Worth it!
I’ve downloaded more than my fair share of “learn a language” apps to try and learn Japanese and Korean. I’ve had this app for less than a week and it’s already taught me so much. It breaks everything down for you and makes it clear and easy to learn. I’m already feeling so confident with Hangul. Put the time & effort in and with the help of this app, you’ll be speaking a new language in no time!
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Amazing! Also, something I’d like to be fixed.
This is hands down the best app I’ve used for learning a different language, Japanese specifically. I could go on and on, it’s just incredible. I tried learning Japanese last summer and failed miserably, nothing I used helped work for me. This summer I tried going back to it, and I used Duolingo at first. It was good, but I wish I had used this app sooner! Someone recommended it to me and I fell in love instantly! It makes it so much fun, and maybe it’s since I’m just passionate about learning the language, but still! It has all these fun lessons and games, and makes everything very interesting. I’ve only used it for Japanese, but from the rest of the reviews, I can see it’s an amazing app all in all, no matter what you want to learn! I highly, HIGHLY recommend this app for anyone wanting to learn a new Asian language! And I want to give a big thanks to the developers! You guys have done an amazing job!
On another note, I’d like to say that there’s something I’ve run into recently that’s kind of bugging me. During the Pop Quizzes, sometimes if I write the answer wrong and try to erase it, the letters will disappear and I can’t finish the answer. Like, if I write “わした” instead of “わたし” and I go to erase “し“ and “た”, one of the two wont go back to my keyboard, so I can’t write it down correctly. I hope you guys look into it because it’s becoming a bit annoying! Thank you! ^_^
On another note, I’d like to say that there’s something I’ve run into recently that’s kind of bugging me. During the Pop Quizzes, sometimes if I write the answer wrong and try to erase it, the letters will disappear and I can’t finish the answer. Like, if I write “わした” instead of “わたし” and I go to erase “し“ and “た”, one of the two wont go back to my keyboard, so I can’t write it down correctly. I hope you guys look into it because it’s becoming a bit annoying! Thank you! ^_^
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Response from developer
Thank you for rating us 5 stars! We're thrilled to hear that LingoDeer helps. Your kind words are much appreciated! And thank you for your suggestion! We'll discuss it with the team. Thank you for helping LingoDeer improve!! If you encounter any issues, don’t hesitate to report them via in-app "Contact Us" or write to support@lingodeer.com
Lingodeer for the win!
I’ve never written an app review, but Lingodeer is so exceptional that I had to! I’ve downloaded many many languages apps, but none of them even come close to Lingodeer. I’ve recommended this app to many of my friends. And it has all the languages I want to learn!!! Good job Lingodeer :D
I really want to give this five stars, but..
Okay, don’t get me wrong. This is by far the best app I’ve used for learning Japanese. Outdoes Duolingo even in terms of lessons and accommodations for different learning styles. However, it gets a little bothersome when I try to input kanji I already know into an answer and it gets marked as incorrect. Why is that? I shouldn’t have to type out “8,000 yen” as completely hiragana for it to be correct when that’s just not realistic, people would either write the number out or use kanji. I’d appreciate it if in another update you would consider including the kanji version for correct answers, especially to consider those who have studied up on their kanji.
Also, might I suggest a feedback button within the app so users can quickly suggest to the staff suggestions such as these so we don’t have to write a whole review? That’s one thing that Duolingo does have that this app doesn’t.. Just stuff to consider.
Also, might I suggest a feedback button within the app so users can quickly suggest to the staff suggestions such as these so we don’t have to write a whole review? That’s one thing that Duolingo does have that this app doesn’t.. Just stuff to consider.
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Amazing App!!
I’ve just started learning Korean and this app has come in handy so much. Can’t wait to see what else it has in store. 🙌🏾🙌🏾
The most logical progression for learning Japanese
I’ve tried a few different apps and books, and I feel like LingoDeer uses a very natural progression with its language learning. Even after completing a few modules, you know a few useful greetings and introductions. However, its main strength is in explaining the grammar structure of the language—a feat that no other language app seems to achieve quite as effectively.
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Love It But...
I love this app with all my heart. It is so good at teaching me Japanese and this is the only app that has the right teaching style for me. It’s the perfect blend of fun and structured learning, and let alone it is all completely free besides a few in app purchases. This has been helping me study Japanese way better than any book can, however recently this app has been really laggy and hasn’t been responding up to par. My progress bar isn’t loading and progressing at the same speed as I am learning and it just stays empty, my achievements are screwed up (I have been at level 10 for a couple days and still haven’t gotten my achievement for reaching level 10 yet) and usually when achievements do come they are always a day late, I get random achievements every so often like “congrats on reaching 5 hours of study time” even though at the point I was already at 8 hours, and recently my review section has only been including 5 lessons instead of the 10+ I have completed and need to review for. Like I said, this app is the best thing that has come into my life, but I can’t rate it the 5 stars it deserves unless these bugs are fixed. I will still thank all the developers for putting their time and money to make this app for all those who want to learn its selection of languages.
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Response from developer
We're really sorry for the trouble! Please send us a message via in-app "Contact Us" or write to support@lingodeer.com We will take a closer look at this and have it fixed asap. If you notice any other issues, please feel free to write us back. Thank you!
Great so far!
I am a beginner in Mandarin. I take a class in high school for mandarin but some aspects (like memorization for example) are too fast while others (grammar and pronunciation) are too slow. This is a very good app if you are learning in a class or even self-studying but need that extra guidance as well as the ability to go at your own pace. It’s good so far! I’m very impressed. I used to used Duolingo but Deerlingo is much more catered to learning Mandarin and these other Asian languages, in my opinion. I might take up Japanese if I can keep up in Mandarin!! Highly suggested on my part. Try it, and if it’s not catered to your learning style, keep looking! Don’t give up on learning a language. That’s the worst mistake a language learner can make. I’ll update on how I like this app in the future. (Also; a suggestion for future updates might be linguistic study to determine the accuracy of a user’s pronunciation when recording.) Thanks!
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excellent beginning language app
Traveling a lot to Asia encouraged me to start learning Japanese. I have been thoroughly enjoying this app for a few months and am done with 56% of the Japanese lessons. (I hope more lessons will be added in the near future.) I like the fact that there is a Test Out mode because it forces me to make sure I know the previous lessons well enough to continue on to more lessons. I began with practically no knowledge of Japanese and feel I have progressed very well and can pick up words and sentences when I listen to the native speakers conversing with each other.
I have just started to play around with Mandarin and am learning quickly. I like that this program teaches how to write characters since it is a good reinforcement tool. I can foresee continuing from here onwards (along with continuing Japanese.)
I do see myself completing Japanese (and eventually Mandarin) since I am still having fun and still think Lingodeer is a very useful learning tool.
I have just started to play around with Mandarin and am learning quickly. I like that this program teaches how to write characters since it is a good reinforcement tool. I can foresee continuing from here onwards (along with continuing Japanese.)
I do see myself completing Japanese (and eventually Mandarin) since I am still having fun and still think Lingodeer is a very useful learning tool.
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Amazing with some issues
This app solves the issue that other apps like memrise has. It teaches you vocab and grammar efficiently. I would’ve given this five starts, except for the two minor issues that just annoy the hell out of me.
Issue 1: For example, It will ask me what “Book” is in Japanese. I will look and see a picture of a book with the Japanese above it. This doesn’t challenge me in any way because I can quite clearly tell what a book looks like.
Issue 1 Solution: Just reverse it (show the picture after you’ve answered).
Issue 2: Whenever I answer a question, a pop up at the bottom comes up to let me know that I was correct. It also plays the audio of the word I answered. Sadly, this takes absolutely ages when you’re trying to study at a quick pace. I understand that this is useful when you have audio enabled. But I don’t have the audio on my app, therefore this little panel seems rather useless and more of an annoyance.
Issue 2 Solution: Create an option that removes this. Instead have it glow the answer box green or red (depending on whether it’s correct or wrong). This would save to much time in total.
But as I said: Other than these two issues, this app is actually the best language learning app that I’ve ever used. Aesthetically amazing, sound quality is great, and it’s perfect for learning both grammar and vocabulary. Although, I’m new to the app, therefore I have no idea how much content it offers overall.
Issue 1: For example, It will ask me what “Book” is in Japanese. I will look and see a picture of a book with the Japanese above it. This doesn’t challenge me in any way because I can quite clearly tell what a book looks like.
Issue 1 Solution: Just reverse it (show the picture after you’ve answered).
Issue 2: Whenever I answer a question, a pop up at the bottom comes up to let me know that I was correct. It also plays the audio of the word I answered. Sadly, this takes absolutely ages when you’re trying to study at a quick pace. I understand that this is useful when you have audio enabled. But I don’t have the audio on my app, therefore this little panel seems rather useless and more of an annoyance.
Issue 2 Solution: Create an option that removes this. Instead have it glow the answer box green or red (depending on whether it’s correct or wrong). This would save to much time in total.
But as I said: Other than these two issues, this app is actually the best language learning app that I’ve ever used. Aesthetically amazing, sound quality is great, and it’s perfect for learning both grammar and vocabulary. Although, I’m new to the app, therefore I have no idea how much content it offers overall.
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Response from developer
Hi Swaglagjaghamahashtag, can we just say thank you so much for leaving such a detailed description of your suggestions and solutions? Please try out our latest version when you have time, as it has a lot of amazing new features! Hope you see you soon!
