Yabla (yabla.com) has a 4.4 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 62 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Public & Local Services and its reputation is good. 82% of reviews are 4 stars or higher and 5% are 1 star; The business has replied to 75% of negative reviews; 2 of them were added in the last 12 months. Last updated 2026-08-10.
I was referring to this language learning site to begin learning Chinese, and generally my experience has been positive. The lessons are easy to follow and the lessons are simple particularly to the beginners like me. I prefer the practice activities and pronunciation aids, which enabled me to build confidence in bits. There were occasions when some of the lessons were monotonous, yet they aided in memorization. The site is user-friendly and can be used effectively on my machine. In several weeks, I realized that my basic words and sentences became better. I would rate it four stars because it is helpful and easy to use.
I still like and use Yabla Spanish and especially appreciate the Scribe feature. The reason for only 3 stars is because their new content has very little Intermediate interviews. I used to love finding out what was happening with Amaya at Donkey Dreamland or Rosa, Soledad, Adriana, Carlos, Silvia, and more, all intermediary speakers which are perfect for my level. I still consider Yabla an excellent learning tool even though the lessons that I use most of the time these days are ones I have already listened to. They have a rich archive of previous lessons which continue to teach me Spanish. However, their new lessons are either advanced or for the very early beginner. Having said that, Fermin just started a series, and he speaks for the Intermediate learner. I am hopeful this is not a token speaker, but rather a return to the Yabla that I had loved and valued.
I've been dipping in and out of Yabla for some time and recently took out a subscription. I think it is pretty good, but there is one glaring issue: I haven't found a way to learn idiom, something French is particularly rich in. You can't underline an entire phrase to see its meaning, just individual words, which is useless for idiom where by definition the meaning of a phrase is very different from just translating word by word. For instance in the video La Ville de Chartres the phrase 'point de l'orgue' is used. You can't highlight all of this, just the individual words, and so the phrase won't get included in the flash cards for repetition and learning. A very big omission in my view!
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Andrei KviatkovskiiCY · 2 reviews · Experienced 2025-05-05 ·
★★★★★
Yabla is a fantastic resource for…
Yabla is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to learn a foreign language. It's a far more engaging and effective alternative to traditional textbook methods. The small monthly fee is well worth the value you receive. I highly recommend it to anyone serious about improving their language skills. After five years of use, I can confidently say that Yabla has been instrumental in my language learning journey and I plan to continue using it for years to come.
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John英国 · 18 reviews · Experienced 2025-04-22 ·
★★★★★
Come for the language courses. Stay for the spam.
Good luck trying to stop Yabla sending you unsolicited Direct Marketing, despite already being opted-out.
Reply from Yabla2025-05-09
Thank you for your feedback, John. We appreciate your review and your earlier email, which helped us identify and fix an error caused by our email server switch. We apologize for the mistake and always strive to respect your email preferences. Best of luck with your language studies! If you need anything in the future, feel free to reach out.
These are short videos that incorporate very effective exercises to improve listening skills and pronunciation. The Fluency Club is especially useful, providing enjoyable daily sessions that take about twenty minutes to complete, and which I feel will contribute significantly to bridging the gap between the intermediate struggle and fluency. Customer service via email is exemplarary.
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Clem德国 · 3 reviews · Experienced 2024-08-27 ·
★★★★★
Missing response from the CEO
I am a new user of yabla Spanish, level B1/B2.
The other day I got "A Personal Note from Our CEO", named John DuQuette. He asked me about my opinion.
As I thought he would be interested in it, I wrote him a rather detailed experience report, with many positive and some negative items.
Sadly, I never got an answer. Either John was not really interested in my answer, or my email got lost, who knows.
Thus, dear yabla, if you like to read this evaluation from a new user who is not yet really decided whether to continue with the payments, please ask your CEO John if he got my mail. I replied to where I got it from, it was the "support" address.
Best regards,
Clem (Germany)
I’ve used Yabla for many years and any problem I have had has been Quickly resolved with Courteous Helpful tech representatives. It is the best company I’ve dealt with and I think other corp’s could use them as a model of how to keep customers happy. This evening I cancelled a different language program because they have so sense of customer service
Reply from Yabla2024-07-07
Thanks very much for taking the time to leave us a Review. And thank you for your kind assessment.
Best,
John D.
Yabla Support
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Sad美国 · 4 reviews · Experienced 2024-06-19 ·
★★★★★
You can unsub, but you can never escape.....
I got a promotional email from them. I clicked the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom. On the page I went to it had many items I can subscribe to, and at the bottom the bottom was already selected "Do not send me any emails."
Reply from Yabla2024-06-19
Thanks for taking the time to write a review.
We do not wish to "spam" anyone and definitely do not intend to reach out to anyone who has asked us to "unsubscribe" at any point. We work very hard to make sure our mailing list management system, including honoring "unsubscribe" requests, works well. A glitch may have occurred, and we do apologize if that was the case. We are investigating based on your report. I think you may have already written to us at [email protected] but if you have not, feel free to do and we will double insure that you are permanently removed from our mailing list. (You may also call us at 212-625-3226)
Yabla makes it interesting and fun to learn a new language or keep up with one you already are fluent in. You have a choice of short three to five minute videos that introduce you to culture and sites where your target language is spoken. There are levels for all degrees of proficiency. Plus, you'll have access to practice activities, all in the target language.
Yabla is an amazing application on its own or one which compliments fully and Spanish course you may be taking . It is unique in offering dictation, pronunciation, comprehension, various accents and different levels for a variety of topics.
Yabla is great - huge range of content, Scribe is really cool, Flashcards work really well. Super cheap, for what it is.
One downside: audio quality varies hugely.
I can speak French reasonably well but I don't get a lot of opportunity to do so. The videos are exactly what I was looking for to help train my ear for casual conversation. The ability to create a vocabulary list, rewind and repeat segments and practice pronunciation are all easy to navigate. The three levels of difficulty are letting me start easy and progress fairly quickly.
Vídeos are “bite sized”. Easily digestible. I can really feel myself improving. I just renewed my subscription.
Reply from Yabla2024-05-05
Great to hear it.
Thanks so much for the kind review!
Write to us at [email protected] if you ever need anything.
Saludos,
John D. — Yabla Support Team
Likes and Dislikes about Yabla (Comprehensive 2024 Review)
Likes:
Interesting Content: I love interactive Chinese where you can can click of the word to review the meaning
Dislikes:
User Interface: I am a web developer student and it feels like the website does not have an interactive display, feels like it is old and not appealing. UI is important when you want to attract customers like me.
No App Offline Support Problem: App is a trash, need to go to website to watch content. On Android, there is no such thing as review Vocabulary and Review Offline which is overlooked upon.
Can't import bulk vocabulary: I have tons of vocabulary created using an excel file and I want to import to this app. However, I can't do that, I need to find the word one by one and click "Add to my Vocabulary List". What a waste of time! Better to use Anki or Quizlet for that matter.
Blurry Videos: It is already 2024 and 8k resolution is on the rise. I am a visual learner, saving videos from YouTube with 480p quality is horrendous. This app just really focused on transcriptions, but not the quality of the videos, which is important for me to be engaged. Better to use Caption Pop as an alternative.
Reply from Yabla2024-04-28
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.
We are sorry to hear that Yabla Chinese does not suit your needs at this time. We would refund your payment but your card was declined.
Yabla has so far provided an excellent site for me to refresh my current German language skills and the basis upon which to improve my command of the written and spoken word
