Suggestion to Improve Learning Features for the Japanese Course
Thank you for creating such a fun and interactive way to learn Japanese! I really enjoy the design and creativity you’ve put into the app, but I wanted to share some feedback that might make it even more effective for learners like me.
Currently, the app heavily relies on romaji during games and lessons, even after teaching hiragana and katakana. While romaji can help absolute beginners, it becomes a crutch that slows down the process of internalizing Japanese scripts. For example, matching hiragana to romaji reinforces translation instead of helping learners think in kana directly.
I think adding an option to toggle romaji on or off would greatly improve the experience for learners at different levels. Additionally, creating matching games where kana are matched to other kana or even to Japanese words or visuals (rather than romaji) could help learners develop kana fluency much faster.
Thank you again for all your hard work on this app! I hope this feedback is helpful, and I’m excited to see how it continues to improve.
Currently, the app heavily relies on romaji during games and lessons, even after teaching hiragana and katakana. While romaji can help absolute beginners, it becomes a crutch that slows down the process of internalizing Japanese scripts. For example, matching hiragana to romaji reinforces translation instead of helping learners think in kana directly.
I think adding an option to toggle romaji on or off would greatly improve the experience for learners at different levels. Additionally, creating matching games where kana are matched to other kana or even to Japanese words or visuals (rather than romaji) could help learners develop kana fluency much faster.
Thank you again for all your hard work on this app! I hope this feedback is helpful, and I’m excited to see how it continues to improve.
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Response from developer
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. We are continuously working to enhance the user experience. For any other suggestion/feedback please write to language_help@unacademy.com and we will be happy to help you.
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Response from developer
Hi, We are continuously working to expand our language content. We request you to stay tuned!
Great and Easy App for Beginners
This app is great for visual learners wanting to learn a language such as Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean etc. Despite the small language selection (with more to come) it is very easy to use and clearly explains certain grammar concepts. There is even a tab where you can view all of your previously learned words with visual depictions of the meaning. Combined with the photos, there is always a demonstrated pronunciation for each word, making it easy to quickly understand sentences. I highly recommend this app for all who learn visually, enjoy simple and easy displays, or just want to quickly begin to learn new languages. Also great for cat lovers since there are many cat profiles or appearances that are very cute. One suggestion I have though, is that they should add tracing hirigana/katakana/kanji characters for the Japanese course! Also, if they ever add a chinese course, i think they should also add tracing the 汉子/hanzi.
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Response from developer
Hi, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We have noted the same. For any further suggestions please write to us at language_help@unacademy.com.
Great way to learn!!!!
Airlearn is a new company for unacademy. I have in almost 7 months learned 1,028 words! I am enjoying the app. It is a unique way to learn. Recently, Airlearning has updated this app and it’s even better. Your learned words can be reviewed with an alphabetical listing on the Words section. But, the words that are newer can be seen at the top of the non-alphabetized listing of words. Airlearn uses many types of learning tools. UNA, a speaking AI, speaks and you can speak back…In Spanish, of course! There are reviews using the words you just learned. You can hear the word pronounced and repeat to practice. Airlearn’s explanations are really a good thing. It helps clear up questionable about usage and those tricky words…me, te…, too! Just by listening and repeating what the lesson says, you can even have an accent! {I have worked really hard on this because a friend said (I was helping a Spanish speaking patient…) that I had a terrible accent.} ***I just found another update! I’m excited to see what’s new! Come join us. It’s free unless you want to GO PRO, just try it out. See if it’s fun…..Happy Day to you!
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Response from developer
Hi, We request you to update the app as the word tab issue is fixed. We have also noted your feedback. Yes, any user who signs up and practices the lessons will be eligible to be on the leader board. For any further query we request you to connect with us over language_help@unacademy.com.
Great and Easy App for Beginners
This app is great for visual learners wanting to learn a language such as Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean etc. Despite the small language selection (with more to come) it is very easy to use and clearly explains certain grammar concepts. There is even a tab where you can view all of your previously learned words with visual depictions of the meaning. Combined with the photos, there is always a demonstrated pronunciation for each word, making it easy to quickly understand sentences. I highly recommend this app for all who learn visually, enjoy simple and easy displays, or just want to quickly begin to learn new languages. Also great for cat lovers since there are many cat profiles or appearances that are very cute.
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Fantastic start!
So far, I’m really enjoying this app.
Plus points for Airlearn over that other app with the green owl include teaching grammar within the lessons, and a very fair free tier which allows you to complete five lessons per day without any interruption. There are also leagues, streak freezes and a widget.
If you are new-ish to learning your target language, please give Airlearn a try! I’m not sure how useful it will be if you are more advanced than me, but I am at least A2 and enjoying it as a revision tool and to fill the gaps in my knowledge caused by other apps which do not explain grammar.
The app is quite new, and they are still adding more languages and content. Airlearn is one to watch!
Plus points for Airlearn over that other app with the green owl include teaching grammar within the lessons, and a very fair free tier which allows you to complete five lessons per day without any interruption. There are also leagues, streak freezes and a widget.
If you are new-ish to learning your target language, please give Airlearn a try! I’m not sure how useful it will be if you are more advanced than me, but I am at least A2 and enjoying it as a revision tool and to fill the gaps in my knowledge caused by other apps which do not explain grammar.
The app is quite new, and they are still adding more languages and content. Airlearn is one to watch!
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Exactly what I’ve been looking for
I have over 10 apps to learn Korean because they each have different features I like that the others don’t. But none have everything I wanted all in one. This app does. Love the visuals, the audios, the style and method of learning. I love that they give a brief explanation about what they are teaching in each lesson so that I can understand it. Duolingo doesn’t do this. I always feel I’m going in blind with them and it’s often a guessing game. But this app helps the language make sense to me and the visuals and methods help me to retain what I’ve learned in them. Love this app.
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Solid, beautiful app
Update: I’ve used the app a bunch over the past couple of weeks and it’s starting to show that it’s a bit shallow compared to other language apps. The images are still beautiful and it does a good job of introducing vocabulary. It desperately needs a spaced repetition system, however. The vocabulary comes way too fast and it kind of begins to feel like you are just going through stuff. Adding this I. Easily takes this to a five star review for me. Otherwise, I just don’t see myself renewing this for next year.
Original review:I am currently using 16 different language learning apps and I find myself coming back to this one more than most of the others. It’s a beautiful app that does a good job of weaving in grammar with the vocabulary. There are a number of features that it currently lacks (speaking practice and an effective manual review system), but I get the impression that more features are on the way. All in all it’s a solid, beautiful app that I highly recommend!
Original review:I am currently using 16 different language learning apps and I find myself coming back to this one more than most of the others. It’s a beautiful app that does a good job of weaving in grammar with the vocabulary. There are a number of features that it currently lacks (speaking practice and an effective manual review system), but I get the impression that more features are on the way. All in all it’s a solid, beautiful app that I highly recommend!
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Response from developer
Hi, We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Please email us at language_help@unacademy.com as we can note your feedback in detail and enhance the learning experience.
Top Class
Jumped from another well-known app to this and I do not regret it.
Airlearn is a different level and I’m picking up much more of the language than I did before. It’s intuitive, fun, and most of all highly effective
Airlearn is a different level and I’m picking up much more of the language than I did before. It’s intuitive, fun, and most of all highly effective
Air learn for me!
I’ve been wanting to learn Japanese for the longest time and I’ve found a app air learn and it has helped me a lot I’ve been learning and getting to know what words and how to say them it also helps a lot for me. In my opinion this app is better than Duolingo because it doesn’t show me any words to learn or any thing to use, I’ve only been using air learn for a month or two and I’ve learned many words and I’m practicing how to make a sentence and it’s going really well. I’m very great full that I found air learn it had helped me a lot and I learned a lot since and I’ve been practicing and it is going great since I’ve started! I’m so great full for the person who made this app it’s probably the best app I’ve found in my whole life! And it’s free so that’s the best part since I don’t have to pay to learn! My experience with this app is amazing I’m so glad I’ve found this app!
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