HelloTalk - Языковой обмен
★ 4.7What it actually doesPractice foreign languages with native speakers on HelloTalk!
Actually does
- ✓Live streaming10% of reviews
- ✓Language learning70% of reviews
- ✓Messaging60% of reviews
- ✓Voice calls30% of reviews
- ✓Video calls20% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text5% of reviews
- ✓Social network10% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)50% of reviews
- ✓Система подбора языковых партнеров30% of reviews
- ✓Free tier40% of reviews
- ✓Multi-account20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Translation
Common complaints
- ✗Massive fake profiles and fraudulent accounts30% of mentions
«70–80% of accounts are either scammers or heavily suspicious. Stolen photos from the internet (Taobao, Douyin, Instagram), AI-generated faces, and identical backstories appear over and over again.»
- ✗Lack of moderation: predators, dating attempts instead of language practice20% of mentions
«Not only is it full of pedophiles, but they also block you for complaints from these pedophiles because I refuse to engage in intimate dating!»
- ✗Aggressive monetization: almost all features require a paid subscription35% of mentions
«After the app update, ads appeared and restrictions were introduced on literally everything: changing partner language, frequency of language switching, number of translations. The app became simply awful.»
- ✗Critical issues with app loading and stability25% of mentions
«Can't log into the app, it says CONNECTING but won't connect. It hasn't loaded for a week now, neither on mobile internet nor on WiFi.»
- ✗Incorrect money deduction (more than stated)5% of mentions
«The screen showed an offer to buy a year subscription for 3450₽, but they charged 4550₽! This is fraud.»
What people praise
- ★Excellent speech recognition tool
«1 star for the speech recognition tool, which actually works very well.»
- ★Effective platform for language exchange with native speakers
«Hello Talk is the best app, where u can find new friends around the world. You can learn languages easy and free.»
- ★Interactive live streams and voice rooms with experts
«The VR was the first VR in English VRs that I've joined.»
- ★Real language skills improvement through practice
«Cool app, I like it, improved my Spanish level.»
- ★Friendly and polite community, respect for privacy
«Great app for learning and practicing language, people are very nice and helpful. They also respect privacy and don't force you to upload real pictures.»