So with duolingo doing the AI shift I've decided to try some competing apps and stumbled upon AirLearn. It was well reviewed (4.5+ stars).
And my question is … how?
How the hell does this app have 4.5+ stars?
Because it's terrible.
In the very first hiragana lesson there's an error where ka gets a ha sound. In first dozen of lessons I've counted more than a half a dozen of errors. Even such a basic ones like は particle being read as /ha/ instead of /wa/. Grammar errors. Confusing images. Questions with multiple correct answers (but only one the app will accept). False trivia probably made by ChatGPT.
How is it that the app that is so riddled with glaring errors has 4.6 stars on android.
And this is not the only example, I've tested multiple others – all have same issues. Errors in exercises, over-reliance on faulty tech (eg. automatic voice recognition for testing), and predatory monetisations.
How did we get to this point?
Is there any hope?
Anyway, don't use AirLearn it's terrible and full of errors and will teach you basics wrong.
by KontoOficjalneMR