The Japanese app
that knows you.
An AI tracks every word you've seen, every mistake you've made, every pattern you've struggled with — then generates fresh practice content sitting exactly one step beyond your current ability. The longer you use it, the sharper it gets.
Order at a Tokyo ramen counter.
Tap a line. See how the shop replies in casual Shibuya Japanese — then how SayLocal rewrites you to sound less like a textbook.
Demo mode: 1 turn at a time, no history. Full scenarios in the app.
The AI that actually knows you.
Every other app teaches the same canned deck to everyone. SayLocal builds a live model of your Japanese — which words you own, which you keep missing — and generates each lesson one step past your current level.
This is the i+1 principle from second-language acquisition research, applied at the individual level via LLMs. No fixed-content app can do this. Anki can't. Even a tutor can't track thousands of micro-data-points about you.
A per-word strength model updates every time you read, listen, or speak — so nothing you already know wastes your time.
Fresh sentences built from words you know plus exactly one new piece — the proven sweet spot for acquisition.
A real CEFR estimate from your actual usage, not a streak counter — so you know how ready you really are.
Every conversation you'll actually have.
Tell us where you're going and what you'll do. We generate a personalized scenario map — the exact missions you need before you land.
16 of 200+ missions shown. Your map is regenerated for your exact city, dates, and plans — so you only drill the conversations you'll actually walk into.
Dialect, slang, tone — the way locals talk.
Generic apps teach formal, unnatural language. We train you on the version people actually speak — in the neighborhood you're going to.
Every phrase is tagged with its register — who you can say it to, and when. それな to a friend and you sound human; say it to your boss and you sound rude. We teach you the difference.
Visiting or moving —
we built for both.
14 days. 30 missions.
Compressed crash course for travelers. Airport, hotel, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, dating, transit — everything you'll hit in two weeks.
- · Trip-specific scenario pack
- · Survival + social language
- · Voice roleplay + pronunciation
- · Daily plan until departure
12 months. Real life.
For relocators, students, workers. Apartments, banks, doctors, work, friendships, dating, bureaucracy — the conversations that decide whether you actually settle in.
- · City hall, banking, phone contract
- · Work + small talk + dating
- · Landlord, doctor, haircut, gym
- · Long-term curriculum
FSRS scheduling so the words you learn actually stick.
Sound native — not just grammatically correct.
Train your ear at real, native conversation speed.
Every session targets the words you keep missing.
Know exactly how prepared you are.
A readiness score across every category that matters. Watch it climb as you finish missions — and feel ready, not anxious, when you land.
17 missions left
People who landed prepared.
"I landed in Shibuya and ordered ramen without freezing. That alone paid for the app."
"My Colombian coworkers stopped switching to English when I walked in. Took three weeks."
"First app that actually taught me Egyptian, not the news anchor Arabic from school."
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One mission, free.
Try before you pay. 14-day money-back guarantee on Pro.
One full scenario, no card. Feel the value before you pay.
- ·1 complete mission
- ·Text + voice roleplay
- ·Dialect selection
- ·Pronunciation feedback
For people preparing for a trip or move.
- ·Unlimited text roleplay
- ·120 voice mins / month
- ·Full scenario maps
- ·Readiness score + daily plan
- ·Slang & cultural notes
- ·Cancel anytime
Destination-specific crash course for one trip.
- ·30+ trip scenarios
- ·Survival + social language
- ·14-day plan
- ·Native-reviewed phrases
- ·Lifetime access to this trip
Prices in USD. Taxes calculated at checkout. Refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
Questions, answered.
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We're launching with Tokyo first. Leave your email and we'll let you know when your destination is live — plus a discount for founding members.
No spam. One launch email, then nothing unless you ask.