Babbel Language Learning: Lifetime Subscription (All 14 Languages) $150

Dr_Ailoman

Mar 28, 2023

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I think this is the lowest price we'll see for this babbel since inflation.

Anyone think I should hold off for a $99.99 offer?

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masurkar

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Disappointed that they don't have Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean as part of this pack. Indonesian is a rather odd choice.

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HiredGeek

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Quote from katicj

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Curious why they offer lifetime memberships. I guess if you are really into learning many languages. But if it's good at teaching you wouldn't it seem to make sense you should not need it for your entire life? Do you need 50 years to pick up french?

Great gift for someone at the UN. Maybe Mr Bentley.....

Language is a skill that needs to be constantly reviewed. It is a very perishable skill.

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NEW0

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Quote from katicj

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Curious why they offer lifetime memberships. I guess if you are really into learning many languages. But if it's good at teaching you wouldn't it seem to make sense you should not need it for your entire life? Do you need 50 years to pick up french?

Great gift for someone at the UN. Maybe Mr Bentley.....

It's also something that is becoming more accessible... Like 10+ years ago, I want to say an individual language program for Rosetta Stone was this price or more. Now that there are so many other options, it feels as if they have to be more competitive. Apps like Duolingo can help a ton, at least initially before dropping money

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BuenaOnda

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BuenaOnda

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Finally got this lifetime subscription. Personally I enjoy Babbel more than Duolingo. You can download the content for use in the airplane as well. It was lowest about $100 several years ago. Well the knowledge worths the $50 difference. Thanks for sharing.

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mrbear

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Not the same but an FYI, your local library night offer free access to tools like this (Rosetta Stone, Mango, etc.)

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g10ny

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Another FYI, lifetime memberships and warranties actually refer to the lifetime of the company: if the company goes out of business, all the lifetime memberships and warranties come to an end.

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dallas_salad

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I've tried a bunch of language apps. Personally I find the free versions of Duolingo and Memrise satisfactory. Duolingo for language structure, with memrise flashcards to grow vocabulary/conversational skills.

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hsb24

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How is the learning style different compared with Duolingo? I have been purchasing the yearly subscription for Duolingo when its on SD and its been pretty good.

LavenderLake5958

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LavenderLake5958

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Quote from katicj

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Curious why they offer lifetime memberships. I guess if you are really into learning many languages. But if it's good at teaching you wouldn't it seem to make sense you should not need it for your entire life? Do you need 50 years to pick up french?

Great gift for someone at the UN. Maybe Mr Bentley.....

Real sell it or keep it in the family and pass it down to future generations. 😂

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Bb125-bb

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Last time it was this price, I was able to apply their regular coupon that brought it down to $90. Definitely search for a coupon.

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CSpreha

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CSpreha

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Quote from Bb125-bb

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Last time it was this price, I was able to apply their regular coupon that brought it down to $90. Definitely search for a coupon.

I tried and got "The item in your cart is excluded from coupons".. so $150 it is for this deal.

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Batmansplumber

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Quote from g10ny

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Another FYI, lifetime memberships and warranties actually refer to the lifetime of the company: if the company goes out of business, all the lifetime memberships and warranties come to an end.

That would make sense. Though I guess you could make the argument that you can still jump rope in the parking lot of the shuttered 24Hour Fitness…

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BuenaOnda

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Quote from hsb24

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How is the learning style different compared with Duolingo? I have been purchasing the yearly subscription for Duolingo when its on SD and its been pretty good.

I personally think Babbel has very systematic courses to choose and practice.
Duolingo might be more fun to get some basic knowledge for a beginner.
Google which one to recommend on Babbel and Rosetta Stone, mostly I see people recommend Babbel. It's very user friendly for me.

You may check the screenshots I attached to see some of the level or area sections of one language.