Reviews for Ling – Language Learning App

I've tried a lot of language apps, Duolingo, drops, jump speak, and more. Tagalog options are limited in most apps on the market. This is the first app that I've found with Tagalog that gives real applicable conversational inputs. I love the real life examples of sentences and conversations. I just tried the conversation simulator and am stoked!

It's the best tool I've found for learning the language I'm interested in (Marathi), and it's got enough content that I will probably keep paying when the free trial ends, but the app itself has a couple problems - the speaking lessons are very buggy on my phone, and I also find it very annoying that when you are choosing words to translate sentences, the word you choose disappears so you have to pause after each word or you will click the wrong one because the one you were aiming for moved.

Really easy to use with lots of lessons divided into neat categories from beginner to advanced. Reading, writing, and spoken exercises give a well rounded foundation in your preferred language. Ling is probably my favorite app for learning languages on the go. The free version offers enough value to convince serious students to go pro. Give it a shot. I'm glad I did!

Using the Android version. It's great to finally have an app for Farsi. The UI is very pretty and easy to use. I think that the free vs pro versions could be separated differently. For example, separating them by having one with ads and one without ads like Duolingo. Or by features like having one with a listening feature and other things and one without, not limiting the lessons to two. As far as content goes, I think there should be a section to teach the Persian alphabet

I love the audio and sentence quality, bite-sized lessons, and fun dialogues at the end of each lesson. However, it would be beneficial to be able to review vocab at the end of the unit or multiple units. As it is, the reviews are unit by unit and are merely lists of vocab. Even simple multiple choice would be a massive improvement. I look forward to this feature in future updates. Update: thank you to the developer for considering this feature!

Lots of fun using this app to learn Irish! The interactive part is great; you listen to an Irish speaker say a sentence and then form the sentence yourself from multiple choice words. You can go as slow or fast as you like, also have the sentence repeated again and again. It also sends encouraging reminders often enough to get you back for another lesson. I do spend more time using the app than I thought I would! ☺

The app is easy and fun to use. The chat box option is a great way to feel like you are actually in a conversation. The lessons are filled with great vocabulary. I also love that there is a review option of all lessons currently covered. However the app would be better if there was also a review option for just the vocabulary, such as matching or flashcards to help master all the vocabulary.

It's pretty good. I'm learning Cantonese. I'm mostly satisfied, and am building a good vocabulary. However not all translations make sense and I have to consult a native speaker to understand. Also, it sometimes focuses on rote memorization rather than understanding. There are subtle nuances to the language that are glossed over and the dialog portions just throw you in the deep end. Lastly, the mis-translations I've reported still aren't fixed 😢. So it's ok, but there's room for improvement.

Editing from 3⭐ to 4⭐. They're still working on the speech to text issues, so that part of my complaint will remain. However, following through on a complaint ticket was easy to do and their response was timely, so I'm hopeful this issue will be resolved. Other than that it's a good app to learn with, esp compared to Duolingo. It's a piece-by-piece approach with different methods to learn the language, and they have a chat bot to practice conversations. Barring speech part I find it easy to use.

I have a premium subscription and have completed 30/50 of the Bosnian lessons as of this review. First thing to note is that the lessons are not comprehensive. You'll learn 4 colors, 4 months, and 4 days of the week. So you won't know how to say "I'm wearing a yellow hat on a Wednesday in May". Second, this app is sorely missing a way to review. There's no way to flag words you have trouble remembering and the current review is 10 random questions which may be from the earlier easy lessons.

Cute design, lots of languages, but cookie cutter courses. Since the courses for all 52 languages are the same, I can't have confidence that the content is accurate nor natural. As this is a major design flaw and not a singular mistake, I would hope that the team behind this app is taking a proactive approach in fixing this instead of solely relying on user feedback. As is, it makes the app feel unfinished. I will happily give 5 stars when all the courses are tailored to each language accurately

not happy, overpriced. There are not many apps for learning Croatian, so I am trying Ling. The free trial seemed OK, so I signed up for the 1 year membership. I now feel that $80 is far too much for what is offered. There are incomplete features, some sections just say "TRANSLATION", "EXAMPLE", as if place holders were put into the final product and they forgot to add actual translations and examples. The voice recognition is pretty spotty. I feel like I overpaid.

I'm happy to see Tagalog on a language learning app! I grew up speaking it fluently but I'm slowly forgetting some words. The lessons are useful and fun but I wish you could take a comprehension test to skip all of the earlier lessons. I also had some trouble with the app recognizing what I'm saying. I was trying out the beginner speaking portion and every so often it'll give me a 0%. My pronunciation and accent has stayed intact over the years so I think it's the app. Love the app overall!

Perfect for a quick lesson to stay on top of grammer and vocabulary. The ability to turn off Romanization really makes this app perfect for reading comprehension. EDIT: However, the speaking modules don't allow enough time for beginners to finish speaking. It would helpful to have a 'stop' button rather than being cut off.

Not many apps include Thai, but this one does and it's great. The clear pronunciation is fantastic and extremely helpful! I like that it's not a "gamey" way of learning. My only critic is that I wish the lessons were a bit more linear...starting with the alphabet. Besides that, I am retaining what I am learning !

I feel I am only learning the language while on the app. Once I am out of the app, I don't know the language. I think it should have more resources and context of what I am learning. They should have more games with the subscription. Doesn't seem to have structure. I wish it had a community section, so anyone with the same level would be able to connect, learn together in the app and share context.

I love the concept. The spoken recording part is hit or miss. I thought I was mispronouncing words until I had a native speaker record and even they got it wrong. Customer service essentially said it was "user error", so no resolution. Also the lifetime membership is very expensive. I went with drops instead and got it for a fraction of the price.

So far I've been having a pretty good time with this app, it's doing what Dup is doing but in a way that actually is nicer to work with. It also has languages that I've been wanting to learn which are not very common like Irish and Vietnamese! My only problem at the moment is the speech exercises for the Vietnamese course where it does not acknowledge what I say, and on many occasions the entire screen will actually stop responding and I have to force close the app and then reopen it.

I was enjoying myself and lessons were going smooth, until I made it to the second chapter at the speaking lesson. it freezes - I can't record, I can't skip, and so I can't progress any further. Not sure if it's a bug or glitch that needs fixing, but I'm stuck and not sure if I should wait to see if it works or try a new app.

"Unlock all lessons to progress 3x faster"? You mean to progress at all right? Only two lessons are available. You have to pay for anything more. That isn't enough to know how helpful this app may be. I was hoping to add it to my rotating roster of language learning apps, but there isn't a free version so that's no longer possible