Lingonaut
Beta
Rolling out in waves, now!
Requirements: iOS 16+, iPadOS 16+, macOS 14 Sonoma+, Android support coming soon.
Wave Timetable
Take a look at this table to find out when you can start using Lingonaut!*
| Date | Wave | Eligible Testers |
|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2025 | 1 | Venus Tier Patrons (1 key) Terrestrial/’Super’ Parity Patrons (1 + 1 key for a friend) Max Parity/O.W.L Buster Patrons (1 + 2 keys for friends) |
| 01/06/2025 | 2 | Mercury Tier Patrons |
| 13/06/2025 | 3 | Translatonauts |
| 20/06/2025 | 4 | First come first served up to 1000 people |
| 10/07/2025 | 5 | First come first served up to 5000 people |
| 24/07/2025 | 6 | Everyone can join! |
*Subject to change at any time depending on state of development.
F.A.Q
What is Lingonaut?
Lingonaut is a completely free community-led language learning app that was born out of resistance to changes being forced upon us by the current industry juggernauts (you know who we’re talking about!)
What’s Lingonaut going to be like (compared to the ‘other‘ app?
Lingonaut courses will utilise the tree structure that many of you are familiar with, and despite what the suits might say, is generally preferred to the path system. Practice lessons and stories will be separate tabs.
How much does Lingonaut cost, are there in app purchases or premium memberships?
Lingonaut is and will always remain completely free with no functionality locked behind any sort of paywall. The only possible in app purchases may be cosmetics to show on your profile, or themes/characters to be used within the app.
How is this being paid for? How will it be monetised?
Lingonaut is supported by our very generous patrons, which you can also join here as well as in-app cosmetics. Lastly we’ll use monetisation from other aspects of The Lingonaut Project, like monetisation from the youtube channel to finance Lingonaut.
Will there be ads? What about a heart or energy system?
There will be no ads for any user, patron or not. There’s a heart system that you can opt out of in settings.
Will there be sentence discussions and forums?
Yes, our forums can be found here and sentence discussions will be both accessible from the forums and within the app!
Will Lingonaut be open-source?
The course content is intended to be owned by the contributors that produce them with the license CC-NC-SA used. The apps won’t be open-source at this time but this may change in the future once Lingonaut is in a stable state.
What languages will be available at launch? How will you decide to add more languages?
For the full release we’ll have courses that have at least three contributors and at least four completed skills available, as they’re rapidly developed and extended.
On what platforms will Lingonaut release on and when?
Lingonaut will come out first on iOS/iPadOS/macOS and then Android shortly after. The iOS release is currently in Beta state.
How many Patreon tiers will there be and what do patrons get for their money?
A: Patrons get our undying gratitude of course! They will keep Lingonaut truly free for everyone, and protect us from being beholden to shareholders or investors. There are several tiers, ranging from $3 to $50. Rest assured there will NEVER be gatekeeping of new or existing features to patrons only.
Can you import my streak from ‘that other app’?
Yes you’ll be able to import your streak through the website, but it must be an active one! You can’t import a streak once it’s already been broken. Importing your streak can be done once at sign-up, not down the line!
What’s the difference between Lingonaut and Creatonaut?
Creatonaut is the software used to design courses, Lingonaut is the app used to learn languages.
What’s the difference between Official Courses, Community Courses, and Personal Projects?
Official courses are the ones verified and validated, and appear in Lingonaut , Community Courses have been checked for malware and inappropriate content but not correctness, and can be found in the community courses tab on Lingonaut Web . Personal projects are shared between individuals via Creatonaut.
Changelogs
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 16 Changelog:
- Audio 1, 2, 3 recording replaced with actual words,
- Blank answers can no longer be submitted,
- ImagePick questions now have a maximum size on iPad/Mac,
- PickOneAudio fits on iPhone SE,
- PickWords has fading mask to better indicate the options are scrollable,
- Added audio to PickOne question type,
- Reduced padding around submit buttons and reduced size on iPhone SE,
- Timer stops as soon as Lesson is finished,
- Fixed streak fire Lottie not playing,
- Fixed unnatural text like “The Jim is speaking”,
- Added show recently searched on Search view,
- SpellingPick progress bar fits on iPhone SE and iPhone mini models,
- Added mascot scaling to fit on smaller screens,
- Completed lesson progress persists between app launches,
- XP now shows in leaderboard,
- Stats like XP will save now,
- Inappropriate display names will now be rejected,
- Uses our own subdomain to route authentication handlers instead of just the free google one,
- Setup stages now scale on all screen sizes,
- Padding scales on all screen sizes,
- And more!
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 15 Changelog:
- Home Screen scales correctly on iPhone SE,
- More questions fit on SE/mini,
- Buttons scale for SE/mini,
- Lingonaut compiles for Mac via Catalyst rather than running iPad version with compatibility mode,
- All questions work again,
- Significant progress in Profile view,
- All users signing up will get the early adopter pin in their trophy case,
- Pins can be viewed in 3D upon tapping
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 12 Changelog:
- Fixed crash during lesson,
- Fixed newsroom,
- Entire setup flow now fits on iPhone SE
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 11 Changelog:
- AudioMatch question type should have correct audios matched to correct buttons,
- User can no longer continue to edit answer after submitting on PickWords question type,
- User can no longer continue to change answer after submitting on PickOne question type,
- Newsroom links valid links,
- User can no longer continue to change answer after submitting on ImagePick question type,
- Newsroom shows latest posts.,
- User can no longer continue to change answer after submitting on PickOneAudio question type,
- PickMissingWord shows mascots,
- PickMissingWord shows correct question text,
- PickOneMeaning shows mascots,
- PickOneMeaning shows correct question text
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 10 Changelog:
- Fixed exploit with FlashCard questions awarding unlimited XP
- Characters now show up in the WriteWords questions
- Answer rectangle shows up for WriteWords questions
- Fixed incorrect audio playing for WriteWords questions
- Fixed text taking up multiple lines for WriteWords questions.
- PickWords lets you play audio of question
- Spaceman Jim has entered the chat!
- Broken image on LessonFinishedView fixed
- Colours on text in LessonFinishedView changed from black to white
- LessonFinishedView navigates to StreakStats correctly
- If an already incorrect question is incorrect again it won’t prevent lesson from completing anymore.
- Audiomatch questions will play audio when waveform buttons are tapped
- Fire now loads properly on streak view
Lingonaut Beta 1.0 Build 9 Changelog:
UI Fixes:
- Imagepick question types scale correctly now on smaller screens,
- PickWords wrong answer shows the correct answer now,
- PickWords now fits on screen,
- Background fits properly,
- Background is now tileable,
- PickWords shows character that responds,
- PickWords rectangle fits on screen,
- PickWords prompt fits on one line,
Logic Fixes:
- Every question type now cannot be submitted multiple times in quick succession
Lingonaut BETA 1.0 Build 8 Changelog:
UI Fixes:
- Progress bar not pushed off screen on SpellingPick Question,
- Logic Fixes:
- If a language pack is missing Lingonaut will attempt to redownload it,
- AudioMatch shows full correct rectangle on submission,
- Will no longer crash upon completing a lesson,
- SpellingPick question type now plays sound,
- Animations are now fluid
Lingonaut BETA 1.0 Build 6 Changelog:
Logic Fixes:
- Now an incorrect sound plays when things are incorrect
- Now Match questions are correctly shuffled instead of side by side
- Now AudioMatch questions are correctly shuffled side by side
- Now characters are visible in PickOneAudio question types
- End session on HeartBrokenView no longer leads to white screen
- Characters are happy or sad depending on correct answer now for PickOneAudio
Lingonaut BETA 1.0 Build 5 Changelog
UI Changes:
- What do we call you text fits on screen for smaller iPhones,
- Progress bar fits on screen now,
- Added language-name in language subheading to Swedish option on language choice screen,
- Japanese button now no longer takes up two lines,
- How much do you know screen no longer truncates any text,
- Fixed duplicated text on ‘Just a little’ and ‘Nothing at all’ options on how much do you know,
- Fixed truncated text on Did you know? screen,
- Time for lift off text on final set up screen will shrink to accommodate screen size instead of take up multiple lines,
- Public profiles are moved down by 100 pixels so they’re not cut off anymore,
- Made top bar during lessons a bit smaller and better proportioned,
- Added padding for top bar horizontally,
- Imagepick question type now fits on non-plus iPhone models,
Logic Fixes:
- Sign in with Google works now,
- Add friend button is grayed out while app contacts server to add friend so cloning isn’t possible anymore,
- Buttons on Imagepick for audio work now,
- Snail button works now at 0.75x speed,
- Audio now works for PickOneView question type,
- Now a correct sound when things are correct,
Security Fixes:
- Lingonaut now goes through Servernaut like everything else to read user data instead of directly to Firestore