HelloTalk - Language Learning 4+

Great app and outstanding customer service

I have used this app for more than 4 years. I decided to buy the lifetime VIP membership and its really worth it. Unlimited translations and lots of languages to switch between eg you can change languages and learn multiple languages at the same time.
I think it works best if you are patient and prepared to give something back, as in make regular posts in your language to share so others can learn. Understanding that the beginner you are communicating with may only know a few words or can speak well but cannot write. Learning a language I think is like learning a Musical instrument, it takes regular practice, a good teacher and a chance to perform what you have learnt. Hellotalk gives you the tools to makes this possible and you will meet some great language partners to have regular exchanges. Really great app 10/10

Developer Response ,

Good day! Thank you for choosing HelloTalk and we hope you enjoy learning languages while making new friends.

This app is just terrible

Don’t get me wrong; I’ve never written a review for an app before because most apps haven’t really given me trouble—until now. Here’s what happened: I got banned for receiving too many reports from others, even though I never did anything wrong. All I did was use a profile picture of myself wearing a mask, hat, and glasses. They completely, and I mean “PERMANENTLY,” banned me from using the app ever again. When I reached out to them, they simply said I violated the terms and conditions for “using a political profile photo” and “not being a language partner.” Seriously? This is ridiculous.

I have never experienced anything like this in my life. I was always nice to everyone, and everyone treated me kindly in return, yet some random users reported me for my profile picture, and now I’m banned just like that. This is totally unacceptable! They should have at least given me a warning or asked me nicely to change my profile picture—that would have been reasonable. It’s not that hard to be fair. Getting banned over a funny profile pic because they consider it political is absurd! Meanwhile, others are using anime images or pictures of celebrities without any issues, and I just want to use my own photo. It feels so unfair to be treated like this. With all consideration, I do not endorse the use of this application.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, we're sorry for the inconvenience caused. We understand your frustration and would like to help resolve this issue. Could you please provide your HelloTalk ID or email to support@hellotalk.com so we can investigate further? Thank you for your cooperation.

AMAZING but ONE ISSUE

I’ve been using hellotalk for almost a year now and have made a few friends on here who i’ve kept for the entire time and it’s made me a lot more enthusiastic about learning a new language and understanding in a way that i previously never did. HOWEVER… it made a new update and i need to say that there was this ONE feature i REALLY liked even if it had VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH LANGUAGE LEARNING… it was the little doodle feature where you could draw ☹️ it was so cute and my and my friend used to send each other little drawings all the time and it was something we really liked and now it’s GONE
hellotalk staff or whoever oversees this PLEASE consider bringing it back 😭 it was one of the cutest lighthearted just fun things about chatting with friends and i really loved it, so if you could just put that back i would be extremely grateful
But genuinely this app is super good for people of any skill level of a new language, and it’s usually filled with people who are super nice (not always though). but that’s feature… please guys 😭😭😭