Speaky
Language exchange: talk by text or voice with native speakers who want to learn your language, free with no paid tier.
Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Speaky worth it?
Yes, if you want conversation partners for free and are happy to help them with your language.
What it costs. Free to use, with no paid tier.
What's free. Everything: finding partners and talking with them by text or voice, with a free account.
Skip it if you want lessons: it finds you conversation partners and teaches nothing, and its Android app's Google Play rating is low.
What learners rate it. 4.0 out of 5 from 3,437 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 2.4 from 135,209 on Google Play, checked 16 Oct 2026.
Free
In our comparison: strongest on the free tier and the number of languages, weakest on teaching depth.
- Annual plan
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- Monthly plan
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- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
Everything: finding partners and talking with them by text or voice, with a free account. - Languages
- 170
- Speech recognition
- No · Your partner hears you; no Speaky page read says the app scores your speech.
- Live tutoring
- No
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- —
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Speaky lesson works
- What you do
- No lessons: text and voice conversations with native speakers who want to learn your language.
- What comes back
- A person: your partner can correct your messages, if they choose to.
- Not included
- A course or lessons.
How a lesson works in a language exchange
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Speaky's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Each price is what the seller was charging on the day we checked it. When a plan was on sale, its regular price is shown under the sale price; a crossed-out figure that is only a comparison, such as a year at the monthly rate, is in the plan's note.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeEverything is free: Apple's US listing shows it as Free with no in-app purchases (read 16 Oct 2026). | Other | $0 | — | all languages |
What Speaky says about itself
| Feature | What Speaky says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Language exchange: you find native speakers of the language you learn who want to learn yours, and talk with them by text or voice, in the iPhone and Android apps or on the web. It has no lessons of its own. |
| Languages offered | 170 |
| Free tier | Everything: finding partners and talking with them by text or voice, with a free account. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | No · Your partner hears you; no Speaky page read says the app scores your speech. |
| Live tutoring | No |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | — |
| Company | Speaky.com (Altissia International SA on the App Store), Belgium |
How Speaky compares
Speaky is strongest on the free tier and the number of languages, weakest on teaching depth. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 1 | Talk by text or voice with native speakers who want to learn your language, free with no paid tier |
| Speaking practice | 4 | Real native speakers to talk and write to |
| Language coverage | 5 | 170 languages |
| Free tier | 5 | The whole product is free |
| Price per month | – | Free; nothing to buy |
| Trial and refund | 2 | — |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
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References
- Speaky: support and questions (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Apple App Store: Speaky listing (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Speaky: terms and conditions
- Speaky: home page (checked 16 Oct 2026)