Talkuma started at a gas station.
It was in Italy. Paying went fine.
Then the man at the pump said: The rubber on your windshield is broken.
LOL.I built the Conversations.
I was not ready for that. So I built the Conversations. They used to be called Rabbit Hole.
Now I practise strange moments like this before they happen. The AI plays the other person.
Who I am.
I'm Olivier, a software engineer and architect. That means: I build and plan software. At 38 language fever got me.
I already had a system. With it I learned French and Italian. In both I'm still a total beginner!
Then I wanted to learn Romansh. This language is slowly going away, here in Switzerland. Talkuma is that system, for every language.
No investors. No ads.
Made in Switzerland.
Three short answers.
Why the price is what it is.
Cards the AI makes don't cost much. CHF 4.90 a month covers the AI and the servers.
If that changes, I'll send you an email.
Why so many alphabets.
Talkuma has 10 languages. My friends liked the idea. They talked me into Korean and Japanese.
Want to try Romansh? Write to me. Then I'll turn on the test version for you.
What Talkuma is not.
Talkuma is not a fairy-tale unicorn (yet), so not a giant company. It is not used by millions.
There are no reviews. But also no fake promises. Just repeating with SM-2 and a fair price.
A little, but every day.
About 20 new cards a day stick. More is usually too much.
Behind it is SM-2, a learning rule from 1987. Anki, another learning app, uses it too.
The ready-made sentences are written by helpers at Tatoeba. Anyone may use them if they name Tatoeba.
After each card you press one of two buttons:
The more often you know a card, the less often it comes.