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Speak: Language Learning

Speakeasy Labs · 115,702 ratings · ★ 4.7

4.7
★★★★★
115,702 ratings
5 ★
99,710 (86%)
4 ★
7,780 (7%)
3 ★
2,167 (2%)
2 ★
1,539 (1%)
1 ★
4,483 (4%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 14 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

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"free"
5 negative reviews mention this · 36% of all complaints
★★★★ "not free like other apps it like duolingo imo not worth it if its not free" - Chaz No last name
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"language"
5 negative reviews mention this · 36% of all complaints
★★★★ "remarkably bad at recognizing speech. I thought it was just that my language skills were far worse than I realized, but had a native speaker try and they had the same issues. Frequent hallucinations and will often say something is pronounce…" - Jacki Putnam
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"learn"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★ "I could only learn the first lesson, which was only 3 words. And then after that, I had to go for a free trial, and I don't want to do that, I don't want to have to pay, that's so dumb Cause I can't even learn anything except for like nice …" - Aeris Mangrum
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"anything"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★ "I could only learn the first lesson, which was only 3 words. And then after that, I had to go for a free trial, and I don't want to do that, I don't want to have to pay, that's so dumb Cause I can't even learn anything except for like nice …" - Aeris Mangrum
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"money"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★ "At first you might be blinded that you get to learn a lot of stuff,but after a while you won't be able to do full lessons because they want you to pay for premium it's a money scam not learning app." - Grace Salima
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"learning"
3 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★ "At first you might be blinded that you get to learn a lot of stuff,but after a while you won't be able to do full lessons because they want you to pay for premium it's a money scam not learning app." - Grace Salima

📋 All 14 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Chaz No last name 6/26/2026 v4.54.0
not free like other apps it like duolingo imo not worth it if its not free
★★★★ Aeris Mangrum 6/25/2026
I could only learn the first lesson, which was only 3 words. And then after that, I had to go for a free trial, and I don't want to do that, I don't want to have to pay, that's so dumb Cause I can't even learn anything except for like nice to meet you and hello, and thank you, it's just upsetting.
★★★★ Grace Salima 6/23/2026 v4.53.0
At first you might be blinded that you get to learn a lot of stuff,but after a while you won't be able to do full lessons because they want you to pay for premium it's a money scam not learning app.
★★★★ Jacki Putnam 6/22/2026 v4.53.0
remarkably bad at recognizing speech. I thought it was just that my language skills were far worse than I realized, but had a native speaker try and they had the same issues. Frequent hallucinations and will often say something is pronounced correctly when it is very clearly not. honestly I'm not sure this is any better than just repeating recordings you can find online for free.
★★★★ Light Yagi 6/22/2026
It's a nice app but the fact I cannot do anything exept pay obsurd amount of money just to speak a language. I think the amount is unnecessary and this company should really think about how this works.
★★★★ Taylor King 6/22/2026 v4.53.0
Don't sign up for the "free" trial unless you plan to pay for this app. I was charged BEFORE the trial ended. How is it a 7 day free trial, then you charge on day 5? It's not the worst, but it's the same model as all of these other language apps. Likely AI for the bulk of it. At best, it's a decent supplement to learning. At worst it's a scam overcharging for AI.
★★★★ mac nachlas 6/22/2026 v4.53.0
This is a lousy app. There are many good language apps but this is not one. I tried cancel the day before it renewed, but they renewed it anyway. I STONGLY suggest that if you have $90 you don't need that you offer it to a local charity.
★★★★ Maryam Mo 6/22/2026
لا يدعم اللغه العربيه 😭
★★★★ Lyndsay Burnett 6/20/2026
duolingos better it doesn't listen to you whenever you say a word it doesn't respond in it keeps you waiting Duolingo is better
★★★★ Salahadin Al ayoobi 6/20/2026 v4.53.0
No option for greek..
★★★★★ Krafty Kev 6/25/2026 v4.53.0
free option is terrible. I get that, bit the price for the program is also then hidden. the ai in the program says to email customer support. do people really purchase subscriptions without knowing the price?
★★★★★ Diana 6/22/2026
Just be aware it asks you for CC for a trail. I dont like that some apps do that, so I refuse to put one down.
★★★★★ Angel Anika Berdine Hizon 6/20/2026
it's probably a very good app, but as a child myself I cannot afford such stuff. As much as I want to be speaking in the language I want to learn I just can't. The amount of apps today that have a subscription just to use the app is a lot, truly I do wanna learn the language I'm learning, it's becoming impossible day by day :). Tho I understand they need money. idk I'm just ranting I guess lol. It's hard to be a kid when wanting something. I don't wish to be an adult but 🤷‍♀️ have a good day!^^
★★★★★ Michael Sterkel 6/20/2026
You have to pay to do anything besides the first how are you question.. how deceiving

Sentiment summary

93%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
5%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.