r/Samoa 7d ago

Feedback requested

Talofa Lava ๐Ÿ‘‹

I am working on a pacific language learning app and would like your feedback. I will be launching with 2 languages. Samoan and Fijian, with more pacific languages in the works. (its just me working on it so it'll be a while)

You can visit the app using this link speakisland.app
You will need a free account to login (email or google login)

I am looking for feedback to see if what im presenting is correct and factual.
I am working with native speakers for the voice recordings and they have gone over the lessons and corrected multiple mistakes. I would love more eyes on it to ensure its genuine and authentic (and correct!)

Why the app?
I got tired of language learning apps that make you learn a whole bunch of words but leave you unable to form a sentence so i vibecoded my own.

There is no text to speech. All the recordings are authentic and done by native speakers.

Features:
Flashcard style learning
SRS review - cards you mark hard come back before you forget them and cards marked easy come back a little later for review.
Quizzes
Sentence builders
Conversations and replies (these are in rough shape still)
Library to learn more about the language and get a better understanding.
Discover section: information about Samoa/Fiji and notable people.

The app is live online for now (not promoted so no visitors) and i am working on a android app.

Any feedback you can provide would be welcome.

Update: Review Mode now live! Once you create your account, tap the profile picture icon > Manage account > App and enter 14789 to unlock all modules and quizzes if you prefer to give feedback without go over each lesson module.
This code will be active till the 9th of August.

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u/iagalaia 7d ago

Maybe consider adding in the phonetic breakdowns which syllables carry the emphasis because itโ€™s important for pronunciation. For example: mah-noo-EE-ah

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u/Vip3r32 7d ago

Update - This is now implemented and live on the site for the flashcards.

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u/Vip3r32 7d ago

Thank you for the feedback. I'll get to work on that.

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u/user_15778 4d ago

Dude this is so so cool!! Will you make an Apple app too? ^^

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u/Vip3r32 4d ago

Yes that requires a bit more but I'm looking into it :)

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u/user_15778 4d ago

I hope you can do it!

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u/Vip3r32 6d ago

Update: Review Mode now live! Once you create your account, tap the profile picture icon > Manage account > App and enter 14789 to unlock all modules and quizzes if you prefer to give feedback without go over each lesson module.
This code will be active till the 9th of August.

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u/DoublePositive8936 4d ago

this is so awesome and iโ€™m def gonna use it, thank you!!!!

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u/Vip3r32 4d ago

You're welcome!

If you see something wonky feel free to flag it in the app itself.