# Idyoma: Language Exchange App — user reviews > 99 indexed App Store user reviews of Idyoma by Idyoma, LLC, rated 4.20/5 from 233 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idyoma-language-exchange-app/id1236608549/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idyoma-language-exchange-app/id1236608549.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 164 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 34 ## What do users think of Idyoma? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface - 💬 Effective language exchange with real speakers - 🤖 Helpful chatbot for building confidence - 🌍 Connects language learners worldwide - ✨ Modern, aesthetically pleasing design - 🔄 Message correction feature for learning - 📱 Smooth lessons and chat features **Cons** - 💰 Misleading free/paid model and hidden charges - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and errors - 👥 Small user base and inactive community - 🚫 Poor safety features and harassment issues - ⚠️ Broken blocking and reporting functionality - 🔐 Account deactivation despite lifetime purchases - 📊 Confusing and restrictive conversation limits - 🌐 Limited language selection (only ~25 languages) - 🎯 Inadequate filtering and search options - ⏱️ Slow message loading and sluggish performance - 🔔 Unreliable notification system - 🎤 Poor audio quality for non-English languages - 🖼️ Broken profile features and blank accounts **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on 'Get Started' button with error message - Unable to complete account creation/onboarding process - Login failures with Apple Account (expired token error) - Monthly conversation limit doesn't reset - Photo verification screen shows black screen - Block and delete conversation feature broken - Blank profile accounts cannot be removed - App reinstalls automatically after deletion - Chat notifications missing or delayed - Slow message loading between conversations - Audio not working for Mandarin lessons - Multiple choice answers showing duplicate options (e.g., 'Food', 'Food A', 'Food B') - Stuck on welcome/onboarding screens indefinitely - Charged despite claiming free lifetime offer - Unable to restore purchases after phone reset - Keeps returning to first onboarding screen after purchase **Most requested features** - Add more languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, Esperanto, Italian, Hindi, Thai, Bulgarian, etc.) - Advanced filtering by age, interests, location, and language proficiency - Online status indicator - Audio message functionality - Ability to search by country - Dark mode option - Improved notification system - Better scammer/bot detection and verification - French language version of app - Allow users to add custom languages ## Newest reviews (18 of 99) ### 4/5 — Good idea, but not quite there yet *2026-06-04* I downloaded this to practice French and connect with native speakers. The app seemed solid based on the ratings, so I gave it a shot. Here’s the thing though—to actually chat with people, you need to pay. That’s the main feature, and it’s behind a paywall. Plus, there’s no way to test your level or figure out where to start. On Duolingo you can take placement tests, but here you’re kind of on your own. The lesson interface is pretty basic and could use some work. And when you’re browsing people to chat with, you can’t filter by language or country, which would be super helpful. That said, the concept is solid. If you want to practice with real people and don’t mind paying, it’s a decent option. Just wish the free version let you actually talk to someone instead of just setting up your profile. Worth trying if you’re intermediate or higher and ready to pay. ### 4/5 — Useful app *2026-05-11* It is an easy and good app for learning multiple languages at the same time. Its most distinctive feature is the ability to talk with AI and real users simultaneously, while also learning vocabulary. ### 3/5 — Review *2026-04-20, version 4.8.7* The app is easy to use with a smooth and intuitive flow. Lessons and chat features work well, and the overall experience is good for language practice. ### 3/5 — Lektionen *2026-01-05, version 4.8.2* Wie startet man eine neue Lektion? ### 4/5 — Très bonne appli *2026-01-03, version 4.8.2* Superbe application, mais permettez nous de signalez les leçons qui comportent des problèmes ### 2/5 — Lots of errors *2026-01-02, version 4.8.2* The app is a good attempt, but riddled with errors and malfunctions. I can’t even advance cause I can’t get to the button on the bottom of the screen. 2 stars. ### 2/5 — Pas encore ça *2025-12-30, version 4.8.2* C’est pas encore au point, trop de mots qui ne correspondent pas car les traductions entre 2 langues autres que anglaises passent par du anglais … italien -> anglais -> français Du coup pas mal d’erreurs retrouvés ### 2/5 — Quite lacking *2025-12-02, version 4.8.2* I selected the Mandarin lessons and not only do most audios not work but the voice is just an English speaker reading out the words without consideration to Chinese tones ### 1/5 — Absolute waste of time *2025-03-30, version 4.3* After 3625 tries and using 3 different devices, I managed to go through the initial onboarding and get to the “Create Your Account” page. Now I’m stuck there. No matter which method you try, you get an error and are asked to try again later. Nice start. Bravo! 👏 👏 👏 ### 1/5 — What a disappointment *2025-03-30, version 4.3* Installed and couldn’t even pass Get Started. Message received: It was not possible to complete your request. Please try again later. Tried so many times without luck! ### 1/5 — App doesnt even work *2025-03-30, version 4.3* I keep getting an error message when trying to open the app ### 3/5 — Please Add More Languages *2025-03-29* Please add more language options like Hebrew (modern and biblical) and Yiddish. I can be helping people out with my language skills, but I have no option to add the languages I’m fluent with. The same problem goes for languages I want to study and have no way to add to my profile and get matched with users who might be able to help me. I’m not clear why the app has such a limited language list when it provides no content and is entirely user dependent to make study buddies for learning together. I would understand a limited list if the app was generating lesson content like other popular platforms, but it makes no sense in this case where Idyoma is for making study buddies and isn’t really providing any educational material for students to learn languages. The language list has been the same for at least the 2-3 years since I first tried this app. I keep hoping that the list will be expanded to nearly every language under the sun so students can find matches for some interesting languages out there, so I’m not sure why the developers limit the available language list to about 25 languages (give or take). Hope to see this changed ASAP — it shouldn’t be too difficult for the developers to implement a way to let users select from a list of many more languages and/or add languages by typing them in ourselves. Thanks! ### 4/5 — Application fonctionnelle *2025-03-29, version 4.3* Application fonctionnelle mais le chat n'est vraiment pas animé et il y a personne en ligne dommage. La communauté n'est pas assez grande. Merci au développeur malgré cela. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-03-29, version 4.3* This was my second attempt to run this app but everything it shows is: “Error It was not possible to complete your request. Please try again later” ### 1/5 — Misleading and cheating app - Unable to restore my purchase *2025-01-10* I am pro user but I after I reset my phone and reinstall the app, I am Unable to restore my purchase. Misleading and cheating app. Waste time ### 1/5 — لا يعمل *2024-12-11, version 4.2* عرض الشراء المجاني غير مفعله مع وجود فترة شراء البرنامج للابد بشكل مجاني ### 1/5 — The description does not match the app *2024-12-10, version 4.2* It said the app is always free but it cannot be used unless we paid very expensive subscription. The developer is lying to the teeth publicly. ### 1/5 — No Free Lifetime - Another Scam? *2024-12-10* This is happening more frequently that a developer advertises “Free Lifetime” on AppAdvice or other forums and when you try to follow the instructions there is no “Free Lifetime”, but the developer gets your info. Many times a trick is involved so you click on purchase (for “Free Lifetime”) and you still get charged. This time though it’s just a simple advertisement to get you to download the app and the “Free Lifetime” just doesn’t exist. Why not just be honest with your customers? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not free *2025-12-02, version 4.8.2* They want 4.99 to verify. ### 1/5 — Gave me topics I didn’t ask for *2025-06-15, version 4.5* Not working very well. Keeps on give given me session not of my interests that I have selected during the set up. Not a smooth experience. ### 1/5 — Is this a joke? *2025-06-12, version 4.4* I selected Italian intermediate and when I get to select the meaning of the word, the options give are tfhe same word alone or + A, + B and so on! For example for “Food”, the options are: Food, Food A, Food B… ### 1/5 — Charged for nothing *2025-06-12, version 4.4* I took advantage of the lifetime free access today, promoted on app advice, but the second i confirmed my subscription, I was charged $12.83. Not cool at all guys. ### 1/5 — 👎 *2025-06-12, version 4.4* It doesn't work when purchased, it comes back and doesn't work👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — Install issue *2025-05-04, version 4.3* Press the “get Started” button, flashes up “Please wait” then goes to error message “Error. It was not possible to complete your request, please try again later.” I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling but keep getting same issue. Any help would be appreciated. ### 1/5 — Scam Features for the Price *2025-05-03, version 4.3* Refunded after paying lifetime for features that doesn’t work, Thank you Apple for forcing refund policies ### 1/5 — Benutzerkonto wird bei Nichtnutzung deaktiviert, auch wenn man Lifetime hat. *2025-04-12, version 4.3* Benutzerkonto wird bei Nichtnutzung deaktiviert, auch wenn man Lifetime hat. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t actually work *2025-03-30, version 4.3* So they put this app on sale offering a lifetime membership for free and then made it impossible to register during the sale. Is this a scam or just a badly run app? ### 1/5 — Stuck on the welcome screen *2025-03-30, version 4.3* Pressed ’Get started’, it says ‘Please wait’ and after long time comes up with error ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It's fun and engaging *2026-04-02, version 4.8.5* A really great app that has allowed me to improve my Spanish so much and get to know people I otherwise would never had the pleasure to get to know. I can't rate it highly enough! ### 5/5 — great app! Everything works *2025-10-19* The app is easy to use straightforward. It has basic lessons like flashcards like Duolingo plus language exchange so you could connect with other people around the world and practice with them. I noticed there is a chat bot that was actually really helpful so before I had the courage to speak with other language learners, I chatted a bit with the bot which increase my confidence overall good app, friendly design straightforward everything worked. ### 5/5 — Cool! *2024-05-27, version 3.4* Great app, easy to use, easy to connect with other language learners! Love the chat bot as well, helps me get confident before chatting with other speakers. ### 5/5 — Idyoma *2022-09-09, version 2.6.7* Great app to learn languages and connect with friends and make new ones . Easy to use ### 5/5 — Français *2021-01-31, version 2.6.2* Version français s'il vous plaît ### 5/5 — Absolutely love this application *2020-10-20, version 2.6* Has so much potential to be the leading language learning app because of its human approach. Highly recommended ### 5/5 — i love it! *2020-06-07, version 2.6* i love it! ### 5/5 — Cool! *2020-05-13, version 2.6* Great app, some fixes needed but for the purpose of connecting with other language learners, it does it perfectly! ### 5/5 — ITALIAN PLEASE *2019-03-29, version 2.5.2* It would be great if you had Italian! Roma, Venice, Napoli ANYWHERE IN Italy please Thanks ### 5/5 — Language exchange *2019-03-28, version 2.5.2* Esta aplicación me encanta! La mejor que he utilizado para practicar lenguajes diferentes. Estoy en el proceso de aprender francés y se me ha hecho difícil escribirlo por eso una de los features que mas me gustan es que se pueden corregir los mensajes. Con quien hablas te los corrige y vice versa. Lo recomiendo 100%! Muy bueno. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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