Vocavoy

Vocavoy vs Verbi (2026): two AI speaking tutors compared

Updated October 8, 2026

The short answer: Pick Verbi if you want Portuguese, Chinese or Russian, or a web app. Pick Vocavoy if you want to start free without an account, and want a full beginner course (lessons, stories, alphabet trainers) around the AI tutor.

At a glance

VocavoyVerbi
Languages6: Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Korean, Italian9, incl. Portuguese, Chinese and Russian
Getting startedFree, no accountSign-up and a free trial, then a subscription
AI tutorText + hands-free calls; Sweet, Strict, Savage and Drama personalitiesConversation practice with several tutor voices and styles
PronunciationScore for every word, with a tip for the soundFeedback on your spoken answers
Structured course24 cities, 72 lessons, 24 stories (Spanish: 40 cities), grammar drills per languageVocabulary, verb drills, grammar and listening practice
AlphabetsHiragana, katakana, kanji and Hangul trainersNot a focus
PlatformsiPhone and iPadiOS, Android, web

Verbi details are from its public store listing and website at the time of writing and may have changed.

Choose Verbi if…

  • You learn Portuguese, Chinese or Russian
  • You're on Android or the web
  • You only want conversation practice

Choose Vocavoy if…

  • You want to try everything before paying anything
  • You're a true beginner and want a course, not just chat
  • You're learning Japanese or Korean and need the alphabet first

The difference in practice

Verbi and Vocavoy agree on the big idea: you learn to speak by speaking, and AI makes a patient conversation partner available at any hour.

The difference is what surrounds the chat. Vocavoy wraps the tutor in a beginner course: city-by-city lessons with native audio, short stories, listening practice, grammar cards, spaced-repetition sprints and alphabet trainers for Japanese and Korean.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Verbi?

Vocavoy is free to download and needs no account. It includes an AI tutor with voice calls (15 free call minutes a day), word-by-word pronunciation scoring and full beginner courses in six languages.

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