The iSpeak App was originally developed as the LangTrackApp by the Lund University Humanities Lab to study when, where, and how often language learners are in contact with different foreign languages in everyday life. This is crucial to improving understanding of the challenges of language learning outside of classrooms.

It has been adapted for use by the Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE) at the University of York (UK) to assist in their research studies.