blas.Best Scottish Gaelic Learning App
The app built for Gàidhlig.
Not borrowed from Irish.
Most apps treat Scottish Gaelic as a footnote to Irish. blas. was built with sourced Gàidhlig content, a dedicated grammar engine, and lenition drilling. The Gàidhlig features ship at parity with Irish and Welsh.
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An honest look at what each Scottish Gaelic learning tool does well, and where it falls short.
| Feature | blas. | Duolingo | SpeakGaelic | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenition drilling | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Grammar engine | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Spaced repetition | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Vocabulary depth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading passages | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Video lessons | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Conversation practice | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Offline mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Duolingo's Scottish Gaelic course is the most popular but offers no formal grammar or mutation drilling. SpeakGaelic (BBC Alba and MG ALBA, developed with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig) is a free CEFR-graded course with video, classroom resources, and a progression dashboard, but no spaced repetition or mutation drilling. Drops focuses on visual vocabulary. blas. ships Gàidhlig at feature parity with Irish and Welsh. Last verified May 2026.
Why Scottish Gaelic needs more than a vocab list
Gàidhlig has features that generic apps don't handle. blas. was built specifically for them.
Lenition that matters
Drilled across nouns, verbs, and adjectives with the triggers explained, not memorised case by case.
The case system
Nominative, genitive, vocative, and dative drilled with the patterns that actually cause learners to stall.
Sourced content
Gàidhlig text is sourced or curated, never AI-generated. English explanations help, the Gàidhlig itself is real.
Irish-grade depth
The course uses the same curriculum structure, drill types, and reading model as Irish and Welsh.
What's inside the Gàidhlig course
Sourced vocabulary
Core Gàidhlig vocabulary with audio and spaced repetition
Full conjugation
Every verb conjugated across tenses, persons, and moods
Reading passages
Graded passages with comprehension questions
Lenition engine
The mutation system drilled until it becomes reflex
Grammar lessons
Cited grammar lessons covering the whole Gàidhlig system
Pathways
Structured units from absolute beginner upward
Learn Scottish Gaelic on blas.
The Gàidhlig course is live in the blas. app for iOS and Android. Free to start.
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Frequently asked
Does blas. cover Scottish Gaelic from scratch?+
Yes. The Gàidhlig course is live and starts at A1, from absolute beginner.
How will blas. differ from Duolingo's Gaelic course?+
blas. is built around grammar explanations, reading practice, and spaced repetition rather than streak-first matching.
Is the Scottish Gaelic content reviewed for accuracy?+
Sentences and vocabulary are cross-checked against published dictionaries and corpora.