{
  "id": 16916793,
  "title": "I built a free Tandem alternative with an AI dragon. Hit #1 on BootstrapArena, but 0 active users. What am I doing wrong?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/i-built-a-free-tandem-alternative-with-an-ai-dragon-hit-1-on",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:21:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/rubbi/i-built-a-free-tandem-alternative-with-an-ai-dragon-hit-1-on-bootstraparena-but-0-active-users-3d83"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hey Devs! 👋 A month ago, I got completely fed up with the spam and paywalls on language exchange apps like Tandem and HelloTalk. So I built my own: LangX (langx.space). It's a 100% free, text-based platform for practicing English. No voice calls (perfect for shy people), no ads, no paywalls. It runs on Node.js with a Supabase (PostgreSQL) backend. To keep it free, I built a pool of free AI APIs…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}