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Apprendr vs Immersive Translate

Apprendr vs Immersive Translate for French: bilingual page translation versus sentence-level grammar, vocabulary, audio, and review.

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Short answer

Immersive Translate puts a translation under each paragraph of a web page, PDF, or video subtitle, using engines such as Google, DeepL, or AI models. It is excellent for reading a whole page fast. Apprendr explains why one French sentence means what it does, with grammar, vocabulary, and audio at your level, then saves it for practice and review.

Use Apprendr for

  • Learning why a sentence is built the way it is
  • Vocabulary and grammar pulled out of what you read
  • Explanations matched to your CEFR level
  • Practice and review from saved French

Use Immersive Translate for

  • Reading a whole French page with the translation alongside
  • Translating PDFs, ebooks, and video subtitles
  • Choosing between several translation engines
  • Working in many language pairs
Feature
Apprendr
Immersive Translate
Primary workflow
Explain one sentence or passage
Translate a whole page paragraph by paragraph
Output
Meaning, grammar, vocabulary, audio
Bilingual text alongside the original
Grammar explanation
Included for each sentence
Not the core workflow
Learner level
A1-C2 setting
No CEFR workflow
Review
Review items from saved French
Not the core workflow
Formats
Web pages and pasted text
Web pages, PDFs, ebooks, video subtitles
Browsers
Chrome extension
Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and mobile
Languages
French to English only
Many languages

Frequently asked questions

Is Apprendr better than Immersive Translate for learning French?

Immersive Translate puts a translation under each paragraph of a web page, PDF, or video subtitle, using engines such as Google, DeepL, or AI models. It is excellent for reading a whole page fast. Apprendr explains why one French sentence means what it does, with grammar, vocabulary, and audio at your level, then saves it for practice and review.

When is Immersive Translate the better choice?

Immersive Translate is the better fit for reading a whole French page with the translation alongside; translating PDFs, ebooks, and video subtitles; choosing between several translation engines; and working in many language pairs.

Is Apprendr free?

Apprendr is free to start: 10 credits a day without an account, or 100 a day with a free Google sign-in. A learning explanation costs 1 credit and audio costs 2.

Want to learn from the French, not just read past it?

Paste a French sentence you are stuck on. Apprendr explains the grammar and vocabulary at your level, reads it aloud, and keeps it for practice and review. Free to start, no account needed.