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Language learning apps
Raised as a usability problem by 14 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2013–2026), in 14 threads.
This is a broad category rather than one product, so its issues aren't ranked on the home page.
People raised many different problems with Language learning apps, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 15 complaints
- Homepage feels complex and technical, not accessible to a casual user2026-01-15
- Keeps showing words the user already confirmed knowing, even basic ones2026-01-07
- Couldn't find how to add a reference language or the symbol needed2025-05-03
- Clicking through word examples makes the user wait, which is slow2025-02-14
- Page gets stuck after denying microphone access; no way to proceed2024-10-11
- First session generation is slow and the splash screen looks clickable2024-10-05
- Recording widget at the bottom is overly complex to use2024-09-01
- Declining cookies loops between login and sign up pages with no way forward2023-12-19
- Tapping a word opens a full-screen page with too much detail2023-10-13
- Unclear how to use the page; doesn't know whether to type or speak, and an error appears2022-10-07
- Clicking an answer does nothing, so users think the site is broken2020-07-27
- Lyrics can't be selected with mouse, blocking use of other translation tools2017-04-25
- Lyrics text cannot be selected or copied with the mouse2017-04-25
- Confusing sign-up layout led user to click 'I already have an account' by mistake2014-02-10
- Gets prompted to create an account and subscribe within minutes of starting2013-11-11