OTO Navi User Reviews

OTO Navi - Sound Navigator
OTO Navi - Sound Navigator
The Japan Times Publishing, Ltd.

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Hassle-Free

I love how simple this app is. I was expecting to have to provide proof that I purchased the book, but you don’t. All of the audio is there for you. “Well, duh,” you may be thinking. “What would someone get out of contextless audio without the book?” If this were an American textbook company, they’d want an access code, my credit card number, my social security number, my driver’s license, my vehicle’s VIN, my employer’s tax ID; and they’d require I install some separate DRM software and only allow me to access the content for 53 and a half days. It’s a sad world when I’m shocked that an app simply opens and works, but I greatly appreciate it.
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Progress bar missing

In the app, I can't see the progress bar to indicate how far I am into an audio file. If I try skipping back 3 seconds, it resets the audio file. Very annoying. Only happens on MacOS - it's fine on iPhone and iPad.

Great, but…

The audio quality is really great, pronunciations are clear, you can adjust speed and it doesn’t sound distorted. They did a great job there. However, when you add a single track/lesson to favorites, the entire book gets added. I’m hoping this is just a bug that will get fixed but if it’s intentional, it kind of defeats the purpose of having a favorites list unless you’re going to offer favorite books AND a separate favorite track list.
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Good app

The audios work well!

Can’t find the audio

This app literally gives you instructions of where to download the audio when I can’t even find that option.

Loud beeps will drive you crazy

Good to have listening & shadowing practice with the Genki book but the loud beeps at every practice are do horrid & unnecessary. Be better to have them removed and soft low pitch.

Doesn’t recognize quartet book

It just gives an error when scanning the code.

It works and it’s free

I’m currently about halfway through the Genki Vol. 1 textbook (self-study) and so far I don’t have any real complaints about this app. I mean, it’s free and it works well enough. What more could you ask for?

App won’t let me download or veiw lessons for Genki volume 3

I recently purchased the third edition of Genki and it told me to install this app to listen to the audio for the lessons, however the app doesn’t let me download or veiw those lessons.

App froze on logo

App will not load, stuck on logo page

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