HiNative - Language Learning

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Last verified 6 Aug 2026

4.7 9086 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5So helpful!!!

   I love this app so much! I’ve been using it “on and off” for years and recently started using it more frequently again. When we ask questions, there’s always a template you have to pick for your actual question, but in the midst of my “off” season with this app, they added a feature where even free users can add a comment under the template to elaborate on your actual question, and I loveeeee that they did this!!!!! It makes the app much more convenient for getting your questions answered, and this also allows for more discussion amongst people’s answers! I like getting to help answer other people’s questions that they have about English, and I usually only ask questions about Korean or Spanish!

   Clarissa_Rose · 6 Aug 2026

2. 5/5Love it!~ I have a suggestion though!

   As the title says, I love this app! It works smoothly for me and even though I'm not paying monthly (I'm considering it), I stil have access to a lot of great featured! Answers and replies are quick and it's a joy to learn other languages as I help others learn as well! One suggestion I think a lot of users could benefit from is a HiNative chatroom and the ability to add friends. I'm meeting a lot of great people from around the world that I would love to add as friends and keep in touch with (without having to whip out social media). A chatroom could be a bunch of public chatrooms made for users to practice chatting in the languages they want to learn without having to do it under asked questions. I know some users who simply want to work on speaking and writing to others in conversation. Keep up the good work on the app!

   MicaelaDixon31 · 6 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Wonderfully Diverse

   HiNative is a great way to learn about language and culture through our peers around the world. Even if you don't have any questions to ask others for an extended period of time, or you aren't even learning a language, this app can be a great way to learn about things you never would have know about otherwise. Not to mention you can meet interesting people through it as well. (I live in the U.S, and the other day I talked with someone in South Korea through HiNative which I thought that was pretty cool). There are two things I'm not crazy about with this app. One, is that you are unable to hear other people's vocal answers to questions that are not your own, unless you pay money for the app. (I mean, language is a spoken thing, c'mon). The second thing I don't necessarily like is that HiNative has an annoying habit of sending notifications at night while I'm trying to sleep. You can just turn off notifications for that, but then I don't get the occasional interesting question from the app. They just need a better idea of time zones for they're users I think.

   L'anana · 6 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Life-changing, underrated self-study resource

   The system of and concept behind this app are great. After graduating college and not being in Japanese classes anymore, it’s a great resource for checking in with native speakers without the need for a teacher. Compared to other apps like HelloTalk, which is more suited for socialization and meeting other language learners, this app is great for getting reliable feedback from actual native speakers. The “does this sound natural” feature is especially helpful because if it sounds natural, natives will vote it as natural very quickly. And it has a system where the more you help others, the more your reputation goes up, and the more likely it is that your questions will show up at the top and get more answers. In fact, I’ve never had any of my questions ignored before. Just be helpful to others and ask well-worded questions and someone will help you out. It’s really a great little community. The amount of free features in the app is great as well, and there are almost no ads. But even if I had to pay some fee, this app would still be worth it, because it helps me so much as a solo learner. It seems like the app is being improved a lot recently, so I think they have big plans ahead.

   Shizuoっか？！ · 6 Aug 2026

5. 3/5Great idea but translations are needed

   A key flaw in this app is not understanding what some people are saying. If someone is writing a question in another language about English, how am I meant to understand and answer their question? I know there are the 4 uses of google translate and a subscription to translate infinitely but 1) not everyone has the financial means for that and 2) that feature is crucial for this app to be useful. Theres also a flaw in the “how do you say this” section because if a user is asking in their foreign language and the reader doesn’t speak it, then there’s no understanding there. At that point the google translate feature can be used by the reader but that almost defeats the whole purpose of asking a question to a native speaker when the reader is just giving them what the asker could have put in google translate themselves. This is an amazing app that has huge potential if it was developed a bit more.

   iamnotafraid · 6 Aug 2026

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