🇰🇷 Korean · Free talk
The café I visited today
Favorite places, shared casually.
🇰🇷 Jimin35
Meet global friends who love Korea.
Write in your language and they read it in theirs. The translation sits right inside the bubble, and every chat shows your friend's local time before you type.
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- iPhone and Android
- 22 languages
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- Made in Seoul by Nawever
Write in your language. They read it in theirs.
Every message shows its translation inside the same bubble, right under the original, so you can learn from it or hide it with one tap.
Language exchange on InkoRead in
Local time 11:14 PMReply times varyShown at the top of every chat
🇯🇵 Yuki週末、弘大でカラオケ行かない？
Want to go to karaoke in Hongdae this weekend?
🇪🇸 Sofía¡Me encanta el tteokbokki de Mangwon!
I love the tteokbokki in Mangwon!
🇻🇳 LinhMình mới học câu “잘 먹겠습니다” hôm nay!
I just learned “잘 먹겠습니다” today!
Hear the language, not just read it.
Open a Voice Party room by language and topic: a café story in Korean, a little chat about the day in English. Each room shows its host, who's speaking and who's listening before you join. Rooms run inside the app, so your phone number stays private.
- Voice Party rooms
- A topic, a host with a shield badge, speaker and listener counts, and report controls.
Everyday Korea, in your own words.
Post a sunset, a song, a first bowl of something. Posts show a flag and a time, and anything you can't read yet comes with a "See translation" link. If you're in the mood, share today's fortune too, a small fun extra.
Life in Korea, in the guides
See who's around, not where they live.
Browse people by country, sort by recommended, recently active or newest, or switch to the map. There you only see area-level activity, never a pin. Your own location is hidden the same way.
How finding friends worksWherever you are, start in English.
Maybe it started with a drama you watched twice, a K-pop chorus you can't shake, or a semester, working holiday or first trip to Seoul already on the calendar. On Inko you can browse people by country and say hello in English without polishing every sentence. Your Korean friend sees your message with a Korean translation right under it, in the same bubble, and their reply comes back the same way: their Korean on top, your English underneath.
Time zones are the part people forget. A late-night message from New York lands around lunchtime in Seoul. On quieter evenings, drop into a Voice Party room by language and topic and just listen for a while, or post a photo from your week to the feed. Anything your friends can't read yet comes with a See translation link.
A few ways to say hello
Clear rules, real consequences.
Inko is for friendship and cultural exchange around Korea, not dating. The rules are short, and they are enforced.
Scam accounts are permanently banned.
Scam, phishing and visa or job-broker approaches are report reasons. Accounts caught doing it don't come back.
Exact locations are never shown.
The map shows area-level activity only. "Nearby" means a neighborhood, not a street.
Report and block in two taps.
Report reasons include harassment and sexual approaches, and you can hide anyone you'd rather not see.
Your phone number stays private.
Chats and Voice Party rooms run inside the app.
Public policies, one support address.
Community guidelines, privacy policy, child-safety standards and account deletion are public pages.
A few things you might be wondering.
Is Inko a dating app?
No. Inko is for friendship and cultural exchange around Korea. Profiles are a list you browse, not a swipe deck, and every chat has report and block built in. Harassment or romance-scam behaviour leads to removal.
What happens to scam accounts?
They are permanently banned. If someone asks for money, pushes you to another messenger, or just feels off, open the menu in the chat, choose Report, and block them in the same step.
Can people see where I am?
No. The map shows how many people are active in an area as a cluster, never a pin on a street. Nearby discovery uses distance only, and your exact location is never shown to other users.
Do I need to speak English or Korean?
No. Write in your own language. The original message and its translation appear together in the same bubble, and the app itself runs in 22 languages.
Is Inko free?
Inko is free to download and use. Inko Premium is an optional subscription, and its price is shown in your local App Store or Google Play. Use the App Store or Google Play buttons on this page to install the official app.
Is Inko for Koreans too?
Yes. Inko brings together people who love Korea and Koreans who want friends from other countries. Translation takes the pressure off English, and Voice Party rooms happen inside the app.
What's the time difference with Korea?
It depends on where you are. Korea keeps the same time all year, with no daylight saving. From London, Korea is 9 hours ahead in winter and 8 during British Summer Time; from New York, 14 and 13. Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Korea, or 2 during Australian daylight saving. You don't have to work it out: every chat shows your friend's local time at the top.
Can I chat with Korean friends who don't speak much English?
Yes. Write in English and they read it in Korean, with your original right above the translation in the same bubble. Their replies work the same way in reverse, and either of you can hide the translation with one tap when you'd rather read the original.
I'm going to Korea to study, work or travel. Can I make friends before I land?
Yes. You can browse people by country, Korea included, and start chatting before you go. Nearby discovery only shows area-level activity, never an exact location. When you do meet in person, choose a busy public place, keep your address and daily routine to yourself until you know someone well, and use report and block if anything feels off.
Different places. Something in common.
Your next hello starts here.
Meet people who share your curiosity about Korea. Download Inko and start exploring.
Inko - Korean Friends & LifeGlobal friends & language exchange appInko by Nawever · Free to download · 22 languages
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