StudyChat Japanese App Reviews

How accurate is a teaching/study app if they dont even have their answers right...? "Excuse me" in Japanese is すみません (sumimasen)... They have it written as すいません (suimasen). Totally wrong.. So doesnt give alot of confidence for using their app.

Tried to make it through the first lesson on tenses and just couldnt do it. As an earlier review mentioned, there really arent multiple choices to choose from, so the quiz like format is a bit pointless. My bigger problems are with the content. There are mistakes in some of the write ups, at least in the romaji - ie. the English representation of the Japanese pronunciation. The male speaker is a non-native speaker, his accent & pronunciation are pretty grating. There are even some rather blatant mistakes in the Japanese itself, mixing grammar typically used by women in the sad attempt at a masculine delivery by the guy. Case in point: ne, ore wa ikanakucha = ね、俺は行かなくちゃ = Hey, as for me, I really gotta go. Starting the sentence with "ne" is sort of feminine. Using "ore" to describe oneself is actually rude and may get you in trouble with a lot of people. The verb "ikanakucha", is the imperative form of the verb "to go"; in other words "gotta go" or "should go" - but this verb form is also typically used by females. Trying to talk tough using a mix of female grammar and rudeness just doesnt come off that well. If you were going to say it for real it would look more like "oi, ore wa ikanakutewa" おい、俺は行かなくては。At least then itd be consistent, but Id recommend using "boku" over "ore".

I loved this app! It was so much fun to pick an answer. It teaches a very basic conversation, for the very beginners. However, it is an okay start.

I dont know how credible this is. The first thing I see is "Reading Style romanji"

Then you just have to change it in the settings. The bad reviews are from people who didnt utilize the settings feature. Its a really funny dialogue and very natural-seeming. I have never been to Japan, but I feel like this app would almost be like visiting without the expensive flight. Lol.

Its incredibly sexist and horrible at teaching you Japanese!!! When you select the tenses practice, the only thing the women says is "Im going shopping!" That is very sexist AND a blatantly rude and untrue stereotype. Dont buy this app.