Common questions

The closest comparison isn't an app — it's the gym. Duolingo is walking past a gym and looking at the machines. Wekos is the rep. You show up, you drill real sentences, you leave. The reps compound. No gamification, no cartoon mascots. Just efficient drilling that respects your time and actually builds fluency.

Nobody becomes conversational by memorizing a list of fruit names. Wekos starts with real phrases people actually say — not arbitrary category lists. Each session drills the individual words, then the semantic chunks, then the full sentence. You absorb grammar naturally by seeing it in context, the same way you learned your first language.

Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Italian, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese. More are in development.

Everything — all 8 languages, all sentence categories, generation-matched slang cards, all three practice modes, the interactive tone guide, and the particle reference. The only limit is 5 minutes per session, which resets every 8 hours.

Unlimited session time. That's the one thing. Every feature is available on the free plan — Premium just removes the session cap so you can drill as long as you want.

Three options: $7.99/month, $47.99/year (~$4/month), or $149.99 once for lifetime access.

Auto plays through everything hands-free — good for commuting or background listening. Semi-manual loops the current word or sentence until you're ready to move on. Manual gives you full control over every individual repetition. You can switch between them at any time.

After every sentence block, a slang card introduces one piece of vocabulary you won't find in a textbook — regional slang, colloquial phrases, internet language. It's calibrated to your generation (set at signup, adjustable in settings) and labeled with regional origin where relevant, like Mexican Spanish vs. Rioplatense Spanish.

Tones are the hardest part of Mandarin and Cantonese for most learners. Wekos has an interactive tone visualizer — an audio pitch graph you can listen to and reference at any point during a session. You see the shape of the tone and hear it simultaneously. Mandarin has 4 tones; Cantonese has 6.

Grammar particles (は, が, の in Japanese; 了, 的 in Mandarin/Cantonese) are notoriously confusing and most apps either skip them or explain them poorly. Wekos includes a full particle reference — every particle with example sentences and audio — available any time during a session when something doesn't make sense.

Yes. You start building real comprehension from day one, even with zero prior knowledge. Most users start with no experience in their target language.

Wekos is a web app that works in any browser, including mobile Safari and Chrome. Add it to your home screen from your browser's share menu for a native-app feel.

Go to Settings → Manage Subscription. This opens the Stripe billing portal where you can cancel at any time. Your access continues until the end of the billing period.