Olly

• No boring, scripted lessons. Your teacher follows your lead, not a script.
• Have real conversations about topics you care about.
• Choose themes that match your level and interests.

• Speak naturally in call mode, just like a real phone call.
• See real-time transcriptions as you talk.
• Corrections land gently, in context, without breaking the conversation. You improve without ever feeling put on the spot.

• Every word you use gets counted and saved automatically.
• Tap any word mid-conversation to see its translation and hear it out loud. It’s saved instantly so you can review it when you’re ready.
• Build a streak and protect it. That’s the habit loop that turns “I’ll try it” into fluency.

- Our co-founder Arieh Smith, aka Xiaoma. With over 10 million followers on social media, he is one of the best-known polyglots in the world.

Also among our co-founders are Olly Richards, founder of one of the Internet’s biggest language learning blogs, hyperpolyglot and tech genius Lucas Bighetti, and language entrepreneur Jan van der Aa, creator of language courses for over ten thousand students.

- You've been studying a while, now you need to actually use it

- You've done Duolingo, a course, or YouTube lessons — and want to speak, not study

- You freeze or feel nervous when speaking with real native speakers

- You want to practice every day but can't afford a tutor 3× a week

- You follow language teachers on YouTube and trust their recommendations

- Teacher AI is a speaking practice app, not a structured course

- Complete beginners (zero vocabulary) will find there's not enough guidance

- We don't teach grammar rules or drill vocabulary like Duolingo does