Vivavoce
Painted evening street in Gion, Kyoto, the setting for Vivavoce's first Japanese speaking mission KYOTO · A1

Japanese · Spanish · Thai · Cantonese

The language speaking practice app that gets you talking

Order coffee in Kyoto, check into a hotel in Madrid, bargain at a Bangkok night market. Vivavoce puts you in real conversations with a patient tutor, corrects you gently, and brings your own mistakes back until they stick.

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For iPhone, iOS 18 or later.

How it works

Speaking practice built around real situations

Lessons build up to speaking missions: short, real-life conversations with a tutor who stays in character.

  1. Read the brief

    Each mission sets the scene, names your tutor and gives you a few goals, like greeting Yui, ordering a coffee and paying.

  2. Rehearse the phrases

    Hear each key phrase with its reading and meaning, then say it along before you go in. Rehearse as many times as you like.

  3. Have the conversation

    Talk or type. Ask your tutor to say it again, slow down, or show English. Goals tick off as you reach them.

Inside the app

A calm daily routine, built around speaking

Vivavoce Today screen showing the daily plan over a painting of Kyoto
TodayA short plan for the day: a lesson, a mission, review and a story.
Speaking mission brief for Café in Kyoto with Yui, a barista, listing four goals
Mission briefMeet your tutor, see your goals and rehearse the key phrases.
Live tutor conversation with Yui asking for your order in Japanese
Live tutorTalk or type. Ask for it again, in English or slower.
Review flashcard marked as your mistake from the hiragana unit
ReviewYour own mistakes come back as cards before you forget them.
Story reader showing The Last Train in Japanese with furigana
StoriesGraded stories with furigana, audio and new words highlighted.

Gentle corrections

A tutor who corrects you without stopping you

When you say something a native speaker wouldn't, a coach note appears under your message with the natural way to put it. The conversation keeps going, so you build confidence and accuracy at the same time.

Meet Yui, a barista at Café Komorebi in Kyoto, Lucía at Café Botánico in Madrid, Ploy at a coffee stall in Ari, Bangkok, or Ah Mei at Wing Lee Café in Sham Shui Po.

Review

Your mistakes come back as flashcards

Every correction is saved. Review brings it back with spaced repetition, a little before you'd forget it, marked as your mistake and tagged with where it came from.

Say the answer out loud, reveal it, and swipe right if you knew it or left to see it again soon. Words from stories and lessons join the same deck.

Review flashcard asking which sound the hiragana あ makes, marked as your mistake

Graded stories

Short stories at your level, with audio

Stories are picked so you already know 90 to 98% of the words, like The Last Train (最後の電車, El último tren, รถไฟขบวนสุดท้าย, 尾班車). Tap any word for its meaning and an example, and listen while each sentence is read aloud.

Readings can show on every word, only on new words, or not at all: furigana for Japanese, romanization for Thai, Jyutping for Cantonese. New words are highlighted.

Illustration of a late-night train platform from the graded story The Last Train

最後の電車 · The Last Train · N5

夜よるの十一時じゅういちじです。マリはかばんを持もって、道みちを走はしっています。

It's eleven at night. Mari is running down the street with her bag.

Courses

Four languages, beginner to advanced

Each course runs from A1 to C1 in 34 units, with its own tutors, places, missions and stories.

Your reason

Practice for the conversations you actually want

Pick your reason when you start and set how many minutes a day you have. You can also write your own mission, like “meeting my partner's grandparents”.

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FAQ

Questions about Vivavoce

Which languages can I practice speaking in Vivavoce?

Japanese, Spanish, Thai and Cantonese. Each course runs from beginner (A1) to advanced (C1) in 34 units, with its own tutors, places and stories.

Is Vivavoce good for complete beginners?

Yes. You can start at A1, rehearse each mission's phrases first, and ask the tutor to repeat, slow down or show English at any point.

How does Vivavoce correct my mistakes?

A coach note appears under your message with the more natural way to say it, without stopping the conversation. Each correction is saved and comes back later as a review card.

Does it follow JLPT or DELE levels?

Japanese levels follow JLPT N5 to N1 and Spanish levels follow DELE A1 to C1, so you can tell where you stand. Thai and Cantonese use the same A1 to C1 scale.

How much does Vivavoce cost?

Vivavoce Premium is $119.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial, or $19.99 a month with no trial (US prices; the App Store shows the price for your country). You start the trial when you first open the app, and you're reminded before it ends. Cancel any time before the trial ends and you pay nothing. There are no ads.

What does Premium include?

Live role-plays with the tutor, played by Claude (two a day), a lesson and a graded story written for every unit, review built from your own mistakes, and all four languages. It runs on an iPhone with iOS 18 or later.

Can I read with furigana, romanization or Jyutping?

Yes. Stories can show readings on every word, only on new words, or not at all: furigana for Japanese, romanization for Thai and Jyutping for Cantonese.

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Start speaking today

Your first speaking mission takes about six minutes. For iPhone, iOS 18 or later.

Coming soon to the App Store