Choose who you talk to.
Find a Buddy in the language you are learning, with a distinct personality, voice and interests.
iBuddy BY STORYUPA new way to practise speaking
A familiar face.
A new language.
Talk with an AI Buddy like you would with a friend. Build your confidence in another language, one everyday conversation at a time.
In development · Preparing for launch
Different voices. Different personalities.
One more reason to keep talking.
こんにちは、HinaEmmaEnglish · AI Buddy
안녕하세요, BomiMeet the voice behind the conversation.Buddy greeting preview · Tap play for sound
Your kind of Buddya variety of personalities
A world of languagesmore ways to express yourself
Voice + videoconversation at the centre
Speak. Reflect. Repeat.a connected learning experience
01 / The experience
Less like a lesson.
More like a conversation.
The small things give you something to say: your weekend, a favourite film, or what happened today. iBuddy makes those conversations a place to practise.
Make it a real exchange.
Speak naturally. Hear your Buddy respond and see an AI avatar bring the words to life.
Take something with you.
Use hints when you need a starting point. Return to corrections and useful expressions to practise again.
02 / See and hear iBuddy
A voice.
A face.
A conversation.
See how a Buddy speaks before you meet the wider cast. Explore a few short Buddy video previews.
03 / Meet your kind of Buddy
So many ways
to start talking.
Quiet readers. Weekend explorers. Coffee enthusiasts. Our AI characters bring different backgrounds and personalities to everyday language practice.
29 Buddies · AI characters, not human conversation partners.
EnglishEmma
EnglishDaniel
KoreanYuna
KoreanSu-Ho
JapaneseHina
JapaneseHaruto
EnglishMaya
EnglishGrace
EnglishHannah
EnglishSofia
EnglishMarcus
EnglishEthan
EnglishDiego
EnglishTom
SpanishLucía
SpanishMateo
FrenchManon
FrenchThéo
GermanLena
GermanJonas
ItalianGiulia
ItalianLuca
ChineseMeilin
ChineseHao
PortugueseBeatriz
PortugueseTiago
HindiPriya
HindiArjun
KoreanBomi
04 / Keep the conversation. Keep the learning.
When words don’t come,
you’re not on your own.
Speaking is the starting point. Support during the conversation and practice afterwards help turn a moment of hesitation into something to work on.
A little help to keep going.
Response hints give you a place to start when you know what you want to say but can’t find the words.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
“What did you do over the weekend?”
Try starting with: “On Saturday, I…”
Notice a better way to say it.
Language corrections help you revisit an expression without losing the thread of your conversation.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
“Yesterday I go to the park.”
“Yesterday I went to the park.”
Hear it. Say it. Revisit it.
Repeat-after-me practice, pronunciation feedback and review cards bring useful expressions back for another try.
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The studio behind iBuddy
STORYUPTechnology that gives
you something to say.
We are an independent business in Incheon, South Korea, building digital experiences at the intersection of content and technology. iBuddy is our conversational language-learning product.
- Founded
- 2024
- Based in
- Incheon, South Korea
- Company
- STORYUP / 스토리업
- Product
- iBuddy / 아이버디
IN DEVELOPMENTBuilding towards
Building towards
the first public release.
iBuddy is coming soon. We are creating a welcoming place to practise another language through everyday conversation.
Contact STORYUPadmin@storyupstudio.comA few things to know
Before your
first conversation.
Can I download iBuddy now?
iBuddy is preparing for launch. Download links will be shared when it is available.
Are the Buddies real people?
No. Buddies are AI characters with generated voices, responses and avatar video. Names, locations and profiles describe fictional characters.
Which languages can I explore?
English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese and Hindi. Availability will be confirmed at launch.
Are these live conversations on the website?
No. This website introduces iBuddy. These are recorded previews. Live conversations take place inside the app.
What does it cost?
Public pricing has not been announced on this site. We will share available plans and release details when iBuddy launches.