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discretion22 | 2 years ago
You've done a lot of work and I hope the app got your French up to speed to satisfy Quebec! Watch out for "you have such a lovely accent" (said in English) - it's not really a compliment. Montreal is a great city but the roads really suck, way more than Toronto. At least there is a good subway system to get around the city.
The route capture of repeatedly reloading the home page to prevent the back button working cleanly is super annoying. If that's not intentional, it needs fixed and, if it is intentional, I'd remove that as it's a horrible dark pattern that is hostile to your customers.
There is no list of languages taught - I see some flags but no idea if that's the native language I'm supposed to speak already or if it is the only languages it teaches. What if I'm interested in learning a language without a flag shown? I have no idea if it is offered or not until I go through the signup process (or watch your video).
Cost isn't clear either at the start of the signup. Hiding pricing (as a menu item) until part way through signup rather than putting it right there clearly at the start of the process is a huge turn off. I'm not signing up to some mysterious app without being told the key conditions (like how much it costs) before I start.
Why should I use this app when I can sign up to any of the available AIs for a little more that can do the language tutor thing plus answer lots of additional things for me in other domains? I see it does speak the text - are there other value adds over using a regular AI ?
I like your attitude in fixing the problems you experienced with the tutor approach and failings in other apps. That's the attitude that helps things improve and I do wish you success and look forward to an update post on how things go.
vinpalumbo|2 years ago
1. Montreal roads are horrible indeed!
2. Fixing the back button is in my top priorities, good catch.
3. My landing page does mention that there are 18 languages available, but I should make it more explicit like in my app store descriptions where they are all enumerated
4. As a baseline, I copied other popular language learning app's pricing strategies. Since it's a Freemium model, I don't want to show Pricing until the Free limits have been attained, or else people might think there is no Free option. Could you clarify when and how you would display the Pricing?
5. Right now, it speaks the text, it translates the text, you can speak to it with your voice, it explains every single mistake word by word. Basically, the UI is better suited for language learning specifically. Later, you'll be able to create flashcards from new words you learn, and much more.
6. Thank you for your encouragement and feedback!