Frequently asked questions

You can. A one-off chatbot correction is easy to lose. Elephant keeps each attempt in a searchable study history, uses your mistakes to shape later review, and draws examples from its shared corpus. The correction is the start, not the end.

Corrections are AI-generated, and AI systems are not infallible. The grader is built to accept valid alternatives rather than force one 'right' answer. Search results come from analyzed corpus sentences that have not been excluded or content-flagged. If you would rather have a person check your work, share an attempt with a friend or teacher and keep their notes in Elephant.

Sentence analysis, sentence search, flashcards, and translation practice are free, with no card required. Premium ($10/month) adds automatic AI corrections and pronunciation scoring; Supporter ($20/month) adds early access and supports the project. Both paid plans start with a 14-day free trial. Checkout collects a payment method, but you can cancel during the trial without being charged. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.

If you can read Hangul, you can start. Practice prompts are built from vocabulary you have already studied, so beginners get short, simple sentences and the difficulty grows with you instead of following a fixed curriculum.

No, but Elephant is a progressive web app (PWA), so it works on any device with a browser. Install it on your home screen for an app-like experience on iOS and Android.

None officially, for now. You can create your own courses, and the built-in course introduces beginner vocabulary and grammar. I would rather not reproduce someone else's textbook without permission.

Plans change, so the blog is the best place to follow new releases and previews.

Short answer: I liked the idea of a cute elephant mascot. For the longer answer, read the history of Elephant.

No. Learning a language will always be work, until Matrix-style brain uploads are invented.

Not right now. Elephant benefits from a shared corpus, so a private instance would lose much of what makes it useful. If you need a private deployment and have a commercial budget, get in touch.