![]() If you are interested in checking the app out, it is available in the Apple store and Google Play store. ![]() Overall, the free option is sufficient in variety and features to be a useful app for listening practice – just be prepared to have a dictionary at hand! I do not know of any other audiobook apps that are aimed at language learners, so I do feel that it goes some way to filling a gap in the market. Ultimately, if you are looking for an app to practice your Japanese reading, I would recommend these two apps over Beelinguapp (some of Mondo’s articles come with audio too).Īs an audiobook app, I think it does work quite well for those who like to practice dictation or shadowing thanks to the clear audio. The dictionary being behind a paywall is a frustrating choice, as for me, the benefit of using reading apps like Tangoristo and Mondo is that you can use the app to study without having to have a dictionary with you to look up the words you do not know. I suspect Beelinguapp would work better for languages that are more closely related than English and Japanese. The same app is available in different languages, but due to the different writing system and word order, this one-size-fits-all model of language learning app doesn’t work for Japanese as well. When it comes to Japanese study in particular, Beelinguapp suffers from the same issue as the Drops app I reviewed previously. Japanese learners who are already at an intermediate level might find this app sufficient for practicing their reading, especially if following the tadoku method. Without furigana, I feel that the learning curve for the content available is just too steep for beginner learners in particular. I think that in order to improve the reading experience for Japanese learners of all levels, the ability to turn furigana on alongside kanji would be necessary. Having the audio and English translation helps, but with the English translation not being literal, it would be very tricky for beginners to parse sentences. To some extent, this is down to the content of children’s stories not always being everyday language. ![]() I’m not sure how the difficulty levels were decided on as the ‘Beginner’ texts were pretty tricky (at least for Japanese) in terms of vocabulary and grammar. On the other hand, the main problems for Beelinguapp for me are the difficulty of the texts and the lack of furigana. You can tell that the app was made with language learners in mind the app itself is a joy to use.
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