Drops

What reviewers actually said

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1. [R1] 5/5 · GB Very engaging and informative: This app has a multiple different types of mini-game for learning language, with a focus on word association. You can partially choose what words you learn, so if you’re a beginner and want to advance a particular language, you can tell the app what you’ve previously learned
2. [R4] 5/5 · GB Great way to learn a language: I started this app a few weeks ago to do some additional French to help with my school work.Now I am confident with lots more words and phrases I had never learnt before.The app is well laid out with different tabs for challenges and multiplayer games where you can test yourself against other drops users.I would 100% recommend this app as it is a fun and great way to
3. [R9] 5/5 · GB better than duolingo: this is so much better than duolingo, the games vary and all have different ways to do them. i love this, and it's really helping me learn italian. would reccomend 10/10
4. [R56] 5/5 · CA Definitely recommend: Such a fun way to learn, very repetitive so it sticks in your head much better
5. [R18] 5/5 · GB Amazing: Been using this app for so many years now. Doesn’t disappoint. Improved my vocabulary tremendously. Lots of visual aids to help with audio visual learning. Thanks so much!
6. [R31] 5/5 · GB Fast and Simple: A great way to increase your vocabulary in little gamified sessions!
7. [R35] 5/5 · GB New vocabulary: I am very pleased with drops I have studied Spanish for years and had private and basic German classes but I am learning vocabulary that I have not learned before and a German lady where I live is very impressed with vocabulary that I can use now come also. My new Spanish teacher who Sypes me from Granada has told me that my pronunciation pronunciation is perfect which came as a s
8. [R10] 5/5 · GB I absolutely love this app!!: I’m learning Yoruba and it’s a really wonderful way to learn, plus it has languages you don’t find anywhere else to learn on an app.
9. [R23] 5/5 · GB Best language learning app I have ever used!: I have used many language learning apps but this one was the best it has loads of languages (I am learning Hindi) and is great for learning vocabulary.
10. [R38] 5/5 · GB AMAZING: Really helped me learn Thai for my girlfriend. It is the only app that supports Thai. 5 Stars and better then duo-lingo
11. [R148] 3/5 · CA Could be better: Has Tagalog which is not on the bigger apps like Duolingo, but this app definitely isn’t Duolingo. I really wish they would show the corresponding English word not just a photo. As the photos don’t always make sense. The words would be better so it’s clear.
12. [R13] 5/5 · GB Newly: Really easy to use as a total beginner
13. [R52] 5/5 · CA Simple à utiliser !: L’application est bien organisée et les apprentissages sont faciles !
14. [R67] 4/5 · CA Great app: Great animations and content. I’m learning French from scratch and it has been helpful. Sometimes having similar words learned at the same time can make it more Challenging to memorize them. Example: up, down, inside, bottom, among…
15. [R36] 5/5 · GB Easy and enjoyable: I’ve been using the free version for nearly a year and really enjoy it. 5 minutes available every 10 hours, plus other accessible sections for practicing. I’ve had several false starts at learning Icelandic for many years, but am now making real progress and I love that you can choose what parts to learn then either move on, or re-cap as much as you want.
16. [R59] 5/5 · CA Rarely an amazing gem: A Duolingo level of fun, but unlike Duolingo this app actually works! You actually learn stuff, and the review being a quiz and not a straight up asking what this or that means is a great idea. Even the Free version gives you plenty of stuff, and the paid version is very affordable. Good job!
17. [R161] 3/5 · AU Time Limit is alright..: I’d say the 5 minutes is enough time to get some sort of practice in, but note that it doesn’t really give you phrases. Only words
18. [R3] 5/5 · GB Great but……….: I love this app. I purchased the full package to learn Spanish however, I have hit a problem. I’m stuck on a checkpoint that I have completed successfully 3 times but the app freezes. I shut down my phone, reboot, open the app and never pass this checkpoint as I have to redo it. I have also encountered problems with the speech part, it doesn’t register as having heard me speak so I
19. [R28] 2/5 · GB Buggy: I like this app so much - it used to be my favourite way to learn french. Although recently I’ve been having quite a few issues, every time I press the app it tells me to log in and then once I do it displays a ‘Duplicate User’ error. I’ve found out by logging in, receiving the error, closing the app and then opening it again works okay. But one day it just wouldn’t stop displaying it, so I
20. [R54] 2/5 · CA Problematic with more bugs: Hey, I’m experiencing some lessons that my screen froze a little please help!
21. [R107] 1/5 · CA Unusable: This use to be the best app and now it’s legitimately unusable. The speaking feature hasn’t worked once. The categories won’t load. Tons of bugs. Always freezes. Do not use this app.
22. [R24] 5/5 · GB Miss mbira: Really good app, the only problem is sometimes when you have to speak the word/sentence and it listens to you to see if you’re right it’s not always accurate. For example just now I said the right word and pronounced it correctly but it said it was wrong and failed me for it.
23. [R29] 1/5 · GB Problems!: Still showing ads asking me to subscribe even after paying (evidence my bank statement) and it won’t accept my iPhone mic input so got nowhere with it I’m afraid
24. [R90] 1/5 · CA Don’t bother: Verbal practice does not work
25. [R7] 2/5 · GB Review Spanish Drops: The algorithms are a bit confusing to me. I am sent down paths of learning that I don’t particularly need with no choice to alter. It’s ok when you first start but as you expand you need more options to choose from in your daily program. Also the dojo algorithm is stuck on just 20 practice words even though I have learnt 2600 so it’s not a good way to practice what you are l
26. [R14] 1/5 · GB Not suitable: I have stated I am intermediate and it is providing first time learner lessons
27. [R17] 3/5 · GB Decent: I have learned Russian on duolingo for 350 days. This app doesn’t know that I already know all the words I’m learning. How can you help?
28. [R66] 1/5 · CA To much info all at once: Not only will it make you learn random words in whatever order but it gives you way to much info you can’t learn anything like with numbers I don’t know 1-10 yet and before I get it down you throw 11-25 and beyond at me like I’m not gonna memorize it in 2 seconds this is the problem with ai it puts the learning speed at the same speed as a computer maybe make it more huma
29. [R92] 2/5 · CA Hmmm: This seemed to be a good app. I paid for it, hoping that the premium experience would be more challenging. However, one ridiculous thing, in learning Tagalog, is taking words that are the same in English, “Taglish,” as some call it, like ‘sunglasses’ or ‘cheers,’ and including those in the quizzes as if they’re something new to learn. Ridiculous. Also, premium claims to offer an ad-free exp
30. [R106] 3/5 · CA Paying for limited play: I paid $12 a month for a 3 month subscription, and I am only allowed 5 minutes of learning time per 10 hours on this app. Premium is over $100 for the year (to have unlimited app access). Update: the developer reached out and we are working on a solution. Otherwise, it is a good app.
31. [R111] 1/5 · CA Monthly subscription is too expensive: I don’t get why
32. [R6] 1/5 · GB Not user friendly: Drops used to be very good but after several updates it’s now terrible. Very poor and disorganised categories and no longer easy to navigate.
33. [R63] 3/5 · CA Okay but not great: I have used the app now for several years and have seen numerous 'updates' come and go. Sadly the updates seem to follow a pattern of 'fix one thing and break something else'. the app itself is okay with kinda cheesy graphics... but there are many annoying glitches in the app itself. Inaccurate timer restarts, inaccurate streak counts, glitchy ui... sigh. Glad i got it on a pro
34. [R79] 1/5 · CA So annoyed!: This is the second time that I lose my streak after an App update. It’s so annoying!
35. [R113] 1/5 · CA Worthless Now: I had a streak of over 300 days with the free version which only allowed 5 minutes a day. The update not only locked me out without warning. It also got rid of everything I had learned without warning holding it hostage for money. They won’t even allow the trial without payment information but who wants that when I have lost all the work. In addition to this, the regular discou
36. [R60] 4/5 · CA Great for Vocab and Alphabets: I use drops for Japanese and Russian and have loved it! I upgraded to a lifetime premium when it went on a big sale and it was so worth it. It is excellent for vocab and learning alphabets. I wish it had more lessons on sentence structure, rather than just having you regurgitate sentences. Still - def one of my top language apps!
37. [R140] 3/5 · CA Good practice: This is good practice for listening and reading. It would be helpful to add a speaking and grammar lessons to the app.
38. [R58] 1/5 · CA Could not log in couldn’t sign up. Buggy app.: Not sure why they don’t fix the authorization issues
39. [R32] 5/5 · GB Good app: Very good app but sometimes asks me to pay but very good
40. [R39] 4/5 · GB It’s ok: You had to pay for extra time and there was adds but it really helped me learn my language
41. [R74] 3/5 · CA Decent…: Decent app it teaches basic words and some sentences I think they should shut up about premium 好
42. [R5] 5/5 · GB Best app ever: It is almost as good as Duolingo but as I said very good in general amazing
43. [R25] 4/5 · GB Its pretty good: I think this app is good of a alternative of Duolingo (because you have to pay for duo) sadly it doesn’t have any XP or any chests like duo and no motivation to keep going although it does have a streak.duo has you learning how to put together sentences by the 3 lesson but I am on lesson five and still no sentences but it’s very good if you don’t have to much money to spare.
44. [R120] 2/5 · CA Can’t choose levels: This is a good app and nice idea to learn vocabularies. But the only problem is that you have to be a completely beginner to enjoy it. I already have some foundations on Fren but the app keeps giving me super easy A1 level vocabularies. I checked again and I’m pretty sure I have selected the intermediate level! I don’t want to waste more 5 minutes on this app anymore. Still ne
45. [R218] 3/5 · AU Okay: It is pretty good but it costs $125 dollars per year