Axo · Spanish Speaking Tutor
You understand more Spanish than you can speak. Axo waits while you think and lets you finish your sentence, then answers out loud, gently fixes what needs fixing, and remembers you next time. And nobody else hears a word.
Free on the App Store. iPhone · Speech recognition stays on your device.
AXO · tu tutor de español
How it works
No lessons, no flashcards, no tapping matching tiles. You open the app and you're in a conversation: the thing you've been avoiding, made unscary.
Press and hold to talk, like a walkie-talkie. You decide when you're done speaking, not an algorithm with a stopwatch.
Hunt for a word, restart the verb, mix in some English. Axo follows what you mean and keeps the conversation going.
A real reply in Spanish, at your level, with a question to keep it going, and a gentle correction only when it earns its place.
Why Axo
Total beginner or advanced speaker: you choose the level you're aiming for, and Axo holds every conversation right there.
The story you told on Tuesday comes up again on Friday. The word you fumbled returns for another pass. Axo keeps track of what you've learned and what still needs practice, so every conversation starts where the last one ended.
Speech recognition runs on your iPhone, and your voice never leaves it. Practice rolling your r's at midnight.
Most voice apps answer at your first pause. Axo waits for the whole thought.
A charming animated axolotl, because it's easier to be brave in front of a friendly cartoon than an almost-human face.
Free to download, no ads, no gems, no hearts, no streak guilt. A paid plan, when it comes, will be one plain price.
I understand almost everything people say to me in Spanish. But when it's my turn, I freeze up mid-sentence and switch back to English.
If that's you: your Spanish isn't gone. It just needs a safe place to come out loud.
It's Mexico's own: at home in the canals of Xochimilco, with its face on the 50-peso note. It's famous for regrowing what it loses, and it never stops smiling. Rusty Spanish works the same way: not gone. It grows back.
Meet the cast
Axo hosts, but the door is open. Every tutor has their own voice and personality, and you can switch anytime in the app.
el xoloitzcuintli
Named for Mexico's ancient dog. Upbeat and chatty, always ready with the next question.
la maestra
A jaguar with reading glasses. Patient with grammar, generous with hints.
All included with the app. More tutors on the way.
FAQ
Because ChatGPT is a brilliant generalist, and speaking practice needs a specialist. Axo waits while you think instead of grabbing the mic at every pause. It remembers your level and recurring mistakes across sessions. It corrects like a tutor: a little, gently, at the right moment. And it keeps your voice private: speech recognition runs on your phone, not a server.
No. Speech recognition happens on-device, using Apple's on-device engine. Your audio never leaves your iPhone and is never stored. Only the text of what you said is sent, with your consent, to generate Axo's reply.
None yet, or a lot. Both work. You choose your level, from complete beginner to advanced, and Axo pitches every conversation there: slower and simpler for your first words, faster and more nuanced as you climb. And if you're the classic case, understanding more Spanish than you can say, you'll feel it working on day one.
Free to download, and free to use while Axo is new. When a paid plan arrives it will be one simple subscription, shown plainly in the app before you pay anything. No gems, no hearts, no «limited-time» countdown timers.
If what you're missing is speaking, yes. That's the whole difference. Duolingo's free tier includes scripted speaking exercises, but its open AI conversation (Video Call) is part of the paid Max add-on. On Axo, open spoken conversation is the product, from the first minute.
Your streak wasn't wasted. It built vocabulary. Axo is where it turns into speech.
Speak is polished and well liked, with 4.8 stars on the App Store. The clearest difference is where your voice goes: per Speak's own privacy policy, user audio is shared with OpenAI and Microsoft. Axo's speech recognition runs on your iPhone, so your voice never leaves your phone. Axo keeps it simple, with no tier ladder or daily limits in the middle.
Praktika (4.8 stars) markets «ultra-realistic AI avatars» (their words). Axo went the other way on purpose: a warm animated axolotl, because it's easier to be brave in front of a friendly cartoon than an almost-human face. And where Praktika's US listing shows tiers from $6.99 to $139.99, Axo keeps it simple: free to download, no tier maze.
On the App Store, for iPhone, free to download. It launches with Spanish, focused on one thing: getting you comfortable speaking out loud.
