Speech Genie on Kickstarter
Here’s what we’re building — and why.
Speech Genie rebuilds the method behind a TEDx talk seen 37 million times into an app that teaches your brain the way it actually learns — no grammar, no drills, no memorising. It launches on Kickstarter this September. We need your support to bring this to life!
Whether you’ve already tried a lesson or you’re just discovering it, here’s the campaign — and how to get involved when you’re ready.
Just discovering Speech Genie? Try a free lesson first →
The campaign film
See what we’re building.
What you’re backing
A language method that works with your brain, not against it.
Speech Genie teaches by meaning and pattern — the way you learned your first language. Comprehensible input, Language to Body, FaceFonics, and a Cognitive AI guide built to understand what you mean, not an LLM guessing the next word. English and Mandarin first, more to follow.
37M+
views on the TEDx talk it’s built on
10,000+
learners on the system behind it
5% → 67%
pass rate when a school switched method
What your support builds
The method works. Your backing finishes the rest.
The approach is already proven — 37 million people have watched the talk it’s built on, more than 10,000 have learned on the system behind it, and you can play the demos right now.
What’s left to build is the part that makes Speech Genie a true two-way teacher: the language dictionaries the Cognitive AI guide needs to understand what you say, and the integration that weaves every exercise into one path. That’s John Ball’s Patom-based meaning engine — a system that already runs on meaning, not statistical guesswork. It’s just waiting to be built out.
Backing the campaign funds exactly that: it turns the two demos into two complete courses in English and Mandarin, and brings the two-way Genie conversation to life. That’s what your support will make possible.
Founding VIP
Lock in the best price we’ll ever offer — $10 holds your place now and unlocks 2 demo lessons today. Refundable for 14 days; the full offer is on the VIP page.
When it goes live
The campaign opens September 2026.
Here’s how it unfolds — and where you fit in at each step.
Now
Play the demos, and reserve a Founding VIP place if you want the best price locked in early.
September 2026
The Kickstarter opens. Founding VIPs get first access and the founding price.
After funding
The full English and Mandarin courses ship, and the two-way Genie conversation comes to life.
Questions
Good to know
When does the Kickstarter launch?
September 2026 — the exact day is announced soon. Join the notify list above and you’ll be the first to hear.
Can I try it before backing?
Yes — that’s the best place to start. Play a free Language to Body lesson, or try the full demo to see the whole system. No sign-up needed.
What is Speech Genie?
A brain-based language-learning app that teaches by meaning and pattern instead of grammar drills, translation or memorising. English and Mandarin first, with more languages to follow.
What do backers get?
The full English and Mandarin courses, plus the Cognitive AI guide — built to understand what you mean — brought to life as the campaign funds the dictionaries it needs. Founding VIPs lock in $99 per year instead of the $199 list price.
What is the $10 Founding VIP reservation?
A one-time fee that holds your place and your founding price, and unlocks 2 demo lessons today. It’s separate from the $99 and refundable within 14 days. The full offer is on the Founding VIP page.
How is this different from other language apps?
It’s built on a method proven by a TEDx talk seen 37 million times and used by more than 10,000 learners — and it runs on a real meaning engine, not an LLM guessing the next word.
Be part of it
Get involved when you’re ready.
Speech Genie launches on Kickstarter this September. Get on the list so you don’t miss it — or reserve your Founding VIP place and lock in the best price we’ll ever offer.