Language Transfer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Language Transfer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Language Transfer's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| All Language Transfer courses | Free | All material free · no ads · no sign-up |
| Language Transfer courses | Free | No sign-up · no ads · all course material available to everyone · Everything is free; donations support the project |
The facts
Each one read from Language Transfer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App functions
- The mobile app supports advance track downloads, progress saving and playback while the phone is locked.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: app reliability
- App Store reviewers report occasional course-loading, replay, progress-tracking and locked-screen playback problems.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- Audio delivery
- Courses can be played through the website, the app, SoundCloud or YouTube.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audio downloads
- Audio files can be downloaded from the app and from the website’s free courses tab.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Collected data
- Google Play says the app collects anonymous usage data for improvement and that collected data cannot be deleted.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Course coverage
- Complete courses cover a broad structural panorama and vocabulary formation; Introduction courses cover less and are essentially the first 30–40% of a Complete course.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course limitation
- Complete German remains unfinished; the maker says it may be continued or remade by a new teacher directed by Mihalis.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Courses
- The course catalog includes Complete Spanish, Greek, Swahili and unfinished German, plus introductory Arabic, Turkish, Italian, French, English for Spanish speakers and Music Theory.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Courses in development
- Introduction to Japanese and Introduction to British Sign Language are listed as in development, with tester material on YouTube.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Creator and organization
- Mihalis Eleftheriou identifies himself as the creator, says Language Transfer is an independent project, and describes it as one person’s work.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer setup
- The repository documents Nix development shells for Linux and both Apple Silicon and Intel macOS, plus npm ci and platform-specific build commands.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Donations
- The project is sustained by learner donations, and donations do not provide access to additional material.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The website links course playback to SoundCloud and YouTube and provides app access as alternate delivery channels.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended learners
- Courses are designed for beginners, though the FAQ says they get advanced quickly and experienced learners may also learn from them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages and material
- The courses page lists French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, British Sign Language, English for Spanish speakers, music, and other material.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages offered
- 11checked 20 Sep 2026
- Learning level
- The courses target beginners but become advanced quickly and use an atypical sequence of explanations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The Language Transfer app source code is released under GPLv2.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: audio only
- FluentU reports that the program has no videos, pictures or other visual learning materials.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: limited productive practice
- Independent reviews say learners receive no built-in correction for speaking and no meaningful writing practice.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: not comprehensive alone
- Lingopie concludes that the courses lack cultural context, authentic material and real-world application, so learners need supplementary resources.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Language Transfer as a nonprofit e-learning provider with one employee.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded and headquarters
- LinkedIn lists a 2011 founding year and headquarters in Pola de Lena, Asturias, Spain.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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