Parlanow

A language learning application with a live AI voice tutor and immersive scenes such as cafes, markets and train stations that addresses the gap between gamified practice and actual speaking ability. It sells to individual consumers learning 20+ languages, including complete beginners and learners who experience speaking anxiety and want to handle everyday tasks like ordering or asking directions. Positioned against streak-based apps, it measures progress by what users can produce through task-based conversation, chunk-based learning and spaced repetition, delivered as a subscription service with a free tier.

Key features

• Live AI voice tutor conversation
• Immersive world scenes and tasks
• Speak full sentences from day one
• Chunk-based formulaic sequences
• FSRS spaced repetition reviews
• Input pitched at 95-98% known words
• Learner model tracking word knowledge
• Push-to-talk noisy-environment mode
• Flashcard decks and vocabulary review
• Pronunciation practice
• 20+ languages supported
• Guided lessons and practice map