Education & E-Learning · head to head
Wakelet vs Babbel
Wakelet
Education & E-Learning
Save, organize, and share content for learning
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Wakelet has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Wakelet free Starter plan caps at 3 collections, 250 items and 1GB storage; Babbel the App Store listing for Babbel (seller of record: Babbel GmbH) states that subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, with payment charged to the buyer's Apple account; plans are sold in 1, 3, 6 and 12 month terms, and the listing itself discloses no price figure, so the actual monthly-equivalent cost is not visible without proceeding into a purchase flow.
- They diverge on capability: Wakelet covers Content curation, Babbel covers Bite-sized lessons.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Wakelet and Babbel actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education & E-Learning).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Wakelet
- Content curation
- Collections
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- PDF export
- Customization
- Spaces
- Comments
Only in Babbel
- Bite-sized lessons
- Speech recognition
- Review sessions
- Podcasts
- Games
- Live classes
- Progress tracking
- Offline mode
Both cover
- Web support
- IOS support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Wakelet
- Teachers and schools curating multimedia collections and student portfoliosnot Babbel
Babbel
- Language learningnot Wakelet
- Travel preparationnot Wakelet
- Career developmentnot Wakelet
- Hobbynot Wakelet
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Wakelet
- Free Starter plan caps at 3 collections, 250 items and 1GB storage
- Education Group plan is billed annually at $160/year for only 1 teacher and 30 students, with extra teachers at $40/year and extra students at $4/year
- Group plan requires a minimum of 2 seats at $119.99 per seat per year
- Enterprise plan is yearly billing only
Babbel
- The App Store listing for Babbel (seller of record: Babbel GmbH) states that subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, with payment charged to the buyer's Apple account; plans are sold in 1, 3, 6 and 12 month terms, and the listing itself discloses no price figure, so the actual monthly-equivalent cost is not visible without proceeding into a purchase flow.
Pricing, plan by plan
Wakelet
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited collections
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- Pro$4.99/month
- Custom branding
- Advanced analytics
- Priority support
- EducationFree
- All Free
- Spaces
- Rostering
Babbel
On request- 3 Months$8.95/month
- 1 language
- All lessons
- Speech recognition
- 6 Months$7.45/month
- 1 language
- Review sessions
- Podcasts
- 12 Months$6.95/month
- 1 language
- Games
- All features
- Lifetime$249/month
- All 14 languages
- Lifetime access
Which should you pick?
Choose Wakelet if
- You need content curation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android, Chrome Extension.
- You also want collections.
Choose Babbel if
- You need bite-sized lessons.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want speech recognition.
Questions people ask
- Is Wakelet or Babbel better?
- Neither clearly leads. Wakelet starts at Free and Babbel at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Wakelet or Babbel?
- Wakelet has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Wakelet and On request for Babbel.
- Does Wakelet or Babbel run on more platforms?
- Wakelet runs on Web, IOS, Android, Chrome Extension. Babbel runs on Web, IOS, Android.
- Can I use Wakelet for free?
- Yes. Wakelet has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Babbel starts at On request.
- What is Wakelet best used for?
- Wakelet is most often used for teachers and schools curating multimedia collections and student portfolios. Of those, teachers and schools curating multimedia collections and student portfolios is not what Babbel is typically brought in for.
- What can Wakelet do that Babbel cannot?
- Wakelet covers Content curation, Collections, Collaboration, Embedding. Babbel covers Bite-sized lessons, Speech recognition, Review sessions, Podcasts. Both handle Web support, IOS support, Android support.