There's a French word for what you just did.

Stop singing yaourt.

You know the tune. You know the hooks. You just fill in the words you don't actually know. The French call that chanter en yaourt, “singing in yogurt.” i·CANTO turns yours into a language you actually speak.

Every language has one. Ask a Spanish speaker how Corona's “Rhythm of the Night” actually goes: ¿Esos son Reebok o son Nike? 👟👀

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Why songs, not sentences

That song's been looping in your head all day. That's an earworm, and your brain doesn't ask permission. Most language apps ignore that and hand you la manzana es roja 🍎 instead, guilt-tripping you with a cartoon owl when you skip a day. i·CANTO works with the loop you've already got, not against it.

Not just a theory: adults who sang new phrases remembered them better than adults who just spoke them. Read the research →

How it works

Step 1

Study the words that matter

Translate any line, drill the tricky verbs, quiz yourself, or ask the AI tutor anything, right inside the song you picked.

Step 2

Save what you’re learning

Save a word or a verb form as you go. It’s organized by the song you learned it from, not a disconnected flashcard pile.

Step 3

Then just listen, for real this time

Put the song on. It's still going to loop in your head, that's just what songs do. Only now the earworm knows what it's actually saying.

Everything you need, built around the song

Real lyrics, not "the boy has a dog"

Pick any song and pull up the real lyrics. No made-up sentences, no textbook filler.

Tap a line, know what it means

See exactly what a line means without ever leaving the song.

Hear it said right, not like you did in class

Every line and verb form can be spoken aloud, training your ear while you read.

Vocab organized by song, not scattered across decks

Save a word with one tap. It stays grouped by the song you learned it from.

Conjugation drills, not vibes

Type the correct form, get checked instantly, hear it said right. Real practice, not a chart to stare at.

An AI tutor, no mascot required

Ask about a word, a line, or the grammar behind it, any time you're stuck.

The team behind i·CANTO

We read every reply ourselves. i·CANTO is built in the open, and that shapes what's next.

Cody Dow

CTO

Cody got tired of language apps that feel like flashcards, red apples, and guilt-tripping owls, and tired of the songs stuck in his head teaching him nothing. So he built the tool he wished existed.

Martin Zouzou

CEO

Martin is a PhD student in immunology at Université Paris Cité, studying inflammatory disease mechanisms at the Centre de Recherche sur l'Inflammation. He brings that same scientific rigor to how i·CANTO is built and run.

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