A look inside Banyan.
Built for one thing: real conversation with a real person, in the language you’re learning.
Welcome
Not a chatbot. Not a class. Not a date.
Banyan is language practice with a real person — someone who speaks what you’re learning and wants what you speak.
Discover
Find someone who fits.
Banyan only shows you people whose languages line up with yours — what you speak, what you’re learning, and how well. Say hi in the language you’re practicing.
Hellos
Say hi. Partner up.
Three hellos a day, so each one means something. When someone says hi to you, they land here — partner up and the chat opens.
Chat
Talk, and get gently corrected.
Text or voice notes, in either language — the flipper sets whose turn it is. Tap any message to offer a correction, and let a quick question break the ice when you’re stuck.
Notebook
Keep what you learn.
Save corrections and new phrases as you go, sorted by language, with the meaning a tap away.
Practice
Turn it over.
Your notebook becomes flip cards. A minute in line is enough to run through what you picked up this week.
Profile
Real people, verified.
A live selfie earns the verified badge. Honest levels, a language goal, and the languages you bring — that’s the whole profile.
Banyan is in early access. Join the list and you’ll be first to know when it reaches your city.