Good app, with a few flaws
This app is quite good for learning kanji, but there are a few frustrating flaws with the interface that prevent the app from truly shining.
The Good:
-Excellent variety of kanji and vocabulary for practice
-Very satisfying writing mechanic - the kanji look beautiful when you draw them. Very smooth and sleek; perhaps the best Ive ever seen.
-The kanji rating mechanic is helpful when it works. I know my stroke order now!
The Bad
-The interface feels very sloppy, and many functions are counterintuitive. For example, when you change a set, you cant simply hit the back button, as it will take you back to the main menu. To make things worse, if you hit back and navigate your way back to the lesson, the app doesnt remember the preferences you set. Instead, you have to hit the "play" button on the bottom. This took me a while to figure out, and I honestly thought that the app was broken in the meantime.
-Once youve been shown how to draw a kanji, it immediately disappears and you have no option to practice it until it comes back around, at which point youve likely forgotten one of the stroke orders (which will give you a wrong answer).
-Some kanji are completely broken, and it is impossible to get a high enough score on them to succeed. 水 in particular is impossible to get correct, even if you follow the paths and stroke orders perfectly.
I think this app has tremendous potential, but its interface flaws hold it back. With a better interface, this would easily be a five star app.
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