Is this my new favorite language app?! | Speakly app full review & discounts⭐️

[@LindieBotes]

In case you guys missed it in the description, here are the discount codes. Be sure to use the right one for the language you're learning! 40% discount codes: English: LINDIEBOTES1 Spanish: LINDIEBOTES2 French: LINDIEBOTES3 German: LINDIEBOTES4 Italian: LINDIEBOTES5 Russian: LINDIEBOTES6 Estonian: LINDIEBOTES7 Finnish: LINDIEBOTES8 Happy learning 💖

[@jlcsr9163]

No Korean damn.

[@aBlackCat01]

Ya

[@language_culture9617]

Hello, how to use the code? I go Settings on the app, go to Subscription screen, but I dont see anh box to fill the code, just only see the payment button.

[@astermos-6616]

Hi, does your discount code still work?

[@LindieBotes]

It should still work. Can you contact Speakly support to ask?@@astermos-6616

[@mihokishares]

Hi ☀️ I’d like to share my insight after 3 months using Speakly every single day! I hope this comment will have visibility so that it can help people who hesitate 😊 First, I 100% agree with what Lindie said in this video! Here are some other things I noticed: -- > I’m a French native speaker, and I did for fun the placement test, somehow I did a mistake (still don’t understand why I was wrong), and I was put in Intermediate level hahaha (same for my C1 Italian, i was also put in the same place), so don’t expect the test to be precise at all :) --> it seems like every language has its pro and cons: in the Russian path, all the sentences are voiced with real persons (which is awesome!!), but there are no grammar help. In German for example, the voice is robotic, but when you make a mistake, a grammar notice can appear, and that’s really cool! --> biggest con for me: the 4000 words are actually the same for every languages offered. The sentences are the same independently of the language you chose, and that’s a pity as the most common words are different for every language BUT after using it every day, repeating out loud and with focus, I can definitely see my progress! I’m quite amazed to see how this app made me more comfortable with the speaking part, as it’s the most difficult for me :) I tried many apps, and this is definitely the best one I ever found! So if you’re hesitating (but feel ready to use it diligently), you can go for it 🌟 Thanks for reading and have a nice day!!

[@speaklyapp]

Hey @Mihoki - Thanks for the feedback! We're working on the things you pointed out - indeed the placement test is sometimes very touchy feely and the algorithm might overreact, so it needs calibrating :)

[@mollz28]

So you’re saying the Russian has no grammar help? That’s kind of making me think twice about going pro with it (I was only thinking about the lifetime version because it’s actually cheaper than the annual which makes no sense)

[@speaklyapp]

Hey! Can you please let us know where are you seeing missing content in the Russian course? We'll check this right away. Thank you!

[@daysandwords]

Yep. I said exactly the same thing. In fact as soon as I saw your title (I hadn't seen the thumbnail) I knew it would be about Speakly. It's so good that it makes me want to learn a language that's on it just because it's there. EDIT: For the very clever people saying "Speakly is in the title" - the title has changed, it was original just "This is my new favorite language app". So, well done... for not knowing how KZbin works.

[@k.5425]

I watched your review on this app.

[@aaronalvarez6970]

Is it for free?

[@Daniel-mq3nf]

It literally says Speakly in the title...

[@speaklyapp]

@@aaronalvarez6970 There is a limited free version available as well, yes! And to use all features, there are many options for a Premium plan :) If you decide for a Premium plan, don't forget to use the codes in the description to get 40% off :)

[@iadoreapplehead]

Well that’s not that hard, since it literally says speakly in the title...

[@franciscojavier8140]

I'm a native Spanish speaker and it was kinda funny that I got 9:45 "wrong" too lol I said "quiero" like you instead of "quisiera" which is way too formal for me edit: but thinking about it saying "quiero pagar" sounds kinda rude, then I remembered that I usually just say "la cuenta, por favor" or "podría traer la cuenta, por favor"

[@LindieBotes]

Whoopsie, that helps! Thanks for the tip!

[@alexsanchez2970]

I'm Spanish too and I absolutely agree with you

[@NaekMejia]

@@LindieBotes Hi, also a Spanish speaker here (Honduras) :) "Quiero" is indicative (Presente de Indicativo to state a fact) while "Quisiera" is subjunctive (Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo expressing an intention). Technically you can say either (to be honest for me it's redundant since "The check please" suffices) but I agree with Francisco and Alex that "Quisiera" and "podría" sound more polite, as both are in subjunctive cases. Saludos a todos :)

[@xB0505]

Me paso lo mismo, pero cuando me sente a pensarlo esto tiene sentido ya que uno tiene a ser mas polite cuando esta hablando con un desconocido, especialmente si es alguien de servicio, por lo menos yo soy asi

[@christophernation4793]

I was advised by a Spanish friend to use 'quiero' not 'quisiera' [It's not subjunctive but conditional]. This runs counter to English and French where the conditional 'I would like/Je voudrais' is definitely the word. 'I want/Je veux' in ENG or FR is way too abrupt - rather rude, in fact.

[@WorldInHazel]

This app looks really great! Too bad they don't have Korean. Hopefully some time in the future. :)

[@amouryong]

I know, I would use it if there was Korean, Thai, Chinese, and/or Japanese.

[@williamroyals3540]

I want Greek!

[@noellew____]

@@amouryong those are literally all the languages I'm learning 😭

[@amouryong]

@@noellew____ Those are also mine, but mainly I'm focusing on Korean Thai and Chinese, I just want to learn basic Japanese so when me and my friends go my friends won't have to help me all the time lol. I'm also learning German and French, but I'm going to focus on those more in Highschool when I can take classes for them. Makes me happy to know other are learning the same languages as me!

[@Qrtkdk93839]

Use Lingodeer for an app to learn Korean it is great for learning grammar, but I am personally using Talk To Me in Korean books if you haven't tried them yet.

[@nighteyesiv]

Hopefully they add Korean and Japanese someday! It looks really intuitive and well thought out

[@davidwilliama.7296]

I like that you did your first impressions instead of a traditional review. It lets people experience it before downloading and shows both the good and bad.

[@Head0.25s]

I think that Language Transfer by Michallis is a hidden gem too (which is a completely free audio course, no premium access hocus pocus) Edit: just to note, the courses in the app were created by just one guy! (That guy being Michallis), so far there are 9 courses: Greek, Spanish, Swahili, German, Italian, French, Turkish, Arabic (he mostly covers the Egyptian dialect) and Inglés (English for Spanish speakers), he soon plans on creating a Japanese course, but he needs help from the public to find as he likes to call it, a non-Michallis course writer (or writers)

[@sh0rtbread144]

honestly it is the best, thank you for mentioning it, he really deserves more recognition

[@mmlemonade]

The fact that the host is not a native speaker is scaring me a lot, in terms of learning unnatural pronounciations.

[@sh0rtbread144]

@@mmlemonade Ok to be fair i've only tried the italian course but that was fantastic for me as a beginner. i owe my success now to it

[@ebereezike3448]

Language Transfer is amazing!!!!

[@Head0.25s]

@@ebereezike3448 tell me about it

[@ersimn]

Hell yeah languages and beautiful well-made design!! Haven’t watched yet but I’m already excited 😛

[@blueoblivionx]

I hope they add more languages because I'm not super interested at the moment but I love the interface.

[@matthewdietzen6708]

Dude! I just downloaded it, and already it has blown everything else out of the water in terms of sophistication, and I have barely scratched the surface with it. I started with the Russian and was very pleased with the narrative story feature which translates into English, and also has the Russian transcript. So, that to me, is very useful. THANK YOU for posting this! To bad they don't have Serbo-Croatian; if you have any recommendation on that front, I'd be interested.

[@yourfirstsecondlanguage4782]

Speakly has actually made me deviate from my usual principle of not using apps for language learning, probably the best out there

[@silenceb4thunder]

Same with me :-)

[@mandy145]

I'm so glad you are reviewing this app! I signed up for it recently and I think it's great :)

[@jerrikriz7820]

I love the Speakly app! I heard about it through Days of French 'n' Swedish. I'm using it to learn Italian. Even though my daily goal is currently set to 10 new words daily, I'm actually learning more words than that through the context of very useful sentences in the study area as well as through comprehensible input in the listening exercises. The music recommendations are one one of my favorites features on the app. I enjoyed watching your review Lindie as I felt and still feel the same type of enthusiasm for this app. 😄

[@k.5425]

Same here. Also heard about it through days of french and swedish

[@N0rmad]

I'm not a fan of language apps but this looks genuinely impressive. May give the French a try. Hopefully it has decent content for my level.

[@mercywalschek2695]

After watching this video, I decided to check it out. I love it! Just finished getting a three month subscription for German. I used the coupon code and even for being on an extremely tight budget it was affordable. I'm looking forward to seeing how much I can learn with this app.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

Definitely gonna give this app a try, although once again, I am disappointed that there is only a "Spain Spanish" option, which so frustrating and almost always the case for language apps (a big reason why I rarely use them to learn Spanish). I'll use it for German and Russian, and hope that they will continue to add many more languages (Swedish please!)

[@angelnajera5107]

Yeah. As a Mexican Spanish speaker, that is a disappointment. I would also enjoy having Swedish on the app! I want to practice it more.

[@Daisika]

Agree! I’m learning Latin American Spanish and Swedish and I wish they had these since it seems like a promising app

[@annadulset9521]

It's always so nice to see your progress and to hear you speak Spanish because you're doing so well (and you say you're rusty...). This was a very extensive and useful review and it seems like, just as you mentioned, the activities are quite different so you don't get bored or tired doing them. Plus, it also has grammar? Amazing! I downloaded the app to try it out thanks to this video but I'm still debating which language to use it for. (I agree, it's super difficult to make friends as an adult, not sure how people do it)

[@Refael8219]

In Spanish, we don't normally use in the future tense the phrase *"ir en camino"* _"on my way"_ so *iré* is a good translation for this sentence. 12:41

[@Adrian13rams]

Making friends as an adult is so hard definitely lol love your videos ❤️

[@ThinkerGoneMad]

I remember trying this app months ago when I was a very new beginner in Spanish and I was SO overwhelmed by the content. But now that I've advanced a lot I was just as excited as you were about the features! I downloaded the app again after only 2 minutes into your video! 😂😂😂 Thank you for bringing this gem back into my awareness!

[@ishaniafrin2]

Your videos give us such a vivid knowledge about language learning. It's amazing to watch your videos and get to learn some new ways to get exposed to a new language. Thank you and keep going. 👍

[@CarlosMiau]

This video felt short and it’s nearly half an hour! Simply love when you speak Spanish :) Oh, btw Lindie, that Spanish is not Mexican, it’s Castellano from Spain, don’t know if you mind that 😊🇪🇸 Buen vídeo, muchas gracias!

[@tompeled6193]

European Spanish distinguishes ⟨z⟩ and ⟨c⟩ before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩ /θ/ from ⟨s⟩ /s/.

[@laudermarauder]

I am learning Russian on Speakly. People should note that the grammar guide for Russian is currently not complete and not directly available via the lessons (in the way that Lindie demonstrated for Spanish at 4:45). The grammar section is available from the side menu but it contains nothing about verbs.

[@Maiasgameroom]

I agree with most of your review points, I have been using it since last year and as a UI Designer as well, I was so happy when I saw the update/refresh of the app. I very much agree that activities voices sound quite robotic.

[@Howsitgoing-wy8iy]

I ve been using this App to learn russian for a few weeks and I feel like my progress has really skyrocket.

[@biancalopez5182]

Botas is boots in Spanish heheh Botas is a conjugation of the verb botar (to throw something) Votas is a conjugation of the verb votar (to vote) -las botas me gustan mucho (I like boots a lot) -si botas ese papel en la basura , te doy 1000 pesos (if you throw that paper in the trash can I’ll give you 1000 pesos) -si votas por este candidato, el país decaerá (if you vote for that candidate, our country will decay) I’ve been watching your videos for two years, I would love to help you with your Spanish 💕

[@biancalopez5182]

Boltas doesn’t mean anything in spanish, you’re right hahahah

[@pierreabbat6157]

Another b/v pair is rebelarse/revelarse. If someone's not sure which one you said, you can say the corresponding action nouns, which are rebelión and revelación.

[@paulaguard8583]

Oh I love the habit tracking thank you! I started to use notably based on your recommendation and now might try this!

[@Langermar]

1:49 "I don't know why "Russian" is written in Russian" It's to confuse foreigners even if they don't learn Russian.

[@Lnetta2Lteezy]

Those are my two passions too!! 🤣💕 I primarily study Japanese so if the app doesn't have that language it's not on my radar. Glad to hear about a new language app!

[@speaklyapp]

Hey! Unfortunately no Japanese yet, but its in the plans and hopefully coming in the end of the year :)

[@icedanything2536]

looks really interesting and i love the UI as well too! i will try it out for my beginner german learning, i like having a bunch of different tools/materials to use to keep some variety in my learning and it definitely seems like there's a wealth of activities available!

[@lukeskywalker1774]

Hey, love your videos.They help me (and tons of people) very much. Thanks a lot!

[@ventuadam]

Thank you for your tipps! I've just tried this app and it's been so amazing! I'm going to use it to improve my German through English and why not... refresh my Spanish and French :)

[@patchy642]

What an excellent review, great energy, no filters! I really enjoyed it! Great points mentioned. As you said, I wish they had some Asian language on there. I'm currently vacillating between Burmese and Siamese, or maybe some other from the region. Now that you speak Spanish, Lindie, maybe hit me up to get you started with the weird and wonderful Canarian Whistle Language. I give lessons of it on Italki.

[@lindas.3065]

Dear Lindie, Thank you very much for the discount codes. After I watched your video some time ago, I tried Speakly and found it very useful and nicely designed as well. Yesterday, I used the code for 1 month Russian. Kind regards from Germany, Linda

[@RosyFlamingo]

Long time listener, first time caller 😆 Just wanted to day that I would love to see more reviews like this Lindie! There's so many language apps out there and it's hard for me (as a beginner) to know which ones are going to teach me the most helpful words/phrases and in a way that will sink in. I honestly think everyone goes to Duolingo first because its more well known, but I appreciate hearing your thoughts on alternatives. I now have 9 language learning apps on my phone and am suuuper overwhelmed so please, more reviews like this! Oh and, thanks for being a bloody legend! (*waves from Australia*) You're inspiring so many of us nervous nellies to just give it a go 😁👌

[@javiermdq]

Love your enthusiasm! Nice review

[@ErnieV76]

26 minutes! Yowzers! I’m in. 😁 I loved this app when I tried it, but didn’t want to pay for the full access. I’m 6 months into my Italian learning and wasn’t sure how the advanced features were. ☺️👍🏼🙏🏼

[@darren430]

Just tried it! In 20 minutes it has become my most fave app!!

[@RubyDuran]

Lindie I always look forward to your videos! 😊 thanks so much for sharing your language journey 💜

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you Ruby! I just found your channel today! 💙

[@RubyDuran]

@@LindieBotes you’re welcome ☺️ and wow! I’m so happy to hear that! You definitely are someone who helped inspire me to share my language journey on here, so this is awesome!! 😁

[@charlottesmith8439]

I’ve just downloaded the app fir my Spanish! Wow I love it 😻

[@italozavarella5460]

You are an inspiration Lindie!!! Thank you

[@peachtree8074]

Thank you for sharing this with us today! I'm just a little sad that I can't use Chinese or Japanese with this app yet. Hopefully they will bring more languages to the platform soon!

[@eleritreano7248]

I'm a web developer and a polyglot. Just like u, I admire when the app/web site is so pleasant to my eyes.

[@MrSceneNine]

They really need to think about adding Japanese. I'd be itching it try it out if they did. Some of those speaking / listening exercises are exactly what I want. And it's so difficult to find stuff with transcripts. That's amazing on its own.

[@Ronlawhouston]

Thanks for your honest review. I already signed up using your code. It seems to fit with my style of learning.

[@Joanna-zq7zk]

I've bought actually the year subscription and I must say I'm really happy with it. Music recommendations are great and I really like listening exercises. For now, I use it for Spanish but I have plans to learn French too 🤩

[@josemontoya24]

Hi, I just discovered your KZbin channel and I'm excited, because you are a kind person and I love the way you explain what you teach. You won a new subscriber.

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you for the kind comment, Jose! ✨

[@javiermdq]

I'm trying it for learning Russian language, the audio is great and not robotic at all. Both male and female are real human voices.

[@speaklyapp]

Hi! Indeed - the Russian course uses native speaker voices in all the elements. In general most of the languages are such - but some are still in progress, and might have parts of it, that are not updated it. But yes, Russian is nicely all native :)

[@javiermdq]

@@speaklyapp great! Nice app, keep going!

[@almitamoon6355]

I always love your videos. You are my inspiration. I am also learning Spanish! I wish I could practise Spanish with you.

[@NaekMejia]

This app sounds so goooooood! I have given a try to some, but none has really clicked for me. So excited to give this a try!

[@LindieBotes]

Glad you think so too! What other apps have you tried? Other ones have pretty decent content but aren't so s m o o t h hahahah

[@NaekMejia]

@@LindieBotes haha I've tried the bridie in the green logo and Busuu. I definitely enjoyed Busuu, but what I feel I will enjoy more with this one is the listening exercises with transcripts, and getting more useful words. As an intermediate German Learner living in Germany, I appreciate the real-life examples and options for content to practice with. (already downloaded and gave it a try!)

[@suleymanhavare2345]

Your New haricut is so classy.

[@the_flushjackson]

Was pretty eager to use this application, given that a few people have recommended it that I trust. However, the app freezes up after every single "question". I'm not sure if they are doing maintenance on their application, or what the deal is, but it hasn't been a good first impression.

[@alanoliveira6596]

Thanks Lindie. I Love your videos. They're very helpfull!!

[@ЛенаЯковченко-р6ш]

Hiii from Russia Thank you for useful videos ❤️💜❤️

[@ndig7535]

Goodness, you are adorable! And very talented in languages. You remind me of myself as a young lady...Especially your confession that you do not have visual 'Math' brain. 😊 Good work!

[@kas8131]

It looks like they made some changes to the interface since then, I don't see those different cards to navigate anymore. It's a good app as a supplement to other resources and it's reasonably priced.

[@KochijaLanguageDiary]

Wow I kind of want to try this although I don't really use apps! It's a shame, I wish they had it for Japanese, Korean, and Chinese though! I guess that means I should pick back up Spanish? Which I've been ignoring for a good uh.. 5 years? 😂

[@bitterrsweet1616]

i think adding different categories for the genres of music would be great, for the recommendations

[@jerrikriz7820]

Speakly suggests different genres. As you learn more words in the target language new recommendations are given. Songs are unlocked one at a time as you progress building up a library of songs and artists. It's a great feature of the app.

[@David-uy8ot]

I've noticed (and this may be either a strong point or a weakness, depending on what each learner prefers) that, at least in the case of Spanish they use both a European Spanish accent and an American one - Mexican, I think but not sure, it could also be from Central American or the North of South America, definitely not from Southern South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, etc.).

[@RobertHeslop]

Low-key calling out the green bird, I had to chuckle at that. I'm kind of intrigued by this app now

[@oakstrong1]

I started learning Spanish and French casually wit a certain green owl. It has most of the main features of Speakly but what sounds cool about this app is the access of verb conjunction tables and grammar. However, the voices sound atrocious! And I thought the other one was pretty bad... I'm not willing to shell out for a paid app any time soon, but it is nice to know what's available. In any case, I wouldn't stick to just one app without using other resources.

[@ccrriioolloo]

I loved this video, greetings from Monterrey, yo hablo español y estudio inglés

[@sw_studies]

it's amazing that this app has Estonian! i heard that it's quite difficult to find resources for that language.

[@speaklyapp]

Try learning Estonian for sure! - it's not such an impossible language to learn - you just need to avoid the 14 declensions :)

[@mLernen]

One of the few apps that doesn't immediately ask for a credit card, sadly a rarity. I like that it recommends listening and gives some music suggestions to break the learning grind I wish you could slow down the speech in the vocab

[@nimrod4463]

I wish that from intermediate level 3 it won't have 95% of the voice lines made by A.I with a really harsh robotic sound.

[@lova2504]

Hi Lindie, have you tried Innovative Language (such as Japanesepod101) and what do you think about it ? Would love to hear your review.

[@crooniegrumpkin4415]

Thanks for the review. V.Informative and useful.

[@LindieBotes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@egle3963]

Being Estonian and seeing you almost click Estonian, made me squeal out loud out of excitement haha 😄

[@LindieBotes]

Hahaha! Did you know even before Korean and French I was interested and tried to learn some Estonian in 2009? It sure is a challenge!

[@egle3963]

@@LindieBotes Aw dang, I didn't know that! That's awesome. I wonder how it compares to learning Hungarian in terms of difficulty. I've been looking for a way to brush up on my Russian, so I'll look into this app for sure. I find it wondrous that I can learn about an app made by Estonian creators from a KZbinr from South Africa living in Singapore. 😂 Casual magic of the internet ✨ This video made my day for sure.

[@indyola1]

It works for French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Finnish and Estonian only right now.

[@Alyssa-ee3dm]

which Spanish does speakly offer? Latin American Spanish or Spain-Castilian Spanish?

[@MarAdriatnePC]

I need something like this to learn Thai hahahaa

[@uzKantHarrison]

Estonian AND Finnish. That's pretty cool!

[@gazerew]

I downloaded it and it's really good so far. It only has 1 out of 3 languages I learn (german and I also learn czech and mandarin) but maybe I will but it after the free trial

[@BrotherBry]

God bless you Lindie. You’re so positive and funny. Great review. I like the app but I wish the voice wasn’t so robotic.

[@speaklyapp]

Hey @Bry - currently only some languages have a robotic study area voice, but it will be exchanged by June-July in all languages. Just a heads up :)

[@tharukik]

Nice hair cut Lindie. 可愛い❤️

[@joysfulljourney]

I downloaded it and tried for a few days and also felt like it was one of the best apps I had ever seen... Then my trial period ended and I started using it on the free version, to which I was sorely disappointed. It's *very* limited, you can't use the speaking part nor many other functions that make it stand out from other apps. While duolingo is very basic it's understandable why it's the go to app for most people, I think it's indeed the one that offers the most content on its free version.

[@micamarayvos]

Lindie: Uploads new video! Me: 12:20

[@pierreabbat6157]

What's your shirt say? I guessed from part of the letters, that it's a Bantu language, and when I saw the whole thing and searched the web it came up as Zulu.

[@garrettpuchalski4197]

Do you (or anyone reading this) have any comments as to how to not mix accents between language? Since starting with Swedish I sometimes throw a Swedish accent when I try to speak German (neither are my native language). Thanks :)

[@frenchNUs]

I left a very negative review on Google Play Store. The app is not that great. This is what I wrote: I had very high expectations about the app when i downloaded it to try out the French course, after watching Lindie Botes rave about it in her latest KZbin channel video. Well I was very disappointed. There are far too many typos and glaringly ill-formed sentences (e.g. with gtanmatical errors), especially from Intermediate level onwards. Some questions could have accepted multiple answers (e.g male/female) but the app only considered one random one without justifying why.

[@speaklyapp]

Hi - I'm very sorry you encountered issues on the app. Thank you for pointing out the 3 errors you encountered - we made sure they were improved right away. Thank you!

[@theplantrx7397]

That is a concern I have as a beginner- when the app doesn’t take into account multiple answers. That is very confusing to a beginner. Dulling does that well - I like that you can flag it to show them a problem

[@technologystalker]

Please can you talk about what you use to edit your videos

[@pierreabbat6157]

To say the same thing, I'd say "No estoy segura, pero estaré en camino...". Either way (no estoy segura/no sé; estaré en camino/iré) is good; it may be dialectal difference, or style, or whatever. Being a man, I'd say "no estoy seguro". I've read that in some Asian languages, how you say something depends on relative age. Does Speakly have you learn the appropriate words for your gender/age/social class?

[@David-uy8ot]

Personalmente, estaré en camino me suena a calco del inglés. Yo diría "estaré de camino" o "iré de camino".

[@famjmaison]

Bonjour Lindie, merci pour cette présentation de Speakly, malheureusement, le code indiqué pour l'anglais ne fonctionne pas sur le play store (message : "ce code n'a pas fonctionné"..... Que faire ?

[@jemts5586]

Oooh where'd you get your t-shirt?

[@corgisrule21]

Ugh!!! I love this app and i wish they had Korean 😩😩😂

[@jssmedialangs]

Uh oh, shots fired. A certain green bird will be at your door shortly. 😂😂 Could you maybe give tips on how to making reviewing fun? Because I'm on some struggle life with that right now. 😅

[@Daisika]

Wish they had Latin American Spanish and Swedish!! But I’ll check it out for French ig

[@Pat-Van-Canada]

Gelukkig Easter Lindie

[@LindieBotes]

Blessed Easter to you too, Pat!

[@jhonleo3284]

I'm a Spanish native speaker and i think that the voice in the app was rare

[@wwm8795]

Wish they had Hindi, still stuck with Duolingo on that front.

[@nadioutitounis7413]

These are some songs you could listen to learn Spanish they are Christian songs: -Como Soy (Official Lyric Video) - Hillsong Young & Free -Indescribable (feat. Un Corazón & WHATUPRG) [Official Music Video] - Hillsong Young & Free -Salmo 91 (Morando Bajo La Sombra del Omnipotente) LETRA | Kyrios -Nadie Me Ama Como Tú - Kyrios -Reckless Love - Bethel Music (Cory Asbury) - Español - Kyrios -Tus Cuerdas de Amor (Julio Melgar) & Cerca de Mí - Kyrios

[@sungalaxia]

Now I'm tempted to try Estonian again. I will say though that I don't think it's entirely fair to compare a free app with one you have to pay for. Quite frankly, I should hope a paid app is better than a free alternative. Otherwise, what exactly are you paying for?

[@daysandwords]

People are often quick to remind us (those who might not say the best things about Duolingo) that it is free, but a few things: 1. It is technically freemium, like many other apps. These days, some features that many people consider necessary to benefit from are ARE behind a paywall. 2. Even if we think of it as completely free, very few people's time is worth so little that a good paid app is not much better value. 3. Lots of things are free but not really. Some great things are free because of the advertising (KZbin, for example). Duolingo is not really any cheaper than a paid app, you just pay in a different way.

[@JasonWillsonLinguaphile]

The content looks like it's well curated, but does language learning stick long term with Speakly? Any thoughts on how they incorporate retrieval practice and spaced repetition? Even though Duolingo has it's shortcomings, I find that I actually retain (written) language better with Duolingo's exercises than with any other app.

[@MikkoDaFinlandia]

Thank you for this review! I didn't know about this app and I'm planning to try Estonian with it. Previously I have read a couple of good text books but after that I haven't been able to find anything useful for this "not an absolute beginner" phase. Does anyone in the community have good tips for other apps / video channels / books?

[@emmaenma_]

Lindie, thank you for this review !!! I also wanted to know if you’ve ever tried Rosetta Stone and if you did, what do you think of it ?

[@IowaLanguages]

Wish they had Egyptian Arabic and Turkish.

[@clairegittens3707]

You freaking out about the tips. Hahaha. I get it though. Not every app has explanations.

[@watercolors123]

Will check it out - hope they add Hungarian soon!

[@michaelshort2388]

Hey Lindie, great review. Do you know of any apps similar to this that support Korean?

[@brunacosta4346]

lindie, please help me 😅 can you tell the sites/apps you use as a community and to check our writing? i saw somewhere but i cannot remember 😹