Idyoma is based around the idea that because language is a social tool, we should find a social way to learn it.  With Idyoma you can find other language learners in your area who you can meet with to practice, share cultures, and have fun. 

Structurally Idyoma is probably most similar to Tinder - an app we all know and love.  The difference with Idyoma is that your goal would be to meet with anyone who has a corresponding language skill set to you.  Of course, this also means that you can get significant value by connecting with a person who is not in your area, for example, via a video call conversation. 

In Idyoma, you have two ways of searching for language partners.  You can search your local area or you can search globally based on the language you want to learn.  So, for example, I could open up Idyoma and find a Spanish speaker who wants to practice English in my area here in Seville, or I could go onto the worldwide screen and look through all the Spanish speakers on the app.  Maybe I would connect with a person from Colombia or Peru.  I could then chat with them in the app or via video call. 

The best part about it is the ability to find people local to you.  However, it is still very useful to be able to look globally and find a large number of people. 

In terms of features, Idyoma has a clean visual interface where you can see multiple photos from the person you are considering meeting with - it uses a card structure so that you can swipe between different users.  When you are having a conversation with another user in the chat screen you can Auto Translate messages and also recommend Corrections to someone else's message. 

Idyoma is free but has a small verification fee for people who want to prove they are not a robot and want to help support the application. 

You can download Idyoma for iOS here: Idyoma: Language Exchange

And for Android here: Idyoma: Language Exchange

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