# Getting Started With the LoWisa App

> Install LoWisa, choose what to learn, start your free first level and find your way around the home screen, the path map and the four tabs.

LoWisa is a phone app on Google Play and the App Store that teaches you step by step: programming languages, career paths, industrial systems, or any topic you describe. This page takes you from installing it to finishing your first level.

## Your first ten minutes

1. **Install the app.** Get LoWisa from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowisamobile) or the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6804560648). New accounts receive 20 free credits once, on first install.
2. **Open All paths.** From the home screen, tap Start learning, then choose a category.
3. **Pick a course.** Choose a programming language, a career path, an industrial systems track, or Master any topic to describe your own.
4. **Say where you are starting from.** The app asks about your experience, for example "Never coded", so the first lesson starts at the right place.
5. **Start Level 0.** Level 0 of every course is free and marked FREE on the path map. Tap it to begin the first lesson.
6. **Finish with the checkpoint.** Each level ends with a checkpoint and a deck of flashcards. See [Checkpoints and flashcards](/help/checkpoints-and-flashcards/).

## What you can learn

| Category | What is in it |
| --- | --- |
| Programming languages | 37 languages, including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, Go, Rust, SQL, Swift, Kotlin and Solidity |
| Structured career paths | Paths such as AI engineering, cloud, data engineering, cybersecurity, MLOps, fintech and full-stack AI, each built around projects |
| Industrial systems engineering | Automation and OT, embedded systems and robotics, with the industrial languages they use |
| Master any topic | Any subject you describe, or your own slides, notes, PDFs and pictures. See [Master any topic](/help/master-any-topic/) |
| Pick your learning style | Six ways to learn: build a new project, learn from your existing project, build from a YouTube creator, learn through a world you love, applied maths, or audit your AI code |

## Finding your way around

- **Home** opens on a dashboard: a greeting, Start learning, Continue your learning, Quick practice, your career toolkit and tools.
- **Learn** holds your paths and the path map, where each level shows its lessons, checkpoint and flashcards.
- **Community** holds cohorts and Clock it. See [Community and cohorts](/help/community-and-cohorts/).
- **Career** holds Jobs, Résumé and Interview practice. See [Jobs, résumé and interview practice](/help/jobs-resume-interviews/).
- **Profile** holds your name, picture, plan, credits and settings.
- **Search** at the top finds any feature, path, course or lesson.
- **Notifications** list what is waiting for you, such as a daily task still open or a reply in a cohort.

## Ways to learn a level

Read and answer the lesson steps with the tutor, or listen to the level as a two-host episode in [Insight mode](/help/insight-mode/). When you finish a unit you can share a certificate. See [Certificates](/help/certificates/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the LoWisa app free?

Downloading is free, Level 0 of every course is free, and new accounts get 20 free credits once. Plans unlock the rest. See Plans and credits.

### Do I need to know how to code to use LoWisa?

No. Choose "Never coded" when the app asks where you are starting from, and the course begins from the first idea.

### Which phones does LoWisa run on?

LoWisa is on Google Play and the App Store, for Android phones and iPhone.

## Install LoWisa

Free to download, with Level 0 of every course free.

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Source: https://lowisa.dev/help/getting-started/ · Updated 2026-09-27