Pick your life
Choose a character, a city and a reason for moving there — a new job, family, a fresh start. Your setup shapes the vocabulary you meet first.
Out now · Japanese
Learn a language by living one.
Nexify Studios makes story-driven language apps. You play a character building a new life abroad — renting a flat, ordering coffee, making friends — and the language comes with the life. Interactive scenes, real conversations, no flashcard grind.
Free to start · 10 more languages on the way
+14 words todayChapter 3 · The café
Story choice madeYuki likes you a little more
How it works
A life to live, not a list to memorise.
Every app is a full life simulation wrapped around a language. You arrive somewhere new with nothing, and every scene you play teaches you what you actually need next.
Live the story
Animated scenes, native voices and real choices. Order the wrong thing and the story reacts — mistakes become part of the plot, not a red buzzer.
Speak for real
By the end of a season you've handled the doctor, the landlord, the dinner party and the awkward small talk — in the language, in context, out loud.
Branching dialogue that remembers
Characters recall what you said three chapters ago. Being polite, blunt, funny or shy changes relationships, storylines and the register of language you're taught.
Native voice acting
Every line recorded by native speakers at natural speed, with a slow replay whenever you need it.
Culture, not just grammar
Etiquette, slang and the unwritten rules locals never explain, taught inside the scene where they matter.
Invisible review
Spaced repetition is built into the plot. Words you're forgetting simply come back as the next conversation.
Offline seasons
Download a chapter and keep playing on the train, the plane or anywhere the signal dies.
App 01 · Available now
Learn Japanese:
Learn Japanese:
My Life in Japan
You land in Tokyo with one suitcase, a tiny apartment and a job that starts on Monday. Over five seasons you'll survive the convenience store, the train system, your first izakaya invitation and a landlord who speaks no English — picking up hiragana, katakana, kanji and roughly 2,000 words along the way.
Beginner to upper-intermediate
Hiragana · Katakana · Kanji
5 story seasons
Furigana toggle
The convenience storeSeason 1 · Chapter 2
Rush hour at ShinjukuSeason 1 · Chapter 5
Dinner with the teamSeason 2 · Chapter 1
Roadmap
Eleven lives. Eleven languages.
One studio, one engine, one growing world. Every new title is a fresh country, a fresh cast and a story written from scratch with native writers.
Learn Japanese
My Life in Japan
Live nowLearn Spanish
My Life in Spain
In developmentLearn French
My Life in France
In developmentLearn Korean
My Life in South Korea
PlannedLearn German
My Life in Germany
PlannedLearn Mandarin
My Life in China
PlannedLearn Italian
My Life in Italy
PlannedLearn Portuguese
My Life in Portugal
PlannedLearn Russian
My Life in Russia
PlannedLearn Turkish
My Life in Türkiye
PlannedMore languages
Voted for by players. Tell us where you want to live next.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need any experience with the language?
No. Every title starts from absolute zero — your character can't speak either, so the story teaches you both at the same pace. If you already know some of the language you can skip ahead to a later season.
How long is a story?
Each app ships with five seasons, roughly 30 to 40 hours of play in total, plus side stories added over time. Most people play in 10 to 15 minute sessions.
Is it free?
The first season is free on both stores. Later seasons unlock through a single purchase or a subscription, managed entirely by Apple or Google — we never handle your card details.
When do the other languages arrive?
We're releasing new titles steadily over the coming months and years, starting with Spanish and French. Join the list below and we'll tell you the moment one lands.
Does it work for children?
Our stories are written for teens and adults. Age ratings are shown on each app store listing, and our apps are not directed to children under 13.
Your new life starts in Tokyo.
Download Learn Japanese: My Life in Japan and play the first chapter tonight. Or leave your email and we'll let you know when your language ships.