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This is the MOST helpful app for me. Of all the other apps i've tried to learn japanese language (spoken n written), this one is the most effective. I'm learning so fast and I can relearn things i've forgotten. I really like this app and it is DEFINITELY worth the monthly subscription. I will consistently renew it bcz i cant emphasise enough on how good this app is. So far, it's interactive, fun, easy to learn and i LOVE it. An absolutely fantastic learning app, and the community and the features that allow effective cooperation between different native speakers really pushed it over the top when compared to other language learning apps. The subscription is, without a shadow of a doubt, worth it if you really are intent on learning your language of choice.For the last few days the app keeps asking me to update but when I click on it nothing happens. It is slightly annoying! When I go directly to Play Store there is no update, but the app keeps asking me each time I use it, please fix this, thank you. Problem solved, thank you!
Overall this app seems good for teaching you a language, much better info and exercises than apps like Duolingo has. Unfortunately, I keep running into bugs that are causing me some issues. Such as not able to type in Japanese when I'm told to, making it impossible to finish the exercise. Voice recording seems to be hit or miss, and some odd answers have "/" between the romanji and hiragana that can be very confusing. A way to submit bugs while in the app would be very helpful. Going to the in-app chat, they tell me to submit them somewhere but if the screen turns off for too long all that information is lost. Update: I switch back and forth between the app and the website, and it seems like the app is better. There isn't an option to have words/sentences read back to me on the website. The website doesn't allow typing for the end of section exercises just voice. Also, you can not easily listen to the audio for just a small section of the listening portions over again like you can in the app. I started using the website mostly due to the Japanese input issue I described above. I do feel like all of a sudden the lessons have become significantly more difficult and I wasn't getting all the info I needed out of the lesson. I'm always being hit up for correcting other's exercises but mine never get corrected. Overall I'm coming back to this app less and less due to everything described above, and I am disappointed that I purchased a year membership.