Our Story
After 8 years of teaching Korean, the founder of HanDa noticed a recurring pattern: students who studied hard, mastered grammar rules, but froze when speaking to a real Korean person. Not because they didn't know enough — but because they never had enough chances to actually use what they learned.
HanDa was built to change that. We created a safe, judgment-free space where learners can practice real Korean conversations with AI tutors who correct, teach, and adapt to their level — anytime, anywhere.
What Makes HanDa Different
🎯 Real Conversation Practice
Not flashcards. Not grammar drills. Real conversations about real topics — ordering chicken on 배달의민족, making plans on KakaoTalk, or just chatting about your day.
✏️ Instant, Intelligent Corrections
Every mistake becomes a learning moment. Your AI tutor catches errors immediately and explains why — with the right grammar rule, not just the right answer.
👩🏫 4 AI Teachers, 4 Teaching Styles
Soo (comfort-first), Jiyeon (systematic explainer), Junho (fun friend), Minjun (results coach) — pick the style that fits you.
🔒 A Safe Space to Make Mistakes
No judgment, no embarrassment. Practice as many times as you want. That's how real fluency happens.
Meet the AI Teachers
HanDa by the numbers
These are measured counts from the shipping product, not estimates.
| Role-play scenarios | 300 |
|---|---|
| Leveled reading passages (levels 1–10, TOPIK 1–6) | 159 |
| Grammar patterns, including idioms, proverbs and slang | 964 |
| Curated vocabulary words | 2,203 |
| Can-Do real-world ability goals | 101 |
| AI teachers | 4 |
| Explanation languages | 7 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HanDa?
HanDa (한다) is an AI Korean tutoring app for iOS and Android. Learners hold real conversations in Korean with one of four AI teachers, each of which corrects mistakes in a different pedagogical style, and follow a TOPIK-aligned curriculum built from 300 role-play scenarios, 964 grammar patterns, and 2,203 vocabulary words.
Is HanDa good for TOPIK preparation?
HanDa's levels, vocabulary, and reading library are aligned to TOPIK 1 through 6, so it builds the grammar and vocabulary those levels test. It is not an official TOPIK course and does not administer practice exams, so pair it with past papers if you are sitting the test.
Can two people share one HanDa subscription?
Yes, on the Host plan. One subscriber creates a Friend Room and invites two friends, who each get 50 free conversation turns without needing their own subscription. Most AI Korean apps are single-player only, so this is one of the clearest differences between HanDa and its alternatives.
Does HanDa correct pronunciation?
Yes, at the phoneme level. Spoken sentences are scored for accuracy and fluency, and the specific sounds you get wrong are tracked over time rather than reported as a single overall number.
Is HanDa free? How much does it cost?
There is a 7-day free trial with full access. After that it is $10 per month for Premium, or $21 per month for Host ($204.99 per year). There is no permanently free tier.
How is HanDa different from using ChatGPT to learn Korean?
A general chatbot will answer Korean questions, but it does not track what you get wrong, does not grade your pronunciation, does not enforce a level-appropriate difficulty curve, and does not remember your weak patterns across weeks. HanDa is built around those four things: mistake tracking, phoneme-level pronunciation scoring, level-matched input, and long-term memory of your errors.
Does HanDa work for absolute beginners?
Yes. Levels start at Hangul and pre-TOPIK vocabulary. But HanDa's strength is conversation, so a beginner who wants only gamified alphabet drilling may find it more app than they need at first.
What languages can HanDa explain Korean in?
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Korean study content itself is never translated away — only the explanation of it is.
Which devices does HanDa support?
iOS and Android phones and tablets. There is no web version of the learning app; the website is an information and download page.