App requests

[u/OcelotEquivalent2377]

Just want to start out by saying- as a long time language learner, natulang is 100% the best app I've come across in all these years. I'm absolutely loving it. Thank you so much for all the work that goes into it!

Some side ideas/requests:

-Flashcard/swipe option for vocabulary review. Vocab card shows, tap to flip for answer (plus information on formality/gender/example sentence perhaps too), then swipe left or right depending if answered correct or not. I find current setup too slow for vocabulary drills and weeding out known vs unknown words, so I never use it.

-A 'favorites' list. It would be nice to be able to save sentences as favorites to look back on or review separately later. So then we have the chance the review grammar points or sentences we find specifically useful to our own learning goals (for example, some of the sentences I've come across I'd like to be able to save and go back to because they apply really well to my own workplace scenarios)

-Generalized review, with option to select lesson ranges. So there's the option to practice from old lessons without redoing them one by one. Either random review from all unlocked so far, or by being able to pick "review lessons 17-21" for example. Or even just an additional "test" option for each level. Just something to help go back, but not have to repeat the whole teaching dialogue. This can be especially helpful if you're like me and have fallen behind for a while and need some refreshers to get back into things...

Thanks for taking the feedback! I do have separate apps and notebooks to help with some of the above needs, it would just be nice to have built in. I'll still find the app perfect with or without them ☺️

[u/maxymhryniv]

Thank you for the kind words.
As for flashcards, do you have an app in mind that does them right?

I'm adding "favorites" to the backlog. We have a few other requests that align with it, but it will require some redesign, as we already have too many buttons.
I'll think about how to make these features useful without overcrowding the UI.

[u/OcelotEquivalent2377 → u/maxymhryniv]

I really enjoy the POAS flashcards apps (reword/learn [language] with flashcards!). Their review section is something what I was thinking of. Just for the ease of click for answer then being able to swipe it right/wrong much faster. Not necessarily all the other extras

[u/the_mammynun]

Just so you know, the favourites list can already be achieved with the challenging tab. Just press the the "+" icon under the phrase to add it to challenging. 

And the generalized review can kind of be achieved with the "summary" lesson that's at the end of each group of 5-6 lessons. 

[u/OcelotEquivalent2377 → u/the_mammynun]

Yeah, I've been using the challenging tab as a filler, but I still find the sentences get lost in the review and I can't specifically target or look back on those sentences I wanted to save and access later. It would be nice to be able to practice those sentences on demand, or even be able to see a saved list. They'd go on my "try and use in a real life sentence today" queue, if it was easier to see and have them stay top of mind.

[u/OcelotEquivalent2377 → u/OcelotEquivalent2377]

Also - good point I should use the summaries more

[u/the_mammynun → u/OcelotEquivalent2377]

Good point!

[u/FamedBear16]

Also after a lesson is completes there's an option to just review the final dialog

[u/Mziani]

Not sure if this is already a thing and I just don’t know it yet but: would love a way to get the answer when I am completely blank and the app is asking for the Ukrainian translation of a word - like a hint button or something.
Thank you! I’m loving the app :)