Busuu Reviews

One of the things I liked about this app was the review function. It had a variety of questions including listening to a recording and typing what you hear, as well as rearranging a sentence, and several other types. The new version only has one type: translate something into Italian. First of all, this requires typing for EVERY question, which is a drag on a smartphone. But more importantly, it only tests one skill, where the previous version tested multiple skills. This ruined Busuu for me.

It’s exciting to know that I can achieve a certain level of knowing the language in x amount of time.. but the navigation can be improved. The layout of the pages can be improved.. I wished I can go to previous pages just to check something or I accidentally pressed the continue too soon. Would be nice to have a flash card section just to go over certain lessons with the examples .. if there is it’s not advertised well. I also wished there were more translations on things so I know what is said instead esp if I guess the answer and I have nooo idea what the sentence says. At least have a tap on the word option for the translation .. I’m not sure if I’ll reach my supposed intermediate level at this rate with how I’m “learning”. The layout irks me a bit since I accidentally push the wrong button of the instructions for the step is unclear, then I get things wrong because i don’t even understand the task. It gets frustrating and I can’t even enjoy Busuu .. it feels a bit like a chore.. but I want to learn so I keep using it to ideally meet my intermediate goal by the deadline.. and I paid for it. Many improvements can be made. Very nice photos tho, and I like the different voice pronunciations. Navigation can be better.

I have been using another language app for about 4 years. I find Busuu to be more superior in some ways. While Duolingo hammers words into your memory through repetition, you use interaction and conversation.
I have only been using this app now for a few days there is a couple quirky things I have noticed.
Some lessons do not let you change an answer or go back. It’s easy to hit the wrong response on smart phone and no way to correct a wrong answer on certain lessons.
Also the conversations. I wish there was a way to choose between listening to the whole conversation from beginning to end or one box at a time. I try to understand each box for words i may not understand but when you click the box it starts there and goes all the way to the end with no way to pause or stop it.
Also wish there was a way to go back in the same lesson. Learning new words it would be nice to flip back to the beginning to refresh my mind.
All in all I am really enjoying your app.
Jim

This is a great way to learn a new language! I have turned many people onto the this app language app even some of my college teachers. You not only learn proper pronunciation and speaking a new language you learn to read and write in the language also. I do my lessons with a note book and write it all down. Also its good to make a friend with someone on face book from the country of which language you are learning and install a translator app for free like google translate and then you have someone to frequently communicate with in that language. I bought the full course LEARN TO SPEAK ITALIAN and have a friend in Italy with the same last nake as myself who lives like 20 minutes away from San Giovanni Di Fiorre in the Cosenza Calabria region of Italy where my family comes from. Im second generation and now when people say “ oh youre Italian calabrese do you speak Italian I can say Yes! “ Thanks this app for making it wasy to learn a new language at my own pace and the price is good too!

Busuu is great! Makes learning a different language fun and easy. Well at least Italian has been fairly easy for me to learn

Loving Busuu, been using daily for two weeks and taking my Italian lessons very seriously. Busuu is addictive and very user friendly. I’m very grateful ❤️

I can easily practice my new language late at night or over a few minutes during my lunch hour

This is a great way to learn a language. I was using another App but this app gives you a more in depth process of learning. I don’t feel pressured to lose my ‘streak’.

I’ve tried just about every app available to learn Italian so I could find out which one worked best for me. this app is definitely my favorite.

I studied Italian many years ago but in the meantime picked up Spanish and subsequently “lost” my knowledge of Italian. Busuu is so well thought through and really makes it fun to refresh or study a language.

Just in the short month that I’ve been using the free version I’ve learned basic conversations. Now that I’ve upgraded to premium at 30% off for the year. It’ll just get better.

I really enjoy Busuu! You listen to actual people pronouncing the phrases rather than a computer. The phrases are accompanied by photos which make learning the phrases much easier.

As a language teacher, I am impressed by the presentation, repetition, and progress through new vocabulary and grammatical structures. I am recommending this app to anyone who asks about language learning programs.

They are the best, I’ve tried many others to learn Italian and I would say none that I’ve tried compare! They have real assessments and other people native to the language correct you, it’s a great system and totally worth the price

I like the interface, like that it works very fast. I like that I can see the list of lessons, I can see the plan of course.
Lessons have a topic and good exercises of different types (choose flash cards, speak, write). It helps to memorize better.
Also I hope in the next lessons I get more grammar information. Let's see!

this app is great for learning a language. It explains what you are learning, and keeps track of your learning process so that you can go back to what you haven’t quite grasped yet. There is a special feature of community, so that you can help people learn your language, while others help you learn their language.

Busuu is by far the most effective learning technique I've used. You go back from the beginning chapter as many times as you'd like until you feel comfortable with the words and phrases. Exactly what I was looking for. It is very informative and you can interact with real people if you choose. I truly love Busuu!

I first used this app to brush up on my Italian nine years ago when we took my mother back to the little town in Italy where she was born. Since our relatives there don’t speak English it really helped me communicate and translate for the rest of my family while we were there.

It is laid out so well, building vocabulary, working in spelling and sentence structure. Between the audio and written lessons it really helps develop an ear for the language and visual recognition. I still use it today to keep fresh.

My friends are showing now, thank you! I’m learning a lot using this app!
Hello, I love Busuu , but when it’s time to do an exercise and the screen comes up asking who I want to correct it, I only have one friend to choose even though my profile page shows I have 14 friends. Each time someone requests to be my friend, I accept. The exercise page says I can choose up to 5 friends to correct my exercise, but I can still only choose one because that’s all that is listed. Can you please fix this? Thank you!

I tried 3 or 4 other apps for learning Italian. I liked this one the best because the chapters are labeled so you know what’s there and you can go back and repeat the ones you need work on ( there is also a review option for both vocab and grammar). The grammar is explained too, so you aren’t left wondering what’s going on and can use your intellect and well as drilling and listening to get the sense of the language. Lastly, I like it because you can skip sections within a chapter if you can’t or don’t want to do it at the moment. Not all of the apps let you do that and it is frustrating if you can’t move on.