Deleted before use due to terns
Read the terms and conditions in relation to payment- they can change the amount charged at any time even after a payment has been made and call it a readjustment if they made an error? We authorise them to take any amount without permission as part of terms of contract? The content looks fabulous but the contract you have to sign to get it looks like I’m handing over my purse and account with a ‘help yourself’ note stuck on it. Such a shame they don’t want fair and transparent costs and terms in return for services.
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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
It’s AI Slop
Seems like an interesting concept for a learning tool, but there is rampant AI use throughout the app. The very first screen you see upon signup is an AI generated image. At the end of the one free unit (which is at most 20mins of content btw), I was presented with an AI generated video of their mascot rattling off vocabulary at an unnatural pace. Why should I give this app my time and money if they can’t even be assed to create their own graphics? Why should I trust their translations are accurate when they seem happy to let AI do the heavy lifting?
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Ts is peak
Great way to learn. It just throws you right in
Good start but needs work
First off, I'm using it to learn Japanese and have been using it daily for more than a week now.
The good:
- Hearing and seeing words used in context and made into simple video "flash cards" is cool. It works relatively well.
- The review feature hiding the different sections until you click is appreciated.
- Drawing practice is a nice tool, but I wish it included proper stroke order. Also, not a huge deal, but you do have to manually choose "pass" or "fail" rather than the app detecting it for you.
The bad:
- Semi-frequent bug where the audio cuts off and you have to close the lesson and reopen it to fix.
- I've seen various issues with translation of words being confusing/not quite accurate. You can report issues like this in the app, but there's no insight to if that actually does anything or if anyone has read the reports. After about a week of using the app I've found ~4 minor translation issues that I've reported through the app.
- Some of the videos are literally just the vocab word said once and that's it which feels completely useless for this type of learning.
- On "review" it asks "again, hard, good, easy" but it's not clear what that means or does. Also, it gives you no option to enter an answer, so it's more like a flashcard than a review quiz.
- What's the point of the "watch" section? It doesn't show new content with vocab you've learned (which is what I was hoping it would be for). The review section already exists, so why would I use the "watch" section..?
- The app seems to be using some kind of spaced repetition, but seems almost nonsensical in the way it determines the next review timing. To the dev: you should follow WaniKani's example more closely.
- There's no clear rhyme or reason behind the ordering of vocab lessons. Seems like words were chosen randomly? If they weren't, there was never an explanation given as to why the order is the way it is.
Overall:
I enjoy the app for what it is, but it could absolutely be much better.
The good:
- Hearing and seeing words used in context and made into simple video "flash cards" is cool. It works relatively well.
- The review feature hiding the different sections until you click is appreciated.
- Drawing practice is a nice tool, but I wish it included proper stroke order. Also, not a huge deal, but you do have to manually choose "pass" or "fail" rather than the app detecting it for you.
The bad:
- Semi-frequent bug where the audio cuts off and you have to close the lesson and reopen it to fix.
- I've seen various issues with translation of words being confusing/not quite accurate. You can report issues like this in the app, but there's no insight to if that actually does anything or if anyone has read the reports. After about a week of using the app I've found ~4 minor translation issues that I've reported through the app.
- Some of the videos are literally just the vocab word said once and that's it which feels completely useless for this type of learning.
- On "review" it asks "again, hard, good, easy" but it's not clear what that means or does. Also, it gives you no option to enter an answer, so it's more like a flashcard than a review quiz.
- What's the point of the "watch" section? It doesn't show new content with vocab you've learned (which is what I was hoping it would be for). The review section already exists, so why would I use the "watch" section..?
- The app seems to be using some kind of spaced repetition, but seems almost nonsensical in the way it determines the next review timing. To the dev: you should follow WaniKani's example more closely.
- There's no clear rhyme or reason behind the ordering of vocab lessons. Seems like words were chosen randomly? If they weren't, there was never an explanation given as to why the order is the way it is.
Overall:
I enjoy the app for what it is, but it could absolutely be much better.
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Great so far
It is not that money hungry and it checks pronounciation and understanding
shame
saw the ai, immediate delete
Amazing!
This app is absolutely spectacular! It’s free and I love how they include actual animes to help you learn
AI Usage
I’ve been trying really hard to find language apps that work well with me ever since Duolingo’s intense AI usage. This app from first glance seems to be pretty good, but I immediately saw the insane amount of AI art. Disappointed.
Horrible
Downloaded the app and within 15 minutes i uninstalled it. it’s completely ran by AI, not to mention one that’s bad at its job. it was trying to show me new words by using show clips, but not only were the words completely different from what was said on screen, the definitions of the words didn’t even line up. this app is a thrown together cash grab piece of junk
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This app is amazing
I really love this app and it has helped me improve my French so much in less than it week. It’s so fun an interactive being able to hear the language spoken natively in different clips from tv shows along with being encouraged to pronounce the sentences and see the breakdown of what each word means.
I wish it focused more on learning more sentences rather than focusing on certain words as much but it’s still a great tool for revision and to be used alongside other learning materials.
I defo prefer this to Duolingo and I’m on the free subscription but utilise the free units from each level along with the revision tools
I wish it focused more on learning more sentences rather than focusing on certain words as much but it’s still a great tool for revision and to be used alongside other learning materials.
I defo prefer this to Duolingo and I’m on the free subscription but utilise the free units from each level along with the revision tools
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Love it!
Needed something fun to learn Japanese, love the app!!
Kind of a buzz kill
I was super excited about this one as I’m definitely more of a visual learner and I’ve been trying to learn Japanese for years now. The methods were working very well and I did feel like I was improving. Unfortunately, only the first chapter is free. After the first four lessons, you have to pay a subscription service to use.
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Learn fast
I like that you can choose word you don’t know and words you know so that they won’t teach you that since you already know
And you can learn faster
And you can learn faster
Can’t move forward without paying
I am on the first lesson of unit two and I’m stuck behind a paywall and can’t advance at all. I thought I could at least learn a little bit free every day? But there seems to be no way or no instruction regarding how to advance except paying. I come back every day and click around trying to figure out how to learn. How do I get past this?? I have to delete the app
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This is so entertaining
So far so good
