Improvement over last couple app engagements x
I love this app a lot of the time which makes it hurt when it betrays me
bad with pronunciation and syntax
pokes fun ay real world situations thats funny now but will get very dark later if not curtailed
issues
- forces you to have the volume up and plays sounds even when muted and silenced
- gifs on practice quiz frequently do not match up with the word, or contradict previously marked answers. ex. vocab word is deft-skillful, quick. they play a gif of a cartoon hero punching towards the camera rapidly. when you check that it matches the word deft it marks it incorrect. there’s others that make very little sense or are too vague to really work in favor or against.
-the ui for the discover page is either glitchy or just poorly planned. every time you add a word to your list of known words it backs you out of the list it was on. this makes it so every single word you have to go to the list, scroll all the way down, mark memorized, get kicked back to discover screen, then do it all over again. when each list is 30-40 words long this takes forever. super unintuitive.
the app has potential, but the issues make this app feel like a time-waster. it’s simple enough to find vocab online (quizlet, dictionary.com, merriam-webster, etc.) and put it in another app that can cycle through them (notion, mochi, obsidian, etc.). i don’t think this app is worth using free, and i can’t imagine that it would be worth 10+ dollars a month.
- gifs on practice quiz frequently do not match up with the word, or contradict previously marked answers. ex. vocab word is deft-skillful, quick. they play a gif of a cartoon hero punching towards the camera rapidly. when you check that it matches the word deft it marks it incorrect. there’s others that make very little sense or are too vague to really work in favor or against.
-the ui for the discover page is either glitchy or just poorly planned. every time you add a word to your list of known words it backs you out of the list it was on. this makes it so every single word you have to go to the list, scroll all the way down, mark memorized, get kicked back to discover screen, then do it all over again. when each list is 30-40 words long this takes forever. super unintuitive.
the app has potential, but the issues make this app feel like a time-waster. it’s simple enough to find vocab online (quizlet, dictionary.com, merriam-webster, etc.) and put it in another app that can cycle through them (notion, mochi, obsidian, etc.). i don’t think this app is worth using free, and i can’t imagine that it would be worth 10+ dollars a month.
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good foundation with a few issues
edit: why is the fireplace animation in “my library” not able to be silenced? i heard crackling which honestly freaked me out since my volume was off, to which i discovered that even if you keep your finger on the lower volume button it continues to raise your volume and won’t turn off.
i’m not sure if this is intentional or a glitch, but whenever i add a vocab word from discover page (on one of the word lists) to known vocab it auto opens to “tap to add words”. the only reason i think it may be a glitch is because i did this for several words without it opening and now it’s started popping up each time. it’s pretty inconvenient to be an intentional feature, so i’m hoping it’s a bug that will be fixed. if you need to add multiple words at once it’s inconvenient to have to back out of this pop every single time.
i’d also like to suggest a one time fee to become a member. i think it’s fair keeping games and quizzes limited for free users, but it would be nice to see a non-subscription based model as well. please keep the words and vocab lists unlimited though.
i’m not sure if this is intentional or a glitch, but whenever i add a vocab word from discover page (on one of the word lists) to known vocab it auto opens to “tap to add words”. the only reason i think it may be a glitch is because i did this for several words without it opening and now it’s started popping up each time. it’s pretty inconvenient to be an intentional feature, so i’m hoping it’s a bug that will be fixed. if you need to add multiple words at once it’s inconvenient to have to back out of this pop every single time.
i’d also like to suggest a one time fee to become a member. i think it’s fair keeping games and quizzes limited for free users, but it would be nice to see a non-subscription based model as well. please keep the words and vocab lists unlimited though.
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English only
Harsh rating for misleading representation of app. Calls itself a language learning app when it is limited specifically ONLY to English, so should be called an English learning app. App otherwise seems to be well designed but the misrepresentation is unfortunate and unnecessary until they demonstrate additional language utility.
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