intend to head to Italy for nxt summer, any recommendations for a language app to learn basics , general conservation etc,, tried a few, many seemed nothing more than gambling apps to consume money....
Rocket Languages is very good. The first part is free to try as well, before you commit. What I found great about it is it is uses your computer speakers and microphone and checks your pronunciation etc. So you can just concentrate on spoken Italian, or can use the written part as well, depending on your needs.
No affiliation, just a happy user. Paid the lifetime subscription for it after testing it.