That’s what happened to me I got incredibly bored with Duolingo saying dog, cat,horse, toy for weeks and when I use Busuu in one week I can have a basic simple convo nothing major but big improvements

I never met anyone under 30 who uses Rosetta stone.

I like Duolingo to start a new language but Busuu is much more comprehensive and like you point out Busuu makes you speak and pronounce words and write responses that are graded by native speakers. I like to use multiple resources for learning languages like Duolingo, Busuu and Mondly but if I had to use only one app I would also choose Busuu for all the reasons in this video.

Busuu is amazing if you are willing to pay for the premium subscription and that is definetely how it is meant to be used but if you want to use it for free than a lot of the features, such as the study plan, McGraw Hill exams and about half of the content will be unreachable.

I’m 2 weeks in German with Duolingo and we haven’t reached the “red” aspect of an apple yet. It’s actually quite annoying when starting a totally new language

I knew about Busuu but never really tried it. I used to be a borderline B2 French speaker when I worked in Disneyland Paris 5 years ago for a summer, with just secondary school French , and have since become very rusty. You sold me on Busuu and oh my God, it's the best thing ever for bringing me back up to the standard I was at, and hope to be even better. You definitely converted me from Duolingo to Busuu for French. Thank you so much!

I had a Babbel ad before the video: priceless 😂! They knew the danger was coming 😏

I'm so glad I found your review because Busuu is exactly what I've been looking for in a language learning service: conversation, real-time memory recall, meaningful input. I all but threw my money at it and it was immediately worth it! Thank you for your commitment to languages and seeing others advance as well. Merci pour ton aide!

Lol...it's like I've just found the Love of my life. What I've always been searching for in a language app. What even gave me goosebumps was how I took the test to tell my level after signing up. It was real!... Lol. I'm very glad I saw this video. Thanks for the beautiful content you make. ‼️👏🏾🔥

Thank you so much for your channel!! I appreciate your no BS honesty approach when it comes to your reviews regarding language apps. I am a beginner at learning French and I have been using the free Duolingo, LingoDeer Memrise apps but still have not paid for any of their programs. After watching this review I think I will take a look at the Busuu app more seriously. I also really enjoyed your Verbling review, because I agree that having a tutor is the best way to get out of our comfort zones when learning a new language. Your message about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable when learning a language resonates loud and clear. Thank you for all that you do!!

Thank you for your videos. I love the way you talk about language learning and apps in such a straightforward way. Just started to use busuu too and liking it.

Hi!! I just wanted to pop in and say thank you so much for this video - I have been trying to teach myself French with the basic knowledge I have left from school, iTalki and some grammatical study, but I was finding it quite hard/not understanding certain concepts I was hearing. Just done my first half an hour on Bus and its amazing! So helpful, well laid out and really in depth grammatical study too. Duolingo could never.

What an EXCELLENT review. Thank you! I just got my year end report from Duolingo. I am in the top 1% of users. I have 55,000+ points so far this year. I haven’t missed a day since I started, 243 days ago, and I can confirm… Duolingo is a giant waste of time. I studied 3 languages in school, 8 years, I was accepted into the best language school in the world (The Defense Language School in Monterey), I have traveled to 30+ countries, I am very familiar with learning languages. Duolingo is a giant waste of time, BUT… so are many things we enjoy doing. The gamification can be addicting. Competing with friends is fun. The barrier of entry is so low, anyone can join. And I liked that I could try out many languages. I used Duolingo primarily to practice and keep up with Spanish and French (I studied in school), but I also got over 10,000 points in Chinese, 10,000 points in Japanese, and prior to Duolingo, I knew ZERO Chinese or Japanese. I also did several lessons in 19 total languages! Spanish French Mandarin Japanese Korean Vietnamese Portuguese Italian Hindi Hebrew Yiddish Swahili Zulu Esperanto Russian Navajo Hawaiian Haitian Creole Arabic Latin Greek and… Klingon Duolingo was entertainment for me, and for that, it was GREAT. For learning languages, it was terrible… EXCEPT for one thing. I got to learn a little about a LOT of languages. I learned Chinese and Japanese aren’t as hard as I thought they would be. I learned Vietnamese is near impossible, at least for me. Same with Navajo, but their Navajo course is clearly very subpar. I learned Korean, Hindi, Arabic, and several others are also very hard. I learned Zulu and Swahili are far easier than I would have imagined. While in school, I studied French, Spanish, and German. I found I enjoyed French and Spanish, but I really didn’t like German. Then I had to spend a YEAR in a class learning a language I didn’t enjoy at all. I wish Duolingo was around back then, I could have saved myself a year studying a language I didn’t enjoy when there are SOOOO many I do enjoy learning. So, if you want an intro into many languages, Duolingo is great. If you want an alternative to playing stupid games on your phone, Duolingo is a great alternative. I would absolutely LOVE to use Busuu, but my next target language is Farsi and unfortunately that isn’t available on Busuu (yet). I just bought a lifetime all language membership to Rosetta Stone because they have Farsi, and so far… I hate it. It seems like they haven’t updated anything since 1995, their mobile apps are just condensed versions of their courses made for a full size computer screen, just shrunk down, the navigation is awful, it is difficult to even figure out what you are supposed to do, or what they are teaching you. I’m genuinely shocked how bad Rosetta Stone is. I also bought Farsi from Pimsleur and I like it very much so far. I think I will learn the MOST from Pimsleur. I also bought a lifetime, all languages pass to Mondly and Drops. Just because I got their Black Friday deals and I think I can use them for supplemental practice, but I don’t think either is good for actually learning a language. As soon as Busuu has Farsi, I’m going to start!

Thanks for recommending busuu! I love it! I studied french for a couple of months at the Alliance Française, studying italian with busuu just felt like that, the app makes it so simple and fun. This is my plan now: italian for 3 or 4 months, then I'm gonna get back to french. Later italian again. I don't want to study 2 langauages at the same time. But definitely those two are my target languages. You got yourself a new subscriber here! Greetings from Ecuador! :)

Thank you very much for this video. I have now joined Busuu for Italian and it is just superb for motivation and for keeping its contents relevant and truly interesting. You don't have to start at the beginning if you know some of the language as they give you a quick test to measure which is the best place in the course for your first lesson. Great!

The BEST review of a language app I've ever heard. What made it the best is your enthusiasm and commitment to providing a great review. Your passion was excellent and you voice was always clear. Although with your accent I did have to turn on Closed Captions but just to confirm I'd heard the word I thought I heard correctly. As proof yours was a good review, I'm going to go check out BUSUU now.

Got this in my recommended, I’ve been learning Swedish on duo and teach yourself. Ill definitely check out this app thank you. Subbed you.

“They shouldn’t have their language corrected by Shifty McDumbass!!” 🤣 That’s absolute gold, my friend! I’m going to start using that!

Aaaaaaamazed! I had to come back on here after using Busuu! You were so right! I've been using Duolingo for years and was never really sure if I was pronouncing French sounds correctly. Busuu has held off on the elementary stuff and basic grammar in the first few lessons to target my problem area---pronunciation! I am unbelievably grateful to you for this video and for sharing your bountiful knowledge! All hail Days of French 'n' Swedish!

Thank you so much for the recommendation. I just switched from Duolingo to Bussu. Upgrade is immediate. Merci!

I’m using Busuu and I love it tbh. I’m using it to learn French and I love the speech recognition feature too! I might really let them charge me for the year lol it seems worth it. I want to be at a conversational level within a year

"you don't know this boy and you don't care about his apple" I can't lmaoooo

I've just completed 500 days of Spanish on Duolingo and it has been very useful to get me, a very reluctant and incompetent language learner, to make the habit and even believe I can learn a language. That said, I am not able to hold even a basic conversation so I am very interested in the Busuu app as a next step and make actual progress in communicating with Spanish speakers! Thanks for the review!

I purchased Busuu after watching your review and I must say so far I feel like it was the right decision. I was considering either purchasing Busuu or just learning French by myself, but I figured for just £40 for a year (with access to 11 other languages), it would probably be a much better use of my time than searching around on online dictionaries and becoming more and more frustrated with myself. After 10 days, I’ve completed 90% of the A1 section and I will hopefully take the A1 test today. I really love how Busuu teaches you really relevant content. I already had a good basic grasp of French from school and some Duolingo here and there, but I wasn’t at all conversational by any stretch, I wouldn’t last 5 seconds in France. That’s the problem with the language learning system in schools, you’re taught how to pass an exam, not how to speak the language. I worked at grade 9 (A**) level at GCSE French yet I had massive gaps in my knowledge. Also, please could you make another video or at least state your opinion on Nathaniel’s new video on learning Portuguese? I know you’ve probably already been bombarded with comments on it but I loved your last video on it and I’d love to hear your views on his latest approach, no matter how controversial! That’s why I love your channel, it’s very down to earth and practical. Keep it up!

I guess since so many people learn English, there are a lot of people who feel pretty confident about their English knowledge. I’ve seen people erroneously correct others’ English in some Facebook groups for English learners. I’ve had people “correct” my English, and I’m a native speaker! For example, I had said that I like to eat yams when they are in season, and someone tried to correct me by telling me that yams aren’t a season. 🙄 And there are so many people doing this, that I imagine it would be hard to regulate.

I am learning Polish with Busuu now, thanks to you - I was using Duolingo for around 100 days and it got me into the grammar and the basics of the language but I just found myself getting bored with repeating the same stuff again and again and none of it being useful (I constantly joke with my Polish friends and girlfriend about how I can't wait until I see a "bad fish eating a sandwich" so I can actually speak Polish) - Through my 100 days I was already using connectives and describing how a mirror was between the desk and the window yet it had never taught me numbers or how to say "My name is" - So I watched your channel and saw Busuu, tried it and paid up for it because I love it. I've started right from the beginning and I am learning it all over again (With a lot of help from a foundation that Duolingo gave me) and I can actually speak and get feedback, the open questions were something I've never really had to face before and it was a hell of a challenge but it made me pull out my lexicon and struggle to form sentences and I felt myself actually achieve something for the first time since I've learnt. So thank you for introducing us to this because I had never heard about it before.

I’d never heard of Busuu until today... on this channel. Sounds excellent. I will be checking it out. Great review!

Bro, what a stellar review! I've been researching different language learning apps, and you totally sold me on Busuu

Thank you very much! I started to learn German on Busuu, after watching one of your videos, and I love it!

I'm so glad you told me about BUSUU it's amazing and I finally made it to a B2 in Spanish...it is awi

Love your content Lamont! Keep it coming. I have just done 50 days on Duolingo and though I did find it beneficial my motivation has dropped off a cliff! I went from hammering Duolingo (hours per day - I got to almost 200 crowns) and feeling like I was learning tons to just wanting to stick pins in my eyes rather than go back to it. I am starting with Bus today! I will continue with Duolingo only for the stores which are much more useful.

So over 80 days ago I started with Duolingo and I honestly felt like I was getting nowhere fast. Four weeks ago I saw an ad for Busuu and I am glad I found it and more importantly decided to use it. I love the community and the feedback they give. It is the encouragement I need at 50 to learn a new language.

I like how in Busuu you can skip some lessons if you feel like you know that already and I like the how the lessons are actual lessons with explanations.

Just clicking on and you saying hope your having a great day. Made me smile and my day great 👍🏻

I just subscribed yesterday to Busuu (one year) after seeing your previous YT video on programs for language learning. So you know, for Italian, I’ve done (absolutely completed all levels at 100%): Duolingo, Memrise, and Rosetta Stone. I completely agree with your analysis of the programs. I especially like the native feedback option where my writing or speech can be corrected. I’ve taken the placement test on Busuu (another fantastic feature) and I’m at the B1-b2 level. I feel seriously challenged by the exercises, and as you said, you have to THINK in the target language to respond to many questions. The rest were just memorizing a set of phrases or words. Rosetta Stone was exceptional in one category: speaking. However, if you’re learning to say inane things, all you’re really improving is your accent but not your fluency in the language. I am hopeful for this app. Just started my journey with it. I also use grammar workbooks and listen to Italian radio when I can to saturate my life in Italian. Cheers!

Cheers for this review. I wasn’t sure about the app but I’m sold on it now after hearing about the native speakers function. Your completely right in the way that you take your time when recording yourself. I would do the same. And I feel like knowing that a native speaking is going to listen to my German, would make me want to be as perfect with what I’m saying. Because it’s as close to a real life conversation without actually being in Germany itself.

Thank you for this video. I am a nurse, and I frequently take care of Spanish only speaking patients. I have been trying for a while to learn Spanish with Duolingo with very little luck. I'm going to give this app a try and hopefully be able to communicate better!

I have been using Busuu. What I love about it is that aside from the grammar and vocab lessons, you get to write in sentences or record your voice, then the native speakers who get to read your sentenses or hear your recordings could give you feedback. It's like Busuu is giving you no choice but to be fluent, especially if you put effort and take it seriously. I learned English with it.

I have literally been binge watching so many of your videos, not sure if i'm procrastinating or something but your videos are so so genuine and actually informative. Cheers for the videos mate :)

I've just clicked the link on Ur description , I hope this would really help me achieve fluency Thanks for recommending it btw

I just started Busuu after almost 3 months of duolingo (japanese) and so far I like it better. I love the fact that you can ask native speakers to correct your writing and speaking, and in return you can correct people learning the languages you already know. So far I've only done it with spanish, my mother language, as I don't feel confident doing it with english. However, do you have any advise on how to keep going? I love what I've learned so far (japanese is a beautiful language that kicks my butt every time), personally I think I'm in a good path, but boy we all locked in our houses and I need constant stimulus to function. Great video btw!!!

I started with doulingo and KZfaq (I’m not putting money into something I’m not guarantied to do) I’ve heavily been considering moving my focus to other things, these videos are handy, they organise the information to bring me to a decision

This is incredibly helpful and I appreciate this immensely.

Days of French and Swedish guy . I enjoy replaying your videos ( they are awesome) . Glad to see that your subscription has almost doubled in a week or so. I launched a challenge of Spanish on Busuu . I want to complete the whole course in a month . I already have completed A1 in 6 days (my score is 96 because of a little gender confusion) Wish me good luck . And I want to wish you good luck in your everyday life and language learning.😉

I'm listening to Make It Stick and right now and there's a quick mention of how filling in blank spaces of words consolidates learning and how the initial struggle is what makes it stay in long-term memory for much longer. I didn't like that exercise in Busuu either, but now I get it

Im so happy about the fact how u made a vid about this amazing app!

Subscribed. I like the way you present your ideas, the facts as you see them and toss in humor too. Thank you so much.

You’re my favorite language youtuber, I just bought busuu for a year since you recommended it and me and my boyfriend are gonna use this for starting French (he’s learning English) I’ll try to make a video maybe of my French progress one of these days and then what it’ll be like in a year. I hope it’ll be good.

"...shouldn't be corrected by Shifty McDumbass." You've got my sub, good sir.

Duolingo is good for me for Spanish because it lets me remember the words and grammar easier without trying. I also like the stories. The biggest problem is it's too repetitive and I waste a lot of time. But for Japanese, I prefer Busuu because it explains the grammar and it helps me remember the words properly. It also gives more than just translating and clicking a few buttons to make a scentense. I think it depends on the language you are learning. If Busuu was more repetitive (just a little ) it would be perfect, but if I really need to repeat things more I could just write, simple sentences (or read and listen)

thanks a lot for your very direct, informative and entertaining videos. You even convinced me to purchase Busuueven though I wasn't eager to spend money on language apps at first. Great, helpful content! thanks - again - a lot!!

Thank you for the review. New subscriber and BUSUU user!

I’m trying to learn Spanish and have recently downloaded Duo and Busuu. Busuu gives me a more structured experience right away. And this video confirms Busuu is the go-to app for learning a new language... Thank you for the comparison and I will be going premium on Busuu 👍🏼

I started using busuu 20 days ago and I finished a1 in spanish and I got back to repeat it while continuing through a2 its impressive and very practical .

Well, i started to learn English when I was 16 using mainly Rosetta Stone, of course I made several different things(listening, practicing with some friends who lived in UK, writing practices, etc), but my core vocabulary at the beginning was from that app, I don't know, I always recommended it because it worked for me. Anyway, as I'm now learning Japanese I feel encouraged to try Bussu. Thanks for the video

Just getting in minute 8 I was like okay u CONVINCED ME! Let's TO GO DOWNLOAD IT!!!! ✨

Hello again, thanks for this review I'll definately start using busuu from now, can't express enough how much I love your videos I hope the algorithm picks you up soon

Learning polish and had Duolingo for over 500 days. Learnt a lot of words and no where near close to being comfortable in having a conversation. 3 days into Busuu and it’s brilliant. Was getting demoralised thinking I would never get it but after only 3 days with Busuu I am very confident. So good

I'm using it right now to learn Italian and to brush up on my French and the progress surprised me, every other app or course almost made me give up but you're absolutely right, if something makes sense it's more likely to stick

Excellent channel, excellent video, thanks for help me to discover Busuu, I'm spanish native. I appreciate you work a lot, thanks so much.

I liked this video. I like your style. Subscribed and will try it. Duolingo 320 day streak but started memrise and Clozemaster and utalk and dozens they all have good and bad. Agree the only way to be fluent is to talk it with natives. I started reading short stories Watching tv shows with no sub titles Set phone and computer to target language Listen to music of that language All of this seems to help. This streak thing annoying. I do minimum of duolingo each day as I don’t want to lose my streak where really I am taking a week to learn three new words that I will forget as the next lesson will be over repetitive on the new set of words.

This review makes a lot of thoughtful points. I’ve used Busuu for Italian, French and German. There is a lot of content there but it’s uneven: sometimes it’s very strong but then other times quite weak. I think this review oversells the strengths, but it’s also quite honest about the weaknesses. I do think Busuu has a lot to offer for those who really get into it and this review he makes some good suggestions about how to do that. I found that when I took extensive notes and went over difficult things again and again, I got a lot out of it.

Okay, you convinced me. I'll head Busuu's way now 😁 I keep on meaning to learn Spanish, as I watch a LOT of shows that are in Spanish, or have a good amount of Spanish language, and I would love to not have to use subtitles.

I will have to say you are right. I have been using Babbel for German and thought it was pretty good, but based on your video I downloaded and started using Busuu today. I like it so much better.

I agree w you 100 percent,,,,,I m in 3 Duolingo courses German. Russian . And Hebrew. I speak English and Spanish fluently but u are correct. I got so disappointed w Duo.......I tried bussu before n lost my comp, access so I quited but I m back.......if all goes well I 'll do French then when I feel comfortable w Hebrew n German. Thanks ur info is great😑

After using Duolingo non-stop at least an hour every day for almost a year now, and having looked into busuu for about a week, I can see why people might think Busuu is better, but If I had to choose one app to use, I would still stick with Duolingo. Yes, most people will probably get bored of using Duolingo, but drilling in the repetitions and engraining the grammar subconsciously through trial and error has helped me so much once I started branching into other resources and exercises. Duolingo tests your knowledge of certain grammar points by forcing you to be comfortable in manipulating in various forms. Busuu, however lacks enough exercises to hit home the point if you were just using it - especially for learners who aren't focusing and want to get their daily tasks finished. I strongly believe to master something you have to put in the time to perfect the basics, and Duolingo does that through the reps. For a lot of language learners who don't have the patience - especially new learners - it's probably more important to retain their attention and motivation to continue learning. However, if you are focused and are self-motivated, you don't need something to tell you that you're progressing. But, as using one app doesn't limit you from using the other, using both would be very complimentary as you would get the exercise practice from Duolingo and the interactivity from Busuu. PLUS Duolingo's free resources are WAY better than Busuu's free resources. To access a lot of the content on Busuu, you have to get premium, and I honestly don't think it's worth it because there are so many other resources that can do what Busuu does (Hellotalk for partners, SRS tools like memrise and anki). TLDR: At first glance for new language learners who give up easily, Busuu is probably better. Duolingo is better to drill that knowledge until it becomes second nature. Use both to get maximize learning.

I love busuu, I watched your last video on Busuu about a month ago and I love it

Thanks so much for the help. Am now subscribed to Busuu :)

While the site doesn't seem much use to me, (I tested B2 in both my target languages. However, there are some lessons I wouldn't mind reinforcing here or there.) , I was impressed at the proficiency test. Definitely more in-depth than Duo. I'll definitely send this site to some friends and keep it around for when I finally get around to German.

I actually laughed out loud "Shifty McDumbass" :)

thank you for your advice I am using Busuu for three days now. it is really usefull

Many thanks for your words of wisdom; learning something new keeps ones brain healthy! Keep safe.

Great review👍 I'm sure I've mentioned it before but I agree that Busuu is truly the best app out there! I only wish they could add another level.

So... Anyone here still remember when Busuu had a garden where you had a tree representing each language which grew with every completed lesson, and could water flowers and get scarecrows etc. to decorate it ? Edit: and Busuu berries! Pretty sure they're also gone by now xD

This was a great review of a language learning app. Best of luck in your quest to learn Swedish and French. I will check out Busuu today.

I downloaded this app because I watched this video. I have no regrets. Thank you so much.

I’ve really started to get bored with Duolingo. I do it every day but don’t feel like I’m learning much. I will try out bussu, I’ve never heard of it!

they've gotten bored and started watching pewdiepie: i'm dying ahahaha

Wonderful review thank you for this video. I cant wait to upgrade my Japanese.

awesome review. Thank you!

Hey man, awesome video! I think i'll get a busuu subscription asap, and combine it with Assimil (I am on lesson 21 so far.) Have you ever tried Babbel and Lingvist? Really hard to pick one of those apps. So many options.

I used Premium Busuu to learn some Japanese for about a month or two, at first focusing on phrases and words, then switching to learning the characters first, and it worked a hell of a lot better than apps like Duolingo. It really is an excellent site/app and I highly suggest it. I learned 40 Hiragana and got all of them in my long term memory in about a week before I stopped. I only stopped using it because I wanted to start learning Korean instead. I totally love it and if they would ever add Korean to their list of languages, I'd jump back onto their site in half a heart beat.

Great review, thank you!

I just signed up for Busuu after watching this video, to learn Italian! :D I'm a little disappointed that there is no Swedish, so I can't contribute by helping people who are learning Swedish there. Otherwise it seems great, thanks for your review! Cheers from Sweden

Shifty McDumbarse, love it :-)

Man, I’m really hoping they come out with a korean course soon. For now I’m going to do japanese since it’s my 2nd interest.

I appreciate your honest and thorough review of Busuu from having previously used the popular app Duolingo. In my opinion the only real benefit of Duolingo that’s worth the time are the stories. They are more so “real life” conversations which can help learning a language more enjoyable. Unfortunately the stories are only available for a select few languages. That said, my first experience using Busuu is that it’s more streamlined to start beginners in conversational situations. No more “boy and dog eats apples” sentences. Seems pointless to learn. This is something pointed out in this video. So far Busuu is living up to the hype. Looking forward to one day finishing the course. Thanks again for the great review. Cheers.

great video. appreciate you going into depths about the app.

I think that in order to provide reviews and corrections, the person would have to confirm their English fluency (or any language) and perhaps sit through a qualification test (like the one in the B2 of the app). Though this method might have some flaws in it, it would greatly reduce the number of inaccurate corrections. The test shouldn't really be too extensive though or else people would be lazy to take it.

I used Duolingo years ago for a couple of languages but definitely felt like it only scratched the surface and wouldn't actually teach the language. I am a language teacher myself and understand the process pretty well. I decided to try out Busuu and pay for it. I started learning Spanish, but after watching this video I became interested in French. I already speak French at the advanced level, but there were some words in this review I didn't know and some little cultural tidbits I wanted to be more familiar with. Also, I never have the opportunity to have my own French listened to and corrected by native speakers, so I jumped at the chance for that. For me, I really love the ability to record myself and have others listen, and I love being able to give back by helping others, and I feel like I can do that in an effective way since I'm a language teacher. I also like the feature that allows you to save certain vocabulary words. Obviously I know the majority of the words in the program already for French, but I've run into a few I didn't know and being able to "star" them and only study those without having to wade through a sea of easy words has been great. The cultural tidbits are awesome and I can't wait to pass some of them onto my students next year. I plan to take this app as far as I can in Spanish because I wish to be fluent one day. I learned Japanese in college but have since pretty much forgotten so I plan to try that language out after Spanish as well. As a language teacher, I think that this is probably one of the best ways to get the basics of communication, grammar, and vocab down so you can start actually communicating with native speakers. I've taken various classes in a language but they are not self-paced and they spent so much time focusing on simple words and grammar that you never actually get to the important parts of communication. This app allows you to learn the basics at your own pace and get to the B1/B2 level where you can move on to authentic input like videos, movies, songs, etc. If I have any suggestions for it, I would like it to specify which dialect of Arabic it teaches (there are many distinct dialects, I assume it teaches Modern Standard Arabic but that actually isn't very useful for communication). I would love to see Vietnamese on there as well as Hindi or Swahili. I also would really love to see languages like Welsh, Irish, and languages spoken by indigenous populations in countries that have a different "official language" (such as Navajo or Maori).

I managed to complete an official A1.1 german level all by myself and Busuu, I really loved it! I bought a 1 year membership for -supposedly- half the price, the App said I was level A2 after 8 or 9 months, but I stopped learning for a few months and started formal clases and they put me in level A1.2 after de diagnosing exam, so I'm pretty happy with the results!! The feature of interacting with natives it's unvaluable!

Awesome review! Thanks man. Just signed up through your link. I got 30% off (not sure if that's directly related or not)

Hey guys! Sorry about the rubbish compression on this one (it'll be fixed with the next video!) - I accidentally exported a 25 minute video that just had 10 minutes of black at the end, and then I needed to quickly remove that bit, so I just used the basic program to cut that bit rather than doing another 2 hour export, but that compressed the video significantly. To be honest it's annoying me haha... But BUSUU doesn't annoy me. Busuu makes me happy. How about you?

I finished Duolingo and Busuu with both apps the most you can get is A2 level.

Cool review,thx,ive just downloaded the app

I completely agree, I just tried it like right now, and I have to say, I haven't seen something like this. For example, in the Japanese course, they actually include small but important facts in-between learning the basic Hello and Nice to meet you. Like bowing, which is crucial in Japan. As someone who is beyond that beginner stage, I would've loved to know this when I first began. It makes it seem less cluttered, and I like how it has those made-up conversations, that you most likely would have in real life.I would've felt like it was simple, and that I could go on further. I also agree that native speakers correcting you is very very important as well. I guess I'll have to keep using it.

YO! Unfortunately, some of the information in this review is no longer correct, and some of it wasn't complete at the time. For example, I have it from many people that Busuu is no good for Russian, Japanese or Arabic. Personally I thought it was fine for Chinese but that was like 2 lessons... Also, after almost a year of delay, Busuu finally created the possibility of an affiliate link for me... but they sent me to an EXTREMELY clunky website to try to be approved as an affiliate. After this review generated them a lot of income without them having to pay for anything, I was disappointed that this is the best they could do for me... they could have done this a year ago. If you are going to use Busuu, Google "Busuu 50% off code" and save yourself some money. That's all. Cheers.

Thanks for the 15 minute ad!

Thank you for the review! Your English is amazing lol I'm thinking to start working on French, so let's see. And I'm going to share this video :)

Great review and you are a natural, pleasant and believable commentator.....says Elise