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Needs some work on the Japanese.
I like the ability of a lot of repetition of words that the app is promoting. I don’t like the promoting of the same words in so many different lessons. I do like that I can go back and review lessons to get more exposure. I don’t like the seemingly over emphasis on imported “English” words or the conflict of spelling between various lessons. I despise the use of Romanized alphabet. At least provide the option to switch to the Kana. I don’t appreciate the switching of different words of the same meaning but very different spelling and pronunciation, (especially with Kanji) if there wasn’t an opportunity for first learning both words. There needs to be much greater effort with introducing new words and a gradual transition to Kanji. Both of the first two sections for grammar, demonstrate practically no grammar at all and are probably the most frustrating sections that I’ve worked in due to the heavy use of more complex sentences with totally new words in Kanji. There is a significant use of word conjugation with absolutely no explanation or preparation, considering that I’ve covered a lot of material. Finally, the hands free exercises need a lot of improvement. Many words it gets wrong and doesn’t even come close to what I say. I just quit using that option.Show lessYoga-D
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for the review. It has been proven that repetition is a key factor in learning a language, so we repeat words in different sentences and, at the same time, tackle different language skills, such as writing, speaking, and others. We're introducing new words as we aim to widen your vocabulary, which is a crucial factor in reading and listening comprehension. Mondly's approach focuses on inductive and immersive teaching methods, on using the language in a meaningful context, and on discovering the rules through practice. As for the issue encountered in the Hands-Free module, please let us know the words or phrases you're having trouble with and the lesson where this occurs at ios@mondly.com. We want to check your report further. Looking forward to hearing from you, Ioana, Mondly LanguagesMuch deeper study than Duolingo
When I initially started with Mondly, I was a bit put off by the interface design - probably because I am so used to Duolingo.
Since Duolingo doesn’t have Catalan for English speakers, I had no other choice.
However, after a couple of weeks with Mondly, I am pleasantly surprised at how quickly I am progressing, and how easy it is to review core concepts.
Both Mondly and Duolingo follow a game-based approach, with the option to compete on leaderboards and follow friends.
However, here are a few clear differences I have seen, and where I think Mondly has the advantage:
- Mondly makes the grammar clear, and makes the conjugations of verbs very quick to look up.
- The ‘brain map’ concept with all the associated words and phrases are brilliant for quick review.
- Multiple learning paths are available, and you can pick to do more than the daily lesson at any point, and it is very clear what you have already done and what not.
I will be interested to see my progress in about 4-6 months, once I’ve mastered some of the basics.Show lessTigaine
Love this app
So much that I came to say it again. The hands free lessons are great. An excellent app for learning languages. I like it more than Babbel.Orangenickname
so good
i have been using duolingo for years and i havent really learnt much, and ive always struggled with my pronunciation. Within a week my pronunciation of my Polish is so good, and i feel so much more confident speaking Polish to others!! 100% recommendzee 💌
Limitations but great practice!
This app and Mondly in general is an amazing system for an absolute beginner, someone that knows some basics and wants to review, or even someone like me that at one point, knew far more of several languages. I unfortunately don’t get to use much other than English in my daily activities. And I am or otherwise too busy to remember to practice or organize practice play dates with others that know the languages as well. This is a great way to keep fresh on some practical words. I enjoy the chat features to role play. The AR is fun to use as well! I happen to also have the VR Mondly app for my oculus, which is also neat! If you are serious about this and enjoy it, instead of paying the premium fee, I recommend searching for the lifetime membership. Sometimes they have it for $100 or less and you have unlimited access to premium for the rest of forever. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to dabble in a new language, or those that want to have some basic practice, as to not get rusty.Show lesscass full roy
Not bad, but needs work
The lessons are decent, especially since you can get some basic grammar explanations. What’s lacking is any sort of resources outside of the lessons. There’s no place to practice vocab. No place to get more in-depth grammar. No place to memorize what you’ve learned other than to repeat the lesson itself. That makes it very hard for anything to stick. The only reason I chose this app was because it offers lessons for a language that you can’t find elsewhere. And for $3.99 a month (roughly the price of Duolingo Pro) I’d expect more. That’s half an Apple music subscription! If I didn’t need to learn the language that I do, I wouldn’t bother using this app.
Edit: the developer response fails to address my concern. It’s not effective to have to review words/phrases/grammar lesson by lesson. I paid $50 for this app and you want me to go lesson by lesson to review? That’s ridiculous. There needs to be a centralized location, similar to Anki, where you can review everything you’ve learned. I’ve studied a lot of languages and this is an essential part of retaining vocabulary and phrases. Buzz words like “inductive” and “immersive” seem to miss the point.
Needless to say I’ll be cancelling my subscription and getting Duolingo once they add the language I need. Clearly the devs don’t care about adding requested features.Show lesscelphiriox
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for the feedback. Mondly's approach focuses on inductive and immersive teaching methods, and it helps you identify usage patterns inherently. The previously learned content can be reviewed under the brain statistics or the Review feature (the magnifying glass) found in each lesson from each category. If you have any questions in regard to maximizing the potential of Mondly, please contact us at ios@mondly.com; we're here to help. All the best, Ioana, Customer CareJust out of the box…
I’m giving Mondly a second chance and starting from the beginning in their Thai lesson series. It’s generally good (I’m an advanced beginner level) with the caveat that it’s developed for English speakers who, for some reason, require a way to say “good morning/afternoon” even though exactly nobody says that in Thailand. I know they’re just filling up the learning engine, but c’mon… A big plus for me is that the Romanization of Thai script is an option and I can avoid being distracted by a character set my brain is more familiar with. This lets you learn to read and listen from the very beginning. Props, too, for the lesson structure. They’re fun and short without being too gamified. Update: The app can’t work with a language like Thai where there are gender forms of personal pronouns like Thai. They’re hard coded into the examples so you can’t just say: Use the male form. This is an issue because 90% of the examples use the female form which doesn’t apply in my case. Also, there are a number of examples that use word-for-word translation of English. “We would like a pot of tea.” For example, that would never be used in spoken Thai. The app will also start using words in the examples that haven’t yet been defined. The lesson I just finished defined “grandfather” one way but then immediately started using a different way to say it. Like dropping from informal to very formal.Show lessMadValley
Great app but…
I got a great deal on the “unlimited access.” I can now learn any of the languages I want at the same time and switch back and forth…but then you have to buy a “premium account” to get to do more than 2 lessons. That requires a yearly subscription, which I was trying to avoid in the first place. After getting the Premium access, it says that Mondly Kids is free INSTEAD of $9.99/mo. When it takes you to download the app, you get 7 days for free AND THEN IT CHARGES YOU $9.99/mo.
I like that you can access all of the daily, weekly and monthly quizzes but I wish you could look at and review old ones that you might not have gotten 3 stars on. I would like to look at my totals of previous weeks and not just the current weeks stats. I would like to be able to message other users. Could the normal lessons be worth more than 13 pts as they take twice as long as the daily lessons? I wish the points mattered more. I also don’t understand the graphics with the brain and the different color dots that light up.Show lessMatressWorldUSA
Too many clues
While the app is nice because it offers Slovak as an option where others do not, I find the lesson tasks make it too easy for the user to select the right answer by deductive reasoning rather than actually forcing the user to think, process and store what they learn. An example is, select the right meaning for a Slovak word where they give you 4 options, each with the English word and a picture. Worse still is, too often when quizzed to spell, the app says a word that is so remarkably like English it’s not teaching anything. E.g. park is park, doctor is doktor, etc. my suspicion is they are doing this to make the user feel like they are learning by selecting the right answer more often then not. This isn’t really learning.
To really learn, I have found myself doing the following:
1. taking words from the app to put on index cards with English on one side and Slovak on the other.
2. Replaying the dialogue from the lessons without looking at the screen which gives away the answer too easily. I do this because it forces me to really listen and process to find and store the answer in my head.
This app would be better if it had settings to change the way the person is taught in lessons to make it either harder or approach the user in different ways.Show lessJimInSYD
Developer Response
Hi Jim, Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We offer a wide range of tasks that span all major language skills. We chose to introduce new words through mix-and-match exercises, bringing into play both echoic and visual memory. After that, the words are placed in certain contexts, so you can employ what you've learned. Mondly offers more than 5000 words and phrases and 41 categories to choose from, covering real-life content with real applicability. We highly appreciate your feedback and will definitely take your suggestions into consideration for future updates. If you have any other features that you'd like to see in Mondly, we welcome your feedback at ios@mondly.com. Thank you for your support, the Mondly Team!Good but needs revisions
Overall this is a good app to learn common phrases and words in Farsi and it is enjoyable to use. However, it can be improved upon. For example there are sometimes two different words in the same lesson translated to the same English word when they should be different (beach and dock in one lesson, grass and weed- the lawn types not marijuana- in another). Also, for those trying to learn the script and the grammar, it would be so helpful if the written sentences and words stayed visible until they were released by the user. Instead they only stay visible for a second or two, making it impossible to sound out what is being said to comprehend the spelling or the grammar relationships. Some of the learning is by rote only, because the translation of a sentence is in the English structure only whereas if the Persian words were translated in order occasionally as well, you could pick up more accurately what the actual words mean and figure out the grammar more intuitively. Finally, many of the vocabulary words used are nearly the same as the English words. While this explains why I've always though my husband was speaking "Tex-Farsi", since those words are easily understood by English speakers, the app developers would do well to focus more on common words that will be unfamiliar-sounding and more important to learn.Show lessMel-Moosh
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are so happy to hear that you are enjoying the Mondly app and that it is helping you with learning Farsi. We're introducing new words because our aim is to widen your vocabulary, which is a key factor in reading and listening comprehension. However, we'll make sure to check your report with the appropriate team. We understand your concern about the written words and sentences, and we want to make sure that Mondly fits your needs. Therefore, we would highly appreciate it if you could contact us at ios@mondly.com and elaborate on which specific areas you feel are being covered too quickly. Additionally, we are always looking to improve our translations with both literal and free translations; we will take your feedback into consideration for our future content-related updates. If you have any other features that you'd like to see in Mondly, we welcome your feedback at ios@mondly.com. Thank you for your support, the Mondly Team!
