Yalango vs Memrise
Memrise gives you ready-made courses with video clips of native speakers. Yalango is a workspace for your own material - decks, tables, texts and notebooks - with spaced repetition on the free plan. They solve different problems, and here is how.
How they compare
Details about Memrise are kept general because products change - check Memrise directly for current plans and features.
| Feature | Yalango | Memrise |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | You bring or build the material: your own decks, tables, texts and notebooks, or public ones from other learners. | A curated course experience with lessons designed for you. |
| Price | Free plan with generous limits. Premium is optional. | A free tier with paid plans for more content. Check Memrise for current plans. |
| Your own vocabulary | Create decks with a source and target language, import from Anki, Quizlet or CSV, or save words while reading and watching. | Focused on its own courses. Check Memrise for current options to add your own words. |
| Spaced repetition | Included on the free plan. A daily queue and 8 mastery levels track every word across all games. | Built into its review sessions. Check Memrise for which features need a paid plan. |
| Ways to practice | Flashcards, quiz, write, memory, hangman, audio, cloze and a mix mode, with daily goals and streaks. | Lessons, reviews and conversation practice inside its courses. |
| Native speaker video | Not built in. You can study any YouTube video with a translate panel and save words to your decks. | A signature feature: clips of real native speakers inside its courses. |
| Reading and notes | Click-to-translate reading for any text, grammar tables and private notebooks that embed decks, texts and PDFs. | Not its main focus. |
| Your data | Export decks as CSV, Anki or PDF, and download your whole account as one file whenever you want. | Check Memrise for its current export options. |
| Automation and AI | REST API with an OpenAPI schema and an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor, free on every account. | Check Memrise for current integrations. |
Pick the one that matches how you study
Choose Yalango if you want
- To study the vocabulary from your own class, book, show or tutor
- Spaced repetition and the practice games without paying
- Reading, notebooks and tables in the same place as your flashcards
- To keep ownership of your data with exports and a full account download
- To let an AI assistant build decks and notebooks for you
Choose Memrise if you want
- A guided course that tells you what to learn next
- Video clips of native speakers saying common phrases
- Conversation practice built into the app
- A beginner path without having to find your own material
You do not have to choose forever - Yalango imports your existing decks, so trying it costs you nothing. Learn how spaced repetition works on Yalango
Frequently asked questions
Is Yalango a free alternative to Memrise?
For studying vocabulary, yes. Yalango's free plan includes spaced repetition, the practice games and progress tracking. The difference is that Yalango works from your own and public decks rather than a single built-in course.
Can I use Yalango as a complete course?
Yalango has language courses and public decks you can follow, but it is mainly a workspace for your own material. If you want one guided path from zero, a course app can be a good companion.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many learners follow a course app for structure and use Yalango to keep the words they meet from class, reading and video in spaced repetition.
Can I bring my existing vocabulary into Yalango?
Yes. Yalango imports Anki .apkg files, Quizlet exports and CSV files, and you can save words straight from the reading tool and YouTube study.
Try Yalango alongside Memrise
Free account. Import your decks and see which feels better.