With silly skits and video snippets featuring native speakers, Memrise immerses you in a fun language-learning boot camp.

What we love: Laughing while we learned. The humorous sketches helped us review new vocabulary by hearing it in familiar scenarios—like desperately asking where the bathroom is located.

Quick tip: Track your progress with detailed statistics. It’s a great way to review how many words you’ve mastered and what time of day you learn best.

Meet the creator: Before cofounding Memrise, Ed Cooke was named “Grand Master of Memory” at the World Memory Championships—a feat that inspired him to create an app combining memorization with competition.