# Simply Learn Vietnamese

> Loved by over 5 million language learners all over the world

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simply.learn.vietnamese](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simply.learn.vietnamese)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simply.learn.vietnamese`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Syla Technologies LLC
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 202,515
- **Rating:** 4.36 / 5 (1,247 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-05
- **First published:** 2016-06-16
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simply.learn.vietnamese)
- **Website:** [http://www.simplylearnlanguages.com/vietnamese](http://www.simplylearnlanguages.com/vietnamese)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://simplylearnapp.com/privacy.html](https://simplylearnapp.com/privacy.html)

## Description

**Simply Learn Vietnamese** is a free, comprehensive language learning app designed for travelers and language enthusiasts who want to speak Vietnamese quickly and effectively. With over 300 essential Vietnamese phrases and words recorded by a native speaker, it helps users build practical communication skills through high-quality audio and phonetic translations.

Key features include the spaced repetition flashcards system for efficient vocabulary retention, interactive quizzes to test knowledge, and a phrasebook to assist during travel situations like dining, shopping, and emergencies. The app supports saving favorite phrases, searching quickly, and adjusting learning preferences. It offers free foundational categories and advanced content in the pro version, making it ideal for mastering Vietnamese for travel, work, or personal growth.

## Rankings

- #158,418 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for being easy to use, beginner-friendly, and full of practical daily-use phrases that aid learning. The Southern dialect option is a noted plus. However, multiple reviews report recurring login and purchase problems, difficulties restoring purchases, and inconsistent dialect delivery where Southern content isn’t always applied. Paid features can also fail to work or upgrades may not apply. Despite these issues, many users still find the app useful for learning Vietnamese.

### Pros

- Easy to use and set up.
- Provides practical daily-use phrases that are useful in real conversations.
- Beginner-friendly with a gentle learning curve.
- Offers Southern Vietnamese dialect option for southern speakers.

### Cons

- Recurring login, account restoration, and in-app purchase issues (Facebook login problems, disappeared pro purchases, and upgrade scope problems).
- Southern dialect is not consistently applied across all content; some material remains Northern even when Southern is selected.
- Paid features sometimes don’t work or downloads fail, and upgrades don’t always apply as expected.

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