Tracking Languages Alternatives: An Honest Comparison

The main Tracking Languages alternatives are LangTrack for Chrome for YouTube plus all your other study, Mikan or Immersion Tracker for local YouTube-only counting, and Toggl or a spreadsheet for manual logs. If you watch Netflix or Prime Video, Tracking Languages is probably still the better fit among these.

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Tracking Languages and its alternatives compared

We make LangTrack, so weigh this comparison with that in mind. Other products' details come from their own sites and listings as of November 2, 2026, and they can change.

What does Tracking Languages do?

Tracking Languages is a Chrome extension that detects the language of what you watch and counts the minutes, with no buttons to press. According to its site, it covers:

• Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video
• Daily, weekly and all-time stats per language
• Daily goals, streaks, a calendar and a garden with growth stages
• A live leaderboard
• One-click export to Dreaming Spanish or Dreaming French
• 72 languages (its store listing says 70)

Its privacy policy says it stores the language, duration, platform and date of each session, and doesn't record titles, URLs or video content.

A note on its price

Its sources differ. The site lists £9.99 as a one-time lifetime payment, with "no subscriptions". Its Chrome Web Store listing says $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. We can't tell from outside which applies to you, so check at checkout before you pay.

When is Tracking Languages the better choice?

Choose it over the alternatives here if any of these describe you:

• You watch Netflix or Prime Video. None of the other tools in our table count those automatically, and our extension covers YouTube only.
• Watching is your whole method. If you don't need reading, speaking or flashcards in the same log, you don't need a broader tracker.
• You want your hours on Dreaming. Its export to Dreaming Spanish and Dreaming French is something LangTrack doesn't offer.
• You like a leaderboard or a garden. Both are built into it, and our extension doesn't offer them.
• You prefer paying once, if the site's lifetime price is what you get at checkout.

When is an alternative a better fit?

LangTrack for Chrome: YouTube inside a full study log

LangTrack for Chrome is our free extension. It works out each video's language, counts minutes while the video actually plays, and adds one entry per language per day to your LangTrack log. The difference is the log: reading, speaking, classes and flashcards sit next to YouTube there. It also notes whether subtitles were on and in which language.

The limits are real. It covers YouTube only, with no Netflix or Prime Video. It's also new: version 0.1.0, with no store ratings yet as of this writing, while Tracking Languages shows 4.3 from 16 ratings. How it works has the counting rules and privacy details.

Immersion Tracker: local and account-free

A directory listing describes automatic YouTube tracking plus manual entries, with everything stored in your browser and no account. That suits you if you don't want to sign in anywhere. We only saw the listing and didn't test it, and it doesn't show a price.

Mikan: free, for Japanese on Firefox

Mikan predicts whether a YouTube video is Japanese and tracks your time on it. It's a free Firefox add-on, and its listing says data stays on your device. It's a narrow tool, but a direct fit if that's exactly your setup.

Toggl Track or a spreadsheet: manual, but they cover everything

Toggl Track has a free plan and works on any activity, since you start the timer yourself. A spreadsheet is the same idea with full control. Both work for TV, phones and anything else no extension can see. They also rely on you remembering. See tracker vs spreadsheet for how that plays out.

How should you choose?

1. Write down where your last week of immersion actually happened: which services, and on which devices.
2. If much of it was on Netflix or Prime Video in Chrome, start with Tracking Languages.
3. If it was mainly YouTube, and you also read, speak or use flashcards, try a YouTube tracker with a full log.
4. If it was on a TV or phone app, no browser extension will see it, so use a manual log.
5. If you follow a program like Dreaming, decide first where your master total lives, as in tracking Dreaming Spanish hours.

You can also combine tools, as long as one is your master total. If you run two trackers on YouTube at once, the same minutes land in both, so don't add their totals together.

What can't any of these tell you?

An extension sees that a video was playing, not how much you understood. Our post on tracking comprehensible input covers how to handle that. Treat automatic totals as a record of time spent, then use your own judgment about what counts.

For a wider view that includes habit apps and Notion templates, read our comparison of language trackers.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free alternative to Tracking Languages?

Yes, depending on what you watch. LangTrack for Chrome is free with a LangTrack account and covers YouTube. Mikan is free for Japanese YouTube on Firefox. Neither counts Netflix or Prime Video.

Does LangTrack for Chrome track Netflix or Prime Video?

No. It covers YouTube only, including Shorts, live streams, YouTube Music and YouTube videos embedded on other sites. For Netflix or Prime Video, Tracking Languages lists support for both.

How much does Tracking Languages cost?

Its site lists £9.99 as a one-time payment, and its Chrome Web Store listing says $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, as of November 2, 2026. Check at checkout to see which applies.

Does Tracking Languages see which videos I watch?

Its privacy policy says it doesn't record titles, URLs or video content. It stores the language, duration, platform and date of each session.