Comment by brylie

It’s a great idea. I’m learning Finnish via the chat and noticed some issues.

- invitation email link is huge, does it need so much entropy

- the web application is borked on iOS (no audio recording, buttons don’t work)

- inline translation of my spoken Finnish just says “I’m unsure”

- despite knowing my name from the introduction, the app keeps translating my name as “grilli“

- after finishing the introductory lesson, I had to close and re-open the app for the next lesson to display

- it almost seems like the app is trying to translate my spoken input to English despite the conversation being in Finnish

Overall, I like the idea and will continue trying the app. I’m not convinced enough yet to pay 14€/month but will give it some more time.

I like that the app doesn’t focus on grammar or gamification. Grammar comes after learning a language since the initial learning is all about I/O and grammar mostly makes sense when you already “get it.” Gamification and other addiction mechanics are what put me off of Duolingo as it doesn’t feel good to be manipulated, even if for a “good reason.”