Busuu

What reviewers actually said

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1. [R6] 5/5 · US Love it!: I’m learning German, and this taught me more in a day than Duolingo has in a month! But, since you learn so much so quickly, go back and take the chapter reviews again to sharpen up your skills once in awhile
2. [R7] 5/5 · US Lessons stick and are easy to follow: I love the teaching style and how their lessons are easy to follow. They also give tips for learning as well as a good explanation for why something is. Great learning tool!
3. [R16] 5/5 · US Busuu: It is a very good learning tool to help you learn new languages. I was doing Duolingo but it only taught me the basics. But Busuu has really helped me learn a lot more about Japanese.👍🏻
4. [R18] 5/5 · US better than duolingo: teachers language is better than Duolingo
5. [R1] 5/5 · US It’s a game, a fun way to learn.: I like how you can correct your pronunciation with native speakers. I also like that there are weekly leader boards; it gives you a competitive drive to learn more.
6. [R15] 4/5 · US Great Material, Limited Languages: It's pretty good so far. I love the social aspect of it and how you can connect to native speakers. I also enjoy how it encourages you to go at your own pace instead of showering you with streak notifications like a CERTAIN app... Anyways, it's good so far but then again I've only started a few days ago. However, my only problem is more of a personal thing. The l
7. [R30] 5/5 · US Best Language Learning App Ever: I love Busuu because it teaches you at a perfect pace that is understandable and not overwhelming. They teach you cultural nuances to help you get acclimated to the culture and understand it better. I love that it teaches you to understand the language by listening to, reading, speaking and writing. Busuu even helps you to practice speaking the language with local
8. [R33] 5/5 · US Best language learning app.: Very good app for learning a language. It is very easy and you can also help others in the app!
9. [R3] 4/5 · US Um app excelente para aprender outros idiomas: O Busuu é o app de aprendizado de idiomas gratuito mais completo que eu já testei! Mesmo sem pagar o plano Premium, você consegue aprender muita coisa, gramática, vocabulário, pronúncia. Ele é bem completo mesmo!
10. [R28] 4/5 · US Phenomenal: Unlike the majority of language learning apps, Busuu is legitimately helpful. They teach grammar, vocabulary, and throw in cultural tidbits. Not only that, but premium is actually optional. Most apps would make you buy premium just to get a full course and learn the basics, Busuu provides full courses and explanations for free. There are ads, but not enough to be annoying. I’ve learned
11. [R36] 5/5 · US So far so good: Their free option is pretty decent!
12. [R11] 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
13. [R55] 1/5 · US Too many adds for premium: Have been using it for a while now and haven’t been keeping up the practice because of how many ads they have or how often they want you to go to premium
14. [R64] 1/5 · US Can’t skip ads: Be great if I could skip through them
15. [R119] 1/5 · US In your face advertising: Obvs I can upgrade to no ads but it feels like it’s over the top intentional to get you to buy. And I haven’t used it long enough to know if I will commit that long. So I’ll start looking for a different app.
16. [R65] 3/5 · US Avis: Belle application mais trop limité pour la version gratuite
17. [R122] 2/5 · US Pay to win app: A lot of the thing are lock behind a paywall and the fact that I have to watch an ad to unlock a lesson is just absurd.
18. [R134] 3/5 · US worth it for learning: its great for learning a new language and it allows you to help others through their journey in learning a new language, but when you do not have premium in the app you have endless ads and you cant use the review section.
19. [R138] 3/5 · US This is very good app: The only nit pick I have is that you can’t do the AI conversations or the AI listening without premium. And unfortunately, for kids trying to learn languages, premium really gets in the way with that. It would be nice to have access to the AI stuff even without premium, as for me, I found that’s the best way I learn German. Side note: they already have adds, why do they need
20. [R23] 1/5 · US I just downloaded may have gotten charged: I was downloading the app because I wanted to learn French when o downloaded the app I went on ChatGPT which told me it was free and I didn’t need a subscription but now I believed it charged me 200 dollars so I’m not sure why it wasn’t clear and I DO NOT want to get charged cause I am fully ok which just having the basics
21. [R25] 1/5 · US No refund: Busuu promised a refund. They mentioned 14 days for a refund. After a day, I asked for a refund and they refused. Buyer beware! This program reminds me of all the reasons I hated High School Spanish class.
22. [R131] 1/5 · US No Transparency, No Support, No Respect for Customers: A disappointing customer experience. I paid for a subscription using a valid payment method from a supported country. During the internet disruptions in Iran, I contacted support to explain my situation and request assistance. Instead of helping, the company deleted my account and later ignored my follow-up messages. This is not about company
23. [R143] 1/5 · US AUTO ENROLLS FOR 1 YEAR: Beware, even if you delete this app, they will automatically enroll you in a 1 year plan and charge you for THE ENTIRE YEAR without notice.
24. [R89] 1/5 · US It’s not worth it: I paid for the subscription but the lessons are way too basic and it’s really hard to learn anything. I don’t recommend this app to learn any language.
25. [R154] 2/5 · US Arabic goes from pre-school to high school: I am in chapter 4 of the Arabic course ànd not particularly happy with it. It started by introducing me to letters one by one and zipped right through to asking me to interpret entire dialogues and phrases before I even have the alphabet learned. Right now Duolingo is doing a better job of helping me learn the alphabet than this app. Now I have to utiliz
26. [R204] 2/5 · GB 5/5 for German/Italian/Spanish/Chinese, but 1/5 for Arabic: I’ve preferred Busuu over many other language apps and have used it for many years. Really enjoyed learning several languages with the app - as very easy to use and a bit addictive so learning quickly! However, tried learning Arabic - and both the Complete and Travel Arabic are very poorly set up: Complete Arabic starts with two letters
27. [R184] 3/5 · US Great app but AI and Voice recording-no: I really like the way Busuu structures the lessons but occasionally it will start making you answer questions before covering the lesson. This is very frustrating. Also since they are now using AI they want you to give the app permission to use your microphone and record your voice. That is a bad idea given how easy such recordings can be abused. It doesn’t
28. [R198] 2/5 · US Not private at all. Stay safe.: This app is good for learning, however when you (HAVE) to use the voice option for a lesson it gets uploaded to the server and RANDOM people can listen to it and correct you. I was not informed of this and as soon as I found out I deleted my account because there wasn’t any options to make it so that doesn’t happen. If you value privacy and don’t want your voice on
29. [R369] 1/5 · GB Mandatory AI voice recognition: I signed up for a 6 months pro version and I am very disappointed to see that I cannot proceed further in the lessons without agreeing to share my voice with their AI. No matter how much reassurance Busuu gives about the safety of this feature, I think we all know by now that our data is never safe online. There should be an option to opt out of AI features. The app
30. [R467] 3/5 · CA Less AI would be nice: I just wish there was less AI but good app otherwise
31. [R8] 4/5 · US Watch out for occasional muffled computerized voices: Most of the voices are great for helping to learn, but some of the voices sound like computerized muffled voices that are hard to understand because it’s so distorted. Why are those strange versions included with the more natural sounding voices?
32. [R20] 4/5 · US Loving it!: I’ve been studying Japanese consistently for over 300 days using Busuu. I’m learning so much better than any other app I’ve used before. My only quarrel is that sometimes it freezes up on me and I have to retake my lessons but that’s more practice for me!
33. [R68] 2/5 · US Bad Audio: Audio is completely horrid. Cannot hear anything that is being said by these AI voices.
34. [R189] 2/5 · US Bad UX and delayed button presses: Honestly I'm sure the app is okay from a learning perspective but wow the quality of the app not worth the money they ask for the subscription. I found myself becoming increasingly frustrated at the poor user experience. Every single time you answer a question you have to select 'continue' on the VERY bottom of the screen. Doing this once is okay but over and ove
35. [R2] 5/5 · US After two days I learned a lot: So far this app seems to ba a really good tool
36. [R5] 5/5 · US This is a very good app for learning: I love this app. It’s the best, I already know a lot of Italian from it.
37. [R60] 3/5 · US Add Tagalog: The app looks helpful but please be the one app that has Tagalog. I’m trying to speak to my grandparents in their native language and I can find nowhere to learn it
38. [R9] 4/5 · US Weak words: It’s a very good app and has helped me learned a lot of things about German, but according to the app every word I say is weak even when I say it perfectly, which makes it feel suspicious and I kind of feel like it’s a scam.
39. [R86] 3/5 · US Mr Tom Schilling: I am yet to have any of my exercises reviewed. Are there any other Dutch learners? Are there any Dutch native speakers? I can’t find any.
40. [R209] 1/5 · GB Review Section: The Review Section of the App is not working properly and from what I have been told will be out of action for sometime.
41. [R14] 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.