Practicing With Purpose: How One Language Enthusiast Found Her Ideal Japanese Companion in LingoLooper

When she came across a LingoLooper ad on Instagram, she stopped scrolling. “As soon as I saw that it used voice recognition with avatars, I thought: this is really cool.” Intrigued, she downloaded the app immediately.

Now 23, she’s been fascinated with Japanese since elementary school. “I don’t know why—I just always loved it,” she says. Her mom remembers her gravitating toward Asian languages from a young age. She studied Japanese through university, reaching an advanced level, but one big challenge remained: real conversation.

“I’ve been trying to learn Japanese for years. The biggest issue is not having anyone to actually practice with.”

That’s where LingoLooper clicked. “It’s a perfect way to use what I’ve learned. It forces you to speak and even read the language—and I really like that.”

Features like on-screen translations and conversation suggestions stood out to her. “I love that I can look at what to say and still practice speaking. It’s doing a good job.”

She’s thoughtful about how the app could be even better. In Japanese, for example, sometimes phonetic suggestions don’t match what’s spoken. “It would help a lot to have Romanji, especially for beginners. Maybe tapping a translation could reveal the Romanji, like for Russian too.”

She’s even recommended LingoLooper to friends—but with caveats for true beginners. “I told them to use another app first for phonetics or to get a feel for the alphabet. It might be overwhelming otherwise.”

One feature she’s hoping for? A way to save words or phrases to a personal library. “That would be really cool—to select useful sentences and build my own study list.”

For her, LingoLooper is more than a study tool. It’s a bridge between her years of passive learning and active, confident use. And she wants to be involved. “Is there a way I can contribute to the project?” she asked. (We told her: absolutely—send us an email!)

A language learner turned product enthusiast, she’s exactly the kind of user who shows how meaningful—and motivating—immersive practice can be.