About Malmun
Malmun helps you practice real conversations through branching dialogues. Pick a language to learn — Indonesian, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish or Korean — and use the app itself in any of those same six languages.
Branching small talk
The conversation goes where your answers take it. Practice by reading and tapping, or by speaking out loud.
53 situational dialogues
In every language: basics, everyday chat, restaurants, getting around, the airport, hotels, shopping, sightseeing and emergencies.
Extra for Indonesian
Hand-written small talk, three day courses with a weekly timetable, and a 100-word starter vocabulary.
Commute Mode
Practice by ear in the car over Bluetooth or CarPlay. Audio plays through your car speakers and the sentence shows in Now Playing. Hear the meaning, a chime, your turn to say it, then the answer slowly and at normal speed. There's no separate CarPlay app screen.
Hands-free control
Use the steering-wheel next, previous and play buttons, or speak during your turn: next, again, slower, faster, next scene, stop. Say the line right and you'll hear "Nice!". Start with Siri, or automatically with a Shortcuts automation when you connect to the car.
Practice tools
Pronunciation practice with a score, script view, import dialogues by pasting, and practice history.
My phrases & flashcards
Save phrases you pick up and review vocabulary flashcards that read words aloud.
Phrase keyboard
See the meaning, tap once, and the sentence is typed in the language you're learning.
Share with friends
Share scenarios with friends through iCloud.
AI scenarios
Add your own Anthropic API key, type a topic, and get a brand-new dialogue.
Malmun Pro
Everything is free except the two things below.
Free
- Small talk, day courses and starter vocabulary
- Basic and everyday situational dialogues
- Commute Mode, 3 scenes a day
- Pronunciation practice, script view, paste import and practice history
- My phrases, flashcards, phrase keyboard, sharing with friends and AI scenarios
Malmun Pro
- All situational dialogues: restaurants, getting around, airport, hotel, shopping, sightseeing, emergencies
- Unlimited Commute Mode
Choose a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. See prices in the app or on the App Store.
Privacy
No account and no ad tracking. What you study stays on your device and in iCloud if you turn sharing on. The app only sends anonymous usage statistics and error reports so it can be fixed and improved.