Chinese Track

I like the CLO App a lot, it's definitely much better then most of the books with CD you can buy. It would be nice if the Vocabulary review would be a bit more advanced -Leitner- comes in mind to train more the vocables you still need to learn and less the once you've already mastered. For the flash card, it would be nice to have the option to choose more then one thing you can have on the front of the card - simplified + sound or pinyin - just as an example. Well that what I would like to see. But anyway thank you for the App!

Ive been trying many different chinese learning programs and this one is the best by far. I've purchased an expensive learning program and hhave tried out many other podcasts and apps. But this one is the greatest, it breaks down chinese characters so you really no what your learning and goes at a slow but extremely clear pace. The problem with other programs is that they teach you phrases and senteces but not the important components within them which are vital for understanding mandarin. and holy jeez its also pretty cheap, seriosly this app is great

This is a good app for learning Chinese. Works as a stand alone, but the online course adds very useful tools. The design idea of a progressive course is brilliant.

This is a great app to help people learn mandarin!

My wife, who is Taiwanese, clued me into this podcast so that I can try to be more self sufficient when we visit her family. I do wish all of the lessons were available instead of just the first 120

The website CLO is fantastic. It’s helped me improve greatly in a short amount of time. The app, however, does not work properly. It is currently not possible to download any lessons beyond the initial 3 free lessons. I have purchased a subscription on the website but it either does not successfully carry over to the app after logging in, or the app has some issue downloading the files for new lessons.

This app crashes when I try to login. Would LOVE to see an update!

Crashes all the time...cannot log in.

Seems like this app used to be great, and CLO's website still is. But they've abandoned the app and not kept it up to date. I'm not able to even login now.

I've been using CLO for about 10 weeks and it is the best app I have found for learning Mandarin. The lessons integrate Chinese words and phrases with good explanations in English, do you can listen and absorb what is being said without needing to read a screen. That is great for when I'm walking, driving, or commuting. Also, the app is built so that the screen follows the text as it is being spoken, like a Teleprompter. That is very helpful for reading the words to record them visually in my head. If you want, you can see the Chinese characters as well, though I haven't focused on that part. I'm currently thought he first 20 lessons and can say a bunch of useful phrases on command now. My wife, a native speaker, says that my accent is quite good, and that the speaker in the app is very, very clear with her Chinese pronunciation. All in all, I think the approach is very good because it continues to reuse words you have leaned while adding new ones. It is the right balance of new and old to build a solid foundation without overflowing. One other feature I use often is the flash card approach that tests me on all the words so far (or that I choose, by lesson group). This lets me keep reviewing and marking the ones I didn't get right in order to practice them and keep them current in my head. I plan to continue through the entire series.