How to meet Korean friends online?
When you are learning Korean and have worked through some theory — the Korean courses available online, a textbook, a class — you have to apply what you know. To learn a language properly you need to practise it daily. Is there a free and easy way to do that from your phone, with native Koreans?
Plenty of language exchange applications have appeared in recent years. They put you in touch with native Koreans who want to learn a foreign language of their own, so you can help each other practise and both make real progress.
Meet Korean friends easily
Heyoppa is one of the better known language exchange apps, so you can talk to thousands of people across the globe, including native Korean pen pals. It has a solid set of tools for practising Korean — you can translate a sentence into your own language without leaving the chat. Meet your first Korean friends and talk to them in a way that is actually fun.
The app is completely free. There are features that make you more visible to the community — a super like, a featured slot on Discover — but nothing behind them is required. Our matching system filters who reaches you, so you only ever talk to people you have accepted.
Instead of waiting for a mutual swipe, you can send a super like using diamonds. It skips the accept step and opens the conversation straight away — they do not need to accept it.
Find new Korean friends on Discover
The Discover tab is where profiles get seen: a featured carousel and a set of rails, ordered by how well people are actually doing rather than by who joined most recently. You can buy a featured slot there for a fixed price if you want to be one of them.
The free route works too, and costs nothing but time: fill in your profile properly, take the personality test, and post to the feed. Posting and commenting earn Stardust, which raises your Star Level and gives you more swipes in every window.
Heyoppa works hard to avoid the fake accounts, scams and inappropriate content that turn up regularly on this kind of app. Mutual matching is the first line of that, and every profile can be reported from inside the app.
Where to start
- Download the app — it is free on iOS and Android.
- Fill in your profile properly, with real photos. It matters more than anything else.
- Search by language and nationality to find Korean speakers who want to learn yours.
- Read our six tips for getting more matches before you start swiping.
