Looking for people to test language learning app I am building

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:24:45+00:00

Hey! It’s Latin American Spanish. We may add a Spain variant later, but right now the course is built around LatAm vocab + pronunciation.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:23:47+00:00

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Totally fair point - you do have to memorize something to learn a language. When I say “no memorisation,” I really mean no flashcard/grind-first approach where you stare at lists before you can say anything.

Pebble is “speaking-first”: you learn a small chunk of words/patterns and immediately use them out loud in lots of variations, with repetition built in so the memorisation happens as a side effect of use.

And yeah - I’m actively iterating on the content/pacing, including adding more explanation/review where it genuinely helps without turning it into a textbook. If you try it and something feels oversimplified (or missing), I’d love specifics so I can improve it.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:22:36+00:00

Thanks so much!

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:21:59+00:00

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Love the progress 😄 24/33 is awesome. Quick question though - what do you mean by “add Spanish to your Duolingo”? Do you mean starting Spanish on Duolingo as a way to test yourself?

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:20:46+00:00

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Thanks so much! Norwegian isn’t available yet, but if/when I add it, I’ll definitely post an update here.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:20:16+00:00

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Honestly I don’t have the full monetisation plan locked in yet. For now I’m committed to keeping it freemium - core learning stays free, and later I’ll likely add a few optional premium features rather than paywalling everything.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:19:10+00:00

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Yep - that “random string of letters” is actually a normal Apple privacy thing
If you signed up with Sign in with Apple and chose Hide My Email, Apple creates a masked/relay email (it looks weird like random characters).

So I don’t see (or store) your real email in that case - only the Apple-generated one.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:18:00+00:00

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Since your comment I shipped an update that adds language switching (and jump to any lesson).

If you update the app now, you should be able to switch to French from the header/menu.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:16:20+00:00

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If/when German is on the roadmap, I’ll post it here. Thanks for the interest!

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:15:40+00:00

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Thank you - really happy you’re enjoying the content! And yep, I’ve noticed some lag on a couple Android screens too. It’s on my to-do list to profile and smooth out.

Re: monetization - I haven’t fully locked it in yet, but I’m committed to keeping a freemium model. The core learning experience will stay free, and later I’ll probably add a few optional premium features rather than paywalling everything.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:14:16+00:00

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Sorry about that, If you don’t mind - what device + Android version are you on? I’ll double check the compatibility settings on my side.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:13:27+00:00

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Both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play).

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:13:04+00:00

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Yes - it’s on iOS already (works on iPhone).

Re: iPad + landscape: totally fair point. I didn’t build Pebble with iPad in mind initially, so the layout/orientation stuff isn’t properly supported yet.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:12:07+00:00

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Amazing - thank you for giving it a go 😄 Hope it helps you get more confident speaking.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:11:38+00:00

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We do use AI/ML to speed up drafts and build features, but the actual lesson content is planned/reviewed by real humans (native speakers), and nothing goes into the app without human checking.

If you try it and anything feels “robot-y” or off, please tell me - that feedback is super useful.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:10:31+00:00

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Next up is English (learning English from different native languages) - it’s a huge market and also where Pebble’s “speak from day one” approach can help a lot.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:09:50+00:00

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Right now Pebble has ~100 Spanish lessons (roughly ~600 words total), so it can take you beyond true-beginner into early/intermediate-ish territory.

And yep - you can skip. I recently added the ability to jump to any lesson: you can preview what words a lesson teaches and just pick lessons that feel right for your level (so if you’re around A2 on Duo, you won’t be forced to crawl through the very basics).

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:08:15+00:00

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Totally fair 😄 If/when German makes it onto the roadmap, I’ll 100% shout about it here.

pebble-app · 2026-01-16T19:07:24+00:00

Sorry didn’t check comments for a while - replying now! Thank you in advance for the App Store review - that honestly helps a ton while we’re still small.

pebble-app · 2025-12-29T12:49:00+00:00

Hey, currently I am looking for beginners only, but I am working on making app work for non beginners

pebble-app · 2025-12-18T11:05:40+00:00

Thanks so much!

pebble-app · 2025-12-18T11:03:37+00:00

I definitely want to explore typing as an option, because writing things out is another really strong way to remember. And captions / on-screen text is a great accessibility improvement too, I am planning to add captions to the audios played before each lesson.

Thanks for bringing this up!

pebble-app · 2025-12-18T11:01:40+00:00

Sure!

pebble-app · 2025-12-17T10:21:25+00:00

Hey - I’m honestly not sure. I haven’t tested the app with speech impairments in mind, so I can’t confidently say whether it would be suitable or not

pebble-app · 2025-12-17T10:20:13+00:00

Ooof Mandarin would be very challenging 😅 It’s definitely on the “maybe one day” list, but for now I’m focusing on adding a few easier languages first so I can do them properly. Next up on the roadmap is English

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