FluentU: Learn Language videos

A Google user

BEST LANGUAGE APP PERIOD. I am an intermediate speaker of German who has been away from the classroom for years. I have been looking for something that was immersive, and not just memorization and flashcards. Many apps out there are just too basic, and make you feel like you know more than you actually do. This app is all REAL CONTENT. Real you tube videos and real conversations. You are in control of what gets added to your list of what to focus on. If you truly want to learn, go no further.

A Google user

Really easy to use. Makes learning a language fun and impactful. Would recommend! Update: I had to drop it down one star because not enough content is released to keep up with my pace of study. I've already listened to all of the intermediate and advanced videos available for a couple weeks now. I pay the $30/monthly premium, so I would like to see more videos/exercises! The app really is good overall. That's the one and only drawback. When is the next update coming with more material??

Beau Desmond

Update: The free subscription, after trial, is absolutely, completely worthless. The app is still way overpriced!!! The app is great, but the price is just far too high per month. It is slightly better than a more well known competitor, duolin**, and the addition of the YouTube videos are great, but it's not enough to cost almost 3x as much! If they cut the price in half, it would be 5 stars and a keeper..I just can't justify the price premium for a half star advantage.

A Google user

It's a useful app, but there are inconsistencies in the way some particles are transliterated. For example, in the very beginning lessons, wa (subject marker) is written as ha because that's the character used for it; however, in later lessons one is supposed to unput wa, and no explanation is offered for the change. If I hadn't already studied Japanese, things like that would puzzle and frustrate me.

A Google user

This app has a great concept and fairly good execution. The biggest problem is the quality of the videos. you're watching youtube videos mostly ads, trailers, public announcements and a few songs. The most valuable videos are people talking casually on the streets where you get to hear shortcuts and slangs, and there are very few of those. I ended up just watching netflix dramas with dual subtitles.

A Google user

It's great...but expensive! It's great as long as you have the basics down. If you don't, its still prettu good. It has some content for if you know absolutely NOTHING, but it's torture to watch those...do Duolingo to get yourself started. This is an immersion. You get to practice true listening while you learn words. Duo and Rosetta are AWESOME but you realize that even if you're doing amazing in those, you can't keep up with a conversation in real speed. This helps. Also try Tandem to speak.

A Google user

A very good daily adjunct to your total Spanish learning program. To my knowledge, there is no discussion forum nor customer service as there is in Duolingo, so I can't give it 5 stars. The illustrations often are of NO help. There is no easy way to point out typos in the text. Sometimes your answer is marked as wrong, even when a native speaker would grade them as perfectly correct. If you can handle it 'on your own' this is a good app to practice your daily español.

Karishma S

I'd give it a 0/5 if possible. I found the app whilst trying to find apps to help me study. Unfortunately, I should have checked the reviews first as when you open the app, it has a lot of problem and sticks on the 2 weeks free trial until you press subscribe. Later on, if you choose to not subscribe, mandatory things such as flashcards and quizes are locked. When looking at videos, if you don't have membership, you cannot look at the full subtitles.

Michael Mckinley

This app has a ton of potential. My biggest complaint is the flashcards/quiz system. I feel like they shouldn't show a picture and context sentence with audio right away. It's too hard to use my memory to recall a word when they spit it out before I can put any thought into it. I'd like a definition and then have me type the word in, or a word given and a definition to type in. Maybe an example sentence/photo after a successful or failed entry. Or a way to customize flashcards all together.