Andrew
Perfect
There are much better apps for German.
If your a beginner this is not where I would start. I did the free trial because some web sites gave it great reviews. Now I believe it’s because Mondly paid for those reviews. Mondly is more like a glorified phrase book and not a good one at that. I’ve been using Duolingo along with Busuu for a year and these two apps compliment each other very well. Duolingo is better at sentence structure and word order and Busuu I’d better for the grammar to understand the above plus pronunciation. Busuu lessons are also corrected by native speakers. The problems I found with Mondly is it’s riddled with errors. The German voice doesn’t always match the text. Some of the translations given are inaccurate. The app expects you to tell the difference between a lowercase L (l ) and a capital I. Guess wrong and it counts against you. I didn’t find that the lesson built on each other but were rather random. There is no grammar given so it’s up to you figure out why articles and verbs change. Good luck with that. Chat bot was interesting. Have a conversation with a bot as long as you use one of the responses given for you to use. Make up your own and the bot doesn’t understand and won’t continue unless you use a response from the list. If your familiar with the language it’s a good review app but be prepared for some unusual translations, but you may get frustrated with all the errors in the app.
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Response from developer
Hello, Thank you for the review. Please contact us at ios@mondly.com as we might have just the right solution for you. We're looking forward to hearing from you, the Mondly Team
OK but not great
Mondly German is a basic program which aims to give a basic grounding in the language. I have been learning German intensively for about 9 months and have reached the top of CFER A1.1 using another program and other materials. I have just completed a 7 day free trial on Mondly in order to have a look at the subscription features. Mondly is OK but I wouldn’t recommend it. Some of the language and translations given are sloppy and some downright wrong. However, if you are a visual learner Mondly might be good. As with many of these mobile programs there is no teaching - the learner is just pitched in and has to figure it out for themselves. The structure of the language doesn’t come through. All-in-all - other programs are better value for money.
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Response from developer
Hi, Thanks for the review. We've recently introduced content up to the C1 level within the CEFR for the language pair English-German. We'd love to assist you in getting the most out of Mondly. Please do not hesitate to reach out at ios@mondly.com. Thank you for choosing to learn with Mondly! Ioana, Mondly Languages