Sick In Bed, I Built a $3M Language App

After 5 years Fluyo is finally out but was it all worth it?

We're filing form C soon, until then only reservations.

I hope this year when choosing between the various language learning apps out there. You chose Fluyo. We're on a mission to make Fluyo the best language learning app that can teach you languages quicker and more enjoyably then any other language app out there.

Currently with Fluyo you can learn Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and German, although we have lite support for other languages.

Despite the crazy amount of money we put behind Fluyo it's a Free app, you can use Fluyo for free. The first 20 or so lessons are free and after that you get two free lessons daily. Games and social features are also free.

That said we do have a premium tier that is chock full of amazing features like unlimited lessons and exclusive items so I'd recommend to subscribe to premium. It also will help Fluyo survive if you do! We are bootstrapped/community funded, we don't have the money a lot of other companies do, so every premium subscription helps.

Thank you for your patience and belief in me. It's finally here. That said this is only the beginning, we have long way to go for Fluyo to equal the vision I have in my head. But I reckon it's a good start.

[IkennaLanguages]

After 5 years Fluyo is finally out but was it all worth it?

The app on Android specifically is experiencing a good amount of bugs but most of them will be resolved with in a week or two, sorry for any inconvenience!

We're filing form C soon, until then only reservations.

I hope this year when choosing between the various language learning apps out there. You chose Fluyo. We're on a mission to make Fluyo the best language learning app that can teach you languages quicker and more enjoyably then any other language app out there.

Currently with Fluyo you can learn Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and German, although we have lite support for other languages.

Despite the crazy amount of money we put behind Fluyo it's a Free app, you can use Fluyo for free. The first 20 or so lessons are free and after that you get two free lessons daily. Games and social features are also free.

That said we do have a premium tier that is chock full of amazing features like unlimited lessons and exclusive items so I'd recommend to subscribe to premium. It also will help Fluyo survive if you do! We are bootstrapped/community funded, we don't have the money a lot of other companies do, so every premium subscription helps.

Thank you for your patience and belief in me. It's finally here. That said this is only the beginning, we have long way to go for Fluyo to equal the vision I have in my head. But I reckon it's a good start.

[KazuLanguages]

Sincere congratulations on the launch of Fluyo!! 🐬
I’ve been following your journey and watching your videos for more than 5 years, and seeing this milestone feels so surreal. You and your team have worked incredibly hard to make this happen, and I couldn’t be prouder of you, Ikenna-san! May God bless you and your app's success 🙏

[getnoobed]

I remember when you first announced you were creating a language app. Although I have sortof given up on language learning for other things, I will still give your app a try since you put a lot of effort and hard work into this project.

[IkennaLanguages]

Also regarding bugs/UX issues/laggy performance, our engineers are definitely on the case. We did rush a bit to launch at New Years although even then we were still a few days off. 😅 Last minute feature additions can cause instability. However most major issues will be resolved within a week or two. After which we'll focus on solving any language/data/UX issues as well as adding in intermediate content for most languages. They will be in by the end of the month. Apologies if you encounter any major issues, hopefully by next week you're able to access the app without a hitch!

[hecker]

I think the app has a lot of potential for the future, but it still needs a lot of work, im very hopeful still

[SenatorDodo]

playing VRChat and randomly finding some fun videos by some Ikenna guy lead me to starting my language learning and by extension my journey to who I am today.
6 Years on and we're completely different people, but the love for languages remains
Super f'ing cool to see you now man, great job

[MAK-Man]

Wait its been FIVE YEARS in the making?! I cant believe I've been following along for this long and haven't felt conversationaly fluent in another language.

I do gotta say I LOVE the pods where I can hop in and practice conversations after practicing my vocab in the same place.

[PassionGodAlways]

It was a blessing to be in a financial position that allowed me to be one of the Kickstarter supporters for this app. 🙌🏾🙏🏾
I look forward to using it soon! 🐬

[nightmarenova]

At the current state it won't replace any app due to the bad UI design in general and the laggy launch. I understand that the issues might be addressed soon but as far as i understand, an open beta test was already held, all the issues with the app should have been addressed then and there. If the app wasn't ready, it shouldn't have launched so soon into production! 🙏

A lot of people are gonna just judge it on their first impressions and if the first impressions are like this, many will give up on it!

I'm still hopeful and can't wait for it to succeed in the near future! As the things stand now tho, i wouldn't consider using the app long term.

Please don't give up! Wishing the whole team all the best 💙

[UXMetalVTuber]

Your dedication to this is monumentally admirable! We really appreciate all of the hard work you've done to reach this point!

[Vidomem]

I plan on making a series of learning japanese through your app. Thanks for all your hard work I waited to learn japanese just for your app yo!

[justafiable]

Yo, Ikenna! I've been following your channel for a long time and I gotta say this has been truly inspiring!

I'm so glad to see you've been able to release Fluyo!

You've got my full support and I wish you all the success on this journey and good health! 👊

[TachyBunker]

I also remember the old ikenna days (tantalizing!), but now it's a mix of really bad and really good things happening to you. I wish you good luck from France and hope you'll find a cure or treatment!

[GabePlaysYT]

You were the one who inspired me to start my language learning journey. If it wasnt for you, I dont think i would have started learning Japanese years ago. Your journey to making Fluyo has been so inspiring. You never EVER gave up. Youre a blessing Ikenna and what youve done will never be forgotten 💖

[itsokkayla]

Hi Ikenna - I don't really comment on videos often but I wanted to say thanks for your hard work and dedication. I think it's really amazing how many core components of language learning are included. The storyline/games are also really fun and enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing more updates! Maybe I'm lucky but I haven't experienced a bunch of bugs on my end. If I had a suggestion - it would be to allow to toggle off certain notfications (like if someone joins a pod) but honestly that's it. Hope you and the Fluyo team are doing well - thank you again! I'm excited to keep practicing xx

[vulcanviduus]

I subscribed years ago, but have not had your videos popup in between then and now. I'm so inspired man. I'm sorry you had to go through all those health problems. Thanks for persevering and giving us the Fluyo. I can't wait to try it. Truly congratulation on the app

[avirei]

1. Finding the last two letters for the free month is nearly impossible. I have scanned those two images for days.

2. You have an amazing app on your hands, but there are so many bugs. Some of the lessons give me the answers while asking me for the answer the user interface.

3.Some of the things are pointing to the wrong thing or you can't interact with it. On the ui

4. I have not been able to complete a match at all for the competitive just because it keeps freezing in the middle of the mat.

I'm not bashing the app. I absolutely love everything about it so hard. It's like a combination of language learning. Pokemon while having a social environment. It's like everything you would want in a fun learning environment, but it definitely needs some work. I want to sign in every day for my rewards but I have no desire to play because it keeps freezing on me and it's frustrating when you're having fun with the lesson and then you have to start all over because it freezes

[Maria-zcub]

i was waiting for fluyo for years now and i can't describe my frustration as i can't even defeat the first Glaucus boss! Even if i aswer all question and counterpick correctly, i still lose. It's been four times already since i tried to beat the boss. I kinda want the app to focus on learning part rather than cosplaying Dark Souls.

[JaneLasso]

Muy emocionante historia. Te felicito por tu resiliencia. No te dejaste vencer por la depresión y pusiste toda tu energía en este proyecto. Cuando pueda me suscribiré en la aplicación para ayudarte. Muchos éxitos, te los mereces.

[maxwien]

The App has 2 stars on the App store as I'm writing this yet having watched your Channel since 2019 I'm simply blown away by what you have achieved. Thos is one of the most inspiring things I've seen in my life and I will buy a lifetime subscription today
Even tho the App is not perfect yet I believe in your vision

Congrats Ikenna you've deserved this