Has potential, but not quite there, probably won’t get there either
Love the foundation they’ve created. Will be a great product if they invest in it. That earns 5 stars. However deducting 2 stars total for:
1. Breaking up a single book (15 chapters) into 3 sections of 5 chapters and charging separately for each ‘book’. Further, that price isn’t right anymore. I might pay X dollars for the whole book. I will not pay X divided by 3 for 3 different books since I lose the convenience, the easy reviewing, and the easy referencing of a single book.
2. They appear to have stopped developing it. Last update was years ago. They stopped at Book 3, and are even missing the middle 5 chapters. I need at least book 3, and would soon be on book 4, so this is a dealbreaker for me.
3. The foundation they’ve built is now outdated. It’s great, just needs some renovation and modernizing.
Really wanted this app to be great since these books are the gold standard of Mandarin Chinese learning in Taiwan.
1. Breaking up a single book (15 chapters) into 3 sections of 5 chapters and charging separately for each ‘book’. Further, that price isn’t right anymore. I might pay X dollars for the whole book. I will not pay X divided by 3 for 3 different books since I lose the convenience, the easy reviewing, and the easy referencing of a single book.
2. They appear to have stopped developing it. Last update was years ago. They stopped at Book 3, and are even missing the middle 5 chapters. I need at least book 3, and would soon be on book 4, so this is a dealbreaker for me.
3. The foundation they’ve built is now outdated. It’s great, just needs some renovation and modernizing.
Really wanted this app to be great since these books are the gold standard of Mandarin Chinese learning in Taiwan.
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Janky but effective
This is a full university classroom-based Mandarin course transplanted into an app. The app could be better designed (it's slightly dated) but the core content of the course is superb. The app has full support for all the course's elements, so it can make for surprisingly good self-study material provided you can practise active speaking elsewhere. It is by far more effective than any gamified platform like Duolingo.
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Ước mơ du học Taiwan
Nếu chịu bỏ tiền ra mua thì thấy đáng tiền nha, app không màu mè dư thừa tính năng, vừa đúng những gì 1 người học cần để thay cho sách giấy bút nặng trịch
Shameful cashgrab scam
The app should be a way to use the multimedia content of the books more conveniently. If you have already bought the books in physical format, you shouldn’t be forced to pay again (full price!!!) for each book to use the app. VERY DISAPPOINTING
Textbook App Errors
This textbook application has too many critical errors.
1. Hanzi Discrepancies: Many Hanzi characters in the app are incorrect compared to the physical textbook.
2. Missing Practice Problems: Some grammar practice questions are missing. For example, the Measure Words practice questions for Unit 1-4 are completely absent.
Having to cross-reference every single point with the paper textbook because of these issues is extremely frustrating.
Please address and fix these errors immediately.
1. Hanzi Discrepancies: Many Hanzi characters in the app are incorrect compared to the physical textbook.
2. Missing Practice Problems: Some grammar practice questions are missing. For example, the Measure Words practice questions for Unit 1-4 are completely absent.
Having to cross-reference every single point with the paper textbook because of these issues is extremely frustrating.
Please address and fix these errors immediately.
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