I kept a Duolingo streak going for months and still froze the first time I actually had to order food in Spanish. Vocab drills and matching exercises are good for recognition, but they don't prepare you for a real back-and-forth conversation — so I built Echoly to skip straight to that part.
What it does
Echoly puts you in a spoken conversation with an AI partner through everyday scenarios — ordering coffee, making small talk, handling a doctor's visit — in whatever language you're learning. It responds in character, corrects you when you slip up, and keeps the conversation moving instead of waiting for you to pick the right multiple-choice answer.
Stack
Node.js backend, Firebase for auth/data, and an LLM driving the conversational partner. Frontend is a single-page app.
Try it
It's free to use: https://echoly-enjr.onrender.com
Would love feedback from anyone who's hit the same wall — comfortable with an app, not with an actual conversation.
Top comments (1)
The real-conversation positioning is clear, and the no-signup trial is a useful feature.
One launch-readiness issue stood out: the homepage and Privacy Policy say guests can use Echoly without an account, while the Terms say a free account is required.
The Privacy Policy also mentions payments as something to be introduced later, although the Terms already describe recurring Premium billing.
Aligning those statements could improve user confidence before signup or checkout. I reviewed only the public pages, not any private functionality.