App breaks occasionally. Limited features
Its good for learning new words but there is no way to organize word lists and do focused practices. Practice mode just throws random words. Flash card sets paired with the video would be excellent
Not great
I think the idea to use clips from real Japanese shows and animes is a pretty good one, and I think it’s useful to hear real world examples of words being spoken in different contexts by different people to be able to pick up those same words in daily conversation.
However in Umi’s case it’s just very poorly executed. Aside from the fact that the UI is partially AI generated and some of the clips don’t load always, there just isn’t much elaboration on the new words that are introduced to you in these video clip “lessons”. It just goes from here’s a new word, to here’s a new word, to here’s a new word, without any kind of practice interphase on how to use it, why you’d use it, etc.. it’s just kind of lazy and definitely not going to help you go deep into language learning.
Sure, it could help you with learning some new words to implement in your language speaking skills that you have to inevitably pick up from another program but as a standalone product I can’t think of anyone making meaningful progress with just this as a tool, which may not be the purpose of it anyways.
I think if you’re starting from scratch this app is definitely not for you, but the only reason I made this review is because I think the app is genuinely a great idea and could be a great product if executed properly, it’s just a shame it’s kind of one dimensional and shallow and I hope the devs could put more effort into it, then they could really have a unique and engaging product on their hands.
However in Umi’s case it’s just very poorly executed. Aside from the fact that the UI is partially AI generated and some of the clips don’t load always, there just isn’t much elaboration on the new words that are introduced to you in these video clip “lessons”. It just goes from here’s a new word, to here’s a new word, to here’s a new word, without any kind of practice interphase on how to use it, why you’d use it, etc.. it’s just kind of lazy and definitely not going to help you go deep into language learning.
Sure, it could help you with learning some new words to implement in your language speaking skills that you have to inevitably pick up from another program but as a standalone product I can’t think of anyone making meaningful progress with just this as a tool, which may not be the purpose of it anyways.
I think if you’re starting from scratch this app is definitely not for you, but the only reason I made this review is because I think the app is genuinely a great idea and could be a great product if executed properly, it’s just a shame it’s kind of one dimensional and shallow and I hope the devs could put more effort into it, then they could really have a unique and engaging product on their hands.
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Not synced
The audio clips do not align with the written text. Sometimes the text appears on the next slide for the previous audio, sometimes they never show it. Impossible to follow without correct alignment.
Terrible Scam
App scams people by not sending out the reminder for subscription renewal even though that’s part of the agreement. This is illegal.
It’s also just bad. Much of the Kdrama clips are poorly edited and cut into jarring 2 second clips where you can’t hear anything.
It’s also just bad. Much of the Kdrama clips are poorly edited and cut into jarring 2 second clips where you can’t hear anything.
Please add Thai😔
Ok bye
