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Paid Lifetime Access, but App Not working
Paid lifetime access. App not working. Two years later I can’t access the app.
A Few Flaws
I’ve begun using the app to learn Japanese. I love the pictures that correspond with the words/phrases being said. It seems to make it easier to learn. I wish after you’ve guessed all words or sentences correctly that the app automatically showed what each meant without having to tap each element. I also like the order in which each lesson is being taught. At first, I was frustrated because the order almost made me think I clicked on the lessons out of order. But, it made sense once I realized I seemed to be picking things up faster than any French I learned in high school. The biggest issue I have with the app is one I didn’t anticipate and makes it harder to know how well or poorly I’m doing. The app’s access to the microphone seems to have a bug and/or be extremely sensitive. I saw a Reddit thread talking about it because very few reviews in this App Store mentioned it. When it comes to the pronunciation, the app shows the microphone has bad quality, but I’m wondering if it’s just picking up every single sound, including the sound of air around me. More than half the time, it’s saying I mispronounced a word. The other times I’ll get it almost perfect or it says my microphone has bad quality. The Reddit thread talking about this issue said to wait a full second until your iPhone microphone is activated (see the orange light) then speak. I tried that and it was almost perfect, until I got to the very last symbol pronunciation for one of the taught phrases, then it stopped working. So, there’s a bug with the microphones that needs to be fixed.
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Poor voice recognition implementation renders app virtually useless with wireless headphones.
It is such a shame that the voice recognition flaws in this app haven’t been addressed. Voice recognition remains clunky and inconsistent with AirPods and other modern wireless headphones (By far the most popular earbuds for use with iOS devices) and it renders many lessons unable to be completed without disabling the microphone. The lessons are well constructed and informative otherwise but this fundamental bug remains a huge thorn in the side of the whole Rosetta Stone Experience. Come on Rosetta Stone, it’s not 2010 anymore, wireless headsets and earbuds are now the default, not the edge case, many devices no longer even support wired headsets and earbuds.
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