Is there a cheaper Speak alternative?

Yes: Flowzy Talk, an AI speaking tutor you can video call. Flowzy Talk is free to start (5 lessons a day, chats and 5 short video calls to try) and Pro costs $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store. Speak lists $17.99 a month on the US App Store.

Does Speak have a free version?

Speak's website says it offers a 7-day free trial, after which a paid subscription is required.

Can I video call an AI tutor in Flowzy Talk?

Yes. You can video call Sofía or Capi with live captions and a hint one tap away. Free users get five short calls to try.

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Flowzy Talk vs Speak

Both are speaking-first apps with an AI tutor. Speak has no free tier (a 7-day trial) and costs $17.99 a month on the US App Store; Flowzy Talk is free to start and Pro costs $9.99 a month. Flowzy Talk adds video calls with its tutor and teaches German, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic; Speak teaches Chinese.

Checked on 11 October 2026 against each app’s own pages. Prices: US App Store.

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	Flowzy Talk	Speak
Platforms	iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later) and Android	iOS and Android; not available on desktop source
Languages	10: Spanish, German, Japanese, American English, Korean, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Arabic	For English speakers: Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Chinese; English for speakers of 15 languages source
Free tier	Yes: 5 lessons a day, chat with every character, 5 short video calls to try, no ads	No free tier; a 7-day free trial source
Price	Pro: $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year (US App Store)	Premium: $17.99 a month or $83.99 a year (US App Store) source
AI voice conversation	Yes: voice messages and spoken calls with Sofía, Capi and other characters	Yes: back-and-forth conversation with the Speak Tutor source
Video call with an AI tutor	Yes: video call Sofía or Capi with live captions and hints (Pro: up to 25 minutes a day)	Not mentioned on Speak's official pages source
Curriculum	Hand-written CEFR courses; every chapter ends with a spoken call	Expert-crafted curriculum written by learning designers source

Platforms: Flowzy TalkiPhone (iOS 16.4 or later) and Android; SpeakiOS and Android; not available on desktopsource
Languages: Flowzy Talk10: Spanish, German, Japanese, American English, Korean, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Arabic; SpeakFor English speakers: Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Chinese; English for speakers of 15 languagessource
Free tier: Flowzy TalkYes: 5 lessons a day, chat with every character, 5 short video calls to try, no ads; SpeakNo free tier; a 7-day free trialsource
Price: Flowzy TalkPro: $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year (US App Store); SpeakPremium: $17.99 a month or $83.99 a year (US App Store)source
AI voice conversation: Flowzy TalkYes: voice messages and spoken calls with Sofía, Capi and other characters; SpeakYes: back-and-forth conversation with the Speak Tutorsource
Video call with an AI tutor: Flowzy TalkYes: video call Sofía or Capi with live captions and hints (Pro: up to 25 minutes a day); SpeakNot mentioned on Speak's official pagessource
Curriculum: Flowzy TalkHand-written CEFR courses; every chapter ends with a spoken call; SpeakExpert-crafted curriculum written by learning designerssource

Choose Flowzy Talk if

You want to start free and pay less: Pro is $9.99 a month.
You want to see your tutor: video calls with live captions.
You learn German, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian or Arabic.

Speak may suit you better if

You want to learn Chinese.
You prefer Speak's Learn, Practice, Apply method and its long track record.

Questions

Is there a cheaper Speak alternative?
Yes: Flowzy Talk, an AI speaking tutor you can video call. Flowzy Talk is free to start (5 lessons a day, chats and 5 short video calls to try) and Pro costs $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store. Speak lists $17.99 a month on the US App Store.
Does Speak have a free version?
Speak's website says it offers a 7-day free trial, after which a paid subscription is required.
Can I video call an AI tutor in Flowzy Talk?
Yes. You can video call Sofía or Capi with live captions and a hint one tap away. Free users get five short calls to try.