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What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R1] EWA 1/5 · US DO NOT RISK SUBSCRIBING: DO NOT subscribe. This subscription CANNOT BE CANCELED and they DO NOT RESPOND TO EMAILS. They will keep taking your money indefinitely. NOT WORTH THE RISK.
2. [R4] EWA 1/5 · US Dangerous: It's very difficult to cancel the subscription; I had to change my credit card to finally get rid of the intrusive subscription fee. I do not recommend it!!!! · translated
3. [R10] EWA 1/5 · US Thievery: Paddle.com has already been busted before and settled with federal trade commission for processing deceptive payments. Back at it again the payment arrangement in this app is blatant fraud as well. Looking forward to the class action.
4. [R13] EWA 1/5 · US Deceitful Subscription Program: This app will continue to steal money from you even after you cancel your subscription. They use a third party payment company called paddle.net and make it impossible to talk to someone or get this matter cancelled. Do not recommend this app.
5. [R3] EWA 3/5 · US ): It is not possible to use the full service. To perform tasks and lessons where required, the microphone does not work. Constantly writes "speech recognition services are temporarily unavailable"
6. [R9] EWA 3/5 · US Can’t adjust for skill level: I’m not quite a beginner but still must do endless repetition of simple statements I’ve been using for years. There should be an “advanced beginner” level and a better range of skill levels someone can chooses
7. [R12] EWA 3/5 · US Wish it had placement: I’ve been studying for a couple years. Took the little test. It agreed I was intermediate. Still I start with Hola, Si and No etc. It’s a super fun app just wish I didn’t have to start at beginner.
8. [R14] EWA 5/5 · US Easy & Fun❣️🙌🏽✨: I love the variety of ways to learn. The repetition helps memorize and is not boring! I appreciated the tests to find out your true language level. This app keeps me engaged unlike others in the past that I have used.
9. [R36] EWA 3/5 · GB Very elementary: Unless you’ve never heard a word of Spanish, don’t do “ beginners” I’m really a beginner, but even intermediate is very basic
10. [R7] EWA 1/5 · US Slop: The language test in the intro is blatantly wrong: If they can’t even get the intro test right, how I be confident that any part of this app is correct? The guy clearly says “me gustas tú” and the “correct” answer it marks is “I am not young anymore”. “Hola, Ross” is translated as “What are you doing, Ross”. Then there’s an meme: “¿qué edad tienes? No lo sé, entre 5 y 34”. Age is not even an
11. [R6] EWA 3/5 · US Error!!!: Error! When studying words in the dictionary, the words are not studied and are repeated over and over again even after 20 studies. Please correct the error!
12. [R18] EWA 3/5 · GB Okay language app: This app didn’t work for me as I got it mainly for the books but found that there was a time lag with the sound and page turnovers which I found frustrating. All other parts were okay and had some useful phrases I hadn’t seen on other language apps. I tried to cancel my subscription but it didn’t show on the app or Apple subscriptions and automatically renewed. On contacting the
13. [R17] EWA 4/5 · US Precio: Apenas la instale supuestamente pagaría 100$ pero al ver el recibo en mi cuenta pagué por esta app 130
14. [R25] EWA 1/5 · US this app is scam.: The advertisement said that a refund was available anytime within 14 days, but the button I needed to find in order to request it was hidden, and it took me an entire day just to find it. I sent several emails, but instead of handling the issue clearly, they kept asking additional questions and requested things like receipts. I paid for this app to study English, but every tim
15. [R33] EWA 3/5 · GB About refund: Hello, I subscribed to the 3-month plan today. I saw that refunds are available within 14 days, would it be possible for me to receive a refund? Could you please let me know how I can proceed with the refund process?
16. [R24] EWA 3/5 · GB It’s ok: A good idea but every time you click , there is a barrage of ads. They continually want more money to make it work. Tempted to take it down to 2 stars for the annoyance factor
17. [R30] EWA 3/5 · GB Okay, but some times annoying.: This at first seemed like a really good app. And while it is not terrible, some improvements would help. (i) I use the free version, but every time I use it I have to state I don’t want to buy. When I click I don’t want to see the message again, it reappears the following day. (ii) when the words of a sentence have been put together, there is no translation to what
18. [R15] EWA 3/5 · US Passable: I've used this for a few days now and my biggest complaint is I can't always understand the video. Slowing it down is useless. The words aren't clear enough. I think I'll be moving on to another app that suits me better.
19. [R45] EWA 2/5 · US A waste of money…stay with the free version.: I agree that EWA has some cute features, but their customer service is abysmal, they use Castillian Spanish, and their video clips are often garbled. There are much better apps out there..if you’re unhappy with this one, don’t expect a refund…all you’ll get is crickets.
20. [R34] EWA 1/5 · US Don’t buy: Do not buy this service, you will not be able to track your progress as you keep loosing it. After purchasing your subscription, you need to contact the service team so they can activate the paid features. Waste of time and money.
21. [R39] EWA 1/5 · US Paid but got nothing 👎: They took my money and failed to provide the service I paid for. Customer support is useless and does not resolve the issue. Very disappointing experience. I do not recommend this app.
22. [R43] EWA 1/5 · US Estafa: Se hace el pago y no deja hablar con soporte nadie responde
23. [R52] Duolingo 5/5 · US Would definitely recommend!!: I knew like no Spanish before this and after 3 days I’ve learned so much! This app is great! I would totally recommend for anyone interested in learning! And I even wanted to do more after my first lesson then found out I could only do a certain amount. You can even make it to where you can’t go on any other apps until you do your Duo lesson for the day do you don’t f
24. [R54] Duolingo 1/5 · US This app is terrible: Just get a teacher for the language you want to learn! This app teaches you absolutely nothing I’ve been doing it for 9 months every night and it has taught me hardly anything I’ve been learning Japanese and it’s taught me like 14 words and it constantly asks you to buy a subscription and I haven’t done that because I don’t want to pay them! Plus this app is AI Slop literally
25. [R55] Duolingo 4/5 · US Good for basic learning but a bit creepy: Duolingo has really dove into that meme about “Spanish or vanish” and it’s a bit creepy with it’s notifications. I have learned a lot though.
26. [R56] Duolingo 3/5 · US READ THIS: Duolingo is a fun and addictive app when i was using it I actually learned some Spanish but they ALWAYS have adds for the super Duolingo and Duolingo max and always the family deal after it asking me if i wanted it for the 50th time it made me accept it somehow luckily i got refunded but all the stuff is so over price and also why do we have battery for how much we learn Spanish unless
27. [R65] ELSA Speak 2/5 · US Don’t recommend: I am a Lifetime License holder, but now half of the learning interfaces require me to pay extra to unlock them. Gating content behind a new tier after selling a "lifetime" deal is highly unethical. On top of that, the recent app updates completely butchered the UI. The interface and content layout changed drastically and became so complicated and hard to use. They ruined a perfec
28. [R66] ELSA Speak 4/5 · US Good,but not good enough: While voice recognition has improved significantly, it still fails to recognize speech in certain situations. Currently, the biggest problem with the user interface is the virtual character (the tutor) who occupies a third of the screen, which is unreasonable. This is an unnecessary (even useless) feature that only obstructs the view during learning.
29. [R67] ELSA Speak 3/5 · US Could be better: Right now the voice in the app itself sounds like a robo and not human.
30. [R68] ELSA Speak 1/5 · US Unable to unsubscribe from spamming once registered: I’m keep getting spammed by ELSA ever since I’ve created my account. I unsubscribe every single time I get an email. Reached out to support, still getting spammed. Terrible marketing and support. The app wouldn’t be bad otherwise.
31. [R79] Busuu 2/5 · US Notifications: Keeps asking me to show notifications no many how many times I say no. Pretty annoying.
32. [R80] Busuu 5/5 · US Really helpful: It’s well organized. I like it a lot more than duo
33. [R81] Busuu 3/5 · US Busuu: So basically the app is really good and helpful but Duolingo is better. Duolingo focuses on little things and makes you do it again and again. Busuu grows alit at you and doesn’t repeat alit if it but its helpful.
34. [R82] Busuu 2/5 · US A2 level for Chinese sucks: I spent 131 days learning A1 level. I was really looking forward to A2 level; however, when I started A2 level lessons. It had vocabulary that it never taught me nor did it teach me any grammar. This app has a lot of ads and I paid for the premium. It feels like a huge waste of time and money. The only good thing I got out of this is that I am proficient in A1. Wish th
35. [R93] Falou 1/5 · US Amazing: It helps a lot n I’m genuinely grateful for this app
36. [R95] Falou 3/5 · US Pushy: The app seems like it may be great but they don’t let you try it out for very long for free before it’s behind a paywall. And they are super pushy with the sales pitches. Reminds me of trying to cancel an internet subscription. They keep lowering the price throughout until the paywall hits and that’s after the 3rd lesson.
37. [R96] Falou 1/5 · US Extremely bad app: Your app is a total mess and doesn't work at all.
38. [R97] Falou 5/5 · US Falou is better than duolingo: I learned more on falou then I did on Duolingo with only on falou for like 15 minutes and on Duolingo two days already lol
39. [R107] Drops 2/5 · US Potential: This app does have potential and with a company like kahoot I’m sure they can make the adjustments. My main issue is the translations are wrong and you may not catch it if you are new to a language. This is important because it can cause misunderstanding it a conversation where it may already be hard to understand each other. I did make a note of this in the improvement comment box befo
40. [R108] Drops 5/5 · US I Like: Very Easy
41. [R109] Drops 3/5 · US Great learning tool!: Very useful, well organized.
42. [R110] Drops 1/5 · US Too much ai clutter: I have the lifetime membership and have enjoyed the use of this app until I was forced to update due to pop up screens refusing to let me study. Finally update and find that it's changed and for the worse. Ai art at every crevice, organization made a mess with redundant grouping where it's a duplicate of other groups. I can't just go straight to a section, I have to find where
43. [R19] EWA 1/5 · US Cannot cancel: Don’t subscribe!! They use a third party reseller for the subscription. Once you subscribe, you don’t have access to to your own account to cancel like a normal app. I have messaged both EWA and the third party reseller multiple times, and am still not cancelled.
44. [R64] Duolingo 5/5 · US Its great: It’s great if you don’t now a language
45. [R71] ELSA Speak 5/5 · US Artist app: A nice app that helped me with pronunciation. · translated
46. [R75] ELSA Speak 5/5 · US Good app for English learners: Very helpful
47. [R77] ELSA Speak 5/5 · US The best: Best English.
48. [R83] Busuu 4/5 · US amazing app!: if you are trying to learn any language, Busuu is a great option for daily, bite-sized practice. You can get corrections from native speakers and have comprehensive free lessons. Before you buy the premium version, however, make sure all the features are available in your language or else it may not be worth it to you. For example, I’m learning Korean, and was a little disappointed w