A Google user
Pros: app is super approachable, even for pictographic languages (japanese), uses sight, and sounds to build recognition, as well as matching and spelling to encourage recall. Cons: reminds me every 5 minutes to pay money for more features, some words are poorly translated, misplaced by topic, broken sound files, minor clipping issues. only teaches vocabulary Overall: while decent for vocabulary, this app will not teach you a language. despite this, it can be a helpful study tool
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Drops Languages
June 13, 2019
Hi William, Thanks for giving a try to Drops! We built the app mainly to encourage users to learn a wide variety of words in a foreign language. We believe, Drops is a great complementary tool as it provides a building block for learners to enhance their vocabulary. Is there anything else you think we should improve on?
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This app is the one I'd recommend for learning vocab. They connect the Japanese words with pictures instead of translations, making it easier to integrate into Japanese speech, and the way words are drilled helps them to stick. I like the categorization of topics, although I'd like to suggest another category: frequency lists. Having words grouped together by how often they are used in that language is one of the most efficient ways of learning vocabulary for a foreign language and I would really like that addition to be made in this app.
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Drops Languages
September 28, 2018
Hi Marquita, Thanks for playing Drops and sending us constructive feedback! We'll discuss your suggestion with the team, and we'll see what we can do! Keep expanding your vocabulary and feel free to let us know if there’s anything you would suggest us to improve on!
A Google user
Just a five minute trial... but there could still be improvements. There is a section where the word is sounded out through romaji, and the player has to drag those letters in the correct order. This would be extremely useful in sounding out words ... if it were grouped by hiragana. That would make this so much better!! It would also foster a better grasp on japanese "letters"
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Drops Languages
October 4, 2019
Hi Zayla, Thanks for giving a try to Drops and sharing your thoughts! We constantly work hard on improving and expanding the app and the content, so please stay tuned! Is there anything else you think we should refine?