Its ACTUALLY useful!

Ive downloaded a lot of apps that "give the opportunity to talk to foreigners" but I end up never using them or understanding how to use them. But HelloTalk is very easy to use and Ive ACTUALLY got to talk to native Japanese speakers. The way it works it you send out status updates similar to twitter in the language you are learning, and natives will correct it. You also do the same for them. You can exchange messages and even send out pictures and voice recordings. Also if both you and the person you are talking to give consent you can exchange phone calls to practice. Ive been using this app less than a week and I have exchanged phone calls and message multiple people daily. In this app people are more than willing to help and are very excited to learn. Another important point is that this app is VERY strict on putting yourself out there to date. This is NOT a dating app, its a friendly educational app. One thing is this app is free, there is a subscription to a premium service, but you can learn more than enough without it. The premium service is useful if you want to learn more than one language and you need more than twenty translations a day. Honestly the challenge of having to read and LISTEN (you can listen to messages being read) to the messages is beneficial for learning. The best way to learn a language is immersion I assure you. Anyway the app is great. Not a waste of time and nothing to lose. Plus you get to make great friends!

2Dotty about HelloTalk - Language Learning, v2.2.9