I didn’t learn most of them through apps. I learned by talking to people, reading things I actually cared about and repeating words until they stuck.

Whenever I tried language apps, something felt off. They were good at making me finish lessons, but not necessarily at making me speak. Too much game logic, not enough real exposure.

So together with a small team, we built Lairner around what actually worked for me:

You start with high-frequency, practical phrases. Vocabulary gets repeated a lot. You read short stories and can tap any word to see it instantly. There’s also an AI “phone call” mode to practice speaking without a tutor.

I used it myself to seriously improve my Italian, which was the first time I learned a language in a more structured way instead of just picking it up organically.

We support 70+ languages, including some minority and endangered ones and you can learn from different base languages, not just English.

It’s still evolving. Not claiming this replaces immersion - nothing does.

Still very much a work in progress. Feedback welcome.

Happy to answer questions.