Laoshi: Learn Chinese & HSK

I’m a languages app junkie and have recently discovered an AWESOME app to learn and study Mandarin and purchased the Lifetime subscription 😍 What I enjoy of this app is that is well designed and structured, helping students to build a solid foundation for later on write and speak Mandarin correctly. This app also allows to practice strokes in order to memorize and learn Chinese characters. There’s as well a section for studying grammar in an easy way by grasping what I would like to called “grammar chunks.” You can also practice pronunciation, which is a plus! Please, give a try! You won’t regret 🙌🏻 BTW, they have one of the BEST customer service EVER! Thank you Laoshi team!🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️🫶🏻🤗Leah

The app looks interesting and convenient, but there’s no way to taste it without committing to a payment plan. I’ve never used an app that asks you right away to choose a subscription with ZERO option to explore the app first. Most apps like this I’ve used give the HSK 1 (2.0 version) deck for free with everything else behind a paywall which I think is a nice way to let people test the app first. I’m not committing to a subscription just to be able to even look at the app let alone test the basics. They just hope you’ll forget to cancel the trial and get charged, not to mention the trial is only 3 days which for an app like this is way too short. At least a week would be better.

After using the app for several hours, here are the good. Nice flash cards. Has a library of premade vocabulary bank of words from various Chinese textbooks and APPs that can be downloaded. Has audio in flash card. This app would be 5 stars if the following changes are made: Night mode to make it easy on the eyes. Ability to expand text size in grammar section as some user have bad eyes. Last but most important to some users like me, the ability to review and go through the entire deck of flash cards without having to press whether I know it or not! That’s so annoying that it can’t be turned off. I want a feature that gives me the option for continuous learning (cram) without having to be interrupted with rescheduling words over and over again. Just let me review all the words in sequential order in a HSK chapter/lesson/deck from beginning to end for quick review. I understand there is a memorization method they are using to help me memorize it, but I want the option to turn that off. In addition, I would like them to minimize touch or swipe when advancing a card to avoid carpel tunnel injury to thumb and fingers. Just let me tap on the right side of the screen to advance forward or tap on the left side of the screen to go backwards. Of course, this feature should be available under cram mode. Please fix because I’m ready to purchase your app.