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Life & fun · January 12, 2025

Lingocat

Become fluent faster through conversational practice

Lingocat launched on January 12, 2025 with 437 votes, #52 of 6,141 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

In plain words

Lingocat is an iOS app that helps users learn to speak a new language through conversational practice with an AI tutor. Rather than focusing on vocabulary drills, it uses structured exercises based on language teaching best practices to develop spoken communication skills. The app is designed for people who want to achieve fluency through interactive dialogue and engagement.

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From the sources

Stop practicing vocab and learn to speak a new language through engaging exercises with an AI language tutor. Our lessons are structured to implement language teaching best practices that will improve your spoken communication skills as fast as possible.

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