/ɹ/
The American r
right, very, carHindiTamilJapaneseKorean
say it “shwah”/ʃwɑ/
A few minutes a day to a clearer American accent.
Schwa listens to how you speak, finds the sounds your first language makes hardest, and coaches you one word at a time.
Coming soon on theApp Store
Free 2-minute baseline. No account needed to start.
Your plan starts with your first language.
Choose from 22 first languages. Schwa starts with the sounds speakers of your language find hardest in American English, then adjusts to what your baseline shows.
/θ/ /ð/
The th sounds
think, this, otherMandarinFrenchGermanRussian
/ɪ/ /i/
Short and long i
ship vs. sheep, live vs. leaveSpanishPortugueseItalianArabic
Meet Schwa. Its mouth shows you how.
Named after /ə/, the most common sound in English. Schwa shows what your lips and tongue should do for each target sound, right next to the cue.
/ɹ/Lips only slightly round
/θ/Tongue tip under the top teeth
/i/Spread the lips and hold
Nailed itA clear match on the target
One sound at a time, one sentence of feedback.
- 01Read five sentencesA 2-minute baseline scores the sounds that matter for your first language, so your plan starts where you are.
- 02Practice one soundHear a natural American voice at normal or slow speed, then record the phrase yourself.
- 03Fix the weakest wordGet one coaching sentence, the sound we heard instead, and a pitch and rhythm comparison. Tap any word to see each sound.
Practice out loud, without worrying who’s listening.
Recordings don’t stick aroundClips are deleted after scoring, unless you choose to keep them for 30 days to compare takes.
No ads, no trackingNo advertising, no third-party analytics. Sign in with Apple or Google shares no name or email with us.
Scores are for practiceTraining scores track your progress. They don’t measure how “native” you sound, and there’s no red failure screen.
Start with a 2‑minute baseline.
Read five sentences. Schwa scores each sound and builds your first week. Coming soon for iPhone.
Coming soon on theApp Store