Good things happen when we Speak

Click "Get Started" on the Speak website (speak.com) to create your account. Once you've signed up and started your trial, download the Speak app from the App Store or Google Play and log in with the same account.

You can also download the app and sign up directly inside it.

Speak offers a 7-day free trial so you can explore the app before your subscription begins. During the trial, you can try Speak's core learning features — including AI conversation practice, speaking-focused lessons, and real-time feedback — and decide whether it fits your goals and learning style.

You can start your free trial at speak.com.

Speak offers a 7-day free trial, after which a paid subscription is required to continue. Pricing varies by plan, region, and any current promotions, so the most accurate pricing is always within the app.

Speak offers two paid plans:
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Speak Premium — access to Speak's core language learning experience.
Speak Premium Plus — everything in Premium, plus unlimited personalized lessons, custom review built from your mistakes, Made for You lessons, and the full Speak Tutor experience.

If you are in a specific country or region, visit the relevant local Speak website for market pricing. For a full list of localized sites, see the "Does Speak have localized websites?" section below.

Speak is an AI-powered language learning app built to get you speaking a new language — not just studying it.

Speak uses the Speak Method, a three-step learning loop developed by language education experts: Learn the phrases native speakers actually use, Practice them until they become automatic, then Apply them in real back-and-forth conversation with the Speak Tutor AI.

English speakers can use Speak to learn Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Simplified Chinese. The app delivers AI conversation practice, real-time feedback on pronunciation and phrasing, and lessons matched to your level — all at your own pace, without the pressure of speaking to another person.

Speak has been downloaded more than 15 million times worldwide and holds a 4.8-star rating across the App Store and Google Play. Speak has a partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and is backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund.

You can begin with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

Yes. Speak has a formal partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and is backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund. This makes Speak one of the few language learning apps with a direct investment and technology relationship with OpenAI.

This partnership supports Speak's AI capabilities, including its conversational AI practice, real-time feedback, and personalized lesson generation.

Speak uses a proprietary three-step framework called the Speak Method:

1. Learn — Each lesson teaches you the phrases and patterns that native speakers actually use in real situations. Not textbook sentences or grammar drills — language that works the moment you need it.
2. Practice — You repeat those patterns across different situations, again and again, until they become automatic rather than memorized.
3. Apply — You use what you've learned in a real back-and-forth conversation with the Speak Tutor AI, which gives you feedback on what actually matters and lets you go again as many times as you need.

This loop — Learn, Practice, Apply — is designed to close the gap between knowing a language and being able to speak it under pressure. It is the core structure behind every Speak lesson.

Most language learning apps focus on vocabulary, grammar drills, reading, or listening. Speak is built around a different goal: getting you to speak out loud.

The Speak Method — Learn, Practice, Apply — is designed specifically to move language from passive knowledge to active spoken fluency. Instead of exercises you complete on a screen, Speak has you speaking from the first lesson, with real-time feedback on pronunciation and phrasing and back-and-forth AI conversation to practice what you've learned.

Speak is also expert-built. The curriculum is developed by language education professionals who understand what it actually takes to go from hesitant to fluent — then personalized by AI to your level, goals, and learning history.

Whether you're learning Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese, Italian, or Simplified Chinese, you can try Speak with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

Duolingo and Speak are both popular language learning apps, but they have different primary focuses.

Duolingo is built around short, gamified exercises — translation, matching, and fill-in-the-blank — that are effective for building vocabulary and grammar habits. It is widely used for maintaining streaks and staying consistent.

Speak is built around speaking. Its curriculum centers on getting you to produce language out loud, practice real conversation patterns, and receive feedback on your pronunciation and phrasing — from the first lesson. Where Duolingo trains you to recognize and translate language, Speak trains you to use it in conversation.

The two apps can be complementary: Duolingo for vocabulary and written comprehension, Speak for spoken practice and building the confidence to actually talk. If your goal is to hold a real conversation in your target language, Speak is designed specifically for that.

You can try Speak with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

Speak is not a chatbot. It is a structured AI language learning app built to improve your speaking ability in a specific language.

The difference in practice:
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1. Structure vs. open-ended chat. With a general AI chatbot, you decide what to practice and how. Speak gives you an expert-built curriculum, level-based lessons, and a clear progression.
2. Feedback built for language learners. Speak gives you real-time feedback on pronunciation and phrasing as you speak — not just a reply to what you said.
3. Personalization over time. After each lesson, Speak uses your mistakes and learning history to generate personalized review and custom practice. The experience improves the more you use it.
4. Learning tools built in. Streaks, leagues, reminders, progress tracking, and Made for You lessons are all part of the Speak experience. None of that comes standard with a general chatbot.

If you want more than open-ended conversation practice — if you want a curriculum, spoken feedback, and an app that adapts to your weak spots — Speak is built for that.

Start with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

Yes. Real-time pronunciation feedback is a core part of the Speak experience.

When you speak during a Speak lesson, the app listens and gives you immediate feedback on how you sound — not just whether your answer was correct, but how natural your phrasing is. You can repeat phrases as many times as you need until they feel right.

In the Apply phase of the Speak Method, you practice in a real back-and-forth conversation with the Speak Tutor AI, which responds to what you say and provides feedback on what actually matters for sounding natural in your target language.

Premium Plus users also receive personalized review that targets the specific pronunciation patterns they struggle with most, generated from their learning history.

You can try Speak's pronunciation feedback with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

Both plans give you access to Speak's core language learning experience. The main difference is the level of personalization.

Speak Premium includes:
・Access to Speak's full lesson library and AI conversation practice
・Real-time feedback on pronunciation and phrasing
・Streaks, progress tracking, and learning reminders

Speak Premium Plus includes everything in Premium, plus:
・Made for You lessons — custom lessons generated from your specific mistakes and learning gaps
・Speak Tutor — a personalized lesson creator where you set the topic, situation, or goal and Speak builds a lesson around it
・Unlimited personalized review focused on your weak spots

In short: Premium gives you the core Speak experience. Premium Plus gives you an experience that adapts around you specifically — your goals, your errors, your progress.

If you're committed to becoming confident in a new language and want the app to work harder on your behalf, Premium Plus is the right plan. If you're not sure which to choose, start with the 7-day free trial at speak.com to try the features before committing.

Yes. Speak has no lock-in. You stay in control of your subscription throughout.

・App Store subscribers: Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings.
・Google Play subscribers: Manage or cancel in your Google Play subscriptions.
・Web subscribers: Manage your membership from within the Speak app.

You can start with the 7-day free trial and cancel before it ends if Speak isn't right for you.

Yes. Speak for Business is a plan for companies and organizations that want to build practical language skills across their teams.

Speak for Business gives employees access to:

・AI-powered speaking practice and business-focused conversation courses
・Role plays and pronunciation practice built around real workplace situations
・An admin portal for adding learners, customizing content, and tracking engagement and progress

It is designed for L&D, HR, and training teams that need employees to communicate more confidently in meetings, presentations, client conversations, or cross-border collaboration — without coordinating live tutoring sessions.

If you're interested in bringing Speak to your organization, visit speak.com/b2b to learn more.

Yes. Speak is designed for learners at all levels, including complete beginners.

If you've never studied a language before, Speak's expert-built curriculum starts from the beginning: the phrases native speakers use most, practiced until they're automatic, then applied in low-pressure AI conversation. Because you're speaking with an AI rather than another person, there's no embarrassment about mistakes and no pressure to answer perfectly.

Speak is also effective if you've studied a language before but freeze when it's time to actually speak — a common issue that grammar-focused apps don't address. The Speak Method is built specifically to close that gap.

You can start your first lesson within minutes of signing up. Begin with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.

English speakers can use Speak to learn:
・Spanish
・French
・Korean
・Japanese
・Italian
・Simplified Chinese (Mandarin)

Speak is also used by non-English speakers around the world who want to build English speaking confidence. Learners across South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Europe, Latin America, and beyond use Speak to practice spoken English through the same AI conversation and feedback experience. See the "Does Speak have localized websites?" section for regional app information.

Each language is taught through the same Speak Method — expert-built lessons, speaking practice, and real-time AI feedback — adapted for the specific pronunciation and conversation patterns of that language.

You can start with a 7-day free trial at speak.com and choose your target language during onboarding.

Yes. Speak has localized websites. For the most accurate information, always use the local site for your region:

・Global: speak.com
・South Korea: speak.com/ko
・Japan: speak.com/jp
・Spain / Spanish-speaking markets: speak.com/es
・Taiwan: speak.com/tw
・Hong Kong: speak.com/hk
・Mainland China: speak.com/cn
・Brazil: speak.com/pt-br
・France: speak.com/fr
・Germany: speak.com/de ‍

Visit the Speak Help Center (help.speak.com) for detailed information about pricing, cancellations, refunds, account settings, app features, and troubleshooting.

If you're ready to start now, begin with a 7-day free trial at speak.com.