How Speakcy works
Speakcy does one thing: it finds you someone to speak with, right now. Here's everything that happens, from signing up to your hundredth call.
A short setup, once
A short set of questions the first time you open the app.
Sign in with Google
One tap with your Google account. There's no separate password to remember.
Tell us about you
Your name, gender and date of birth. Speakcy is for people aged 13 and over.
Pick a username
It appears on your profile, alongside your name.
Choose your language
English or Japanese. You're matched with people practising the same one.
Set your comfort level
Four levels, from Beginner to Advanced. Your partners see it.
Choose a daily goal
5, 10, 15, 30 minutes a day. Change it any time.
Four comfort levels, in your own words
When you join, you pick the sentence that sounds most like you. Your partner sees the level, so you both know where the conversation is starting.
Beginner
“I struggle to speak English and need help forming sentences.”
Elementary
“I can speak basic English, but I often make mistakes.”
Intermediate
“I can hold conversations, but I want to speak more fluently.”
Advanced
“I speak English well and want to sound more natural and confident.”
Tap, match, talk
Tap Start speaking
The Speak tab has one big button. Tap it whenever you have a few minutes and you’re ready to talk.
Get matched
Speakcy looks for another learner of the same language who is free right now. Searching runs for a couple of minutes. If nobody is free, try again at a busier hour: early mornings and evenings have the most people online.
Talk
You’re connected on a live 1:1 voice call. You’ll see your partner’s name and level, a call timer, and buttons to mute, switch to the earpiece, or end the call. Nothing is recorded.
After the call
Rate the call, send your partner a request if you’d like to speak again, or report them if something wasn’t right. Only time on a connected call counts toward your minutes.
Progress you can see
Daily goal and streak. Every day you reach your goal adds a day to your streak. The home screen shows your week, and the Streak screen shows the month.
Progress. See how many minutes you spoke this week and how they spread across the last seven days.
XP and leagues. Each full minute on a call earns 5 XP, and ratings from your partners count too. Climb from Bronze through Silver, Gold and Platinum to Diamond.
Leaderboard. See where you stand this week. The weekly board starts fresh every Monday.
Partners. People you’ve spoken with and both agreed to add appear in the People tab. Message them, or call them again directly.
Ready to say it out loud?