StupidNeko is still in development. Pre-release users only!
Something is lurking in the shadows…
For language learners who want to speak in the real world.
You understand it. You just freeze when it’s time to talk.
You can read it. You can follow it. But when someone’s waiting, the words won’t come. StupidNeko makes you say every line yourself, until a real conversation comes out of your mouth.
- Your first 10 drills and 3 conversations are free. No card, just sign in
- Say every line yourself, with a hint ready the moment you get stuck
- Conversations come back right before you forget, so they stick
- 10 drills cleared in your first 30 days, on topics you pick
Sound familiar?
None of this is a memory problem. It’s a talking problem. Talking is the one thing most apps never make you do.
You freeze up.
You ace the lessons, then go blank in a real conversation.
You’re too slow.
You translate the whole sentence in your head. By then the moment is gone.
You still can’t talk.
You’ve studied for months. You still can’t order lunch without sweating.
That’s not on you. No app ever asked you to talk. Here’s the fix.
Here’s how it gets you talking
A drill is just a real conversation, broken into one line at a time. You say each line yourself. The second you’re stuck, a hint walks you to it. No red ink. No penalty. Finish the whole thing on your own and that’s one drill cleared.
You say every line.
Not multiple choice. Not matching. You say the words yourself.
A hint the moment you’re stuck.
Stuck on a word? It nudges you, then shows you. Getting it wrong is the start of the drill, not a fail.
One line at a time.
No wall of grammar. Just the next thing to say, until the conversation’s done.
You won’t quit this time
The reason you stopped before wasn’t willpower. Nothing showed you were getting anywhere. This does. Every drill you clear and every day you show up is right in front of you.
Real numbers from a real learner. This is what showing up looks like.
Kenji
Drills Cleared
Replies sent
Practice time
From your first conversation to ten
Your free conversation is one drill cleared. The Sprint is your first 30 days. It stacks that one into ten.
Day 0
Pick your topics
Name a few real-life moments you care about. Travel, dates, work, exams, hobbies. The app builds your starter conversations from them, the same way it built your free one.
Every day
Run Today’s Drills
Open the app and run Today’s Drills. It mixes new conversations with old ones that come back right before you forget. You say every line yourself. Miss one and a hint walks you to it. About 10 minutes.
By day 30
Hit 10 drills cleared
A drill cleared is a conversation you finish with no hints and no mistakes, on the first try. A progress bar tracks you to ten. The app picks each day’s drills for you, so there’s no planning.
The questions you’re afraid to ask
No sales spin. Just straight answers to what you’re wondering.
How is this different from Duolingo?
Duolingo has you tap tiles and match words. You can score high without ever saying a sentence. Here you say every line of a real conversation yourself, out loud or typed. You keep going until you can run the whole thing with no help. One app trains you to know words. This one trains you to talk.
Can I trust an AI to teach me? What if it teaches me wrong?
Fair question. Two things keep it honest. First, the conversations are written and checked ahead of time. The AI does not make the lesson up as it goes. It walks you through a script we already checked. Second, its only job during a drill is to judge what you said and hand you a hint when you’re stuck. It does not invent grammar rules. If it’s ever unsure, it shows you the known-good answer instead of guessing. We’re also writing up a full and honest breakdown of how the AI works.
I’d be embarrassed to speak. Do people hear me?
No one hears you but you. It’s just you and the drill. You can type instead of speak the whole way through if you’d rather. You get your reps in where it’s safe. That way the real conversation later isn’t the first time you’ve said the words.
Does it work for my language and my level?
Japanese, Spanish and Russian are live today. More are on the way. The conversations match what you can handle. You pick the difficulty and it meets you there. If your language isn’t live yet, sign up and we’ll tell you the day it is.
Do I have to pay to try it?
No. Your first 10 drills and 3 conversations are free. No card, just sign in. You’ll know if it’s for you before money ever comes up.
What you get
Your first conversation is free. That’s the proof. When you upgrade, your first 30 days are the Conversation Sprint: a guided path to 10 drills cleared. After that you roll into the Conversation Membership. It keeps building new conversations and bringing old ones back, so you keep getting better.
In your membership
- Unlimited conversations on any topic. Type a situation and the app builds it
- You say every line yourself. Ask the tutor anything when you want to go deeper
- Past conversations come back right before you forget, so what you said sticks
- Today’s Drills tells you what to run each day. New drills plus review
- A progress bar to 10 drills cleared in your first 30 days
- Trains speaking, listening, reading, and writing together
Bonuses
Progress dashboard
Watch your drills cleared, conversations and streaks add up. You see yourself getting better instead of guessing.
Plan any conversation
Name a situation and the app plans the scene and the words to learn. Then it turns the plan into a drill you can run.
Conversations that build on each other
Each new conversation reuses words you’ve already said and nudges the difficulty up, so you never run out of things to say.
Our 30-day guarantee
Show up 18 days out of 30. If that doesn’t get you to 10 drills cleared, you don’t pay. The risk is ours, not yours.
30-Day Drills Cleared Guarantee. Once you start your Sprint, do your drills at least 18 of the next 30 days. If you don’t reach 10 drills cleared, email support@stupidneko.com within 35 days of starting and we’ll refund your Sprint payment. No hoops.
Founding Member Annual is the best value while we’re getting started.
Free to start. Upgrade when you’re ready.
Try your first conversation free. No card. When you upgrade, your first 30 days are the Conversation Sprint. After that you continue in the Conversation Membership at the same rate.
Pick a topic and run a real conversation. You say every line yourself. Finish it and that’s your first drill cleared. Your first 10 drills and 3 conversations are free. No card.
$190 billed once a year. That’s about 2 months free compared to monthly. You lock in the founding-member rate.
Every paid plan includes
- Unlimited conversations on any topic
- You say every line yourself. Miss one and a hint walks you to the answer
- Smart Review brings conversations back right before you forget
- Today’s Drills shows exactly what to run each day
- Progress dashboard: drills cleared, active conversations, streaks
Cancel anytime in account settings. No lock-ins.
Your first conversation is one sign-in away
Ten drills and three conversations free. No card. The fastest way to know if this works for you is to say your first line right now.
Have your first conversation free- Free to start
- No card
- About 10 minutes a day
Want a look first?
Come hang out in our Discord and ask us anything. Chat with other learners, share wins and get help.
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StupidNeko is still in development and open to pre-release users only. You’re early. Things will change. Your feedback shapes what we build next.