Meet the founder
Hi, I'm Ethan.
I'm 20, I'm based in Portsmouth, and I build language apps. I'm also learning Spanish right alongside you.
- 20 years old
- Portsmouth, UK
- Spanish: B1
- Builds language apps
The story so far
From one walk to one app
- 1Mid 2025
How it started
The company I worked for went bust. I went for a walk, prayed, and asked what to build next. Nothing came, and it felt hopeless. Then one idea landed all at once: a test that tells you how good your Spanish really is.
- 2Early 2026
LenguaLens, my first app
It took me months to build, and I released it on my own. Hundreds of people used it, I made my first sales, and I got a lot of honest feedback. It didn't make me rich. It showed me there was something worth building.
- 3Now
Why Ensenya exists
Most language apps felt slow to me, like I was ticking boxes instead of learning. At GCSE we learned from textbooks. They're boring, but they work, because they teach you the rules step by step.
Ensenya keeps that structure, pairs it with the words people actually use every day, and uses proven memory methods to make them stick.
Where my Spanish is
B1, and still learning
I can hold real conversations, but I know the gaps well, especially noun genders when I'm talking quickly.
- A1
- A2
- B1
- B2
- C1
- C2
Ensenya teaches every gender
el problema
Masculine, even though it ends in -a. Every noun comes with audio for the word and its article, until el problema sounds normal.
Why a pet?
Something to connect with
The best apps give you something to connect with. Your pet grows as you practise.
It's hand-built and animated from scratch, which is slow work when you're not an artist, but I'd rather ship quality every time.
Why I care
I'd rather have a small group of people who love Ensenya than millions who give up.
I call myself a professional language learner. I've tried the techniques, the apps and the science of memory.
If I can improve one person's Spanish, that's a success to me. I see this work as something I do for Christ, and I want to put some good into the world, one small step at a time.
Come build it with me.
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