Review
Aside from that, keep doing what you are doing it is a good app with great potential
Response from developer
Thanks for the response! Yeah the pronunciation part is quite experimental and so is optional for users, we're working on getting a much better version of this in the future!
Audio Issue and difficulty
Response from developer
The Cornish and Manx courses are free to use as they have no audio. This is because they are very low-resource and don't have a computer voice for them; we are changing this by getting human voice recordings for these languages, but this is a slow process. The app lets you know this when first starting, but perhaps I should add it elsewhere too. I am not sure exactly what you mean by "where to start". The first lesson (and all the rest) are on the first screen, at the top, on the homepage of the app. I think that some more content can be added to help bolster beginners.
Not for beginners
Response from developer
Hi, I know this is slightly frustrating, but the app is designed to throw you into the deep end with lessons. Exactly like how you would learn a language in real life. For example, it will give you a random beginner word in the spelling drill (eg like Labhraíonn), even if you have or haven't seen that word before, it may be difficult to spell. Having seen or spoken it in lessons prior will not make you a better speller; you need to practice writing it to spell it. Hopefully this helps! You can't learn without getting things wrong initially!
Dyslexia/Dysgraphia amazing
This will be the Duolingo killer for the Celtic languages.
While Duolingo indeed offers many languages including Welsh, Irish, and Scots Gaelic, but it’s common knowledge that any language outside of the top most popular ones is an afterthought at best.
Blas is different. No silly childish characters, no unnecessary bells and whistles, and a slick minimalist UI. This app is how Duolingo was 10 years ago, though perhaps even more straightforward. For having been around for less than a year, it already looks and feels quite professional, and more importantly like the developers are clearly aiming to make a serious language-learning app rather than a game.
Although many features have some kinks that could be hammered out (especially the voice clips, speech recognition, and camera mode), I wholeheartedly expect this app to be the #1 for Celtic languages within the next year or two. Overall, my experience learning Welsh with it has been efficient and highly enjoyable, and I’m anxious to see how the app will improve further as development continues.
Response from developer
That's a brilliant review, thanks! There are definitely a few kinks in the app still but they will get ironed out with time hopefully. Cheers for using the app.
