. More often it means the provider doesn’t publish a fixed price or shows it only at checkout. Availability and a published price are two different things.

  • An annual plan always works out cheaper.

    Cheaper than the monthly plan only if you use the whole period. You pay for the whole year up front, and when you cancel you usually don’t get the unused part back — so it’s a saving for people who already know they’ll stay all year.

  • Deleting the app cancels the subscription.

    No. Deleting the app doesn’t stop the payments — only canceling in the account where you bought the subscription does. The app disappears, the bill stays.

  • Every plan looks the same in every country.

    No. The list of plans, the features in the same plan and the available languages can differ. That’s why we don’t carry data from another country over to the US page.

  • The price on the pricing page is exactly what you’ll be charged.

    Not always. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether tax is added at checkout — and how much — depends on your state. On one VPN order page we saw a 6.25% sales tax added on top of the listed monthly price.

This list isn’t an accusation against the service. If you find something on our page that doesn’t match the official source, write to us.

When Busuu is a good choice

  • Grammar and vocabulary

    Premium.

    Compromise: Less speaking practice.

  • Speaking fluency

    Premium Plus.

    Compromise: Language-dependent.

  • A year of study

    12 months.

    Compromise: Paid up front.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Certificates

    On both plans.

  • No ads

    On paid plans.

  • Speaking tools on Plus

    AI conversations, pronunciation.

Cons

  • Language-dependent features

    Select languages only.

  • No family plan listed

    Individual only.

  • Best price up front

    12 months.

Busuu compared with other learning apps

Based on each provider’s US pages.

Focus
Languages
Certificates
Busuu certificates
AI features
AI conversations (Plus)
Lengths
1 or 12 months

If you learn a language — Busuu

With speaking tools on Plus.

If you want broad courses — Coursera Plus

Unlimited certificates.

If you learn to code — Codecademy

Free Basic.

Final verdict

Busuu Premium gives structure and certificates; Premium Plus adds speaking practice where your language supports it. Check feature availability for your language, then pick 12 months if you’re committed.

Choose it if

You want structured language learning with certificates.

Think twice if

Your language lacks the AI speaking features.

Skip it if

You only want a free app.

Duolingo has a free tier and a family plan; Busuu focuses on structure and speaking.

Busuu prices

Plans as busuu.com lists them for the US.

1 vs 12 months

Both plans are sold for 1 month or 12 months; the 12-month plan shows a large discount on Busuu’s page.

Billing

Busuu deals and discounts

We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for Busuu right now. When the provider publishes one and we have checked it, the dates and terms will appear here — we never list made-up promo codes.

Track price and deals

Busuu free trial

We found no free trial for Busuu on the provider’s website right now. If one appears, we will mark it here and in the free trials list.

All free trials

How to pay less for Busuu

  • Annual billing for “Premium”: $72.99 for 12 months instead of $149.88 if you pay monthly — you save 51%.
  • Annual billing for “Premium Plus”: $87.90 for 12 months instead of $178.80 if you pay monthly — you save 51%.

Compare the price with alternatives: Udemy price · DataCamp price · Skillshare price

We only show the provider’s official options — no shared accounts and no region switching.

Customer support

The help center is available in English.

Contact options the provider lists:

  • email or form
  • community forum

Source: busuu.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

FAQ

Premium covers grammar and vocabulary review, speaking assessments, no ads and certificates; Premium Plus adds AI conversations, pronunciation practice, exclusive content and communication courses.

Yes, on Premium Plus, in select languages and on select platforms.

Yes, Busuu certificates are included in both plans.

Yes, both plans are sold for 1 month or 12 months.

No, both paid plans are ad-free.

Busuu’s pricing page lists individual plans.

Start by checking who charges you — that decides where you cancel. If you signed up in an app, the payment usually goes through your Google or Apple account, outside the service’s own website. Check your subscriptions in Google Play, and on iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions, signed in to the account you paid with. If you can’t find it, Apple suggests searching your email for “receipt from Apple” or “invoice from Apple”: the receipt shows which account paid. If there’s no receipt at all, you probably bought it on the service’s website or in a bundle from your wireless carrier, internet or TV provider — your bank or card statement shows which company bills you.

On a computer, open your subscriptions in Google Play, click Manage next to the one you want to cancel, then Cancel subscription, pick a reason and confirm with Continue. Some apps on Google Play also let you pause a subscription instead of canceling — that’s not the same thing as canceling.

On iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → choose the subscription → Cancel Subscription; you may need to scroll down to see the button. If there’s no Cancel button, or you see an expiration message in red text, the subscription is already canceled. For a free trial, Apple asks you to cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.

No. Google says it in a separate warning: when you uninstall an app, your subscription won’t cancel. Payments continue until you cancel in the account where you bought the subscription. It’s an easy trap: the app disappears from your phone, but the bill stays.

Then you cancel with that provider. Apple says it plainly: if you got the subscription through your wireless carrier or another provider, contact them. In the US this is common for streaming — services are often bundled with phone, internet or TV plans. If your plan has a minimum term or the subscription is part of a bundle discount, check the terms before you cancel.

No. Apple is clear about it: you can’t cancel a family member’s subscription. If the receipt shows a family member’s Apple Account, ask them to cancel it themselves. If it shows another account you use yourself, sign in to that one and cancel there.

Not as a general rule. Unlike the European Union, the US has no general 14-day right to withdraw from online purchases. Rules on automatic renewal and how easy canceling must be are set mostly by individual states and differ between them. In practice, check the provider’s own terms: some offer a money-back guarantee (common for VPNs and antivirus software), others don’t refund at all.

Usually not. Access typically lasts until the end of the period you’ve already paid for, and only then does the subscription expire. It works the other way too: canceling right after a payment usually doesn’t refund that period — it only stops the next charge.

Don’t rely on the confirmation pop-up — check the list. On iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions: if there’s no Cancel button anymore, or there’s an expiration message in red text, the subscription is canceled. In Google Play, a canceled subscription can be restarted with Resubscribe, so you can see the difference there too. If the subscription isn’t on either list, you bought it somewhere else, and that’s where you have to cancel it.

Sometimes, but it’s not guaranteed, and it’s not always the service whose logo you see that decides. Google says most apps on the Play Store are made by third-party developers, who can process refunds under their own policies and applicable laws; according to Google, contacting the developer directly is often the quickest way. If you paid on the service’s website, send the request there. For a charge that neither you nor anyone you know made, Google asks you to report it within 120 days of the transaction.

No — they’re two separate things that are easy to mix up. Deleting the account erases the data but doesn’t stop payments if you bought the subscription in an app store: there the subscription lives independently of the account. So the right order is the reverse — first cancel the subscription where you pay, check that it has really ended, and only then delete the account.

Usually only access to the content ends, while the account remains: history, settings and saved items stay, so you don’t start from zero if you come back. No law requires that, though — it’s the service’s own decision, so the data may be deleted after some time. If something matters to you, export it before the subscription ends.

Often yes, but in the US it depends on where you live. There’s no single federal law for this; several states give their residents the right to know what data a company holds, to get a copy and to have it deleted, and some providers offer the same tools to all users. Send the request to the provider itself — its privacy policy explains how. We don’t promise on the provider’s behalf that a request will be handled quickly or well.

On your card or bank statement. The amount there can differ from the price on the website for two common reasons: a promo price has ended, or sales tax was added at checkout. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether it’s added — and how much — depends on your state. That’s why the same subscription can show up on your statement as a slightly higher amount than the price you saw on the pricing page.

How we work

This page is a comparison, and for every claim we say where it comes from.

The provider’s sources

The facts come from busuu.com/en/prices.

We don’t write prices into the text

Prices are in the price block, in the price list’s currency, with a source and a date.

Product facts are shared, market facts aren’t

How many screens a plan allows, how many devices an account works on, how many servers a network has — that doesn’t depend on the country, and on our pages those numbers are the same in every language; a separate tool watches over that. Price, promotions, availability and app language belong to the market, and we never carry them over from another country.

The provider’s list is the same for everyone

If a service publishes a list of countries or languages, we can say whether the US is on it — that list looks the same for everyone. Checkout, however, can look different for every account, so for amounts a provider shows only at checkout we write: check before you pay.

A shorter section doesn’t mean something is missing from the product

If a section here is shorter than for another service, it’s because the provider publishes less about it. We don’t fill the gap with generic wording just to make the page look more complete.

Three different answers

We distinguish between “none”, “the provider doesn’t say” and “we didn’t find it”. They’re three different situations — mixing them up would turn our own limitation into a flaw in the product.

A price without a source isn’t shown

If an amount has no source and date, we don’t show it. An empty spot is more honest than a number that only looks right — and prices change more often than articles get updated.

Data from the US market

This page isn’t a translation of another language version. Numbers from other countries don’t end up here: markets differ, and that’s exactly why this page exists.

Affiliate links are labeled at the link

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We fix errors openly

If we got something wrong, we fix it and note what changed. A silent correction would mean you never find out you once relied on wrong information.

How we check the data

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