Learn Russian: Language Course

This is an excellent tutorial for the not-too-serious student of Russian, requiring at any lesson only a few minutes to acquire a few more words or phrases, etc. Rather than limiting my growth, this approach makes the process one which you can do day on day without being overwhelmed. Over time you can easily pick up a good deal of the language. Go-getters and strivers might prefer a more rigorous program.

I found this app after trying many different language programs. It was outstanding. The daily lessons, AI / conversation engine concept, etc. Signed up for the monthly service and things started falling apart. Rather than the conversation AI I had in the first lessons - it’s just a recording of myself on both ends of a conversation without feedback... Not sure what value that’s supposed to provide. Then the lessons / new vocabulary audio started to fade. Some has audio, some doesn’t. Well... most doesn’t. Very difficult to translate a sentence when all you’re hearing is silence. Of all the language instruction tools I’ve tried, I really think this has the most promise. Including the $400 I dropped on the Rosetta Stone subscription... this could be much, much better. A combination of forced daily lessons with short, manageable, sessions - and the conversation AI (I want to practice on a computer - a tutor or “native speaker” for conversation is too much when I’m still trying to learn the absolute basics of a language). BUT, and this is a huge but, it’s unusable in its current state. Hoping to see this updated, and may try again in the future. Cool app, but it has a ways to go before it’s ready for release (i.e. I’m willing to pay anything for it). Also - for the developer. The subscription options are incredibly confusing. Whats with the 8 different packages? Either simplify the pricing / package structure or provide more information on what “subscription” I’m actually paying for. The same price for three different package options without explanation?

No matter what I think this is a five star app. I’d give it ten stars if I could. I have but one single gripe. I’d like it to be Landscape on the iPad Pro. Mostly because I am using this to learn Russian and I have an iPad Pro English / Russian keyboard. I’d like to be able to use this in Landscape mode with the keyboard but the app is likely just an iPhone app that happens to look very well on the iPad Pro but doesn’t take into account when it is being used on the iPad Pro. A simple Landscape mode would do the trick. Don’t let me take away from how great this app is. I use it almost every single day in combination with a competitor language app both of which I think compliment each other. This is one of a few apps I have found that truly make me believe it is possible to learn another language. This app works.