iVocabulary 3 - Learn Words 4+

I never buy apps

Not quite. I very rarely buy apps but when I got to my 30 word limit and thought about all the features I couldn't resist. Hope it will prove a valuable investment in my development in French learning. Also whilst listening to a podcast on my iPod I am using this on my iphone.
Would like it more if I was able to print my entries

Tremendous potential - but not instinctive

This app could be a gem in furthering language learning. Based on my not very extensive interaction with it so far, I am however feeling extremely frustrated. I have not yet succeeded in commencing a revision session for example... I am repeatedly told to select a lesson (which I have - the only one I’ve populated is right there, at the top of the page...) But that doesn’t work either - you have to select training mode, which I can’t find for the life of me. It is just not very ‘instinctive’, I have to conclude.
And HOW is it that I can’t select an Umlaut for my German vocabulary?? I am forced to use a dash character (ū), which is really irritating in a language learning app.
This app is SO CLOSE to being brilliant. Please keep tweaking - I’m dying to buy the full version!

Like it but still many bugs after years in the App Store

I like this app and unfortunately there isn’t any better one available.
However, the existing issues (bugs) have not been fixed during several years and constantly struggling with them makes the app a real time waster. I have been struggling g in all kind of different devices, iPhone, ipad, MacPro and MacBook Pro and the issues are replicable on all of them.

The sync is a real pain and does not work well most of the time. I know it can take a long time for initial sync and that’s fine, but the (macOS) app simply stalls at a certain point and no more data is being synced.

Also, just like a previous reviewer, the revision mode seems to have his own life and works erratically.

To make one thing clear: I don’t mind much some bugs here and there, after all, no one is perfect and the app has great potential. The reason I’m giving this negative review is simply for two reasons:

1. All the bugs in the apps should have been found by extensive testing and user feedback and eliminated. Several years of time in the App Store seems sufficient to me.

2. Lack of documentation and a support forum or something similar. I was not able to find any information regarding the revision mode, for example. What algorithm/learning system is it based on? How can I refine this system? So a lot of features remain trial and error which I don’t have the time for.

Once most of these bugs have been fixed the app will certainly get a full five star review (although I think the UI interface is not very intuitive and pretty, but I suppose that’s a matter of personal taste).

Developer Response ,

Thank you very much for your rating and review.
Could you please be so kind to write to the support eMail address for bugs? That makes it easier to ask for details. You can contact me directly from iVocabulary. Thanks!