Thinking about Promova and wondering whether it’s worth paying for? Promova is a language app with short daily lessons and an AI tutor you can chat with. Its App Store listing names 13 languages, from English and French to Korean and American Sign Language.
We signed up for Promova, followed its French course on the web and chatted with its AI tutor. Below you’ll find what a lesson is like, how well the AI tutor corrects you, what Promova really costs and what other learners say about it.
Prices checked November 11, 2026.
How we reviewed Promova
We created a free Promova account in November 2026 and used its French course on the web. We completed the sign-up quiz, the first vocabulary lesson and the first video lesson, chatted with the AI tutor in Free Talk, and noted every price Promova showed us. We checked languages, refunds and cancellation against Promova’s help center, and ratings on the App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot.
What is Promova?
Promova is a language-learning app for iPhone, Android and the web. According to its company page, it started in 2019 as Ten Words and has been called Promova since 2023. AIN reports that the app was founded inside Boosters, a Ukrainian venture builder.
The app combines a daily plan of short lessons with two AI features: an AI tutor you can talk or type to, and AI role-plays set in everyday situations. Promova used to sell live lessons with human tutors and a group Conversation Club, but its help center now says it no longer offers either. Some older reviews still describe them.
The company behind the app is changing too. In October 2026, dev.ua reported that Promova’s team had shrunk from 186 to 12 people in a year and that the app is moving back to Boosters. AIN reported that its co-founder and CEO is leaving and that Promova keeps its name as a separate brand.
What languages does Promova teach?
Promova’s App Store listing says it teaches 13 languages, and its website lists them: English, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Ukrainian and American Sign Language. Depth varies a lot. Promova’s help center says French, German, Italian and both Spanish courses run up to C1, while Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Ukrainian and Sign Language stop at A1 or A2.
For French, you can have lessons explained in English, Spanish or Ukrainian. The course is built for English speakers, and it shows a few leftovers from Promova’s English course: after we picked French, one quiz question still asked “When do you love to learn English?”
What is a Promova lesson like?
A Promova lesson is a short mix of flashcards, tapping exercises and listening, with a review of your mistakes at the end. After the sign-up quiz, our French plan for the day was six lessons and about 15 minutes, alternating vocabulary and video lessons.
The first vocabulary lesson, “Hello, goodbye”, took about six minutes. It introduced four phrases on flashcards with audio, then tested them in several ways:
- picking the right picture for a phrase
- matching phrases to definitions
- building a sentence from word tiles
- spelling a word from letter tiles
- “Choose what you hear”, with a SLOWER button that replays the clip at half speed
The lesson ended with “Number of mistakes: 1” and a FIX MY MISTAKES button that sent us back to the question we got wrong. That’s a good habit to build into a beginner course. The sentence builder is more forgiving: when we tapped a word in the wrong order, it simply didn’t place it, so you can’t actually submit a wrong sentence.
The video lesson, “Nice to meet you!”, opened with a 15-second animated dialogue between two characters, Claude and Sophie, followed by phrase cards and similar exercises. It finished with a 50-second “Listen and repeat” video: each phrase plays twice, with a short gap to say it aloud.
Lessons unlock in order on the free plan. Finishing the second lesson opened the third. When we tapped a later lesson, Promova said “Finish the lessons before it, or skip ahead” and offered Premium.
Progress tracking is thorough. The Progress page shows learning time, words learned, minutes of speaking practice, lessons completed, your streak, your level and skill scores. Each lesson also ended with a badge, a daily goal and a streak reminder.
How good is Promova’s AI tutor?
Promova’s AI tutor was the most useful part of our test. You choose between three tutors with different personalities: Tim, who “keeps lessons light”, Iris, who “tells you what’s wrong without softening it”, and Nicoletta.
We used Free Talk with Tim by typing. He opened in French: “Salut ! Ça fait plaisir de te voir. Comment se passe ta journée jusqu’ici ?” Buttons let you translate his message, play it as audio, or ask “What do I say?” for a suggested reply with an English translation.
Across two replies, we planted three mistakes. Tim kept the conversation going and quietly used the correct forms in his reply. When we tapped Check my reply, he flagged each mistake:
So close! Better said like this: … j’ai mangé un croissant avec mon ami.
Almost there! Better said like this: Hier, nous avons joué au foot…
It caught all three errors: “une croissant”, “mon amis” and “nous sommes joué”. Replies took about 20 to 30 seconds to arrive, which slows a conversation down.
On the web, our free account had 5 minutes of Free Talk a day, and the role-play we opened, “Dialogue au café”, asked us to upgrade. Promova’s Premium page says paying users get the AI tutor and role-plays without restrictions.
Does Promova help you speak?
Promova gives you some speaking practice, but in the lessons we did, nothing checked what you said. The “Listen and repeat” video leaves gaps for you to repeat each phrase, and that video doesn’t record you. Conversation happens in the AI tutor, which has voice mode and, according to Promova’s App Store listing, speech and pronunciation analysis.
One Spanish learner complained about speech recognition in an App Store review in June 2026: “I said ‘si’ so they wrote ‘see’.” Another App Store reviewer wrote in April 2026: “I especially love the open dialogue… and then you get feedback.”
If speaking is your main goal, look at an app built around it. Our guide to French conversation practice and our best AI language learning apps roundup compare the options.
How much does Promova cost?
On the website screens we saw, Promova Premium cost between $14.99 and $35.99 for the first month, then $29.99 to $39.99 a month. The price depended on which screen offered it. On the same account, on the same day, we saw three different sets of prices:
| Where Promova showed it | Plan | First payment | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right after the sign-up quiz | Trial week | $6.99 | $35.99 a month |
| Right after the sign-up quiz | 1 month | $35.99 | $35.99 a month |
| Right after the sign-up quiz | 12 weeks | $39.99 | $69.99 every 12 weeks |
| Upgrade screen in the course | 1 month | $14.99 | $29.99 a month |
| Upgrade screen in the course | 12 weeks | $29.99 | $49.99 every 12 weeks |
| AI tutor upgrade screen | 1 month | $21.99 | $39.99 a month |
| AI tutor upgrade screen | 12 weeks | $49.99 | $69.99 every 12 weeks |
Look at the “Then” column, because that’s what you pay from the second payment on. The 12-week plans work out to about $18 to $25 a month after the first payment, which is cheaper than paying monthly. The first screen after the quiz also had a “Discount expires in” countdown, so don’t let the timer rush you: the in-course upgrade screen offered lower prices later the same day.
Prices in the app are different again. Promova’s US App Store listing shows in-app prices including $9.99 a week, $14.99 or $19.99 a month, $59.99 for six months, $83.99 a year and a Lifetime Access option at $49.99. Google Play lists in-app items from $0.99 to $119.99.
Is Promova free?
Yes, there’s a free plan. After the sign-up quiz, a TRY FOR FREE link below the plans opened the course without asking for a card. The free plan gives you a daily set of lessons that unlock in order, and, on the web, 5 minutes of Free Talk with the AI tutor a day. Promova’s help center says free users watch an ad to open lessons; we didn’t see any ads in the lessons we did on the web.
Can you get a refund?
Sometimes. The paywall we saw promised a “14-day money-back guarantee”. Promova’s refund policy sets conditions: for website purchases, you must contact support within 21 days, have completed at least 10 lessons and send screenshots, and the refund is at Promova’s discretion. App Store purchases are refunded by Apple, as Promova’s refund FAQ explains.
To cancel a website subscription, Promova’s cancellation page says to go to My profile, then Payments and subscriptions. Subscriptions bought through the App Store or Google Play are canceled in your Apple or Google account.
What do other learners say about Promova?
Ratings are high everywhere. On November 11, 2026, Promova had 4.6 out of 5 from about 62,900 ratings on Apple’s US App Store, 4.3 from about 200,000 reviews on Google Play, and a TrustScore of 4.5 from 3,758 reviews on Trustpilot.
Trustpilot’s review summary says reviewers love the well-structured lessons, clear explanations and speaking practice, and that they frequently noted unwanted card payments and trouble cancelling after a trial. In August 2026, a US App Store reviewer wrote: “I clicked on the trial button and was charged for a 6 month subscription right away.” A Trustpilot reviewer in September 2026 described a “misleading advertisement promising a one week trial and then billing for the whole period.” Read the price and renewal line carefully before you tap a plan, and note your renewal date.
Promova redesigned its app in September 2026. In October, one App Store reviewer wrote: “I can’t redo lessons or skip around.”
Pros and cons of Promova
Pros
- Short, varied lessons that send you back to fix your mistakes
- AI tutor that caught every mistake we planted and suggested a corrected sentence
- 13 languages, including Korean, Japanese, Arabic and American Sign Language
- Free plan that opened without a card
- SLOWER button for listening exercises
Cons
- Prices change from screen to screen, with a countdown timer on the first offer
- On the web, free AI chat was limited to 5 minutes a day, and role-plays need Premium
- The lessons we did never recorded or checked what we said
- Refunds on website plans depend on completing 10 lessons
- Billing and cancellation are frequent complaints on Trustpilot
Is Promova worth it?
Yes, if you want a short daily course with an AI tutor, especially at beginner level in a language we don’t teach, such as Korean or Arabic. The lessons are short and well paced, and the AI tutor’s corrections were useful in our French test.
Pay attention to the price. Start on the free plan, compare the offers Promova shows you, and pick the plan with the lowest “then” price you’re comfortable with. On the website, the 12-week plans renewed for less per month than the monthly plans, and the US App Store lists a yearly plan at $83.99.
Promova is less convincing as a speaking app. On the web, you get 5 minutes of free conversation a day, and the lessons we did let you repeat phrases without checking them.
What if you mainly want to speak?
If your main goal is to speak French, Spanish, Italian or German, our pick is Copycat Cafe. In the Promova lessons we did, you repeat phrases aloud but nothing checks what you said, and on the web the free plan gave us 5 minutes of AI chat a day. In Copycat Cafe, you hear an everyday conversation, say each line aloud and get a 0–100 pronunciation score on every word, then use the same language with Copy, your AI conversation partner. It costs $29 a month or $174 a year in the US, with a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. Promova’s AI tutor is good at correcting typed replies, so choose Promova if you want a lower yearly price through its App Store plan or a language we don’t teach.
Comparing Promova with other AI apps? Our Praktika review, Speak review and Jumpspeak review cover three of its closest rivals.
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