Lingvist: Learn Languages Fast

Overall I like this app but it has flaws. The app should accept alternative words in the phrases, not insist on me having to learn another word. I already know how to say this. (learning a language is hard enough) Secondly, the voice option capitalizes the first spoken word (when more than one word is needed) and then it doesn’t accept the solution, it wants lower case , then I end up having to type it in by hand. Sort of negates the voice option. Thirdly: Everything is spoken by a robot who really can’t pronounce Italian 100%. It sounds like an alien and according to my Italian teacher the robot actually makes mistakes inflecting some words the wrong way. Recordings of real people would be much better. Also the algorithms throw the words at you that you don’t know, especially within the first 10-20, out of 50. It would be better to intersperse it more; ask for words we already know, so we can first warm up a little and feel better about ourselves. What’s good: learning words in context, in sentences. It doesn’t look like a stupid videogame. I don’t want virtual trophies and be overly praised for no reason. In case any of you Schmucks are actually ever reading this: we should not be rated by including the new word performance! After all, they’re new! Percentages should be based on repeats only. Bye. Off to find something better.

I clicked on the 14 day free trial thing and started using the app. Within a few minutes a charge for a full year membership showed up on my banking. Don’t sign up for the free trial! It doesn’t work!

This app is good at drilling vocab, until it’s not. I’m learning Spanish and find it really annoying that there are no explanations. I’m constantly just guessing on what word or ending they want. I can force these words into my brain but I’m not actually learning. The WHY is pretty much missing from this app. There are some short grammar explanations separate from the vocab but even those are very thin. I wish I hadn’t purchased a subscription.

I like the user experience of this app as much or more than Duolingo. However, there wasn’t an easy way to continue learning after the free trial ran out so I deleted it.

there is confusing words function on android, but I can’t see it on iOS

Lingvist is hands down the best language learning app out there, and, believe me, I have tried them all (including all of the fully paid versions). I took French in school, but never learned to actually speak the language (despite always getting As). Over the years, I have wanted to fix that and finally learn the language for real, once and for all. I am not exaggerating when I say I have tried ALL the language learning apps out there (and not just the free versions, but the fully paid subscriptions). Many were useless, some were very good, but nothing compares to Lingvist. When I started using Lingvist, MAGIC happened. Suddenly, I was able to read novels (actual novels written for adults) in French, including books that I had purchased years ago but given up on as impossibly difficult, and even watch many movies/TV shows in French (something I had all but forsaken). Lingvist made my vocabulary EXPLODE—and somehow, I just remember the words I learn in Lingvist so much better than through other similar apps. As if that weren’t enough, Lingvist has an amazing feature that lets you create custom decks of words to learn. All you have to do is type in a list of words you want to learn, and Lingvist defines them and creates sentences with them. You can even tell Lingvist to expand on your custom list and find other similar words to add. I have no idea why Lingvist is so much more effective than other similar apps, but it just is. It’s like a magic wand for language acquisition. I feel like I have had pixie dust sprinkled on me.

This is it. Mix this with Pimsleur and Babbel with some real conversations from HelloTalk and you will be fluent. This app is by FAR the best vocab and grammar app there is and for only $10 a month 👏🏼

Hahahhahahahhahahahhahahahaha. Hahhahahahhahahahahahahh. Just do the free trial

This scientifically honourable app is a very efficient way to learn lots of vocabulary, plus a bit of grammar, for a reasonable price. It's the only language app I've found that isn't based on marketing and extremely sectionalised repetition of some random content. Unfortunately, I must currently leave one star off since most of the courses contain several flashcards with grammatical errors or insufficient explanation, plus that a minority of the courses seem to have many flashcards out of place, plus the glitch I encountered when subscribing. This app is still generally very good for language learning, especially if learners also use media for stuff like grammar or practise, and I'd like to see it improve and expand in the future.

Honestly this way of learning is not entertaining but it’s very efficient. If you commit to 50 cards/day (I did 60) then you can learn very quickly. I’m a native French speaker and I went to Italy after 6 months with the app and I was able to get by in most situations and people impressed by how quick the app was able to make me progress (+) very efficient if you’re commited (-) hard to commit