Solid
The only thing I wish it had were more languages. I’m currently studying mandarin now, but more options that’s not community made would be really good.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for your positive review! And we will keep your feedback in mind as we continue to improve our service. Good luck with your studies!
Simple and Effective
Unfortunately, the last few versions have introduced features that are of dubious value (e.g. answering using numbers), along with many bugs and annoyances. I used to be able to enter answers using romaji or hiragana, and had always wished I could use kanji too. Now, all answers must be entered using romaji. If I try to enter hiragana, very strange things happen (e.g. typing KA inputs あ, and when i hit 'delete' to correct, I end up with ああ). Also, for no apparent reason, the app will now just crash in the middle of a review.
I also wish there were more example sentences to go with each vocabulary word - some have 2 sentences, but most only have 1. Some of the sentences are unique and interesting, while others are quite generic. I feel each word should have at least 5 interesting sentences so that the user can see the word in more contexts, quizzes are more difficult, and learning more active.
Having said all this negative stuff, I have to say that this is one of the few apps I find myself using every day, and that's what makes it so effective. The choice of vocabulary is also generally quite good. I find myself running into these words repeatedly in the real world. I also like that there are different types of quizes.
Response from developer
Thank you for your valuable feedback. We will keep your feedback in mind as we continue to improve our service. Some input issues have been fixed, and that will be reflected in the next version. But if the issues you have been experiencing persist, please contact us from the mobile up. Tap the hamburger icon on the top left of the Home screen. Tap "Help" and then "Contact us". Tap "Yes" to the message shown. Provide details of the issue you have been experiencing. Send the message. Thank you!
App is freezing
Response from developer
We apologize for the inconvenience this is causing. Could you please contact our support team through the app (On the home screen, tap the hamburger icon on the top left, and go to Help > Contact us) so we can look into it ?
After 7 years…
If there was one thing that concerned me it would be pitch accents though. I’m trying to learn Japanese, and because I don’t know them myself, I can’t really tell if the pitch accents are correct, or there at all. I repeat the sentences to learn them, but if the pitch accents are not correct it means I’ve learned them all incorrectly.
Response from developer
Thank you for studying on iKnow! and your great review! We will keep your feedback about learning Japanese pitch accents in mind as we continue to improve our service.
Still updating better
Response from developer
Thanks for your great feedback! Please feel free to contact us via app if you have any concern or problems :)
Effective learning, could be better with dark mode
That said, I think the app would benefit from having a dark mode theme. It would be lovely to spend my sleepless nights learning some new words. :)
Response from developer
Thank you for your valuable feedback! We will keep your opinion about a dark mode theme in mind as we continue to improve our service. Please feel free to contact us via app if you have any questions or feedback.
I wound not recommend
Brilliant
Should have the option of no Kanji
Response from developer
Thank you for coming back! We understand your disappointment and removing the option was a hard decision for us to make. As we grow, we hope to be able to dedicate more resources and improve the Japanese learning features. For now, we recommend you to study on Rapid Choice and Self Check if you want to study with Kana.*Please set the quiz type to Forward on Rapid Choice, then it shows the items with Hiragana. Note that since Rapid Choice is an easy quiz, it only gives you small increases in study timing and progress. Because of this, it is possible that some of the items you just studied are getting back to be ready items very soon. We hope these info helps and provides you with your studying needs. Thanks for your review!
I can’t stop using iKnow!
Response from developer
Thanks for your great review! If you find any concern and problems, feel free to contact us from the app :) Happy studying!
