Babbel – Learn Spanish Reviews

Wish it were better

Nat Girl 11

It was a good learning experience, but the voice recognition was horrible and you had to pay before you could even learn an actual sentence. I personally could learn more out of a Spanish dictionary.

Voice recognition software seems to be untouched since 2009. And only a ten minute lesson bundle is actually free. And then you need to subscribe per month for more access. Lame-o-zine. I would wager the marketing/sales team for this app is in their 50s. At least that would explain why they like so many other dotcom era app developers refused to take the hint from whatapp. Just charge 1-5 dollars for a fully functioning app and twenty times more people will download it and then recommend it vs charging ten dollars per month and then spending 35% of that on marketing because only 15% of app store users will subscribe for any in-app service. Rosetta stone anyone? Free advice: trust in your product, trust in today's business model, and do a little research into people like John Mackey of Whole Foods and Yvonne Chouinard of Patagonia. Take care of people more than they expect and they will naturally feel indebted to you more than just a brand or even a great service. You will create in them familial loyalty. And the marketing value of that is priceless. Oh yeah, and you will immediately become to go-to translation app globally. Fast Company will want to interview your CEO and you will make rosetta stone look like AOL. Or you can do it old school; drag the company kicking and screaming into the waiting hands of your successor who will see the truth in this review. 3 stars. Uninstall.

Slow & tedious

Tiff1012

This is app is slow and boring. The voice recognition is awful. And it's advertised as free but you only get one lesson before you they want you to buy a subscription. Not worth it. Get Duolingo. It's really free and much more comprehensive.

Pay monthly...why?!?

Reni24

Sorry but the App Store isn't a place to make residual income when there are so many other platforms to a language for free. This has the potential of being a great product but update software as suggested by others and consider charging a one time fee, with updates I would be inclined to pay $10 or so for the app. Will be uninstalling. ?

Enjoyable but....

JanetSeguinTX

1. Difficult to use on iPad mini as keyboard pops up and covers the question. 2. Wish there was an option for So American Spanish only (no vosotros etc). I ever get to Spain I'll deal with it. 3. Font - you need to pay attention - i and l look same, for example. 4. Would like to skip ahead or go back in a lesson. If there is a way to I don't know what it is.

Very poor course

Mottpir

Required to pay too early. No illustrations strictly text. My printed courses much better.

LOVE IT!!

Regina Belle

The lessons are awesome and effective. I want the pronunciation to be clear and better.

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