Speak, and be understood.
Most ways of learning a language never get you talking. You can study for years and still freeze in a real conversation. Well Versed is the opposite: you learn by actually speaking, with a tutor who listens and never judges, until the language feels like yours.
Free to start · 17 languages · Cancel anytime
iPhone and iPad, with Android coming shortly
What it’s like
Less studying. More speaking.
Open the app and you’re already talking, not tapping through exercises.
A real conversation, out loud
Pick a focus, or just start. You and a tutor, actually talking.
A tutor that never judges
Pause, stumble, ask in English, try again. It just keeps you going.
Ready for the real world
Travel Mode preps you for a trip, with daily challenges while you’re there.
A look inside
What a session looks like
Choose a focus, or dive in
Help the moment you’re stuck
A daily challenge when you’re there
It learns what trips you up, and comes back to it
Why it works
It works the way you learned to talk
You didn’t learn your first language from flashcards. You learned it by listening and talking. Well Versed brings that back, and the difference is in how it listens.
Most apps turn your speech into text before the AI ever hears it, so they only read your words. Well Versed runs on a new generation of voice model that hears your actual voice. It picks up your tone, your pace, and your pronunciation, and responds to how you really sound.
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You speak
Out loud, in the language. A real conversation from your first session.
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It answers
Naturally, and in real time. Because it’s hearing you, not reading a transcript, the back-and-forth flows like talking to a person.
- 3
It helps
A word, a grammar point, or a gentle correction, exactly when you need it.
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It remembers
It quietly learns what you find hard and comes back to it, so every session builds on the last.
…and it builds, session after session.
17 languages
Practise the one you’re learning
From Spanish and French to Japanese, Hindi and Arabic. Each has its own tutors and accents, including European and Latin American varieties.
- Arabic (MSA)
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Russian
- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Thai
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
From our learners
What learners say
“I had a streak over a year long on Duolingo and never felt like I could actually talk to people. This is so much better. I feel like I can build confidence in conversations.”
SamanthaLearning Hindi · Canada
“I really love the progress notes. I feel like it lets me know what’s actually happening. And I can finally talk to my girlfriend’s parents!”
BradLearning Spanish · United States
“I’m still blown away how fast I’ve been able to learn with this. It feels like I’m moving 10x faster than every other app I’ve tried.”
RobertoLearning Thai · New Zealand
The alternative
What forty dollars buys
One hour
with a private tutor
Over five hours*
with your Well Versed tutor
Yours is there at midnight, never runs out of patience, and remembers every conversation you’ve had.
Pricing
Start with a free trial
Every plan begins with 7 days free. Both include everything. They differ only in how much you talk.
- 7 days free
- No charge until the trial ends
- Cancel anytime
Standard
US$39.99/mo
or US$399/year (save 17%)
Start free trial- Generous conversation time
- All tutors, all 17 languages
- Live reference cards while you talk
- A reflection after every session
- Adapts to what you find hard
- Travel Mode
Premium
US$74.99/mo
or US$749/year (save 17%)
Start free trial- Double the conversation time
- All tutors, all 17 languages
- Live reference cards while you talk
- A reflection after every session
- Adapts to what you find hard
- Travel Mode
Prices shown in US dollars. The App Store charges in your local currency, which may vary by region. iPhone and iPad, with Android coming shortly.
Questions
Everything you might be wondering
I’ve tried apps before and still can’t speak. Why is this different?
Because here you actually speak. Apps like Duolingo are built around tapping the right answer. That’s useful for vocabulary, but choosing from options never teaches you to think on your feet. From your first session you’re holding a real spoken conversation, which is the only thing that builds the confidence to talk in real life.
I’m a complete beginner. Is this for me?
Yes. Start as simply as you like, lean on English whenever you’re stuck, and the tutor meets you where you are. You don’t need vocabulary to begin. You pick it up by talking, the way you learned your first language.
Do I have to talk to a real person?
No. Your tutor is an AI: endlessly patient, available any time, and impossible to embarrass yourself in front of. For a lot of people, that’s exactly what makes speaking finally feel safe.
Which languages can I learn?
Seventeen, including European and Latin American Spanish and Portuguese, each with its own tutors and accents.
What does it cost?
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. There’s no charge until it ends, and you can cancel any time. After that, plans start at US$39.99 a month, roughly what a single hour with a private tutor costs.
Is my data private?
Your conversations are yours. They’re never sold or shared, the AI providers we use don’t train on them, and you can delete everything any time.
Have the conversation you’ve been putting off.
Download Well Versed and talk on day one. Free to start, so you can see how it feels.
Free 7-day trial · Cancel anytime