Thoughts on language, learning, and building eevi.
Eevi's native app is here. Practice speaking on iPhone and Android, with everything from the web plus a smoother daily habit. Download it free on the App Store and Google Play.
The Practice tab is now free for everyone: script training, vocab review, phrase guides, and verb games. Plus your first 10 minutes with eevi, free.
Script Training is here for Japanese, Korean, Thai, Cyrillic, and Greek. Every kanji comes with a memory hook. Plus a cleaner Practice tab, sharper Chinese lessons, and gentler beginner pacing.
eevi needs microphone access for voice lessons. Here is how to enable it on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, iOS, Android, and the eevi app.
Duolingo, Babbel, italki, Speak, TalkPal, eevi: we break down the three types of language apps and which ones actually get you speaking in 2026.
Fewer than 10% of language learners reach conversational fluency. The problem isn't effort. It's that most apps train recognition, not production.
Vocabulary practice by category, voice input on flashcards, choose your practice direction, rebuilt quizzes, and RTL support for Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, and Urdu.
3.2 billion language app downloads. Almost zero speakers. The first wave gave us flashcards. The second gave us gamified quizzes. Both optimised for the wrong thing.
