Duolingo has no Luxembourgish course, and Memrise offers no official one either, only word lists made by other learners. Both checked on 12 August 2026. That is the strange shape of this market: the big names sit it out, one excellent free official platform does the heavy lifting, and a handful of smaller tools each cover one job. So instead of a padded top ten, here is an honest map.
Before the list, the disclosure most app roundups skip: LëtzPass is our own product. We built it, we earn money when you buy it, and you should read our entry here knowing that.
Every claim below comes from the tool's own pages, checked on 12 August 2026. For each one: what it is genuinely good at, and where it stops.
Match the tool to the job. A general app gives you words, the free official platform gives you the language, and an exam tool gives you exam practice. Nothing on this list does all three.
The map in one table
| Tool | Built for | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|
| LLO.LU | Learning the language, free, A1 to B2 | Not built around the exam |
| Quattropole | Free e-learning from the four city network | Offline for revision, August 2026 |
| uTalk | Words and phrases by topic | Phrase practice, not conversation |
| Memrise | Learner made word lists for extra vocabulary | No official Luxembourgish course |
| Duolingo | Other languages | No Luxembourgish course at all |
| Luxembourgish with Anne | Teacher led courses and coaching | Not an app |
| LëtzPass | Sproochentest mocks and graded speaking | Not a from zero course |
LLO.LU: the free official platform
If you are learning the language itself, start here. LLO.LU is built by the Institut national des langues Luxembourg (INLL), the institute that also runs the Sproochentest, together with the Ministry of Education. It launched in September 2022 with levels A1 and A2 and has grown since; the government's 2024 notices list A1 through B2. It is free for everyone, and it opens with a level test so you do not start in the wrong place.
One recent change to know: LLO used to exist as a mobile app, and its site now says it is available only in the browser. Save it to your phone's home screen and it behaves much the same.
Where it stops: it is general language learning, chapters of videos, explanations and exercises for daily and working life. The Sproochentest is not its subject. Learn the language here, then rehearse the exam elsewhere.
Quattropole: free, but currently offline
The four city network of Luxembourg, Metz, Saarbrücken and Trier offers a free online platform for learning Luxembourgish, financed by the City of Luxembourg. As of 12 August 2026, its course page says the platform is being revised, both technically and in content, and will return via the QuattroPole channels.
Until it relaunches there is nothing to sign into, so treat it as a name to recheck rather than a tool to plan around.
uTalk: words and phrases in short bursts
uTalk does cover Luxembourgish: its page lists more than 2,500 words and phrases across more than sixty everyday topics, taught through games, with recordings you can compare against native speakers. It fits commuting minutes and builds a survival vocabulary fast.
Where it stops: it is phrase practice. Its Luxembourgish offer is words and set phrases, not conversation, and nothing in it resembles the exam's interview format. Useful as a vocabulary layer, not as your whole plan.
Memrise and Duolingo: the big names, checked
Memrise has no official Luxembourgish course; its in house catalogue stops at bigger languages. What its Luxembourgish page offers instead is the Memrise Community: vocabulary lists created by other learners, running inside the app's usual review engine. That can add word practice on top of a real course, but coverage and quality depend on whoever built each list, so treat it as a supplement, not a plan.
Duolingo has no course at all, for any base language. The reasons behind that gap, and what to do with a Duolingo shaped habit, have their own page.
Luxembourgish with Anne: when you want a teacher
Not an app, and worth a place on the map anyway. Luxembourgish with Anne is a teaching business offering courses from beginner level up to dedicated Sproochentest preparation, including mock oral exams, plus a self study course, individual coaching and a podcast. If you keep abandoning apps, a human with a schedule is the fix, and no software replaces that.
The INLL itself also runs language courses and publishes Poterkëscht, a podcast for beginners.
LëtzPass: the exam lane, and ours
Our own entry, stated plainly. LëtzPass does Sproochentest preparation: mock exams built around the exam's two skills, speaking and listening, and speaking practice that comes back graded, so you hear where you stand before you spend the 75 euro registration fee. The mock exam is free, so the fair way to judge us is to try it.
Where it stops: LëtzPass will not teach you Luxembourgish from zero. If you are months away from holding a short A2 conversation, start with LLO.LU or a course, and come back when exam readiness is the question. How long that preparation takes depends on where you start.
Pick by goal
| Your goal | Pick |
|---|---|
| Learn the language properly, free | LLO.LU |
| Build everyday vocabulary in spare minutes | uTalk |
| A teacher and a fixed schedule | A course, from the INLL or a provider like Luxembourgish with Anne |
| Pass the Sproochentest | LëtzPass, on top of the learning above |
The pattern worth noticing: these are layers, not rivals. Plan a language layer for months and an exam layer for the final weeks, and each tool stays in its lane.
Do this next
If the Sproochentest is why you are reading, find out where your speaking stands with the free mock exam before you spend anything. If you are starting the language itself, open LLO.LU tonight and take its level test. Either way, the words that carry every exam topic are collected in the vocabulary that matters.