Japanese by Living Language Reviews

Great app

Cheoelm

I really love this app. It's very easy to follow along with and the subject matter is awesome. I really like it because I can be doing a task at work and go through the flash cards for each section. I would definitely recommend the download and full purchase to someone wanting to learn Japanese.

Poor Support? How About Zero Support!

wehayley

I purchased this app along with several others covering similar subject matter. Every app has its pros and cons, but the cons grow mightily in annoyance when the developer refuses to respond to emailed inquiries. If you think there is any chance, even an obscure outside shot, that you might someday, somehow, need help with an app, don't buy this one. No doubt you will be out of luck. If I could give it zero stars, I would. Other developers are far more responsive to customer queries...

Quite good but no synching?

Gerritkl

Just started out and it looks like a cool app. But i also want ti use my ipad so the missing synching is a problem

Pretty Good

All_HailHailey

Before purchasing this, please keep in mind that it is to accompany the textbooks as a portable review source. You could use it as a stand alone tool if you wanted, but I don't think that's a brilliant idea considering there is no writing practice with the kanas or kanji in the app and part of learning a language is learning how to write it. With that being said, I genuinely enjoy this app and I use it a lot ? I was pleasantly surprised to see that all the grammar notes from the book were imputed into the app including the portions about kana. The games from the company website are also placed in it so that you can practice the skills and words learned from the lesson. There's a few other cute things such as stickers, but those two availabilities really step up the experience from just shifting through flash cards to actually reviewing and absorbing information (unlike Genki's $6 apps ?). However, this program isn't perfect either. If you're looking for experience with applying kana or even kanji, I'm sorry to say but you won't find that here. The app reviews the kana chart and allows you to optionally read kana in the grammar reviews and vocab, but during the activities the app provides, you won't get experience typing it or even reading the vocab in hiragana alone making the course seem very romaji heavy. A lot of romaji doesn't necessarily "wound me" because I personally learned the kanas prior to starting the Living Language Program, but I wish there was a kana only option for the games to just continue to adapt and get used to reading it since the Japanese don't write in romaji. I would also really appreciate it if the program even blinked at kanji. I know kanji is "advanced" but Japanese requires a bare minimum of 2,000 kanji memorized to do anything. The sooner you start learning them all, the better. In summary, this really is a wonderful product and by far one of the best I've seen offered on the App Store for Japanese even when it's not partnered with the textbooks (Mirai Japanese also being really awesome). I just wish it wasn't as English reliant as it currently seems to be.

Ummm help?

иøø∂ℓє

I've used this app on other devices before and it worked perfectly fine, but I just got a new iPad and I downloaded it. It's being very glitchy and while on this app it will not let me interact with it, and what i mean by that is THE SCREEN ISN'T WORKING WHILE ON THIS APP!!!?!? I'm hoping that this problem will get fixed soon, but other then that I really liked it when I was using my other devices.

Stopped working

higasan

App just freezes now Don't know what happened Please fix Update Very quick response by developers. App now working Thank you for quick response n work

Fantastic App!

Mikeymike2391

The app does appear to be working as intended now! Fantastic follow up with the Living Language support team, thank you! Original Review: The won't load properly after the latest iOS update, highly recommended app otherwise. Hopefully there will be an app update soon to address the issue.

Wonderful App

Glen from Oki

I’ve enjoyed this app for nearly three years, and find it a wonderful way to keep refreshed in the language—plus the games are fun. I’ve recently encountered some “restore” problems after the iOS update, and thanks to the prompt and diligent help from the people behind the app, services were restored. Thank you app makers and the helpful lady who handled my situation.

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