“I immediately was confronted with 2 popups to pay monthly & go premium. Instantly after, I was asked to rate the app 5 stars without even being able to use the app at this point. Only free thing you can use is the chat, which writes in…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 645 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.5 ★113,017 ratings
5M+Downloads
12+Age rating
81 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Talkpal is an AI-powered language learning app helping millions of learners speak, listen, read & write more confidently in a new language. Practice realistic conversations with advanced AI voice & chat, and learn 130+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and more.
WHY CHOOSE TALKPAL? - GPT-based conversational AI for interactive, adaptive learning - Learn faster through real speaking practice - not memorization - 130+ supported languages with dynamic difficulty - Free to download, some features available at no cost…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 2.8.22 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.8.23, updated 2026-09-30.
The app has been updated since this analysis. The findings on this page describe version 2.8.22, not the version now listed on the store.
Release notes for the newer versions, in the developer’s own words:
Version 2.8.23 · 2026-09-30
No release notes were provided for this version.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 11 distinct reviewers (1.7% of 645 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“This app is not at all what it advertises itself to be. Once you download it and open the app, you’ll find that around 90% of the features require a subscription. Basically, most of what the app offers is locked behind a paywall.”
“it's not free, everything is premium”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.8.23.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown3
Lowest$19.99
Highest$119.99
Premium 1 Month Pass$19.99
Premium 3 Months Pass$49.99
Premium 12 Months Pass$119.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.