Babbel – Learn German Reviews – Page 6
5/5 rating based on 80 reviews. Read all reviews for Babbel – Learn German for iPhone.
Babbel – Learn German is free iOS app published by Lesson Nine GmbH
Frustrating
crabBapple8
The app is frustrating and getting more so. You can only choose to begin at beginner or intermediate, nowhere in between. You can't skip anything, so for lessons that cover material you already know, you have to go through the whole process of hearing, then spelling (with only the correct letters provided) the words, and then a drill. You're told to learn the article as part of the noun, but it is not consistently provided so look it up on your own. This isn't an immersion course, so please provide the articles. Throughout all the beginner classes you never get a chance to compose or type an entire sentence on your own. In the classroom, I was speaking and writing complete (granted brief) sentences from day one. Now in the intermediate courses, I'm still being spoon-fed letters and words and just selecting word order or plugging in words here and there in dialogues. Then out of nowhere I'm asked to write several paragraphs. That's a bit of a leap. I'd rather start with writing individual sentences. In the intermediate courses, the drills aren't broken up as much. As the screen fills, I can't scroll the page up so that I can see what I am typing. The virtual keyboard covers the areas to fill in and I have no way of detecting typos. (Speaking of which, the app has a few which I don't really expect from a product I pay for). The not being able to see what I'm typing is just poor design and a deal breaker for me. Some of the German speakers over emote, but in general the quality of the speaking is excellent. The teaching methodology isn't as good but it isn't awful, just inflexible, assumes that you know grammatical terms and concepts, and doesn't quite get the job done. Too much time wasted on vocabulary few people need, not enough time on learning essential nouns, verbs, and expressions.
Money well spent!$$$$$
Shawnascully
I highly recommend this app for anyone who wants to learn German! And for the other reviews who say it's annoying they have to pay for the other levels think about it! They did not have to let you use that level for free they could have charged u if they wanted to! I'm only 11 years old and I was able to speak German in 3 months! Money well spent$$ and much cheaper than Rosetta Stone!?? I??
Babbel German
gudjonsi
Babbel is an excellent language learning app which has greatly improved my skills in German. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn a new language or improve current skills. Thanks, for such a great product.
Great App
PissaPizza
I found this app very easy to use. The lessons were fun and straight forward. Definitely give this App a try.
Great learning tool!
Vtsasch
I have enjoyed using BABBEL. It has been a good tool to help me refresh my German. I like that it teaches basic phrases that are useful day to day. Practical learning. Everyone learns differently, but this process helped me.
Great way to learn
Zjhagens
Yes, you have to pay, but you also get computer access as well. You have to pay for any good language software. I use it in co junction with duo lingo. This one is more accurate than DL as well as much more explanatory. DL is fun, but use Bable if you are serious about learning a language.
Great for learning German
VegaMeow
I love having a little German lesson wherever I go. Whenever I feel like I'm getting a bit rusty, I can quiz myself on the recent material I went over and then start a new one from anywhere. Lately I've been getting a lesson in during my lunch breaks which always impresses the German travelers that stay in the hotel I work for.
Yay! I love German!
NYAN Kate
I love learning German on my phone and I love speaking German with my friends and family
The Best app to learn new languages
ramirezb
That app is amazing for me is the Best app in the App Store that you can download to learn a new language. I am actually learning german and I understand a lot of it, that's my favorite app!!!!!! I recommend you to download it and also to buy the complete program