Falou vs HelloTalk

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] Falou 3/5 · US Started good, got worse: There is nothing more frustrating than trying to use an app that refuses to understand what you’re saying. When I first got this app, it was absolutely terrific. I was learning a lot of words, and I was correcting my pronunciation as I went along. Now as I go back over words, I already know, I am no longer getting the same results from the AI that’s judging my pronunciatio
2. [R6] Falou 3/5 · US Good App, Bad Content: The interface this app is easy and the algorithm works well, but the content is a total mess. The transliteration of some of the Japanese words is in fact Chinese, and many of the sentences (and I mean many) are unidiomatic, ungrammatical, and outright nonsensical. It should not have been released before a rigorous quality assurance on content was made. I regret the purchase
3. [R63] HelloTalk 3/5 · US Money hungry: See i would give it 5 stars but mannnnn you literally have to pay for everything just to talk and learn and you can’t even switch languages without paying for vip. It’s like the only way to really have fun on this app is if you have vip and im not gonna give yall my money just so I can communicate and learn. Like your limited on friend making as well. But the app is great it’s just I
4. [R100] HelloTalk 1/5 · US Greedy!: The app is practically useless unless you’re willing to pay for a membership. The audacity to charge just to edit my own profile!? And apparently you only get a certain amount of translations before you need to have a subscription? The app has potential but the creators are too money hungry.
5. [R18] Falou 3/5 · US Good but slow: i love this app so far but sometime I would say the sentence and it would take a whole 5-10 sec before it registered it and accept it making it very frustrating because i don’t know if i did something wrong or if the app is just very slow. But otherwise I’m learning word in a very fun and easy to remember way.
6. [R24] Falou 3/5 · US Listening: Great idea and generally is ok. But it definitely cannot hear you many times. Regardless of near or far, fast or slow you speak into the mic. If it listened better, it would be great. Being that basis of the program is to hear you speak, it is a frustrating weakness.
7. [R79] HelloTalk 2/5 · US Bugfest galore!: With every update, two bugs fixed, three bugs introduced. The VR UI is convoluted to such an extent, that you think it’s a mobile shooter game, and the arbitrary nature of the report and ban system is ridiculous where people get banned because they play piano, but calls to violence go unnoticed. The obvious A1-level English of the poorly named “support” does not help one to resolv
8. [R112] HelloTalk 1/5 · US Gangs of keyboard Jihadists have highjacked this app: This app is the worst. it’s full of disgusting racists who exist on their purely to leave hate comments and curses everywhere they go, directed at the minority groups they hate. And instead of doing anything about it, the brainless people running this app automatically ding and block your account because these keyboard racists mass report you. O
9. [R15] Falou 3/5 · US needs improvement: has a ton of bugs and when i say the wrong word, it says that’s correct and after you buy your subscription, they’ll make you buy your a different subscription just use drops
10. [R49] Falou 1/5 · US Bugs: Fix your bugs. I’m repeating everything it says to me multiple times and it doesn’t register and then says I didn’t say it resulting in a wrong answer. So annoying. Moving on to another app
11. [R14] Falou 5/5 · US The best!: it’s really similar to Duolingo, but it’s a little better than Duolingo as well. I learned so much already. This was recommended to me a lot on my TikTok FYP. I recommend this app. This is a really good app. Does it have any ads? You don’t really have to pay for anything? It’s pretty free. five stars!!
12. [R34] Falou 1/5 · US Don't fall for it: Bro so I was just having fun at first then after you get to like 20 minutes of practicing it say "Oh you reached your daily limit" and I had to wait 10 hours so at like 11pm I can start practicing you think I'm going to start practicing at 11pm NO I get tired at that time and you have to pay money to learn more Spanish you think I'm going to pay that NO! Fix this don't fall for
13. [R22] Falou 1/5 · US Zero customer support: I have reached out to support with email and have not received a response in regard to my purchase and what is included.
14. [R52] Falou 2/5 · US No support: Won’t load second lesson
15. [R87] HelloTalk 3/5 · US Not a safe space: This app does NOTHING to protect women from harassment, alongside men treating this app like international tinder. The app is well aware of this experience and does absolutely nothing preventative for it. Accounts I’ve blocked are still able to message me as well, which is absolutely unacceptable on the developers part for allowing this. I highly recommend HelloTalk does more pre
16. [R109] HelloTalk 1/5 · US Enables creepy behavior!: I used this app strictly for educational purpose. However a certain user kept asking very intrusive, uncomfortable questions which is why I blocked their account. Unfortunately, this user abnormally has a high number of several accounts which they frequently used to message me, in order to bypass the previous block. I sent HelloTalk screenshots and their support could not