Duolingo
A big app for many languages- A Thai course
- No
- Tone feedback
- No
- Speaking Thai
- No
CHOOSING AN APP
Choosing an app to learn Thai
A good app for Thai lets you hear every word in a real Thai voice, shows you your tones as you speak, and gets you talking out loud. Most apps were built for many languages at once, and Thai’s five tones are where they fall short; here is what to look for, the kinds you will find, and where Kruu Jaidee fits.
DOES YOUR APP…
6 of 6Kruu Jaidee does all six. Untick anything your own app does not do.
THE KINDS OF APP
Which kind of Thai app is best?
No kind is best for everyone: here is what each is good at, and what to check before you pay. Many learners combine them: an app every day, and a class or tutor once or twice a week.
Word games and flashcards
GOOD FORVocabulary and a daily habit
CHECKWhether it gives any tone feedback, and any speaking
Audio and video courses
GOOD FORHours of native listening
CHECKHow much you speak, and whether anyone hears you
Tutor marketplaces
GOOD FORA human teacher and real conversation
CHECKThe cost per hour, and booking lessons at set times
AI tutors
GOOD FORConversation practice at any hour
CHECKWhether its Thai is checked, and whether it can hear your tones
THAI APPS, BY NAME
Thai apps compared
The apps people ask about, as their own pages and course lists described them in October 2026. For Thai, four things matter: a real course, feedback on your tones, a place to speak, and feedback on what you say.
- Yes
- Partly
- No
Ling
Game-style lessons for many languages- A Thai course
- Lessons and games
- Tone feedback
- Says its speech recognition checks tones
- Speaking Thai
- Scripted dialogues; no feedback on your conversation
HelloTalk
Language exchange with native speakers- A Thai course
- No
- Tone feedback
- If your partner tells you
- Speaking Thai
- Chat with native speakers
Tutor marketplaces
Paid one-to-one teachers, e.g. on italki- A Thai course
- Depends on the teacher
- Tone feedback
- From your teacher
- Speaking Thai
- Live, booked and paid by the hour
Translator apps
Translation, with phrase pages- A Thai course
- No
- Tone feedback
- No
- Speaking Thai
- No
Kruu Jaidee
A course and an AI teacher in one- A Thai course
- 175 lessons, 4 levels
- Tone feedback
- Listening tests, Tone Trainer
- Speaking Thai
- Voice lessons, Just Talk, real-time feedback
Voice lessons and Just Talk use credits on the Lite and Full plans. Compared as each app described itself in October 2026.
WHERE KRUU JAIDEE FITS
A course and an AI teacher in one, built around the tones
175lessons across 4 levels
1,137words to learn
1,951exercises
3,064lines of conversation
Tone Listening Test50 words in real Thai voices; pick the tone you hear.
Tone TrainerDraws your pitch beside the shape the word needs.
Tone DrillWord after word in one tone, until your ear knows it.
Kruu JaideeYour AI teacher, by voice or chat, on the page you are learning.
FlashcardsDecks you build yourself; the tricky words come back.
Switchable romanisationAnd the Thai in the looped letters textbooks print.
WHAT TO EXPECT
How Kruu Jaidee works for you
An AI teacher, any hour, with real Thai voicesKruu Jaidee is an AI teacher, ready whenever you are. The voices in the listening practice are real Thai speakers. Want a person as well? It works well alongside a tutor.
On your phone, in your browser, or on your MacOpen it in your phone’s browser and add it to your Home Screen, like an app. There is also an app for Macs with Apple silicon.
Pay only for the time you talkVoice lessons and chat with Kruu Jaidee use credits, which come with the paid plans, and only the time you use is charged. The course, the flashcards and the tone practice never use credits.
TRY BEFORE YOU PAY
How much does Kruu Jaidee cost?
The first 5 lessons, the tone practice and the free tools: free, with no card and no email. Lite is ฿369 a month and Full ฿1,000 a month.
Free฿0The first 5 lessons, the tone practice and the free tools, no card.
Lite฿369a month · Level 1 in full, 46 lessons, with credits for Kruu Jaidee.
Full฿1,000a month · All 175 lessons, and plenty of time with Kruu Jaidee.
Try Kruu Jaidee free
The first lessons, the listening tests, the Tone Trainer and the drill, on your phone, in your browser or on your Mac. No card needed.