Needs Standard Swahili
It has some African languages to learn but the Swahili is based in the Kenyan slang and not the pure Tanzanian Swahili (where Swahili originated from). They need to add Tanzanian Swahili or at least the Kiswahili Sanifu that they teach in academics.
Bugs
So far I enjoy the app. But there are bugs. The audio button won’t work on the sound table as I learn Twi. So I can’t hear the letter pronunciation. It would also be nice to be able to click on the caption and go back to the sentence without having to skip back 10 seconds. My main issue is the sound table though. Please fix this.
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Can’t access after update
The app won’t move from the page that ask for an email verification ever since I updated to the newest version. I have the fully paid version and this is extremely frustrating.
why french and portuguese?
if the whole point of this app is to reclaim OUR ancestral languages why is there the option to learn these colonizer languages, they should be replaced by other actual african languages
No audio
I want to begin learning twi but there is no audio on the first lesson. I can’t even access the rest without paying for it. If there’s no sound on the first one, why would I pay to see what the rest are like? Very unfortunate.
Informational but very glitchy
Im currently using the app to learn Igbo and for the most part the material is good. The main issue is that the app is very glitchy for me. Often I’ll open the app and the homescreen will be frozen. When I eventually get to play the videos the videos will be unresponsive to when I try to pause and the language on screen also freezes.
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Educational But Glitches
Not a great experience with the app due to it malfunctioning after purchasing a 1-year subscription. Requested a refund. Would not be repurchasing.
AMAZING!!!
I am first generation Igbo American and I did not grow up with the language but would love to incorporate into my personal life and eventually my future family’s. This app is phenomenal with the way they break words/phrases down and make it repetitive in a way that you will genuinely learn and retain the information! Thank you to the creators of this app. May God bless you! 💗
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amazing thank you
bless you this app is amazing
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Only has the slang not the traditional language
Ethan Tang
Monthly price went from CAD 6.99 to 12.49 in 30 days; I don’t recall any alerts though their fine print provides for arbitrary price increases - this wouldn’t be a problem if the lesson format wasn’t so archaic,; you’re forced to sit through prerecorded lessons that mix sound bites from native speakers with generic instructions; you can’t try the next lesson w/o playing the previous lesson, really shows the assumptions the product team makes about learning styles - also, there’s maybe 10 flashcards per lesson, but they are not interactive; it’s just plays a recording of the anglicized word - if only Rosetta Stone had African languages … tired of businesses offering inferior products and justifying it with some sort of ownership claim; just make a better product.
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Doesn’t have Xhosa
It doesn’t have Xhosa …. I was disappointed.
Finally an app for African Languages
My only issue is that French and Portuguese should not be included. Yes, they are spoken on the continent, but that is a result of colonialism. We, as Africans, deserve a place that caters to and showcases our linguistic diversity without colonizers being included.
Also, please add Bambara! 🙏🏾
Also, please add Bambara! 🙏🏾
Awesome sauce
I didn’t realize this app existed but really glad I found it. I’ve been dying to learn the language of my ancestors for a while and Duolingo is no help. Thank you <3
Onboarding
Please, simplify your onboarding. I answered the same question twice. Why do you want to learn…?
Very informative
I like it very easy and informative
Waiting for more Lanaguages
Very excited this app exists. I’m going to have to wait though until Wolof (from Senegal, not Gambia), Bambara, Solinke, More, and Pular are added (especially Wolof and Pular!) 😁
So far, not bad but content needs consistency
I’m glad I found an app where I can learn my native Nigerian language & I’m loving the content so far. There a couple issues I’ve noticed though like the spelling/dialects are not consistent. For example with Igbo, “Sit down” was introduced as “noro ala” then later in a separate course it becomes “nodu ala”. This doesn’t throw me off because I know there are different dialects but others might get confused. Another example is the match quiz in lesson one. How are you can both be “Kedu ki mere” and “Kedu ka idi” but only one of those are accepted as correct & it’s not the version that was thought in the course.
I’m also not sure how this Igbo tutor chat works but it doesn’t look like there are any live tutors.
I’m also not sure how this Igbo tutor chat works but it doesn’t look like there are any live tutors.
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Crashes
I really wanted this to go well. Didn’t get the chance to watch not one video. It crashes and send me to my phone’s main screen as soon as I click on the introduction video.
disappointed
i couldnt even message support unless i had to pay upfront. as i was excited to see Twi was availabld on the app, i went to go make an account. i clicked on a lesson and it crashed. did it again and again, kept crashing. uninstalled and deleted my account right after.
