Pimsleur vs Rosetta Stone: Which one is Better?

Our verdict: go with Pimsleur

You can read our detailed reviews for both Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone. Our staff has found that Pimsleur is better than Rosetta Stone, but this is just our opinion of course. Below you can find more details and decide which one is right for you.

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Price: Pimsleur is cheaper than Rosetta Stone

Pimsleur's price starts at $15 whereas Rosetta Stone starts at $. Getting Rosetta Stone instead of Pimsleur will set you back $-15 more every month.

Devices: Rosetta Stone is more widely available than Pimsleur

Rosetta Stone is available on Android, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone or Web.

Whereas Pimsleur is only available on Android, iPad, iPhone or Web. That's 1 less devices than Rosetta Stone.

Pimsleur's methods

The methods of Pimsleur are: Flashcards, Games, Online Courses.

Rosetta Stone's methods

The specialties of Rosetta Stone are: Online Courses.

Line-up: languages on Pimsleur and not Rosetta Stone

The languages that Pimsleur has and which are not available on Rosetta Stone:

  • Albanian
  • Arabic
  • Armenian
  • Cantonese
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Hungarian
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Ojibwe
  • Pashto
  • Punjabi
  • Romanian
  • Swahili
  • Thai
  • Twi
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu

Line-up: languages on Rosetta Stone and not Pimsleur

The languages that Rosetta Stone has which are not available on Pimsleur:

  • None

Line-up: languages on both Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur

The languages that are available on both Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur are:

  • Chinese
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mandarin
  • Persian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Tagalog
  • Turkish
  • Vietnamese