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Quick answer: Very few apps teach Norwegian to children, so the choice is short. Dinolingo has the most varied material. Gus on the Go: Norwegian is a cheap one-off purchase, though it hasn't been updated since 2018. Duolingo is free and suits a motivated older child. If your main goal is getting your child to say Norwegian out loud, that's what we built Voiczy for. Whichever you choose, add NRK Super, which is free and made for children in Norway.
A note before you read: we make Voiczy, one of the apps below, so we aren't neutral. To keep this fair, the apps are listed alphabetically, not by preference. We checked each app's store listing and website in November 2026, with store prices from Germany. This is a comparison of what they offer, not a long-term test of every app with children, and prices and features can change.
Norwegian is a small language for app makers, so most children's apps skip it. We looked at:
Dinolingo teaches 50 languages, including Norwegian, to children aged 2 to 14 through videos, songs, stories, games and printable worksheets. One family subscription covers all the languages.
Duolingo's main app has a Norwegian (Bokmål) course from English, with short lessons and some speaking exercises. It's free to use, and a paid plan removes ads.
A small app in which an owl guides young children through basic vocabulary such as numbers, colours and shapes, with short games. You pay €3.99 once, and there's no subscription.
This is our app. Children aged 3 to 14 hear a word, see a picture and say it out loud, then practise talking with Leo, an AI tutor. It also includes bilingual audio story books and basic maths in Norwegian. At the time of writing, the Norwegian path has 271 words with audio, the same as our other languages.
An app can give your child daily practice, but it can't replace other children. If you live in Norway, barnehage, school and sports clubs will do far more than any app. Abroad, a regular video call with Norwegian family gives your child a reason to keep speaking. Don't worry about which dialect they end up with, because Norwegians are used to hearing many.
Our parent's guide to teaching Norwegian covers this by age, from toddlers to primary school.
Duolingo is free, and it suits older children best. Voiczy has free activities, but its full version is paid. NRK Super isn't a course, but it's free and full of real Norwegian for children.
For speaking, it matters less than parents fear. Most apps and books use Bokmål, so it's the easier place to start. If your child will go to a Nynorsk school, you can add it later.
We don't think so, and we make one of these apps. An app builds words, confidence and habits. Fluency also needs real conversations with people who speak Norwegian.
You can also compare the wider range of language apps for kids.
