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1. [R1] 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
2. [R12] Drops 3/5 · US Good app, but a lot of mistakes: Fun and easy way to learn language, but there are quite a few errors. For example, a word will say “el secreto” but the pronunciation will be “un secreto,” or the word will be “estás” but the pronunciation will be “está.” It’s quite annoying and makes me wonder how much of it is powered by AI.
3. [R45] Drops 3/5 · GB MAC VERSION NEEDED: This app is good, the subject matter however needs updating and as a native who doesn’t speak the language im studying perfectly, some of the subjects/words are hilariously out of context, confusing or straight up wrong. Finally this is a learning app, so make it compatible on my laptop, for nearly £70.00 per year I’m sure you can do that
4. [R4] 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
5. [R6] Drops 3/5 · US good app but I dislike the AI usage: The AI image looks so off
6. [R13] Drops 1/5 · US Great until the last update: I’ve been a multi-year user and use the app every day. Since the last major update, it’s become significantly harder to navigate. The new folder structure has made it difficult to see what I’m actively working on and what I haven’t completed yet. Topics that were previously visible at a glance are now buried inside categories, and progress feels hidden. Even when I go
7. [R37] Drops 1/5 · US AI Slop: I used this app to review my Spanish vocabulary but the new update is clearly just AI slop from the pictures to the content of the entire courses. I really dislike the AI push that has inundated everything so deeply with language learning. What is the point of learning a language if you learn it from a bot? Not to mention the constant push to sign up for the subscription all the time. It’
8. [R15] Drops 3/5 · US Free is fine but meh: Not worth the hefty price, and it only took me 318 days to learn everything they offered. Kinda pointless after that. Just do Duolingo.
9. [R16] Drops 1/5 · US WHY IS THERE LGBTQ ON THE INTEREST?: Take that down Update: and blooket is better kahoot it’s to boring I trusted duo for Icelandic they don’t have it. But drops is straight up boring too much stupid ads and you have to pay money just to LEARN? CHOSE BLOOKET! and a different learning app
10. [R22] Drops 1/5 · US All about money: It’s basically pay to play at this point. I used to love this app, but now it’s slow, cluttered, restrictive and focused on subscription ads.
11. [R25] Drops 1/5 · US It doesn’t let me keep going: I like this app but it doesn’t let me keep going if I don’t have premium
12. [R7] Drops 1/5 · US Canceled my permanent membership.. beware: Bought this outright in 2023. They shifted to purely subscription based and told me they couldn’t find any records of my purchase. I sent them the correct email and they said nothing was found. I found my purchase receipt and it was with the email I thought it was. If you had a permanent account, make sure you still have access. They apparently will ask f
13. [R40] Drops 1/5 · US My premium lifetime paid account disappeared: I have been using drops for over 3 years and had paid for lifetime premium subscription. Today all my info is gone and I am not on premium any more???
14. [R10] Drops 1/5 · US Terrible: Terrible it teaches really basic words and tries to drill it in and then if you just say I learned it it’s fine. Duo better
15. [R21] Drops 3/5 · US Sigh: I liked this app because it was just vocabulary. I don’t like that it changed to all kind of phrases instead of pure word learning. I promise, I’m never going to order a half pineapple pizza. I’d much rather learn the individual words than how to order one. Grammar and sentence building is a different skill than vocabulary, which is what I liked about Drops initially
16. [R24] Drops 3/5 · US Clever Interface, Lacks Depth: I speak five languages and have a PhD in English, so really wanted to love Drops and even purchased a lifetime subscription. Unfortunately, this app fails to deliver its full potential, especially for the price. PROS: Drops offers a clever way to sustain immersion while leveraging the power of spaced repetition, which promotes long-term retention of vocabulary. The
17. [R8] Drops 5/5 · US Language drops.: Awesome app, but can you guys make it more accessible for VoiceOver?
18. [R9] Drops 3/5 · US Audio not working: I want to hear tones and reinforce using new words, but it only has audio files for house
19. [R30] Drops 3/5 · GB ???: It’s been great but after the recent update it crashes so that I can’t study any seconds. 😢
20. [R35] Drops 5/5 · US Nice app, just need a detail: Maybe if Drops could be offline and we could learn…! But everything else is great! I totally recommend
21. [R52] Duolingo 5/5 · US LOVE but one thing...: Adds are a ban of my existence and... I HATE THEM but I learned how how to speak Spanish in 1 week! Duolingo es increíble! See not to bad!
22. [R53] Duolingo 3/5 · US .: Duolingo is a good app, but the new subscription system is terrible; without it, it’s impossible to fully complete lessons.
23. [R54] Duolingo 2/5 · US No hate, just my opinion.!: If you wanna put time into it, without spending money, this is NOT the right app. You can do very limited lessons a day for free. Also, I have been doing Italian for 3 years, and I still cannot speak properly. So I do NOT recommend those app.
24. [R55] Duolingo 5/5 · US It helps you with so much language and other stuff this is the best language app?: I love this so you should try it for yourself
25. [R65] Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) 1/5 · US Lazy not useful: How about you add a translation to what it is that you are saying, so we actually know what is being taught.
26. [R66] Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) 5/5 · US Recomendando: Muy bueno si le pones empeño aprendes
27. [R67] Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) 3/5 · US Duolinguo is ultimately better: I don’t know, this app is just super boring sometimes. The speech machine is hit-or-miss, the lessons seem all the same, and you can’t access a tutor without paying money. The live lessons are good though. Wouldnt recommend if you prefer something more colorful and complex.
28. [R68] Rosetta Stone Classic (2024) 1/5 · US DOESN’T WORK!: I have a new headset. The app can’t hear me, it doesn’t even recognize input when I speak. I say something correct and it tells me I am wrong. Very frustrating. How am I supposed to learn? I paid for a lifetime membership of DISAPPOINTMENT.
29. [R79] Memrise Easy Language Learning 1/5 · US Horrible Customer Service: A few years ago I paid for the lifetime upgrade and since then I had to buy a new phone. Well guess what? The lifetime membership did not transfer. I emailed customer service about and they asked me if I still had the receipt EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD SEE IT ON THEIR END THAT I HAD PURCHASED IT. And of course I don’t have a receipt for something that I paid for over FIVE ye
30. [R80] Memrise Easy Language Learning 5/5 · US They have Chawcktow!!!: ❤️
31. [R81] Memrise Easy Language Learning 3/5 · US Stuck: I think it’s got a bug because I keep going over the same ol’ lessons. It might be because I had to upgrade phones.
32. [R82] Memrise Easy Language Learning 2/5 · US Soulless robots and AI. Used to be better.: I used to spend hours and hours on Memrise, about a decade ago. I used it again a few years ago to study a language. Now Memrise is all about promoting its AI robots, which either are costing them tons and environmentally damaging, or are oft-used practice convos that aren’t really AI but they’re that terrible at branding it. This alone would be a dealbr
33. [R93] Busuu 2/5 · US Notifications: Keeps asking me to show notifications no many how many times I say no. Pretty annoying.
34. [R94] Busuu 5/5 · US Fabulous: Love the extra reviews! Slow but surely I’ll be able to speak Deutsch. I wish there was more pronunciation practice
35. [R95] 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.
36. [R96] 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
37. [R107] Drop The Number 1/5 · US Not stop Ads: I love the game, but the ads are ridiculous! Sometimes I forget that I’m playing a game. Just awful! Don’t download
38. [R108] Drop The Number 4/5 · US removed: Removed
39. [R109] Drop The Number 3/5 · US The ad is more fun: Every time I get the interactive ad for this game, I get lost playing it. So I downloaded the game, but it’s not the same. The ad only requires you to merge blocks, but the game drops the blocks Tetris-style and you have to quickly decide where it’s going.
40. [R110] Drop The Number 1/5 · US Someone call the FTC: Now, when you watch one video, it doesn’t reward you until you watch a second. Scam. Hard pass.
41. [R27] Drops 3/5 · GB Alright but paywall behind everything: It is good for learning vocab but u can only do one lesson a day
42. [R28] Drops 2/5 · US Used to be great. Now there’s way more restrictions?: Drops used to be a good, versatile language-learning app that could let you learn and practice each of your chosen/added languages whenever you wanted; now, drops is restrictive and obstructive with how much and what languages you learn. You learn only one by default, unless you purchase the real deal. Do better.
43. [R18] Drops 3/5 · US Reasoning for rating: This app only lets you learn 2 languages at a time. What if I want to learn 3 or maybe even 4. I get why you guys would want us to only learn a small number of languages at a time, but I need to learn 3. Thank you for understanding.