Die App
More than chat.
Text, speak, read little stories at your level (Lesen), and play a quick vocabulary game (Blitz). Pick your level from A1 to C1 any time — your friends adjust instantly.
💬 Text
🎙️ Speak
📖 Read
⚡ Blitz
Kommt dir bekannt vor?
Because comprehension and production are different skills. A streak trains recognition — you see a word, you know it. Speaking means producing German from scratch, under pressure, with no multiple choice. That only gets built where German actually gets spoken: in conversation. That's where Na puts you, from message one.
So funktioniert's
30 characters, each with their own life, job and sense of humor — from a sarcastic Berlin designer to a formal Bavarian finance director. They remember what you told them last week.
About your day, your plans, your opinions. Slip up and your friend shows you how a German would say it — mid-chat, no red pen — then keeps talking. Or drop into a Szenario, a mini role-play with an actual goal to reach.
Switch any chat to voice. No grades, no stranger listening — just talking. Your mouth learns German too, not only your thumbs.
Deine Freunde
30 characters across Germany, each with a real job, city and personality — plus the formal Sie-form when you need it. Lena overshares, Jonas pitches you his startup, Herr Bauer keeps things proper. You'll pick favorites.
they remember what you told them last week ↓Voice Mode
When you're ready, switch any chat to voice. Same friend, same conversation — now out loud. Your mouth learns German too, not just your thumbs.
no grades. just talking. ←Die App
Text, speak, read little stories at your level (Lesen), and play a quick vocabulary game (Blitz). Pick your level from A1 to C1 any time — your friends adjust instantly.
Ehrliche Antworten
Depends what you're missing. Already know grammar and vocab but freeze up mid-conversation? That's exactly the gap Na is built for. Starting from zero and want structure first? A course-style app may fit better as a companion. Most fluent speakers eventually need both — some structure, and a lot of real practice. We compared the major options honestly here.
A different species. Duolingo drills you with exercises; Na puts you in conversations. If you want XP, keep your streak. If you want to hold a conversation in German, come text with us.
Comprehension and production are trained differently. Reading and listening build recognition — you see a word, you know it. Speaking means producing German from scratch, under pressure, with no options to pick from. The fix is producing German regularly, in low-stakes situations — which is exactly what texting, then voice, does.
Fluency is producing German under real pressure, again and again, until it stops feeling effortful. That's daily conversation practice, not just study — grammar gives you the material, but only speaking builds the retrieval speed fluency requires. No shortcut, just consistent real practice made easy to show up for.
It's the reason Na exists. You start by texting — zero pressure. When you're ready, you switch a chat to voice with a friend who already knows you. Nobody grades you, nobody laughs.
A1 to C1 — your friends match how you write. Total beginner? They keep it simple and help you along. Already understand everything but freeze when talking? Then you're exactly who this was built for.
Yes — free to download, and you can start chatting right away with a free daily message allowance. Premium unlocks unlimited conversations and voice mode. No credit card needed to start.
Na is made by Nerzia, the team behind the Nerzia study app and GRE prep course. Available on the App Store for iPhone.
Free to start — your first conversation takes two minutes. Just say Na? back.
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