Comparison

CoffeeTalk vs mellow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CoffeeTalk

Features
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CoffeeTalk is a language exchange app. You speak a language somebody out there is learning. Somebody out there speaks the one you want. That trade is the whole product. Find a partner by the languages you speak and the ones you are learning, start a chat, and move to a call when you are ready. WHAT MAKES IT WORK Translation under the message. Tap any message to see it in your own language, right there in the thread. Turn on auto-translate for a partner and every incoming message arrives already translated. Correct, not just chat. Fix your partner's sentence and send the corrected version back β€” they see exactly what changed. That is the part an ordinary messenger cannot do. Voice calls, built in. Move from typing to talking without leaving the app. A streak that brings you back. Talk every day, keep the flame alive, earn rewards. Language practice works when it is daily. Stories. Share a moment from your day, and your partners see how you actually live. EVERY FACE IS CHECKED Signing up takes a live selfie, matched against your profile photo, so you know the person on the other side is real. Verified accounts carry a badge. Report and block are one tap away in the chat and on any profile, and our moderators review what comes in. Photos you send are screened automatically. FREE No paywall on conversations. Practise as much as you want. The app is available in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian. Privacy Policy: https://www.coffee-talk.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.coffee-talk.net/terms

About

mellow

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Practising a language is rarely a question of time. It is a question of starting. mellow turns that around: instead of opening an app, you answer a call. The call comes to you Eight in the morning, seven on the way home β€” pick the days and the hour, and the phone rings then. Answer and the conversation is already under way. There is no moment left in which to decide whether today is the day. 8 languages, 19 friends English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Korean, each with friends who have their own personality and way of talking. Help in your own language The app, in-call translations, hints and learning reports come in your language. Stuck for words? A hint shows two things you could say next. A real call Voice, not typing. Your friend speaks, you answer, and it answers back without waiting for you to finish typing. It runs at the pace of a real call, which is the part that is hard to practise anywhere else. Each friend talks differently Each one talks differently. One waits while you find the word; another keeps the pace up. Pick whoever suits the day. Set the scene Write the situation you want β€” ordering at a cafΓ©, introducing yourself in an interview β€” and the conversation goes there. What you keep A report arrives when the call ends: where you got stuck, and how the sentence would have sounded more naturally, line by line. The corrections become review cards, and they come back around when you are about to forget them. Free to use Two calls a week, five minutes each. They come back every Monday. Subscribe if you want to talk more: no limit on calls, up to 60 minutes each. Worth knowing Your conversation partner is an AI, not a person. Your voice and conversation are sent to OpenAI for speech recognition, conversation and learning feedback. AI replies and review expressions are sent to OpenAI or Google Gemini for speech synthesis; replies may contain your name or conversation details. The app asks for your consent before calls or scheduling. Decline and non-call features remain available. Subscription mellow Membership is a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription; prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of service: https://www.mellowcall.com/en/terms Privacy policy: https://www.mellowcall.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

CoffeeTalk4 screens
mellow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoffeeTalk at none against mellow's 2. mellow's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. mellow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. CoffeeTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CoffeeTalk versus mellow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffeeTalkmellow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size103 MB118 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCoffeeTalk INCNullge

In-app purchases

None

CoffeeTalk

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

mellow

Subscriptions2
  • mellow 멀버십 μ›”κ°„$7.991 Month
  • mellow 멀버십 μ—°κ°„$59.991 Year

Questions

Is CoffeeTalk free?
CoffeeTalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mellow free?
mellow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CoffeeTalk or mellow have ads?
Neither CoffeeTalk nor mellow shows ads.

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