Memrise

Vocabulary with the MemBot AI chat companion

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The Four Mismatches · Memrise

Fits on everything we could check

For a student in the United Kingdom, the country it was built for.

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CurriculumNo exam claimed
It names no school exam, so this counts neither for nor against it.
- The maker names no exam
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LanguageFits
Teaches in the classroom languages of the United Kingdom.
- The maker lists 21 languages, including English
- Classrooms in the United Kingdom use: English
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PriceFits
It has a free plan.
- Free plan available
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DeviceFits
Works on a laptop or tablet, what most students in the United Kingdom use.
- The maker says it works on: a phone, a laptop or tablet
- 87.5% of homes in the United Kingdom have a computer (ITU, 2017)

Worked out from the maker’s own published facts, checked 4 and 5 October 2026. Nobody hand-scores these. How it’s worked outlearnerfirst.com · The Four Mismatches Test

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What it does

What the AI actually does — Pivoted to an LLM-based 'MemBot' conversation partner for unscripted practice, plus AI that turns content into lessons.

Why it was built — Use cognitive-science memory techniques and real-world video of native speakers to make vocabulary stick.

Who built it

Company: Memrise
Founders: Ed Cooke · Ben Whately · Greg Detre
HQ / origin: London, UK
Founded: 2010
Model: B2C
Languages: Multiple
Pricing: Freemium subscription

We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.

Where it sits

Memrise is on the Learning Tools Index, in language learning, built in United Kingdom.

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