I have been using the Fluency app for a short time and find it to be a well-designed language learning tool. That said, I have already come across a few errors that are almost certainly the result of rushing the app into completion. None of these are serious, but they are still distracting—for example, it is occasionally necessary to type an incorrect response in the vocabulary portion in order to advance to the next question. I’ve tried to share my findings with the developer, but every attempt has terminated with the following message: “Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.” I can almost hear a sad trombone playing in the background. The best part of the app for me is Nadia, the AI language professor. It is difficult to believe that she is not a real person. Her responses to my gibberish-Spanish are encouraging and helpful. The most difficult part of learning a language is the first conversations with native speakers. It is excellent practice (and a confidence builder) to talk—or write—to Nadia about any subject you care to discuss. We banged on about Spanish language movies yesterday for nearly an hour. The app has speaking, reading, writing and listening covered and my vocabulary is growing by the day. The experience is close to one-on-one learning and will undoubtedly advance rapidly over time. I would encourage anyone who wants to improve their Spanish skills to take advantage of a Fluency app trial offer. And tell Nadia “Hola” for me.
Hi this is Michael and I am the sole founder & developer of Fluency. I'm reaching out to thank you for the awesome thoughtful review. I am aware of a few bugs at the moment that I am working on fixing in the next update. I wanted to apologize for the support form being down and let you know that it is now fixed. Your feedback is extremely valuable to me and I hope you can find the time to send any other feedback so that I can address it in the next update. If it is easier you can also reach out directly to me at michael@thefluencyapp.com. As a one man band it is easy to miss things but I appreciate your patience as I get things dialed in. As someone who has struggled myself with language learning in the past, my goal is to make this the most efficient, enjoyable, and productive way to learn a language. With great feedback like this I believe Fluency is well on the way to being just that.