Lingonaut
BetaRolling out in waves, now!
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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!*
Dates shown in DD/MM/YYYY format
| Date | Wave | Eligible Testers |
|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2025 | Wave 1 | Venus Tier Patrons (1 key), Terrestrial/'Super' Parity Patrons (1 + 1 key), Max Parity/O.W.L Buster Patrons (1 + 2 keys) |
| 01/06/2025 | Wave 2 | Mercury Tier Patrons |
| 13/06/2025 | Wave 3 | Translatonauts |
| 20/06/2025 | Wave 4 | First come first served up to 1000 people |
| 10/07/2025 | Wave 5 | Additional places added |
| 29/09/2025 | Wave 6 | Additional 1000 places added |
| 30/10/2025 | Wave 7 | Additional 500 places added |
| 29/11/2025 | Wave 8 | Additional 500 places added |
| TBD | Wave 9 | Everyone can join! |
*Subject to change at any time depending on state of development.
F.A.Q
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.
Q: 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.
Q: 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.
Q: 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.
Q: 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.
Q: 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!
Q: 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.
Q: 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.
Q: 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.
Q: How many Patreon tiers will there be and what do patrons get for their money?
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.
Q: 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!
Q: What's the difference between Lingonaut and Creatonaut?
Creatonaut is the software used to design courses, Lingonaut is the app used to learn languages.
Q: 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.
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