
Yabla
Yabla is a paid language-learning service built around authentic native-speaker videos, interactive practice, and review tools.
What Yabla is
Yabla is a paid language-learning service built around authentic native-speaker videos, interactive practice, and review tools. It offers content in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and English, with a library of more than 30,000 videos. Smart Subtitle controls provide dictionary definitions, pitch-adjusted slow playback, looping, and subtitle toggling. Learners can use interactive games, spaced-repetition vocabulary flashcards, structured lessons, progress tracking, speech practice, and personalized review. Spanish learners can take small-group or private classes with native teachers. A free seven-day trial includes unlimited video access, Fluency Club, group classes, and one private class; there is no free plan. Yabla works in a browser across devices and provides iOS and Android apps, with offline lessons available. School accounts let teachers assign activities and monitor performance through gradebooks and reports. Listed plans cost $12.95 a month, $54.95, paid once every six months, or $99.95 a year. Yabla was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Union City, New Jersey, USA.
Good
- More than 30,000 native-speaker videos
- Covers six languages
- Includes speech practice and personalized review
- Seven-day trial with learning access
- Offline lessons and mobile apps
Watch out
- No free plan
- Private and group classes are Spanish only
- Some plan prices are billed upfront
Who it suits
Yabla suits learners wanting video-based practice across six languages, including speech practice, personalized review, games, and offline lessons. Schools can use teacher assignment and performance-reporting features.
Verdict
Yabla combines a large authentic-video library with interactive subtitles, games, review, and progress tools. Its paid structure, language coverage, and Spanish-only live classes are central factors when choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Yabla's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yabla | — | Yabla video library · Learning games · Fluency Club |
| Monthly | $12.95 a month | Full Yabla Video Library · Exclusive Learning Games · Fluency Club Access · $ 12.95 USD charged every month |
| 6 Months | $54.95, paid once | Full Yabla Video Library · Exclusive Learning Games · Fluency Club Access · $ 54.95 USD charged every 6 months |
| Annual | $99.95 | Full Yabla Video Library · Exclusive Learning Games · Fluency Club Access · $ 99.95 USD charged every 12 months |
The facts
Each one read from Yabla's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company history
- Yabla says it started in 2001 with a few Spanish videos.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Union City, New Jersey, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Data storage
- Yabla says subscriber data is stored on its US-based servers managed by Linode, with backups in AWS S3 in the US East region.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Education
- School accounts let teachers assign video activities and monitor student performance in a gradebook and activity report.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Yabla says it can tailor features for company needs and offers custom solutions through licensing and OEM integration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Yabla offers learning content in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and English.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Languages offered
- 6checked 22 Sep 2026
- Live classes
- Small-group and private one-on-one classes with native teachers are offered for Spanish only.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Yabla says it stores no credit card numbers and names Stripe, PayPal, and Apple as payment providers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Personalized review
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Practice
- The homepage lists interactive games, vocabulary flashcards with spaced repetition, structured lessons, and progress tracking.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Yabla provides immersive language learning through authentic videos with interactive controls.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Yabla states that school data at rest and in transit is encrypted and that it complies with FERPA requirements; it also describes COPPA practices for student accounts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Speech practice
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Yabla lists separate email contacts for general information and educational sales, and for technical support and billing issues.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Video library
- The homepage states that Yabla has more than 30,000 authentic native-speaker videos.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Video tools
- Its Smart Subtitle features include one-click dictionary definitions, pitch-adjusted slow play, loop play, and subtitle toggling.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device access
- Yabla works through a browser across devices, and subscribers also have access to an iOS app.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Trial
- New users can get a free 7-day trial with unlimited video library, Fluency Club, group classes, and one free private class.checked 9 Oct 2026
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