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Online tutors & language exchange
Online tutor marketplaces and language-exchange apps.
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This directory compares online tutoring platforms and language exchange apps for Asian languages by price, teacher quality and best use. Tutors buy feedback; exchanges buy practice time.
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AmazingTalkerTaiwan-founded tutor marketplace with pay-per-lesson pricing, strong on Mandarin, Japanese and Korean teachers in Asian time zones.Website ↗
HelloTalkLanguage-exchange social app (founded 2012) for text, voice and video chat with native speakers, with built-in correction and translation tools.Website ↗
HiNativeQ&A app where native speakers answer language and culture questions, run by Lang-8 Inc.Website ↗
italkiOnline tutor marketplace (founded 2007) with professional teachers and community tutors, pay per lesson.Website ↗
SpeakyFree language-exchange app connecting learners for text and voice chat; still updated in 2026.Website ↗
TandemLanguage-exchange app (founded in Berlin, 2014) with vetted profiles and optional paid tutors.Website ↗