Learn Russian - WordPower App Reviews

Its well organized by groups of use. Very usefull vocabullary. My Russian girlfriend commented that pronounciation is not always right. One small improvement could be to play words louder then now possible.

I cant listen pronunciation of some words.And some words have a different pronunciation. Very Bad!!!! =========================== About Ver1.1 Some words have no sound !!!! Its still too bad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont use this app !!!! Dont use this application!!!

Strongly reccommend for the beginners ..

I enjoy using this on top of my tutoring sessions. It is a helpful way to keep training myself with lessons I am already taking with a private tutor.

Still has some bugs, but its very helpful.

New version is excellent. Definitely helping my vocabulary!

I am going to serve a mission in Russia, this app has been so helpful. The native Russian speaker is easy to understand and the app is very user friendly. I only wish the vocabulary database was larger. Heres hoping for a future update. Bottom line....love it!!

This app is absolutely perfect for anyone who wants to learn some basic phrases and anyone wants to sound like a native russian. This app is very helpful and useful with the pronunciation of the Russian language. GREAT APP!!

The app will not run anymore. It automatically cashes. Fix please?

Good app. Covers a lot of info but the second time you open after installing it crashes. Simply will not work unless youd delete and reinstall it each time you wanted to use it, and thatd be just ridiculous.

The app wont even start I keep downloading it and it will not work at alll !!!!!!!!!

I cant open this app. It crashes. I also spent $9.99 on this app. after seeing the trial version. Where is the fix? Please fix or return my purchase price.

I havent been able to open this app. It crashes every time. Even AFTER the so-called update. What a waste! I spent $9.99 for nothing! Seems Im not the only one -- where is the fix? I want my money back!!!

It DOES crash, however if you have purchased the full app, and it stops loading, simply remove it and go back to app store and reinstall it. You wont be charged again, as long as youre using the same account you originally purchased it from. Its an awesome app otherwise.

After the latest update, I have no audio for any the words. App is useless now that I cant hear the native speaker.

Using this app, along with other resources, is a great way to increase ones limited vocabulary as a new language is conquered. Customer service, when needed, has been exceptional.

Of all of the many IPhone apps out there that promise to help you learn Russian vocabulary; this is the best I’ve seen so far. For those who are serious about learning Russian Vocabulary, it is worth spending $9.99 on the full version. WordPower is feature-rich. The main selling point for me is the flexibility of choosing your own active list. Standard lists are provided, but you decide which words you want to practice, and you can add/remove words from your active list whenever you want. Still, I really want to see some key improvement in places, as follows: 1. Accent marks are needed on the Russian words. Also, when the word is displayed on the screen, then the native speaker should automatically speak the word. There should be an on-off toggle setting for this feature. 2. There needs to be improved scoring to determine when a word has been learned. It is not reasonable to conclude that I “know” a word after the first time I’ve gotten it right. To really learn the word, the user should be able to get the word right a number of times, both from English to Russian, and from Russian to English. 3. There are several (minor) errors in this version. There are several places where there should be a Russian word, but it’s displaying an English or Chinese word instead. Also, I question the Russian translations for some of the English words. In a few places, the translation is wrong. In a few more cases, they pick a “valid” translation, but it wouldn’t be the most common translation for the word or phrase. 4. The vocabulary list should be based on the 1500 most common RUSSIAN words used in the RUSSIAN language. The words presented here seem to be based on an English list, and then translated into Russian. 5. When verbs are displayed, both the imperfect and perfect pairs should be presented to the screen. Even with these shortcomings, I am pleased with WordPower. This is the only Russian vocabulary-building app so-far that I like well enough to use on a regular basis.

ok, so i was a sucker and paid $300 for Rosetta stone levels 1-3 and purchased 3 beginning level russian language books. Rosetta stone teaches you to match pictures with phrases and words but doesnt tell you what it MEANS. Books tell you what phrases mean but not how they sound. This series really helped me understand elements of the language, not just speak it. I have the macbook app as well as the iphone app- both are awesome tools. Great job!

A great app but there a number of mistakes where the displayed and spoken word dont match. Also there are a few words or phrases which have no audio.

Very helpful for learning Russian vocabulary.