Epop offers the "말해보카" app, a gamified, AI‑driven platform for Korean speakers to learn English across vocabulary, speaking, and grammar. The app combines game‑style quizzes, spaced‑repetition reviews, native‑speaker pronunciation feedback, and AI‑personalized grammar lessons, while a competitive league system motivates regular study. Users can select from over 45,000 curated word lists tailored to school curricula, exam preparation, and everyday conversation.
Funding
$9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many Korean English learners struggle with memorizing vocabulary, practicing pronunciation, and mastering grammar due to traditional study methods that are repetitive, unengaging, and lack personalized feedback.
Solution
Epop’s “말해보카” app addresses these challenges by delivering a gamified, AI‑driven language learning experience that covers vocabulary, speaking, and grammar in an integrated platform. Users engage with word quizzes that highlight meanings, example sentences, and common pitfalls, while an automatic spaced‑repetition system schedules reviews at optimal moments to reinforce long‑term retention. The speaking module provides native‑speaker audio, pronunciation analysis, and customizable playback, enabling learners to practice and receive instant feedback. AI‑tailored grammar lessons prioritize topics the learner is likely to miss, and a competitive league system encourages regular study through social interaction and achievement tracking. All content is organized into searchable word lists for school curricula, exam preparation, and everyday conversation, allowing users to focus on the vocabulary most relevant to their goals.
Target Audience
Primary users are Korean-speaking individuals seeking to improve English for school curricula, standardized tests (e.g., TOEIC, TOEFL, TEPS), public‑service exams, or everyday conversation, including students, exam candidates, and working professionals.
Features
- Game‑style vocabulary quizzes with instant meaning clarification, example sentences, and error notes
- Automated spaced‑repetition engine that triggers reviews at the moment of forgetting risk
- Over 45,000 words organized into themed word lists (school textbooks, college exams, TOEIC/TOEFL, public‑service exams, daily conversation)
- Speaking practice with native‑speaker audio, pronunciation diagnostics, and adaptive playback modes (easy/hard)
- AI‑powered grammar tutoring that selects and explains rules based on the learner’s performance and error patterns
- Competitive league and character system that tracks progress, ranks users, and fosters community motivation
- Integrated note‑taking and error‑log features for personalized study review