Some suggest that better grammar explanations are needed sometimes, but I find that it strikes the right balance of providing grammar without it bogging me down. The audio quality seems good, and some native speakers on YouTube have suggested that it is better than on other apps. The audio really is a huge feature for me, as getting to hear each card several times over alongside the text is hugely beneficial and I feel like my listening comprehension is actually keeping up with the material to the point where once I’ve heard a card a few times and read it in order to visually distinguish each part/word, I am able to hear it and understand it even without reading.
The review section lets you practice all of your cards but mixed together (so that you aren’t expecting cards from certain grammar sections). There is also pure audio review to keep training listening comprehension.
The “fluent Japanese” (questionable title) section is also great as it contains audio and text of dialogues, many of which cover common situations. There a quite a few of these dialogues.
I do have a copy of DoBJG on hand to fill in the gaps on occasions where I want just a bit more, but honestly it feels like a pretty complete app for beginners.
I’m also doing RTK while only passively learning some Kanji in app (I’ll keep using furigana for help until I finish RTK)
Also, it’s actually fun to use. Highly recommend!
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What’s DoBJG and RTK?
Lingodeer was the best onboarding experience I could have asked for for Japanese. It made me feel like I was learning quickly and the section that tests you by asking to write a full sentence with the Japanese keyboard is still one of the best full challenges for reproduction. I’m still working my way thru it 6 months later and I don’t do it as much compared to WK or Bunpro, but doing a Lingodeer lesson then seeing it on Bunpro or JPod101 later really helps as they each teach in a different way.
I couldn’t get into it when I tried over a year ago because it was too inflexible on what it would accept as a correct answer.