Canary User Reviews

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Amazing app, really puts the fun into learning a new language!

Great way to learn another language!

So far enjoying this app! Definitely an interactive way to learn another language. I’m expanding my taste for music for sure! The option to practice with others around the world is pretty cool.

Great idea - needs some work

I am an avid language learner and love the features of this app – at least what I was able to try out. It pushed me to subscribe for a full year before I had even tried out the app, and promised a discount that would never appear again – this felt like quite a bit of pressure.
I found it a bit tricky to navigate, and it kept giving me English songs to translate into English. The voice recognition also didn’t really work - kept thinking I was saying ‘cream’ or ‘time’ instead of the word ‘came’.
I think this app is an absolutely brilliant idea and a novel approach to learning languages - I just think it needs a bit more work before I would re-download.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your feedback! We are working hard on improving the app every day, and we hope to have you back on it soon!

Unable to create account

Maybe this app would work on a bigger phone. But on my iPhone 15Pro, I can’t scroll down to actually create an account after I enter my name, email, and password.

Since you can’t see anything at all without creating an account, I don’t know whether it’s a good app or not.

Response from developer

Hi! Sorry about this, could you please email us at team@laxir.us so we can make sure we fix this issue!

Hate it

Dont use it, doesnt help, but cant get money back. Regrets.

About time

It’s about time someone tried to compete with Dualingo. And honestly, this is the best way to learn.

So much more fun than Duolingo

After 3 years learning French, Spanish & Italian on Duolingo I have started using Canary and it is so much more fun & effective! The quiz, lyrics translation and karaoke options challenge me and improve my vocabulary while getting to message with other fluent users in real conversation is priceless!
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Creative way to learn languages

I love this approach to learning a new language. Often people learn how to speak languages with watching tv and listening to music. This is a great way to learn languages close to how it’s actually spoken. And it’s fun to be able to also connect with others on the app!

Refund needed

Tried to sign up for the three day free trial- have been immediately charged for the year. Disgusted
Need a refund. Response was to make them look good - they have refused to refund me and stated that Apple control all refunds so they just have my money. Scammers!

Response from developer

This is probably a technical issue, trial works for everyone else, but we would gladly refund your money. Please email us at team@laxir.us

Refund needed

Tried to sign up for the three day free trial- have been immediately charged for the year. Disgusted
Need a refund

Response from developer

This is probably a technical issue, trial works for everyone else, but we would gladly refund your money. Please email us at team@laxir.us

Too much faff

Too much set-up faff. Just want the music!!

Response from developer

Canary is intentionally built with learning features beyond just playing music, things like lyrics, translations, quizzes, karaoke, vocabulary saving, and more. We understand that may feel like “too much” if you were only looking to casually listen to songs, but calling the app useless for trying to actually teach languages feels a bit unfair.

A very cool way to learn a new language

I was genuinely surprised by Canary.
I initially thought it would be simply songs with translations, but the app offers so much more like quizzes, karaoke, grammar points and vocabulary linked to the song picked. There is
an impressively large music catalog so each of us according to our level will find a song that we like!

The whole experience is fun, engaging, and motivating. In just a few minutes a day, you can naturally learn a lot without feeling like you are studying in a traditional way.

It’s a great alternative for people who do not really classic learning methods like in school…Personally, I use it to refresh my Spanish, and I find the concept effective and enjoyable.

To be honest it is an innovative and well-designed app. Thanks!
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Response from developer

thank you so much for your feedback!

Fun way to learn

I have been living in France and struggling to hold conversations. This method has allowed me to relax and pace myself through music. And grown my confidence.

Response from developer

thank you so much for your feedback!

Hard to access

I wanted to check out the app to see what they meant by learning through music. It took me way too many screens to get through, including one screen I couldn’t get past where I had to say I give this app 5 stars. Finally got to the page with prices— no sample to experience, no way to check it out without paying. Frustrating.
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Response from developer

The review screen getting stuck was actually a bug, and we’ve fixed it in the latest update. Also, you can absolutely exit the pricing page without paying and use the free version, or start a trial. We clearly need to make this more obvious, so thanks for pointing it out 🙏

Engaging, Thoughtful, and Really Impressive So Far

I’m still pretty new to Canary and figuring out all the features, but so far I’m really impressed. One of my students recommended it to me, and I absolutely love the concept behind it. It feels much more engaging and practical than a lot of traditional language learning apps, and you can tell a lot of thought went into the experience. Excited to keep exploring and learning with it!
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Bridging the Gap Between Duolingo & Preply

I really like the interface of the app, it’s super user-friendly, easy to navigate, and genuinely fun for a language learning app. It kind of bridges the gap between Duolingo and Preply by not feeling too childlike or too pushy for introverts like myself who may not want constant conversations with people. I also love that it’s self-paced and lets you learn through the lyrics of songs you actually like.
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Love this app!

I recently started using this app to learn French and absolutely love it! Learning a language through songs I already know and communicating with others is more helpful than other programs I’ve tried. If you want to learn a new language then this is worth trying!

It sucks

It said to leave a review, tried but it didn’t work so I got stuck on the page for way too long long, pls make it easier to sign up for

Response from developer

Sorry about that experience. You definitely shouldn’t get stuck on the review screen. We’ll look into this and improve the onboarding flow to make signing up much smoother and easier!

Needs work

Frustrating app

Everything costs.

I wanted to learn Japanese through songs because it sounded fun. I could not do a singular thing regarding music. This app sucks if you don't have premium. This is such an annoying pattern to see within language learning apps.

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. We do have hundreds of free songs available, including for Japanese, but it’s true that some features and content are part of Premium. We’re trying to balance offering a free experience while also supporting the costs of building and improving the app every day.