OkyDoky - Language Courses

I’m using the app to learn Swedish, and, as a product manager, it’s definitely an interesting app for me to learn with. I actually opened the app store to leave some feedback about the app, and saw that a brand new update was just released an hour ago - what a nice surprise! Even better, most of my points had been covered, some of them being: - The images - all of which are clearly AI generated, but the updated versions are definitely much better. Seeing so many extra thumbs was getting a bit distracting 😄 - Missing context - such as conjugation of certain words, and how they’re used in sentences. Some of this seems to be covered with the new update, but would love little insights on how things are done in specific countries the language is spoken in (see Mango Languages app) - Pronunciation guides - for languages where the pronunciation is trickier, would love to have more transcriptions with English letters (ie Sverige - Sveriye - Swedish) and not just offering the voice reading it - Pronunciation genders - if I can look through the cards to two genders pronounce words, why can’t it be done during learning? - Slower speaking - would be great to have an ability to hear speech in slower speed - Longer text - haven’t found this part in app yet, so it might not be there - but would love to see some courses with longer text. - Accuracy. As others have mentioned, how can we trust OkyDoky’s language accuracy? I don’t usually leave reviews - but this app was so addictive I wanted to leave some feedback on what could even make it better. I’m guessing some AI is probably being used in terms of the languages themselves, too, so I’m curious how much that can be stretched to provide extra learning context.

My review is based on the European languages of this app: I’ve studied several languages for years. I’ve tried every known language app out there, and I’m surprised to say this is one of the better ones. This app and Busuu are my top favorite apps for learning. OkyDoky has a colorful and super easy-to-use interface that makes learning fun and keeps me motivated. No weird graphics, no phrases that you’ll never use, the vocals are clear and easy to understand, and no tedious tasks. Just straightforward learning. Great for reinforcing a language you already know the basics of, or for newbie language practice. I hope OkyDoky adds Hebrew, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish someday.

I’ve struggled with finding the right kind of language learning app before in the past. I’ve tried everything from the big name apps to the more obscure ones. None of them could keep my attention for very long and I would end up forgetting about this. I saw this app as a promotion on the App Store and I figured I would give it a shot. So I downloaded it and sped through my first course. Then the second, then the third, and so on. I recently upgraded to premium for a month to try it and I am glad I did. I’ve learned Tagalog from this app in one week then I have in the past year of attempting to learn it. The questions are great and challenge you in the right way. It helps you remember words and phrases by intelligently ordering them and giving clues with the context of the question. If I had one gripe, it would be that the app runs a little slow on older devices. I mainly use my iPhone 12 Pro when studying and have 0 issues. But when I try to use my 2019 iPad or iPhone 5s that I keep as a backup, it can take some time before the screen changes to when you see stuff update. Kinda kills your flow if you want to keep up a pace. But this is a non issue for me since I mostly use my iPhone 12 Pro. Give this app a shot. It’s very well done