Langotalk-AI Language Learning

I am using this for the Arabic language. It’s excellent for improving my speaking and picking up on mistakes that native speakers usually bypass however I noticed two issues: 1. The app only uses formal Arabic (MSA) rather than 3amiyya which may not meet everyone’s learning requirements 2. The AI partner makes frequent grammatical mistakes, sometimes referring to the 3rd person when it intends to mean the 2nd person. If #2 in particular is fixed this app will be perfect for language learners.

Are there any instructions to how to use the app? The level of Swedish seems high and the support minimal and I started with the simplest chat I could find. Even using the suggested responses I got them all wrong.

I’m thoroughly disappointed with this app. I signed up for what was clearly advertised as a free trial of the Annual Pro Access Subscription, only to be immediately charged £79.99 without any warning. Despite contacting the developer to rectify the situation, I was met with a rather dismissive response, informing me that refunds are not available for in-app purchases. Frankly, this strikes me as both misleading and unfair. I expect far better transparency and customer service from an app of this nature. It’s incredibly frustrating to be charged for something under the guise of a free trial, only to be told nothing can be done. In response to my complaint, the developer has been wholly unhelpful. I would strongly advise others to exercise caution before committing to any so-called “free trials” on this app.

I have downloaded many apps and quickly became bored. This is genius! The AI allows you to have everyday real life conversations

I’m on a one week free trial. Was loving it until I got someone else’s conversation in the middle of mine! Took a screenshot. Mad. Development might want to see it. Important to keep microphone clear otherwise bots won’t hear what you are saying correctly. Very safe way to practice speaking. An essential missing link in language learning. 300 days on DuoLingo but probably will subscribe here for one month. - On iPad I am unable to expand it to see what I have said. Awkward. This could be a dealbreaker for me. I use landscape format exclusively and type on keyboard in this format.

Currently learning Japanese (preparing to meet my partner’s family for a long-awaited visit!) and wanted something that would ‘force’ me into using spoken language as I tend to be a good grammar student but nervous speaker. This is great at promoting me to have basic conversations and identify where I have gaps in knowledge to tighten up on. The topics are numerous and the conversations very natural-feeling to explore. They also have more than one dialogue on a specific topic, which is great. My partner has vouched that actually the corrections it makes are very reasonable and the bots’ spoken language is largely very accurate, which is a big difference from some of the other AI language apps (at least for Japanese). That being said, I do have a few small criticisms which hopefully the app will iron out. First of all, sometimes (infrequently) the feedback is unjustified, such as saying the wrong kanji was used — when speaking out loud, I can’t possibly choose which kanji the app chose as there are many which make the same sound. You can edit after the fact, I will note, but this can be tedious, especially I imagine if you are a beginner and don’t use a Japanese keyboard. I also get consistently flagged for my pauses. My most common feedback is “Your Japanese is correct but consider using punctuation.” I have taken what I feel are natural and sometimes even quite long pauses between sentences! So again, I have to tediously correct the messages. These things alone are quite annoying but doubly so when overall they mark you down for it! One feature I am on the fence about is the lesson suggestions. Sometimes they are excellent and genuinely have found a gap in knowledge. Other times they are… misguided and unhelpful? For example, I mentioned a specific district in Tokyo and the app decided the kanji was wrong (see above!) so it recommended me a lesson on Tokyo districts. I knew all of the places it ‘taught’ me and the lesson was literally just reading the place names. You have to complete the same thing 3 times to clear it or it just sits there, clogging up your lesson feed. Now take this scenario and repeat it many many times on numerous unneeded topics and it becomes a bit irritating. As a feature, I think it has potential, but the lessons just aren’t as interesting or helpful as they could be at the moment. In any case, overall this app has pleasantly surprised me! My feedback might sound a little bit negative but I just want to be transparent, espec

I completed a 1000 day streak on Duolingo in Italian, and couldn’t use any of it afterwards. This app is a far more interesting and natural way of learning (for me, anyway). Really enjoying it.

As someone who needs a lot of practice just speaking and reacting in Japanese, this has been a great tool at 1/100th of the cost for a tutor in the same space. Having said that, almost all the features I’ve used outside the chats have been fairly shallow and I wouldn’t recommend it if speaking isn’t your primary goal. I asked for a quiz focused on JLPT5 material and it gave me the same question three times, which was particularly disappointing as the questions themselves were crazy basic and won’t be much good for the exam (“What does 人 mean?”). But I still bought a year because there’s no better speaking alternative out there, so you’ll definitely get your money’s worth if you have the focus.

No functionality to cancel trial subscription on the app, only account deletion. One would imagine that deleting the account would also delete any financial information pertaining to that account but apparently not. I was still charged an annual subscription fee despite not having an active account!

How do you expect to use this app? It's frustrating how the app constantly pressures you to make purchases. You cannot progress at all or have any access to any of the content beyond a certain point as it is impossible without buying. Clearly indicates the developers prioritize making money over user experience. That's why these kind of apps struggle to compete with the top ones. Really disappointed as I was looking forward to learning with it. The company spends so much money on false advertising but does not allow free users to benefit from any part of it.