Langua vs Speak: which AI speaking app to choose, and what each costs
Prices checked 12 Oct 2026; Speak's on 6 Sept 2026 · How we check
Langua if you can already get by and want open conversations in any of 23 languages, with a free version to try first.
Speak if you want lessons that build your speaking from the start, in one of its six languages.
| Question | Langua | Speak |
|---|---|---|
| A year costs | $149.99 a year, or $19.99 month to month | $83.99 a year, or $17.99 month to month |
| A lesson is | Speak or chat with an AI character in the language you learn; it corrects you as you go, and the words you save become flashcards and stories. | Talk out loud with an AI tutor that answers and corrects what you said. |
| Try it | A free version with 3 minutes of calls a day; a Pro trial of 5 days (monthly) or 7 days (yearly). | 7-day free trial; no permanently free tier is published. |
| App Store rating, 12 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026 | 4.6 out of 5 from 2,678 ratings | 4.8 out of 5 from 63,162 ratings |
| Google Play rating, 12 Oct 2026 | 4.3 out of 5 from 2,044 ratings | 4.7 out of 5 from 124,300 ratings |
How a lesson works in each
Both are AI conversation apps, so a lesson has the same shape
Side by side
| Compare | Langua | Speak |
|---|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — | — |
| A year costs | $149.99 a year, or $19.99 month to month | $83.99 a year, or $17.99 month to month |
| What it is | AI conversation practice: Conversations with AI characters voiced from native speakers, with instant corrections | AI conversation practice: AI-led speaking practice with feedback on what you said |
| Per month at annual billing | $12.50/mo ($149.99 a year) | $7/mo ($83.99 a year) |
| Monthly plan | $19.99 | $17.99 |
| Lifetime plan | No lifetime plan | No lifetime plan |
| Free tier | A free version with low limits: 3 minutes of calls a day and about 20 chat messages a week. | 7-day free trial; no permanently free tier is published |
| Languages offered | 23 | 6 |
| Speech recognition | Yes | Yes |
| Live tutoring | Human tutors on LanguaTalk, booked separately from Langua; each tutor sets a price per lesson. | No |
| Offline mode | — | — |
| Placement test | — | — |
| Refund or trial | A Pro trial (5 days on a monthly plan, 7 on a yearly one; card needed), and a 30-day money-back guarantee on web and Google Play subscriptions; App Store ones follow Apple's rules. | 7-day free trial; refunds for App Store and Google Play purchases go through Apple or Google, and website purchases through Speak support |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web | iOS, Android |
| Company | LanguaTalk Inc., United States | Speakeasy Labs, Inc., United States |
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Langua
AI conversation practice
In our comparison: strongest on speaking practice and trial and refund terms, weakest on teaching depth.
$149.99 a year $12.50 a month, billed yearly · Langua Pro Communicate$19.99 on the monthly plan
Conversations with AI characters voiced from native speakers, with instant corrections. Live tutoring sold beside the app (LanguaTalk online tutoring platform).
Speak
AI conversation practice
In our comparison: strongest on speaking practice and staying power, weakest on the free tier.
$83.99 a year $7 a month, billed yearly · Premium$17.99 on the monthly plan
AI-led speaking practice with feedback on what you said. Conversation practice with an AI that corrects you (Speak Tutor).
Both make you talk out loud to an AI that answers and corrects you. Speak is built as a course: lessons you practise aloud in order, with an AI tutor for back-and-forth conversation, in Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin Chinese. Langua is conversation practice: you speak or chat with AI characters whose voices come from native speakers, and the words you save become flashcards and stories. Langua says it is most used by learners between A2 and B2.
Which to choose
You are starting from zero
Speak
Speak gives you lessons in order, each practised aloud, before you hold a free conversation with its AI tutor. It has no permanent free tier; it starts with a 7-day free trial, and its plans cover one language.
You know the basics and want to talk more
Langua
Langua puts the conversation first and corrects each mistake as you go. Its free version gives you 3 minutes of calls a day and about 20 chat messages a week, enough to judge it before you pay, and one Pro plan covers all its languages.
Your language is not Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean or Chinese
Langua
Speak teaches those six. Langua lists 23, including Dutch, Polish, Greek, Turkish, Hindi and Arabic. For a language neither covers, look at a language's own row for a tutor or a language exchange.
Where they really differ
- Price: Langua: $149.99 a year, or $19.99 month to month. Speak: $83.99 a year, or $17.99 month to month.
- A lesson: Langua: Speak or chat with an AI character in the language you learn; it corrects you as you go, and the words you save become flashcards and stories. Speak: Talk out loud with an AI tutor that answers and corrects what you said.
- A real person: Langua sells live tutoring alongside the app (LanguaTalk online tutoring platform). Speak has no human tutors; Speak Tutor is an AI.
- Trying it: Langua: A free version with 3 minutes of calls a day; a Pro trial of 5 days (monthly) or 7 days (yearly). Speak: 7-day free trial; no permanently free tier is published.
- Both: Listen to you speak.
Plans and prices
Langua
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langua Pro Communicate AnnualCommunicate (Standard)Apple's US App Store price. | Annual | $149.99 | $12.50/mo | all languages |
| Langua Pro (Communicate) - 3 monthsCommunicate (Standard)Apple's US App Store price. | Every 3 months | $49.99 | $16.66/mo | all languages |
| Langua Pro Unlimited - AnnualUnlimitedApple's US App Store price. | Annual | $199.99 | $16.67/mo | all languages |
| Langua Pro Communicate MonthlyCommunicate (Standard)Apple's US App Store price; LanguaTalk's website shows its prices only in the browser. | Monthly | $19.99 | $19.99/mo | all languages |
| Langua Pro (Unlimited) - 3 monthsUnlimitedApple's US App Store price. | Every 3 months | $69.99 | $23.33/mo | all languages |
| Langua Pro Unlimited - MonthlyUnlimitedApple's US App Store price. Unlimited removes the daily limits on calls and messages. | Monthly | $29.99 | $29.99/mo | all languages |
| Free3 minutes of calls a day and about 20 chat messages a week. | Other | $0 | — | all languages |
Speak
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual PremiumPremiumUS App Store price; Speak's website shows no prices. | Annual | $83.99 | $7/mo | one language |
| Annual Premium PlusPremium PlusUS App Store price; Speak's website shows no prices. | Annual | $164.99 | $13.75/mo | one language |
| Monthly PremiumPremiumSpeak prices its plans only in the app; this is the US App Store price. | Monthly | $17.99 | $17.99/mo | one language |
| Monthly Premium PlusPremium PlusUS App Store price; Speak's website shows no prices. | Monthly | $39.99 | $39.99/mo | one language |
What will Langua cost you for the months you study?
Total billed over 12 months
$89.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $149.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: all languages. Yearly: all languages.
Questions people ask
Is Langua better than Speak?
For open conversation once you know the basics, Langua does more: it covers 23 languages, works in a browser as well as on phones, and has a free version. For a beginner who wants lessons in order, Speak is built as a course around an AI tutor, in six languages.
Does Speak have a free version?
Speak publishes no permanently free tier; it starts with a 7-day free trial. Langua has a free version with 3 minutes of calls a day and about 20 chat messages a week.
Can I use Langua or Speak on a computer?
Langua works on the web as well as on iPhone and Android. Speak is a phone app, for iPhone and Android.
Do they have human tutors?
Neither app includes one. Speak's tutor is an AI. LanguaTalk, the company behind Langua, runs a separate site where you book human tutors, each setting a price per lesson.