Most language apps teach by tapping: match the pair, pick the missing word, keep the streak alive. This list is for the other kind - apps built around actually speaking, where you hold a live spoken conversation with an AI that listens, replies and corrects you as you go.
They are not interchangeable. Some only coach English pronunciation, some are general conversation partners across dozens of languages, some wrap the conversation inside a full course with grammar and review. Language coverage, price and how much you get for free vary a lot, so check each one against what you actually want to practise.
Disclosure: I make Mio, which is in this list.
13 languages. The voice conversation is unscripted and adapts to your CEFR level, and a coach turns the mistakes you make in it into the next day's exercises. The A1-C2 lessons and the flashcard review are free; the voice conversation is the paid part. iOS and Android, no web version. Disclosure: I make this one.
Short spoken drills built around set situations rather than open conversation. Good for reps on a scenario you know you will need; less good if you want to ramble.
Open conversation with an AI across a wide set of languages, with feedback once you are done. Web-first.
English pronunciation specifically: it scores you phoneme by phoneme rather than holding a conversation. Best used alongside one of the others, not instead of one.
English only, pitched at adults who need it for work. Free-form conversation with corrections, and priced for that audience rather than for casual learners.
English, taught through animated avatar tutors that give the conversation a face. The avatars are the differentiator; judge it on whether that helps you keep showing up.
The widest coverage here — 57 languages — and the most modes: voice call, roleplay, debate, photo. Broad rather than deep, and the free tier is small.
