Dot Languages User Reviews

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GOOD

I feel so blessed to have found this app 😭😭I’m a broke teen trying to learn chinese and I’ve finally found a free app that actually is decent. After passing the beginner phase, I’ve found it difficult to improve consistently. My biggest obstacle is vocabulary, but I’m too lazy to do anki. With this I can learn new vocabulary without dying from boredom. Thanks 😀
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Response from developer

Hello! We're delighted to hear that you've found our app to be a valuable resource in your Chinese language learning journey! It's great to know that it's helping you overcome the vocabulary obstacle in an engaging way. We appreciate your kind words and enthusiasm, and we're committed to making the learning experience enjoyable for you. Keep up the fantastic work, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any suggestions or feedback. Happy learning! 😄

Best Chinese learning app that exists

I’ve tried a ton of Chinese language apps, including Du Chinese as well as online courses. However after using these apps for a few months I felt like I was at a point where I was stuck in knowing more vocabulary and improving my sentence structure quickly. I discovered Dot and this app is a game changer if you’re looking to quickly improve your vocabulary! I’ve felt a ton more progress in HSK 3 since using this app and it’s because this app has a more systematic way of teaching a wider range of vocabulary. Please please please keep providing this app for free! It’s the best I’ve used!
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Response from developer

Hi there! Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging message! We're thrilled to hear that Dot has been a game changer for your Chinese language learning journey, especially in terms of vocabulary expansion and HSK 3 progress. It's wonderful to know that our systematic approach is making a positive impact on your learning experience. We appreciate your support and will do our best to continue improving the app, helping learners like you to achieve their language goals. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please don't hesitate to share. Happy learning, and best of luck with your continued progress! 😊

Best free Chinese learning apps on Earth

Free, Easy to use, Elegant user interface. What else can u looking for?

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for the very kind words and great review! We are very happy to hear that you like our app 😁

The fact that there are no in app purchases

Is just refreshing. Maximum respect for the creator. 谢谢🙏

Response from developer

Hi, thank for the nice review 😊

Best app

We love it, all 4 of us are using it. Great for listening comprehension, reading, translation practice and pinyin. We’ve noticed three minor issues so far. When we log in with each of our account on different devices (eg iPad or iPhone) the streak and articles read does not carry across frustratingly (I would expect it to follow account not device) 😰 also dictation requires very exact handwriting (Skritter gives more leeway re exact length of strokes) so sometimes need to repeat many times. Some of the pinyin also seems a little odd in tone.
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Response from developer

Hi, happy to hear that you like our app! We will have an update coming out tomorrow, which will make the handwriting exercises much more comfortable to complete, while still ensuring correctness. We would love to hear what you think of the change, so feel free to write your thoughts, e.g., through our in-app support system. For the syncing of data between devices, then it is true that there is some lag between syncs. I have noted down that this could be an area of improvement. For the pinyin part, then we would very much like to hear which pinyin you found strange. Please feel free to write us in the in-app support system or at contact@dotlanguages.com. We would be very happy to hear about your experience 😊

Great potential, but no traditional characters

This app looks like it has great potential as a Chairman’s Bao and DunChinese competitor. Very happy it uses the new HSK 3.0 system! However, with no traditional character option, it is useless for me. Also, can’t change the HSK level after initial setup, or at least it’s not easy to figure out.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your interest in our app. We also think traditional character support is very important, which is why we added Chinese traditional characters in the most recent versions of our app. You can switch to traditional characters on the settings screen. Please let us know what you think if you try them out! We would be happy to hear what you think 😊

Great app overall, one minor annoyance

This is a fantastic app, no question about it. My only “complaint” is that it seems to be VERY unforgiving with the handwriting. I find it frustrating that if I’m off by what seems like two mm on the length of a long stroke it counts it as wrong, but I guess it will improve my handwriting in preparation for the HSK.

Thank you for this amazing app. I’m a university professor and a few of my students are studying Mandarin Chinese. I will recommend this to them.

Do you have an app for Cantonese?
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Response from developer

Hi, thank you very much for the great review and very happy to hear that you like our app. We will have a new version of the app coming out tomorrow, where we have made the handwriting system less strict. We think we have now found a nice balance between correctness and being relaxed to different styles of writing, so we would love to hear what you think of the update! If you have any ideas for improvements in the future, then you are also very welcome to write us through our in-app support. We are always happy to hear your ideas 😊 For the time being we unfortunately don't have any plans of a Cantonese app, but will let you know if this changes!

superlative app

this app is superb. not only is it free, but it’s extremely well-polished, has tons of features, has a great assortment of content, and the devs are very quick to respond to suggestions. most mandarin graded reading apps are no where near this good 😌

Response from developer

Hello, very happy to hear that you like our app and thank you for the great review! We are continuously adding new features to ensure the best Mandarin Chinese learning experience. So stay tuned for future updates! 😁

Convenient and Relevant

The content and usability of this app is really nice. It’s easy to navigate and get straight into reading. They’ve got a clear roadmap as well as other readings you can take on. I don’t know what else to say except for how good this app is, I would recommend this.

Response from developer

Hi Sameedstar, thank you for the great review and very happy to hear that you like our app! We will continue to improve it to ensure you always get the best Chinese learning experience 😊

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