Ákos Puteáni-Holl

Project 02

Nativo

A language-learning application that turns voice recordings or written text into natural phrasing, reusable expressions and personal lessons based on the learner's real life.

Showcase

Product screens that show the work.

Nativo website explaining how voice notes and written text become language lessons
Web learning surface
Nativo mobile application ready to record a personal language lesson
Native recording flow

Case study

How the product was shaped.

Problem

Most language-learning tools feel generic and disconnected from how people actually speak or write. Nativo explores a more personal learning loop built around the learner's own input and goals.

Approach

I am designing, building and operating the product end to end, covering the learner experience, product design, web and mobile clients, backend services, payments, deployment and day-to-day production readiness.

Result

Nativo is now a working web and iOS product with real learner workflows, paid-plan foundations, production deployment and enough operational structure to keep iterating toward a commercial launch.

Decisions and trade-offs

  • Kept the public product simple while hiding implementation complexity behind stable product flows.
  • Balanced mobile convenience with a richer web experience so learners can use the product in the context that fits them.
  • Designed the system with payments, account management, usage limits and operational safety in mind from the start.
  • Kept the implementation modular enough to evolve the learning experience without exposing the product's core mechanics.

Role

Creator / Full-stack Software Engineer

Technology

React · React Native · TypeScript · Backend systems · AI product development · Payments · Production operations

Key contributions

  • Designed the core product experience around personal language practice
  • Built web and mobile learning flows from early concept to production-ready implementation
  • Developed account, entitlement and subscription foundations for a commercial product
  • Created learning history, continuity and progress surfaces that support repeat usage
  • Shipped the iOS application and prepared the product for an App Store-based launch path
  • Own product design, engineering, deployment, QA and operations end to end