Problem with the Placement Test
I took the French placement test twice and I clearly answered the B2 high-level question correctly, the both time it ended up placing me in A1 low!! Can’t use it.
Fix bugs
Yo developers, use the app by yourself and fix bugs
悪くないが高すぎる
台湾華語会話フレーズ学習アプリ。ひたすら例文を発音反復演習するので会話学習にはとても効果的ではあるが、内容の割にサブスクが高すぎる。台湾華語会話学習アプリではこれしか選択肢ないのか。
Gets me to be consistent
I love this method because it's exactly what I needed to be consistent. HOT TIP: DONT TAKE THE EXAM EVEN IF YOU KNOW THE LANGUAGE ALREADY.
I wanted something speech-only that was easy to start. Will this make me fluent? Obviously no, it must be paired with other language tools just like any other language tool, but I can do this while getting ready in the morning or going on walks or on my commute. I'm doing Spanish and my boyfriend is doing Cantonese, and he's actually gotten so good at this difficult language in one year, he was making sentences while we were talking to my relatives! And he sounds so accurate.
Could there be more features? Yes. But I am happy the most that this lets me be consistent which is the most important part of language learning. I think this is the best used after a little bit of instruction such as using Pimsleur Cantonese in my boyfriends case or my public school Spanish learning in my case.
I wanted something speech-only that was easy to start. Will this make me fluent? Obviously no, it must be paired with other language tools just like any other language tool, but I can do this while getting ready in the morning or going on walks or on my commute. I'm doing Spanish and my boyfriend is doing Cantonese, and he's actually gotten so good at this difficult language in one year, he was making sentences while we were talking to my relatives! And he sounds so accurate.
Could there be more features? Yes. But I am happy the most that this lets me be consistent which is the most important part of language learning. I think this is the best used after a little bit of instruction such as using Pimsleur Cantonese in my boyfriends case or my public school Spanish learning in my case.
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Extremely buggy
Even the cancel subscription button is broken. Very sloppy product.
Ridiculous concept. Does not work
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat-waste of time and money- not even clear audio.
WRONG TRANSLATIONS
Vietnamese translations are straight up incorrect
Not really a important language learning
I’m learning random sentence, like I wanna learn about how to interact with other people, in schools and places, but all it gives is “She doesn’t go to bed” or “she has” and won’t let me go back, why not make a dictionary section if you’re gonna teach me random words?
Total daneben
Was soll man von einer Sprach App halten wenn das erste Wort, dass man lernt „verschwinde“ ist. Warum lernt man nicht alltagstaugliche Särze wie zum Beispiel „hallo wie geht es dir“ oder „schön, dich kennenzulernen“ usw. Demnach App wieder gelöscht.
Can’t cancel subscription
I can’t cancel the subscription!!! The button is unresponsive
Once you figure the settings out it works
Changing my review from 1 to 5. Had some issues that were amplified by the AI BS general support and lack of FAQs and support explanations of the settings.
Sent a rant to the support group that explained some of the problems and received a reply from a real person and began a useful conversation.
The real tech support person found some settings to change and that prompted me to look at the issues from a new perspective and help get the app working the way I wanted. I wanted to emphasize pronunciation and that is possible if the app is configured correctly.
IMO, the settings are overly complicated and the explanations and FAQs are non-responsive and mostly nonexistent. The AI first line response serves only to discourage and piss off new users, which explains the low scores on usefulness. But if you persist you may well find how to make the app useful for you.
Sent a rant to the support group that explained some of the problems and received a reply from a real person and began a useful conversation.
The real tech support person found some settings to change and that prompted me to look at the issues from a new perspective and help get the app working the way I wanted. I wanted to emphasize pronunciation and that is possible if the app is configured correctly.
IMO, the settings are overly complicated and the explanations and FAQs are non-responsive and mostly nonexistent. The AI first line response serves only to discourage and piss off new users, which explains the low scores on usefulness. But if you persist you may well find how to make the app useful for you.
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I do wish I could attach an image
Hopefully the app works for you flawlessly cause you ain't getting in touch with anyone! $400 per year
Do not subscribe
They offer a free trial period and then charge your credit card without warning.
Unübersichtlich
Es gibt einen sog. Test der viel zu einfach ist. Man wird dann aber dennoch in einer Stufe darunter eingeschrieben.
Es gibt keine Übersicht an Inhalten und Themen und man kann nicht auswählen was man lernen möchte… bei mir startete nach der Einstufung dann automatisch b1 und Phrasen zum gesundheitl befinden… was ich für mich als wenig interessant empfinde und lieber andere topics hätte… kann man aber nicht ändern und zudem sieht man nur was man in der Vergangenheit an Phrasen gelernt hat und nicht was gesamter Inhalt ist und was noch kommt…
DH ich kann meine Schwerpunkte und Themen nicht setzen oder einfach in einen anderen Kurs springen.
Das Einstellen und Wiederholen funktioniert ganz gut wobei ich mir wünschen würde, dass ich nicht nur den Originalsatz mehrfach hintereinander höre sondern nach jedem hören sofort nachgesprochen wird und das dann mehrfach hintereinander. Die Fehlererkennung der Aussprache funktioniert nicht ganz korrekt, dh es werden Sätze trotz falscher oder sogar fehlender Aussprache als korrekt angegeben.
Fazit: Ziel des shadowing ist es grundsätzlich die Originalsprache zu imitieren und einzuüben. Da man selbst aber nur einmal die Phrase sagt und dann bei handsfree sofort zum Nächsten springt ist es zu wenig Übung und wg der fehlenden Übersicht und Auswahl an Inhalten eher ein Überraschungspaket. Es ist auch nicht klar, wieviele Worte und Phrasen enthalten sind. Dennoch bietet es die Möglichkeit mit Originalsätzen zu lernen.
Es gibt keine Übersicht an Inhalten und Themen und man kann nicht auswählen was man lernen möchte… bei mir startete nach der Einstufung dann automatisch b1 und Phrasen zum gesundheitl befinden… was ich für mich als wenig interessant empfinde und lieber andere topics hätte… kann man aber nicht ändern und zudem sieht man nur was man in der Vergangenheit an Phrasen gelernt hat und nicht was gesamter Inhalt ist und was noch kommt…
DH ich kann meine Schwerpunkte und Themen nicht setzen oder einfach in einen anderen Kurs springen.
Das Einstellen und Wiederholen funktioniert ganz gut wobei ich mir wünschen würde, dass ich nicht nur den Originalsatz mehrfach hintereinander höre sondern nach jedem hören sofort nachgesprochen wird und das dann mehrfach hintereinander. Die Fehlererkennung der Aussprache funktioniert nicht ganz korrekt, dh es werden Sätze trotz falscher oder sogar fehlender Aussprache als korrekt angegeben.
Fazit: Ziel des shadowing ist es grundsätzlich die Originalsprache zu imitieren und einzuüben. Da man selbst aber nur einmal die Phrase sagt und dann bei handsfree sofort zum Nächsten springt ist es zu wenig Übung und wg der fehlenden Übersicht und Auswahl an Inhalten eher ein Überraschungspaket. Es ist auch nicht klar, wieviele Worte und Phrasen enthalten sind. Dennoch bietet es die Möglichkeit mit Originalsätzen zu lernen.
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Bad faith cancellation system
The app worked fine, but when it came time to cancel, it was clear the system is designed to simply frustrate any effort to cancel. I began online and was told I had to switch to the app to cancel. I tried to cancel in the app, and after it asked me for the third time if I was sure, the “yes, cancel” button would not work and was simply stuck. I had to go back online to ask for help and was told that since all of these efforts had failed I would need to cancel from my device settings - because Glossika had NO ABILITY to allow me to cancel.
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I want to pay for this app
This app has a lot of promise and is probably much more worth your time than Duolingo and other apps.
But I’m currently not for a few reasons.
- very buggy, a lot of hanging
- especially when you are in offline mode
- To switch levels, you have to contact support?? (unless you retake the placement test)
-no ability to pause and restart an audio-only session with system buttons (like you would with music, or other language learning apps)
- no way to indicate you know something or not. Maybe I’m wrong, and being exposed to it at algorithmically defined intervals is sufficient.
- ux could be improved (explanation of what buttons do, button size, basic things like that)
- has to load each word during a new session instead of just preloading a 5 word session which makes it stop frequently if you don’t have good service
- can’t go back or forward so if I’m on listening-only mode and I want to ❤️ a word I have to scramble to do it in a few seconds otherwise I won’t be able to without more inconvenience
The most recent update was 8 months ago, which gives me pause. I’m welcome to have my mind changed.
If anyone from this app wants to address this I’ll happily subscribe.
But I’m currently not for a few reasons.
- very buggy, a lot of hanging
- especially when you are in offline mode
- To switch levels, you have to contact support?? (unless you retake the placement test)
-no ability to pause and restart an audio-only session with system buttons (like you would with music, or other language learning apps)
- no way to indicate you know something or not. Maybe I’m wrong, and being exposed to it at algorithmically defined intervals is sufficient.
- ux could be improved (explanation of what buttons do, button size, basic things like that)
- has to load each word during a new session instead of just preloading a 5 word session which makes it stop frequently if you don’t have good service
- can’t go back or forward so if I’m on listening-only mode and I want to ❤️ a word I have to scramble to do it in a few seconds otherwise I won’t be able to without more inconvenience
The most recent update was 8 months ago, which gives me pause. I’m welcome to have my mind changed.
If anyone from this app wants to address this I’ll happily subscribe.
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I want to pay for this app
This app has a lot of promise and is probably much more worth your time than Duolingo and other apps.
But I’m currently not for a few reasons.
- very buggy, a lot of hanging
- especially when you are in offline mode
- To switch levels, you have to contact support?? (unless you retake the placement test)
-no ability to pause and restart an audio-only session with system buttons (like you would with music, or other language learning apps)
- no way to indicate you know something or not. Maybe I’m wrong, and being exposed to it at algorithmically defined intervals is sufficient.
- ux could be improved (explanation of what buttons do, button size, basic things like that)
- has to load each word during a new session instead of just preloading a 5 word session which makes it stop frequently if you don’t have good service
- can’t go back or forward so if I’m on listening-only mode and I want to ❤️ a word I have to scramble to do it in a few seconds otherwise I won’t be able to without more inconvenience
The most recent update was 8 months ago, which gives me pause. I’m welcome to have my mind changed.
But I’m currently not for a few reasons.
- very buggy, a lot of hanging
- especially when you are in offline mode
- To switch levels, you have to contact support?? (unless you retake the placement test)
-no ability to pause and restart an audio-only session with system buttons (like you would with music, or other language learning apps)
- no way to indicate you know something or not. Maybe I’m wrong, and being exposed to it at algorithmically defined intervals is sufficient.
- ux could be improved (explanation of what buttons do, button size, basic things like that)
- has to load each word during a new session instead of just preloading a 5 word session which makes it stop frequently if you don’t have good service
- can’t go back or forward so if I’m on listening-only mode and I want to ❤️ a word I have to scramble to do it in a few seconds otherwise I won’t be able to without more inconvenience
The most recent update was 8 months ago, which gives me pause. I’m welcome to have my mind changed.
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The cost
Looks good but 300 a year is too much, premier is 300 and basic 150 but doesnt show what you get for twice the costs
Almost no content
This app barely has content. At the end of the course it’s random advanced sentences that could have been picked from any book. What I mean is that it’s not a well-thought out app designed to make you progress. It doesn’t give you advanced but natural vocabulary.
Décevant
Dommage… j’étais très content de trouver cette appli que je pouvais utiliser en voiture, et l’interface s’y prête bien. Mais j’ai eu le malheur d’essayer la version Bulgare. Non seulement les traductions sont parfois approximatives (temps incohérents entre le Français et le Bulgare notamment) mais, surtout, la voix bulgare est incompréhensible. J’ai d’abord cru que cela venait de moi et j’ai fait écouter l’appli à des locuteurs natifs. Verdict : les développeurs ont dû trouver un étudiant bulgare saoul dans un couloir et l’ont payé une misère pour lire le plus vite (et le plus mal) possible un tas de phrases. Pour un apprenant, c’est totalement décourageant.
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