No sound
Super annoying that I only have sound with headphones
Great
Great app. Builds language skills through repetition and gradual progression. Feels very natural....
Awesome
It is a very useful app, it has helped me to improve my language skills.
So much potential
I love the way it enables me to progressively learn, but it is a bit expensive with some annoying features (like bothering me to rate it constantly and use Facebook to log in).
Billions and Billions of flash cards
Just flash cards.
No games, no tests. Not ideal for learning.
No games, no tests. Not ideal for learning.
Very good but could easily be made exceptional
I have used Brainscape Spanish almost daily for over a year now, and I have significantly improved my Spanish. For the price though, I expect it to be a little more versatile. 1. Allow the user to toggle the flash cards to Spanish words, phrases, or verbs and require the user to answer in English. Currently it’s one-direction on (English to Spanish). As an ESL teacher, I have see reverse-order learning work extremely well in terms of improving language retention. 2. The flash cards should be edit-enabled to allow student to enter text to support a particular card (for eg other sentences using the word/verb, or learning notes). Currently to accomplish this I have to screenshot a card then use Apple photo editor to add texts. 3. Add audio to all sentence examples used on noun and verb flash cards. 4. Intégrate with SpanishDict! (for a higher subscription cost to cover licensing, dev, and margin) - 75% of the Brainscape users I know (n=~15) are constantly toggling back and forth between these two apps during study sessions. 5. Better metrics - allow user/teacher to track “study days/cards per month” in addition to daily streak. Again - this is a very good app that could become an exceptional app with these functionality additions.
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Excellent Supplement
The app is an excellent supplement to a Spanish language learning program. I use it as a complement to my audio studies. The app does introduce new material for me and I have found the re-enforcement style of unknown concepts helpful. Recommend to any serious Spanish language learners.
Awesome.
Great app. Worth the price, wish i put more time in studying it
Easy to use.
I am 9 days in to using this app. It is very robust and easy to use. I find it helpful to work on vocabulary.
Great but a different style of learning
Better than most apps out there. However, the app seems to be more global in its teaching approach than linear. In the short run learning progress may be slow and a little more difficult but in the long run you will have better mastery of the material with this approach.
Great learning tool
I’ve been using this app on and off for years. Despite the gaps, I always manage to remember what I learned previously. It just goes to show how well BrainScapes’ cognitive science works.
I’ve been using this App more often recently, and I currently have a 20 day streak, and I can tell that I am actually absorbing the new vocabulary and concepts.
If there is one critique that I have, it’s that the voices can been a bit “robotic” or “corny” at times. If a native speaker hears the voice examples, the usually laugh. If the voice examples were a bit more natural, this app would literally be perfection.
Thank you all at BrainScape for making a complete and useful language learning tool.
I’ve been using this App more often recently, and I currently have a 20 day streak, and I can tell that I am actually absorbing the new vocabulary and concepts.
If there is one critique that I have, it’s that the voices can been a bit “robotic” or “corny” at times. If a native speaker hears the voice examples, the usually laugh. If the voice examples were a bit more natural, this app would literally be perfection.
Thank you all at BrainScape for making a complete and useful language learning tool.
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Great practice
Practice, practice, practice. This program is put together in a way that makes learning fun and rewarding.
Extremely Comprehensive
I've been using this app for about a year and a half, and it really works. My Spanish vocabulary is much better now than it was after four years of high school Spanish.
My method is to study one or two decks per day. I go through each deck until I'm able to rate each card with a 5. Then the next day I go through decks from the previous day to make sure I remember everything. After finishing all of the decks (the vocabulary at least) I go back to the beginning and start again to review.
The advantages this app has over Duolingo which everybody mentions as a go-to Spanish study app are:
1. It has much more content.
2. You can learn a lot faster because you can flip through the cards very quickly (as opposed to stopping to do various typing exercises).
3. You go at your own pace because you decide for yourself how well you know each card. This is a little disconcerting at first, but eventually you'll find a method for most quickly deciding when to rate a card as a 5. For instance, I'll often rate a card that I don't know as a 1, and then increment the rating every time I get it right.
4. The direction of the cards is always from English to Spanish. That is, the card gives you the English version and you have to come up with the Spanish. This is the right way to go for improving your ability to speak. It seems to work fine for reading Spanish as well. If you want to do some Spanish reading comprehension, you can try reading the example sentences on the cards.
5. The audio pronunciations are helpful, but if you want to go really fast through the decks you can just mute the sound on your phone so you're not always hearing cut-off pronunciations. I suppose that's more of a tip than an advantage over Duolingo. Once again, the true advantage of these cards is that you can learn really quickly because you're skipping (i.e. quickly rating a card as a 5) when you already know something.
My method is to study one or two decks per day. I go through each deck until I'm able to rate each card with a 5. Then the next day I go through decks from the previous day to make sure I remember everything. After finishing all of the decks (the vocabulary at least) I go back to the beginning and start again to review.
The advantages this app has over Duolingo which everybody mentions as a go-to Spanish study app are:
1. It has much more content.
2. You can learn a lot faster because you can flip through the cards very quickly (as opposed to stopping to do various typing exercises).
3. You go at your own pace because you decide for yourself how well you know each card. This is a little disconcerting at first, but eventually you'll find a method for most quickly deciding when to rate a card as a 5. For instance, I'll often rate a card that I don't know as a 1, and then increment the rating every time I get it right.
4. The direction of the cards is always from English to Spanish. That is, the card gives you the English version and you have to come up with the Spanish. This is the right way to go for improving your ability to speak. It seems to work fine for reading Spanish as well. If you want to do some Spanish reading comprehension, you can try reading the example sentences on the cards.
5. The audio pronunciations are helpful, but if you want to go really fast through the decks you can just mute the sound on your phone so you're not always hearing cut-off pronunciations. I suppose that's more of a tip than an advantage over Duolingo. Once again, the true advantage of these cards is that you can learn really quickly because you're skipping (i.e. quickly rating a card as a 5) when you already know something.
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Incredible learning tool
This needs to be updated for iPhone 8. Otherwise, invaluable resource
Esta bien
Loads of content on a smooth operating system. I bought the fool package and don't regret it. This app is a great tool!
Used duolingo and Rosetta - this is #1
Highly recommend this app. Used duolingo (didn't like the pressure to purchase more credits, watch ads video etc...) and some Rosetta however this app topped them both. On the first day I felt the difference in my learning. This is the future of learning. Get on the bandwagon before it's to late. Looking forward to learning new languages and other subjects soon.
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App is great, but...
Please update to include sample sentences in the "verbs" section!
Very Helpful
Can choose different areas of study and different levels of each area.
Also, can skip what you already know and focus on what you need to practice
Also, can skip what you already know and focus on what you need to practice
Most Excellent
This App. is a superior learning aid for Spanish language learning. There Is so much content. It is probably more indispensable as your level of understanding grows. I continue to find more ways to use this app. I use in conjunction with many other apps and learning programs: duolingo (day 380), Pimsleur, Michel Thomas, language learning, butterfly Spanish and more...
If you are a serious learner and want the best resource this is definitely a must have. It is worth the investment...one of my favorite finds in this app is the listening practice, it allows you to hear the language and to practice listening and to progress. Brainscape Spanish is a valuable part of my Spanish learning library. I've had it on my IPad for a few years now, and every time I go back to it I am excited with how good it is. It gets better the more I use it.
If you are a serious learner and want the best resource this is definitely a must have. It is worth the investment...one of my favorite finds in this app is the listening practice, it allows you to hear the language and to practice listening and to progress. Brainscape Spanish is a valuable part of my Spanish learning library. I've had it on my IPad for a few years now, and every time I go back to it I am excited with how good it is. It gets better the more I use it.
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Very effective study tool
Simple and boring, but expands vocabulary like crazy. The most effective self study tool for Spanish vocabulary out there, totally worth the money if you're at an intermediate level, can understand the language and construct a sentence, but constantly find yourself without the words you need.
