For anyone who wants to actually speak French
Learn French by speaking from day one
Lingrow is an iOS app that teaches French through real voice conversations. You get 200+ scenarios and feedback after every conversation on grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation, including the gender and conjugation mistakes learners actually make.
Updated 10 September 2026. Features and pricing wording checked this month.
Key facts
- Lingrow gives French learners 200+ conversation scenarios across 3 difficulty levels.
- French feedback covers gender agreement, such as petit becoming petite, plus conjugation and the subjunctive.
- Liaison and nasal vowels get spoken feedback, since French spelling doesn't show how a sentence sounds.
- Lingrow holds a 4.7 App Store rating from 328 ratings in September 2026.
- Lingrow explains and gives feedback in 33 languages, so you don't have to learn through English.
Real French conversations
Lingrow gives you 200+ conversation scenarios in French at beginner, intermediate and advanced difficulty. You order coffee, take the metro, meet friends, sit a job interview and handle the small talk around all of it. The AI partner listens, replies in French and adapts to your level, so a beginner and someone who studied French at school for years can both work the same scenario without either one being bored or lost.
Feedback on gender and conjugation
Lingrow corrects you while you speak, then summarises every conversation across grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation. For French that means adjective agreement (petit becomes petite, and the added e changes the sound too, since the final t stays silent for the masculine but gets pronounced for the feminine), verb conjugation across the tenses you actually use in speech, and the subjunctive after the phrases that call for it.
Learn in your own language
You don't have to learn through English. Lingrow explains, corrects and translates in any of 33 languages, from Arabic and Hindi to Polish and Vietnamese. You pick your language when you sign up and can change it later in settings. Your corrections, your hints and your end-of-conversation feedback all arrive in the language you actually think in. The tap-a-word dictionary, the flashcards and the guided lessons are in English.
What English speakers find hard
French spelling and French sound often disagree. Liaison links words in speech that look separate on the page, so les amis is pronounced with a z sound bridging les and amis, while other final consonants stay silent depending on the word. French also has nasal vowels English lacks, so vin (wine) ends in a vowel pushed through the nose rather than a consonant. None of this shows up in writing the way it sounds, which is why spoken practice matters more than a textbook here.
Vocabulary and flashcards
Lingrow ships a small starter set of French flashcards, not a big curated library, so most of your deck comes from what you actually say. Save any word straight from a conversation and it goes into your own deck with audio and an example sentence. A spaced-repetition scheduler brings each word back before you forget it, and daily reminders keep the reviews from piling up. The gendered nouns and verb forms you got wrong out loud are the ones you end up reviewing.
Who it suits
Beginners who freeze the moment a real conversation starts, travellers who want to survive a trip in France or Quebec, and learners who studied French for years at school but never really spoke it. The tu-versus-vous decision and liaison both need repetition out loud, not a worksheet, to become automatic. If you want a grammar textbook or written exam drills, pair Lingrow with something else; talking is what it does.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lingrow good for French beginners?
- Yes. Beginner scenarios have the AI partner speak slowly and simply, and it adapts as you improve. You can start knowing almost nothing and lean on hints, which arrive in your own language. If you want structured grammar teaching alongside it, pair Lingrow with a course app or textbook.
- Does Lingrow help with tu versus vous?
- Yes. Scenarios put you in situations where the choice actually matters, like a job interview versus meeting a friend, and feedback tells you when you picked the wrong register. Getting it wrong out loud, and hearing the correction land, sticks better than reading the rule, which is why speaking practice beats a grammar chart here.
- Does Lingrow correct my French grammar?
- Yes. You get corrections while you speak, then a written summary covering grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation. For French the recurring issues are gender agreement, verb conjugation and the subjunctive, and the summary tells you which ones tripped you up and what to practise next.
- Can I use Lingrow if English isn't my first language?
- Yes. Lingrow supports 33 languages for explanations and feedback, so you can learn through Arabic, Hindi, Polish, Vietnamese, Russian, Thai and 27 others instead of English. You choose your language when you sign up and can change it in settings. The tap-a-word dictionary, flashcards and guided lessons are still in English.
- How much does Lingrow cost and is there a free trial?
- Lingrow is a subscription and it starts with a free trial, so you can have real French conversations before paying anything. Prices vary by country, so check the App Store for yours. Lingrow is iOS only at the moment, so there's no Android or web version to try instead.
- Can Lingrow replace a French tutor?
- For daily speaking practice, yes, and at a fraction of the cost per hour. Lingrow is available any time, never judges you and repeats a scenario as often as you like. A tutor is still worth adding, if you can afford one, for exam coaching, writing correction and someone holding you accountable.
Start speaking French today
Download Lingrow on iOS and have your first French conversation in a few minutes.
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