10 Minute Japanese

There are very few decent apps for learning a Japanese. This app is simply great!

Hi, I downloaded this app and used the free trial. During the trial I did not like the app and tried to unsubscribe the app from my settings. It did not work, which is why I sent you an email regarding to me wanting to unsubscribe your app. I deleted the app hoping that your customer service recieved my message and unsubscribed my app subscribtion. However today suddenly when I opened my backaccount, I had lost 82€ to your app even though I messaged you and deleted the app. What the hell kind of customer service is this? I want my subscription canceled IMMEDIATELY AND MY MONEY BACK, I will contact apple pay aswell regarding to this matter, please solve this immediately..

Expects me to know how to read Kanji, like, can you sound it out one more time for me, again? Maybe, like, have Hiragana next to it so I might be able to pronounce.

Mostly fine if you want to learn new vocabulary with SRS. The big problem it has is that there are multiple ways to write a certain word or phrase, and often the app will hear what you said correctly, but incorrectly write a different phrase that is pronounced the same or similarly pronounced. This means it considers your word choice to be incorrect even though you are saying the same thing in the same way as the example. For example the app may present you with a phrase written with the appropriate kanji to speak. When the phrase is spoken into the app, the voice recognition decides to write what you said in hiragana without converting any of it to the proper kanji. So even though you said the correct thing, the hiragana is not the same exact text as the kanji and so it fails you for being “incorrect”.

I cannot read Kanji. I have learned Hiragana and Katakana but not being able to read Kanji makes it hard for me to continue to use this app until I am able learn. Also, the speaking part does not give you enough time sometimes. I would say it all and say it right yet it would cut off before I finish and then just skip the word all together so I cannot add the word to my learned list. It’s just a little frustrating.

I love this app so much it’s teaches me so much Japanese!

Love to continue to this course

Take $87 can’t cancel. Will have to dispute charges with my bank. Thieves

I’ve just started day one of the free trial. The app is pretty good, a lot like duolongo except they start you immediately learning phrases rather than from the very basics like hiragana and katakana. The forced use of kanji right off the bat is a little intimidating however I suppose I can’t imagine a better way to learn than a cold shower. I think if you’ve taken the time to learn how the language works fundamentally and you’ve started on another app like I have but are looking for a challenge this is just the right app for you.

It seems great, but I haven’t found a way for it to teach the letters themselves. It seems like it just expects you to already know them, which I don’t.