Speak: Language Learning
- 60 of 100 · reviews
- 4.8of 5 · store
- 49,281ratings on the App Store
- 500reviews read
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The app builds each lesson around video from a native speaker and AI pronunciation checking, and users who spent years on Duolingo without speaking report real progress here, though the language selection is small.
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What people use it for
Intermediate learners of Spanish, Korean, or Italian who want to move from reading to speaking. Not for complete beginners.
What reviews praise
- Each lesson is built around a native-speaker video, phrase repetition, and AI pronunciation feedback.
- A hands-free mode lets you learn during a commute.
- Syllable-by-syllable breakdown genuinely helps place sounds.
What reviews complain about
- Only five or six languages are available.
- Speech recognition misses certain consonants.
- The Japanese tutor in question-and-answer mode systematically rejects correct answers.
What users experience
1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
I am not a fan of using AI for a few different reasons, but if there was ever something I thought AI should be used for, this is it! I took Spanish a few years in high school, immersed myself in Spanish while at the home of mi mejor amiga — and this is exactly that feeling.
Mentioned for these jobs
- Move from understanding to a real conversation: reach the level where you can hold a conversation with a native speaker rather than pass a testAdults whose goal is to speak
- Practice speaking without the fear of making a mistake in front of a live person: get out of the state where the knowledge is there but panic blocks the conversationSocially anxious learners
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