# GuoTalk: Speak Chinese — Mandarin practice for travel

> Mandarin practice for travel (iPhone/iPad app by Abylay Ualikhanuly.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guotalk-speak-chinese/id6783772136 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Abylay Ualikhanuly](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783772138)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 154 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guotalk-speak-chinese/id6783772136/reviews.md

## What is GuoTalk?

Learn Mandarin the way it's actually spoken — through food, travel, and real conversation.

GuoTalk teaches you to speak Chinese through the world's most social dining experience: hotpot. No flashcard drills. No grammar tables. Just real phrases you'll use at real tables across China.

LEARN — 23 City Lessons
Travel from Chongqing hotpot to Beijing roast duck to Guangzhou dim sum. Each lesson teaches the words and phrases you need to order, eat, and connect like a local.

COOK — Practice by Ordering
Pick your soup base, choose your ingredients, and say each one out loud. Real-time pronunciation scoring tells you exactly how you sound — and how to improve.

TALK — AI Conversation Partners
Chat with 8 unique AI characters, each with their own city, accent, and personality. From patient Auntie Wang in Beijing to streetwise Xiao Chuan in Chongqing.

WHY GUOTALK?
• Speaking-first: every lesson puts your voice first
• Real pronunciation feedback powered by AI
• Cultural context — learn what locals actually say, not textbook phrases
• Beautiful, calm design — no streaks pressure, no cartoon characters
• Hanzi + pinyin + English on every screen

Perfect for English speakers who've finished beginner courses and want to actually speak. Post-Duolingo. Post-HSK1. Ready for the real thing.

GuoTalk: Speak Mandarin — where language meets the table.

GuoTalk is free to download, and Lesson 1 is free to try. Unlocking all 23 city lessons, Cook pronunciation practice, and the AI Talk characters requires a GuoTalk Pro subscription:

• Monthly: $13.99/month
• Annual: $89.99/year, including a 7-day free trial

These are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://legal.guotalk.app/terms_of_service.html
Privacy Policy: https://legal.guotalk.app/privacy_policy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GuoTalk Pro | $89.99 | per year |
| GuoTalk Pro Monthly | $13.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-15

Lesson 1 now runs start to finish without interruption.

Your first time saying a word is about getting it out, not getting a score — no number, no verdict, just say it.

Shorter early lessons, and difficulty levels that genuinely change how forgiving the app is.

You can now leave a cooking session or a conversation whenever you want.

Various fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-09

• Much smaller download — GuoTalk now installs in about half the time and takes up far less space on your device.

• Switch between monthly and annual plans directly from Me → Your plan.

• Your plan card now shows exactly which plan you're on, and whether it renews or ends.

• Fixed a rare issue where a completed purchase could still show an error message.

• Fixed an issue where subscribers on a slow connection could briefly see locked content.

• Stability and performance improvements throughout.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-07

Fixed a startup problem on slow or unstable connections that could stop AI chat, voice playback, and pronunciation scoring from loading.

Subscriptions and free trials now activate reliably, even when the network is slow at the moment you sign up.

Stability improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-03

No release notes.

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