ChatPal is a conversation-first language learning app to help people practice speaking and unlock fluency. Try real world scenarios, get personalized feedback, catch-up with your AI ChatPal, build your confidence.
Love using this product - very very helpful in feeling confident while speaking a language. way better than other gimmicky apps that I've used for several years with little to no improvement in my spoken Italian. With ChatPal, I get regular feedback and can practice real world conversations without any awkwardness.
All these alternatives eventually felt like a game I was playing to maximize points/ scores/ streaks. My actual language speaking skills weren't improving even after years of trying. With ChatPal, it felt easier than a humon tutor to get started speaking fluently and certainly more effective than other apps to continue gaining confidence in my speaking ability!
Does it track vocabulary I struggle with most?
absolutely. super super helpful. tells me which words I have mastered, and which I know but am yet to master. gives me feedback on each session so I can improve
Is offline practice or download available?
Not sure
How does it compare to human tutoring sessions?
A huge improvement when complimented with humon tutors, but way more economical to be able to do it every day. Overall probably similar in terms of actual help in getting more fluency in a language
I have really enjoyed using ChatPal to take my Portugese to another level. The real time conversation felt so natural and honestly made me feel safe in practicing as I didn't feel judged. Also the real time personalized feedback was super helpful and was intrumental for my learning process. If you are serious about learning a language then ChatPal is the way to go!
Can I choose scenarios relevant to my daily life?
Yes!
Does it track vocabulary I struggle with most?
Yes!
Can I customize speed, difficulty, and speaking pace?
👋 Hey folks, thanks for checking out ChatPal 🫶
I’ve been a language teacher and a language learner many times over. Every time I’ve learned a new language, the biggest barrier to using that language in the real world has been practice actually speaking.
ChatPal exists to help language learners practice speaking and accelerate to fluency!
There’s two modes:
- Practice real scenarios like ordering coffee or meeting someone for the first time
- Chat and catch-up with an AI ChatPal, Nora
...and plenty of features to guide and reinforce your learning:
- Instant feedback after every conversation (grammar, word choice, etc)
- Scenario goals to give clear structure
- Hints for achieving scenario goals
- Words in progress tracking tracking to expand vocab
- Fluid mode for seamless conversation
- And much more
I personally use ChatPal every day to practice my Hindi and Spanish, my wife uses it to practice her Italian, and it’s already loved by many language learners.
I’d love to know what you think of ChatPal, I’m excited to get you speaking, and I’ll keep making ChatPal better every day 🫡
@daniele_packard congrats on the launch 🚀 this is exactly what's been missing from language apps. i've used duolingo, babbel, pimsleur. they all teach you words and grammar. none of them prepare you for the moment someone actually talks back. your feedback loop, does it catch when you're grammatically correct but sound unnatural? that's always been my blind spot.
@andrew_white_13 🎯🎯🎯 100% agreed! I too have had 400+ day streaks without the ability to string a sentence together 😂. Great question - you will get a suggestion (not mistake) for "unnatural phrasing" - for example if there was a more appropriate word to use. But today you won't get pronunciation feedback - this is being asked by my users and coming soon!
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@daniele_packard is it only for iphone users, if so, do you plan to make it for Android as well?
@neilverma Thanks Neil! Yes that's probably the feature people like the most. Currently supported is Italian, Spanish, Hindi, French, Portuguese, and English! Definitely AI models I use can support many more very quickly and I'll be adding new languages every couple of weeks
@polunzh thanks for flagging! I removed English from the main onboarding flow to not confuse new users but I can turn it on for you individually. Can you send the email you used to sign up to hey@chatpal.chat? I'll turn on English for you and start over your free trial :)
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@daniele_packard Thanks for your help! I've already sent my sign-up email to hey@chatpal.chat, and I'm looking forward to having English enabled and restarting my free trial. Excited to try out ChatPal, and thanks again for creating such a useful tool!
@daniel_baum thanks Daniel, much appreciated!! Happy to help dust off the Spanish :)
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Real-life scenarios sound so great! Would this app be helpful for advanced students, like to maintain the level and practice regularly? Or is the focus mainly on the intermediate learners?
@helga_impalpable great question - I see more advanced students gravitating towards the "Chat with Nora" feature, a way to practice and maintain their level and maybe push some new vocab sets in a convenient way. I see beginner/intermediate learners gravitating towards the scenarios which are more structured and practical for people who want some "quick wins"
And thank you!
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@daniele_packard oh that's great, thanks a lot for the reply! Going to check it myself 👀
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@daniele_packard what's the current list of languages btw? or AI enough trained to support almost any?
@je_suis_yaroslav currently supported is Italian, Spanish, Hindi, French, Portuguese, and English! Definitely AI models I use can support many more very quickly and I'll be adding new languages every couple of weeks - the constraint is getting a native speaker to review the coursework and ensure it looks good :)
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@daniele_packard prioritize serbian pls, because it’s the same language to croatian, bosnian and so on, so you’ll cover several million people in Balkan countries at once :)
I’m really interested in the audio-first approach. In other apps it seems like they give me a ✅ no matter what I reply or how I pronounce. How accurate is it?
@bartvandekooij indeed so often long streaks don't convert to any speaking ability... Mandarin definitely on the roadmap! Designing for languages with non-latin scripts from the ground up (for current Hindi support). I'll let you know when it's live!
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I like the concept of a conversational agent. Can I polish my product pitches with ChatPal?
@michael_vavilov thanks! Great question - currently yes, you can with "Chat with Nora", but it's not tailor built for this now. I'm going to launch a feature where you can bring a certain topic or scenario to the chat with Nora and she can help you practice that specifically (e.g. practicing a product pitch)
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Can't recommend ChatPal enough to anyone wanting to get fluent in a language!
After spending years playing games with Duolingo with little to no improvement in my ability to speak Italian, I'm very excited to switch to ChatPal and practice actual speaking. A catch up with Nora is now part of my daily morning routine, and her feedback on my grammar and sentence structure is helping me become more fluent already!
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@daniele_packard very cool idea, comgrats!
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@nastassia_k thanks very much Nastassia!
@daniele_packard congrats on the launch 🚀 this is exactly what's been missing from language apps. i've used duolingo, babbel, pimsleur. they all teach you words and grammar. none of them prepare you for the moment someone actually talks back. your feedback loop, does it catch when you're grammatically correct but sound unnatural? that's always been my blind spot.
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@andrew_white_13 🎯🎯🎯 100% agreed! I too have had 400+ day streaks without the ability to string a sentence together 😂. Great question - you will get a suggestion (not mistake) for "unnatural phrasing" - for example if there was a more appropriate word to use. But today you won't get pronunciation feedback - this is being asked by my users and coming soon!
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@vandonova unfortunately as of today only for iPhone users, 100% plan to make it for Android as well soon
@daniele_packard I'll definitely be looking forward to trying and hopefully using it as soon as you make it for Androids too! Anyways good work :)
@daniele_packard having grammar feedback is a good feature! How many languages do you have so far? Congrats on the launch!
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@neilverma Thanks Neil! Yes that's probably the feature people like the most. Currently supported is Italian, Spanish, Hindi, French, Portuguese, and English! Definitely AI models I use can support many more very quickly and I'll be adding new languages every couple of weeks
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@polunzh thanks for flagging! I removed English from the main onboarding flow to not confuse new users but I can turn it on for you individually. Can you send the email you used to sign up to hey@chatpal.chat? I'll turn on English for you and start over your free trial :)
@daniele_packard Thanks for your help! I've already sent my sign-up email to hey@chatpal.chat, and I'm looking forward to having English enabled and restarting my free trial. Excited to try out ChatPal, and thanks again for creating such a useful tool!
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@daniele_packard Great founder building around a real need - unreal man!!! So excited to give this a try, my Spanish is pretty rusty these days...
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@daniel_baum thanks Daniel, much appreciated!! Happy to help dust off the Spanish :)
Real-life scenarios sound so great! Would this app be helpful for advanced students, like to maintain the level and practice regularly? Or is the focus mainly on the intermediate learners?
Congrats on the launch, best of luck!! 🎉
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@helga_impalpable great question - I see more advanced students gravitating towards the "Chat with Nora" feature, a way to practice and maintain their level and maybe push some new vocab sets in a convenient way. I see beginner/intermediate learners gravitating towards the scenarios which are more structured and practical for people who want some "quick wins"
And thank you!
@daniele_packard oh that's great, thanks a lot for the reply! Going to check it myself 👀
@daniele_packard what's the current list of languages btw? or AI enough trained to support almost any?
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@je_suis_yaroslav currently supported is Italian, Spanish, Hindi, French, Portuguese, and English! Definitely AI models I use can support many more very quickly and I'll be adding new languages every couple of weeks - the constraint is getting a native speaker to review the coursework and ensure it looks good :)
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@je_suis_yaroslav good to know - thank you Yaro! Will look into it and look forward to delivering soon!
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@alberto_luengo definitely I'm committed to audio-first!
It's very accurate although I'll say it's pretty "forgiving" of different accents.
A feature that my users are requesting but isn't live yet is pronunciation feedback - this is absolutely something I'll be incorporating.
@daniele_packard that's definitely a feature I want!
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@alberto_luengo 🫡 🫡 🫡
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@bartvandekooij indeed so often long streaks don't convert to any speaking ability... Mandarin definitely on the roadmap! Designing for languages with non-latin scripts from the ground up (for current Hindi support). I'll let you know when it's live!
I like the concept of a conversational agent. Can I polish my product pitches with ChatPal?
ChatPal
@michael_vavilov thanks! Great question - currently yes, you can with "Chat with Nora", but it's not tailor built for this now. I'm going to launch a feature where you can bring a certain topic or scenario to the chat with Nora and she can help you practice that specifically (e.g. practicing a product pitch)
Can't recommend ChatPal enough to anyone wanting to get fluent in a language!
After spending years playing games with Duolingo with little to no improvement in my ability to speak Italian, I'm very excited to switch to ChatPal and practice actual speaking. A catch up with Nora is now part of my daily morning routine, and her feedback on my grammar and sentence structure is helping me become more fluent already!
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@kamakshi_malhotra as an early user, thank you! Your feedback has made ChatPal what it is today
Amazing to hear how ChatPal is part of your daily routine and you can tell it's helping :D