For languages not using the Roman alphabet, is it required that the user know the characters already? After registering but before starting a trial, I wasn’t clear on this.
Some comparison of who should choose this over Duolingo and why (ie features) could be useful.
Thank! Regarding the translation, Phrasing is Bring Your Own Content. In my initial launch, I used an official translation for the demo, but apparently chose poorly haha
For languages without the Roman script - you can enter in qwerty (or configure it to work with any script). When you tap on a word, it shows you the phonetics; and if you tap on the shapes feature you can see that information for every word at the same time.
The app will be default display everything in its native script intentionally. With a bit of curiosity, you’ll pick up the script soon enough. Normally within a few weeks for easier-from-latin scripts like Greek and Cyrillic, to a few months for harder scripts (although you’ll pick up the basics still in a few weeks).
For Japanese and Chinese, I have more suggestions though. Which language(s) are you learning?
It looks cool, here's some feedback on the homepage:
- it's really complex. It reads like a tech product instead of an accessible app.
- i wish i could demo it with other languages on the homepage. Greek is, well, greek. I understand some Spanish and French so if i could use those as examples I could immediately "get" the effectiveness of the app by basing it on the knowledge I already have. I would recommend showcasing the most popular language.
- should show the supported languages as icons with text above the fold.
I'm always excited to learn about new language apps as duolingo is a bit basic!
Omg I just realized you commented on my last post and I spelled your name wrong in my post. I’m so embarrassed, and that comment makes so much sense now XD I didn’t realize that was you
Congrats on the innovative product and sticking with development!
How has the translation quality changed / improved since this Show HN a couple years back? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39177467
For languages not using the Roman alphabet, is it required that the user know the characters already? After registering but before starting a trial, I wasn’t clear on this.
Some comparison of who should choose this over Duolingo and why (ie features) could be useful.
Thank! Regarding the translation, Phrasing is Bring Your Own Content. In my initial launch, I used an official translation for the demo, but apparently chose poorly haha
For languages without the Roman script - you can enter in qwerty (or configure it to work with any script). When you tap on a word, it shows you the phonetics; and if you tap on the shapes feature you can see that information for every word at the same time.
The app will be default display everything in its native script intentionally. With a bit of curiosity, you’ll pick up the script soon enough. Normally within a few weeks for easier-from-latin scripts like Greek and Cyrillic, to a few months for harder scripts (although you’ll pick up the basics still in a few weeks).
For Japanese and Chinese, I have more suggestions though. Which language(s) are you learning?
Looks really expensive for a language learning app.
Yeah I really spare no expense on the expressions. Makes them expensive, but also very effective
It looks cool, here's some feedback on the homepage:
- it's really complex. It reads like a tech product instead of an accessible app.
- i wish i could demo it with other languages on the homepage. Greek is, well, greek. I understand some Spanish and French so if i could use those as examples I could immediately "get" the effectiveness of the app by basing it on the knowledge I already have. I would recommend showcasing the most popular language.
- should show the supported languages as icons with text above the fold.
I'm always excited to learn about new language apps as duolingo is a bit basic!
All great feedback! Thanks. Two questions if I may:
1. Where did the complexity start on the page for you? From the top it did it lose you somewhere?
2. Did you watch the video, and was that included in the complexity comment?
Can’t say I’m able to quickly get to any of your feedback but I’ll take it to heart and apply it over the coming weeks/months :)
Good luck! I'm glad to hear that FSRS becomes more and more popular!
Thanks!!
Omg I just realized you commented on my last post and I spelled your name wrong in my post. I’m so embarrassed, and that comment makes so much sense now XD I didn’t realize that was you