HayaiLearn
Verified Oct 22, 2026 ActiveLearn Japanese from YouTube videos with smart subtitles, flashcard drills and AI role-play conversation.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $7/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Pro $7 a month billed as $84 a year, or $10 month-to-month; Platinum $14 a month billed as $168 a year, or $20 monthly. Both open with a free week trial; there is no permanent free tier.
Use tool ↗About HayaiLearn
HayaiLearn teaches Japanese through video immersion rather than lessons. You import YouTube videos or use its own library, watch with smart subtitles that let you look words up in place, and drill what you met through reading and listening flashcards. The higher tier adds AI role-play conversation practice and feedback on shadowing and writing. Both tiers include unlimited video and YouTube import; the split is practice features, not content volume. Each plan starts with a week-long free trial and is cheaper on annual billing. The company lists a New York mailing address.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 22, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page data: Pro $10 monthly or $84 yearly, Platinum $20 monthly or $168 yearly, free week trial on both (15 October 2026)hayailearn.com ↗
- Pricing page footer gives a New York, NY 10017 mailing address; Pro covers unlimited video immersion and Platinum adds everything in Pro plus speaking practice (15 October 2026)hayailearn.com ↗
- Product positioning as Japanese learning through video immersion with smart subtitles and flashcard drillshayailearn.com ↗
Is HayaiLearn legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- May 20, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC, looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Jan 14, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 22, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 22, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- HayaiLearn, United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of HayaiLearn
Built around the immersion method serious Japanese learners already use — real video, subtitle mining, spaced review — rather than gamified lessons, and priced below most competitors at $7 a month annually. The upgrade to speaking practice doubles the price. It teaches only Japanese, and there is no free tier once the trial week ends.
Pros
- Unlimited video immersion and YouTube import on both tiers
- Smart subtitles with in-place lookup feeding flashcard drills
- AI role-play conversation plus shadowing and writing feedback on Platinum
- $7/month on annual billing undercuts most Japanese-learning subscriptions
- Free week trial on both tiers
Cons
- No free tier after the trial
- Speaking, shadowing and writing feedback are locked to the $14 tier
- Japanese only, and no mobile app is advertised
Best for
- Intermediate learners mining native video for vocabulary
- Anyone who prefers YouTube content to a fixed course
- Learners who want reading and listening drills tied to what they watched
Not for
- Absolute beginners with no kana or grammar foundation
- Anyone learning a language other than Japanese
Watch out: The advertised $7 and $14 are annual-billing rates; the monthly toggle costs about 30% more.
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