Revert to Legacy!
As you can see from the other reviews, Legacy is the one you want.
The developers should either bring forward the hands-free element of legacy, or scrap this entire new enterprise and revert to legacy.
Legacy’s starting from the beginning and placing is also superior to this semi-random interests approach.
The developers should either bring forward the hands-free element of legacy, or scrap this entire new enterprise and revert to legacy.
Legacy’s starting from the beginning and placing is also superior to this semi-random interests approach.
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Easy, fun and efficient way to start speaking like a native.
After having been a Glossika Legacy user for several years. I was at the point where I didn’t think that I was going to continue making progress with that version.
The new version arrived just in time and after just a couple weeks of using it, I have seen a noticeable improvement in my expressive and receptive Italian. I strongly recommend this version to anyone who has a basic mastery of their target language grammar and vocabulary, and shares my goal of being mistaken for a native when conversing with the natives.
The new version arrived just in time and after just a couple weeks of using it, I have seen a noticeable improvement in my expressive and receptive Italian. I strongly recommend this version to anyone who has a basic mastery of their target language grammar and vocabulary, and shares my goal of being mistaken for a native when conversing with the natives.
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Good idea, poorly implemented
I’ve used the app for a month after I subscribed for the full version. In principle I see how this method can work and definitely liked how it made me say out loud more German. However, the app is very repetitive and not intuitive (you are either shown an unsorted list of phrases or a practice tab). The “method” is completely unclear. It shows me that I make errors when I say phrases out loud, however it does not provide any feedback as to what I can do to improve. Next time when the app asks me to repeat the phrase, I make the same mistakes and it shows me “let’s review it again”. All the phrases are not level graded, so you might end up with some very complicated phrases you need to repeat at a very high pace. It is kinda ok as I have a decent level of prior knowledge of German, but I don’t see how this “method” will work for a complete beginner. I do believe this app needs some major re-work and update.
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Disappointing start
Glossika is a big name in language learning and I’ve been waiting for a long time for this new app. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed, as the app is clearly not ready to be released. Functionality is extremely limited and as some of the other reviewers have pointed out, the functionality that made the old app popular is missing.
The Glossika method works, but the current app is not using it at all.
I paid for a monthly subscription, but if I don’t see a significant improvement in the next few weeks I will be canceling it.
The Glossika method works, but the current app is not using it at all.
I paid for a monthly subscription, but if I don’t see a significant improvement in the next few weeks I will be canceling it.
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integrate Glossika Legacy functions
Like others, I am very disappointed by the new app. I have been using Glossika for years and have worked out a minimalist drill that is very effective for me. All of that flexibility has disappeared from the new app. I hope you continue to support Glossika Legacy, or else bring over to the new app the wide range of study options that is available there.
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Much worse - stick with legacy version
This removes the entire reason I liked Glossika over competitors - simple hands-free shadowing of each day’s words. Listen, speak, repeat. Now you have to interact with the app for every rep. Much more fiddly and complex.
I’ll continue with Glossika: Legacy
I’ve been using Glossika for years now, have always enjoyed going through the lessons, and this updated version just isn’t as good. Before, sentences would build on top of each other — which is critical because there’s no notes; you either need prior knowledge or to figure out from the sentences which is possible — but now I’ll come across a B2 sentence before an A1 sentence that it was based on, making this second sentence redundant. I don’t feel so much that I’m learning, more so translating. In one language where I’m still pretty new, it’s daunting seeing a massive string of words, none of which I’ve seen before. Sure I can brute force it and remember it, but like I’ve said, it’s not built on any prior knowledge and makes learning just hard. It’s not encouraging, it’s not fun. I’ll stick with the legacy version
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Really disappointing update
The beauty of the legacy app is the listen only mode that lets you cycle through your sentences hands free. This new version completely negates that functionality. I won’t be using the new app until they bring back that feature, and if they don’t I will have to find another resource.
money-grabbing app
Being able to release an app in 2026 that feels this much like a scam is something only Glossika could pull off. Even if you used GPT to write the program, you probably wouldn’t end up with something this bad. You guys don’t even seem to know what you’re doing.
Awful
No English translations, jo clear path - can’t tell which sentences have been done and which haven’t. Welsh was considered a protected language on the old version but now has the same payment structure as other languages. I wasn’t fussed on the old version either due to the boringness of it, but I really can’t see the point at all for this new version.
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Not good
I would not bother getting this app, it’s not good at all. The shadowing sucks on this. Not only that but from what I read on facebook group , it sounds like soon you’ll have to pay for extras while having to pay for a subscription also.
Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to share this, we really appreciate it. We're sorry shadowing isn't working well for you, could you tell us a bit more about what's going wrong? That would really help us fix it. On pricing, we're not changing what's included in your subscription, and we're not planning any surprise extra costs on top.
We need the old glossika options
New app would need to have the option for same functionality the simplicity like the old one, and only if you choose to scroll and engage with the screen.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for this, feedback like yours really helps us. We hear you on wanting the same simplicity as the old app, that means a lot to us. Glossika Legacy is still there if you'd like to keep using that for now, and we're taking this into account as we keep building the new app.
Alles was gut war fehlt jetzt…
Der nützliche listening only modus, mit der die App auf der Fahrt zur Arbeit super zu nutzen war fehlt. Damit ist Sie für meinen Bedarf nun komplett nutzlos. Ich hoffe die alte läuft parallel noch lange weiter!
New version is horrible - please not AI
I loved Glossika since it was an idea from Mr Campbell. I bought the books then moved to the app. But now I am not sure I can support it anymore. First I liked the app for the simplicity. You click, hear the sentences and repeat them. That’s it and that’s why I always recommended it to everyone. Now the new app is unrecognizable. AI is NOT a selling point in this version (please understand that I’m not a Luddite, as I’m the head researcher in an AI lab). I don’t want to record sentences I don’t want feedback from an AI there are so many options out there that do that. If I wanted to record and have AI evaluate me I could use even basic llms to do that. What I liked and I think most people want is to click, listen, repeat and not waste their precious time fumbling through the app. I have loved Glossika since before it was even an app and it pains me to write this. At least make the microphone not mandatory please do at least I can some shadow of what the app was. Or keep the old app working.
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Legacy is better
Legacy is simple and easy to learn laguages. This app has a bad design in UI wise and makes it hard to focus on learning.
Response from developer
Thank you for sharing this, we really appreciate it. We're sorry the new design is making it harder to focus for you, but could you tell us a bit more about what's feeling off? That would help us a lot as we keep building the new app.
A Step Back for Existing Users
The new platform has promise, but it currently falls short of Glossika Legacy’s excellent system. My sentence-level SRS progress didn’t transfer, daily goals and course progress are unclear, and shadowing assessment has been unreliable. I appreciate the added native-speaker content, new tools, and algorithm-directed repetition, but I wish Glossika had preserved Legacy’s simple, effective approach. For now, I’m continuing with Legacy and hope future updates make the new app worth migrating to.
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What is this
This new version is so confusing, why can’t you listen in background anymore
Garbage
It is now slop. Used it every day for 3 years. Will delete now after a very bad update.
Not for me
I’ve been using Glossika for over 10 years and this upgrade is not gonna work for me at all. I’m trying to reduce my screen time and this app demands constant interaction. I’ll probably stick with the old mode where you just listen and shadow while the phone is in your pocket during a walk or on the seat next to you while driving. There’s no way I would be able to get the reps in if I had to constantly be tapping at my phone.
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A double step backwards
The recent change to Glossika is horrible—now the focus is on words rather than sentences, and the screen is filled with prizes and other gamification. It takes twice as long as before to review previously learned sentences. I’ll be sticking with the legacy version, which is excellent.
