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✓ Don't get this app!WORSE THAN USELESS!!.Version: 2.4
✓ So soThis app is pretty decent for learning random vocab.Version: 2.4
✓ A fun and convenient way to learn.Recently almost useless with city and holiday names. You may get 1 useful word or phrase a week..Version: 5.0
✓ Pretty good, though.....I do like his app but I think it would be better if there was either more than one a day and sometimes a few phrases instead I forget the words I've learned the next week because it's slow. Other than that it's pretty good..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Fail!Update, but other than that...It's been a pretty good app, with some unusual and interesting phrases, easy to use and the like. The latest update, however, means it refuses to launch; very dissapointing that it's gone so long without being fixed..Version: 0
✓ Useless..Version: 2.3.1
✓ The jap appThis app is not great cause of the one word a day; a little dissapointing.Version: 0
✓ Update 2.3.3Add me to the list of users annoyed that the latest update just crashes it. Please fix..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Ehhhh.......it's okayAlright the app is ok but barely. Some of the romaji translations are off like today for example. The word was early but what what said was different than what was written. How can one learn if they are not being taught the right way? I want to learn Japanese but the developers, in my opinion, should start teaching us to read it kanji by kanji instead of thrusting words in our face that aren't even correct half the time..Version: 0
✓ HangsHangs on the loading screen. Word of the day also started becoming a bit random, giving the names of rock bands etc. Not very helpful if you're trying to learn the language.Version: 4.1.1
✓ Truth be toldYou start with like no words, then receive words over time. the words i get are useless katakana translations of western words like" du-ra-i-ya" for hairdryer, or "chi-pu" for tip. first kanji i got was wrong. the kanji translation given said "search everywhere" that kanji really means phone number. i never deleted anything but i got rid of this, dont download - save yourself time and disappointment. takes up alot of space too (300mb). almost all features locked in non-paid app.Version: 3.2
✓ DisappointedThe app is currently stuck on the same word of the day from the day before the upgrade. The badge indicates that a new word is available and I receive the push notification, but the word remains the same. This current version is unusable. Too bad an update isn't sent out to rollback to the previous version until the issues with this version is fixed..Version: 3.0
✓ It's just okayThis is fine for a free app but if you are trying to seriously learn Japanese it won't do much. It does not distinguish between kanji, hiragana, and katakana making words difficult to learn. I only recommend this if you just wanna see kind of like a little fact everyday-but nothing you will retain and certainly nothing that will help you learn Japanese..Version: 3.2.2
✓ AnnoyingThis app was okay but it was annoying enough that it only gave you one random word a day (making it impossible to put a phrase together). And now to audio is disabled and whenever I try to update it it takes over 5 minutes to start loading or it stops OR just doesn't load period. I honestly would not recommend this app unless you have a LOT of time on your hands..Version: 3.1.1
✓ HelpIt told me to create an account but then it won't actually create one for me it's just faulty and it's a shame because it looks like it could be a good app but it won't let me access anything :(.Version: 3.2.2
✓ This app is OK but beware of themThis free app is basic but OK. Be careful not to upgrade or get sucked into paying for any products from this company as in my experience they are a total ripoff and you will be very disappointed..Version: 3.2
✓ Put it back to how it was before!!!You seem to believe that just because you made it look fancy, it's better. Well it's a lot worse now! It doesn't give me a new word unless I sync my iPod on the computer, and it takes FOREVER TO DO ANYTHING ON IT!!!!! Fix it, or change it back..Version: 3.0
✓ UpdateJust Got the update and now this app is less than useless as the audio no longer works. Wouldn't allow me to post without stars!!.Version: 3.1
✓ Ripped OffI am a premium member of Japanesepod101 and received an email from Innovative touting the merits of the new version 4 of WordPower. I already had WordPower through the in-app upgrade from the LT version. Well, guess what. There is no difference! Supposedly this version has 4000 vocabulary words, but it is no different than the previous version and has a little less than 1000 words - half of the 2000 that is advertised. As others have said, many of the words in the latest two versions are of little value other than as advertisements. For example, Japan Top 100 words in the drink category there are a total of 10 words, 5 of which are brand names. I contacted Innovative and am still waiting for a reply. What a waste of money!.Version: 4.0.3
✓ Desperately needs an updatePremium + user of JapanesePod101. The ABUNDANT ads recommended this app, and, wanting to take full advantage of my premium+ membership I downloaded it. I have to pay for this app on top of my membership... You could at least bundle them in for premium users... Also definitely would NOT pay 9.99 for the app in its current state. Please PLEASE update for iPhone X. The entire Innovative app family could use a face lift if I'm honest. Love the content but the packaging needs some love.Version: 5.0
✓ Ok, I guessThis app was pretty cool at first. I tired out the free app first to see if it could help,me with my studies it's pretty basic on the quizzes. Great job on the explanations of the translations! BUT. The word of the day is really NOT on the basic learners level! You wait everyday to see words like: National Baseball Championship, shoulder blade, ten trillion and sprain!? Not really everyday words!? Not something that a beginner needs to know either!? How about words like: I forgot, I have that, I know that, and how do I get that. It's basic japanese. It should focus on basic words and expressions. I am living in Japan and I not seen one app, book or web site that tells you how to say "I forgot". It's always full of sentences, phrases, and words that only business people and advanced level speakers know. But this app has potential to bridge that gap. I hope that decide to do so. Until then. I give it a 2 Sorry.Version: 4.0.3
✓ 日本語でHaving studied a little Japanese before, this was perfect. However, the latest update has left no audio function! please can this be fixed .Version: 3.1
✓ MrTo me it's useful..Version: 0
✓ 3starsEfficient but slow.Version: 0
✓ Annoying...Annoying that alerts about new words are sent at midnight every night.Version: 5.0
✓ ;3It's bitesize. A new word everyday but I would like more of a 'word bank' to choose from, that's all :).Version: 2.4
✓ What a silly appThis app would be ok except most of the words sent are English words in Katakana (not really Japanese at all) If not they are stupid words like the name of a particular person or train station or city which are not going to improve your Japanese at all. It also sends the words to your phone at midnight which is also a little annoying..Version: 4.0.3
✓ Pointless wordsI have this in French and Swedish and the words of the day are practical and useful words like "car" or "electrical outlet" but for some reason the word of days in the Japanese version are hyper-advanced colloquial terms that would otherwise only be learned through advanced conversation from extended immersion. Words like "Hokkaido line", some political figure from the 80s, or (my favorite): "No left turns except for motor vehicles". I wish they would dumb it down a bit and use words that they can incorporate into the sample sentences so we can understand how the language works as opposed to knowing random trivia questions..Version: 4.0.3
✓ It's okIt's ok.Version: 5.0
✓ PainfulDeleted this from my iPad as it was as good as useless. New problem arose, always trying to download ,even after deletion. Up to , at least ,the 50th attempt to delete..Version: 4.0.3
✓ AnnoyingWas ok till update now refuses to launch! Fix it please..Version: 0
✓ OrangeUseful tool and learn one by one..Version: 0
✓ Not there yetGreat concept, but sorry, the execution's not there yet. As others have commented, the sound doesn't work (for me, it didn't work with or without headphones) and the translations are bizarrely off. Today's word is "eki" (train station) -- translated as "stop (for publish transportation)". I assume that's supposed to be "public", not that it would be a particularly helpful definition if it were correctly spelled. I wouldn't have understood the definition if I didn't already know the word..Version: 0
✓ Dame da/sometime laterOnce again a new version is freezing up, new word that appears magically at midnight must have missed the bus I think the crashing and other technical difficulties have been fixed. Suggested improvements might include a hint as to how a word might be used (some words have a cloudiness about them). Too, too many non-japanese words. If we don't know a word our natural inclination is to say an English word with a Japanese twang any way. Everytime a new version comes across it crashes and then we lose the word bank. Nata wa gokiburo da yo. Totemo tanoshii kedo.... I have found that if I delete the app and then reinstall the app will work again, but word bank is gone. Maybe that is the intent..Version: 0
✓ Only 1 wordFree app but only 1 word comes with this app. Don't waste time to download it..Version: 3.2
✓ Kind of helpfulIt'd be nice if there were more commonly used words of the day. Also, I'm telling everyone not to upgrade. It's expensive and doesn't prove to be a great helper. An addition that would be nice would be something that shows where certain sentence segments (Adjective, noun, etc.) go at certain times. The app isn't a complete waste. It helps a decent amount with some words at least ^.^ ~~~~~Robot-Seraph.Version: 4.0.3
✓ CcaaqweIt's not showing up after first usage..Version: 0
✓ Poor file namesI have installed several of the WordPower Lite applications for different languages. The problem is that on the computer, they are all named "WordPowerLt 1.2.ipa" regardless of the language. When more than one of these applications is installed, then your hard drive will be filled with a bunch of files named ""WordPowerLt 1.2.ipa", ""WordPowerLt 1.2 1.ipa", ""WordPowerLt 1.2 2.ipa" and so on, regardless of the language. Even on the iPhone home screen, all the applications are just named "WordPowerLt". After opening an application and viewing the Info for each application, every one of them is just named ""WordPower Lite V1.2". This is just plain lazy and sloppy. Developers should not get lazy with file names. The name of the file on the hard drive and the name of the application displayed on the iPhone should all be the same as the name that is displayed in iTunes..Version: 0
✓ Okこんいちは！ Not the best app for learning Japanese but a good supplement for someone who knows the basics....Version: 0
✓ Crashes and not getting fixedThis was great for a while. A new word each day. Now it's been crashing at start-up since last year. Since then there's been two updates claiming to fix bugs, but it still doesn't work. Shame..Version: 2.4
✓ ClunkyI got this mainly for the flash cards. Well, for whatever reason I cannot get it to show me more than one card in a row. There might be twenty words in the category I've selected and each time it'll pick a different card, but always just one and then the session is done and I've either scored 100% or 0%. To say the least this doesn't give me much indication of my progress. I tried to email support via the app, which said "your device cannot send email" (fairly certain it can, pal) and when I tried to submit a support query online from my PC I got "failed to send your message. Please try later or contact administrator by other way". Best avoided if you want any kind of support..Version: 4.5
✓ Doesn't update dailyDaily updates don't happen.Version: 4.5.2
✓ Great!I really like this app, it's useful and I'm really learning something every day. Worth having if you're curious about the Japanese language..Version: 0
✓ ReviewIt is RUBBISH!.Version: 3.2.2
✓ Warning-Patience RequiredIf your the type of person who wants to look up a certain word then this is NOT what you would want. Firstly when you use it it shows you a random word, then you add it to the word bank, after that you practise that word with flash cards. Then the next day (no internet connection required by the way) another word pops up then you learn that word via flashcard or listening to it while revising the last word. Believe it or not but it actually works that is if you spend time on it. All in all its handy say if your just interested in another language but unfortunally you carnt pick a subject or even the word you are going to get next, what realy bugs me is if you forget to check for the word then you wont get it in other words for example if you miss out for 3 days you expect 3 words icluding the one that day which happens alot. If I was you look for something better but its fun to use..Version: 0
✓ OkayI haven't really done much with it yet but I'm sure I'll learn something from it if I take the time to try. It seems like a pretty good app..Version: 0
✓ Did this really happen?So, my whole wordbank dissapeared when I got the update.... Thanks, now I can't look at the words I had..Version: 0
✓ Still no audioSince updated audio no longer works on iPad. Audio was reinstated on iPhone but not iPad, please fix as I really like the app otherwise..Version: 3.1.1
✓ CrashingMine was really good up until about day twenty, now it won't let me get onto it and crashes before the page opens up. Can this get fixed? I don't want to have to reinstall and lose my saved words..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Not badPretty good app.Version: 4.1.1
✓ ...It's stuck on 'fast, soon'! Im not getting any new words!!!!.Version: 2.4
✓ Worth every cent of "free"Really like the audio pronunciation of each word, it's what elevates this app from "meh" to "cool"... a big help!.Version: 0
✓ Los AngelesThis app is a complete waste of time and money!!!!! In using the app over a few months it was fine, the learning pace was slow but tolerable. It created a word a day database that I could review and build my Japanese vocabulary. When the new app upgrade came out it completely wiped out all the words I had been trying so hard to learn. It made all my hard work wasted in one app upgrade. When I emailed the company on this they said they would look into it, and nothing has happened!!!! Bottom line this app is a joke!!! Don't waste your time or money..Version: 3.0
✓ SilentNo more sonpund since the last update :-(.Version: 4.5
✓ Decent but limitedLimited to only one word a day- even a casual learner has time for more than that! I suppose for free it's worth it - but; you get what you pay for. Also, often my words and audio files did not match- it seems that there is no reload funtion either... I was thinking about shelling out for the full program- but 10 bucks? Just not worth it when there is such a fatal flaw in the system! Good luck and god bless you if you waste your money on this horrible version of the program!.Version: 0
✓ Not worth the space, or effortThe only reason why I kept this app was for the audio. Now that it's gone, I find myself not really using the app. Apparently the update removed buttons that don't work or don't have content for iPhone/iPod users. I guess the first gen iPad counts too, judging by a previous review. I assume that the audio coming out of our speakers when we hit the audio button is not there, even though we can clearly hear it. The rate at which you "learn" words is slow. I'd rather have my space back. If you're only offering a word a day, why not have it download daily, or at least on a weekly basis, so I can have those precious MBs back. The app is basically useless, unless you pay. I think using Google Translate works better than this, seeing as only one word, repeat, one word, a day is given. Not even a phrase, not even a greeting of some sort, nor a simple, commonly-used sentence is given. Just one word. I was given one phrase in the time I had this app, and it did not help whatsoever. I'd have to piece it together, which isn't easy since Japanese does not use the same sentence structure as English uses. I'm better off learning from sites I find off Google..Version: 3.1
✓ Just update. Some issues.It's been ok. But just updated and romanization is messed up I think and the more tab doesn't work. More words would be helpful, categories? Images to associate with words... Please fix. Thanx..Version: 3.2
✓ Dislike this update..The latest update has taken my app from paid to free. I can not find a way to convince it otherwise. So it wants me to buy it again... Yeah, I don't think so. Sad too because I did like it. Though the old version I know had a number of words with the wrong audio file and a couple of the words appeared twice. Still, saying "Update me!" then "Buy me again!" really ticked me off..Version: 3.0
✓ Not loadingIt says its loading but it doesnt load. I cant get on it. Fix it, ASAP! If i could use it, it would be 4 stars..Version: 4.1.1
✓ Broken updateWas a good app before, but has become annoying and bloated since the last update. Constant crashes, a persistent badge notification that won't go away, words linked to the wrong audio files (the "handicaped seating" entry, for example), etc. I tried reinstalling it (and lost my word bank in the process), but no improvement. So I can only assume the app is just plain buggy now. I liked this app before. Very convenient for doing a little vocabulary building every day. But the bugs outweigh the usefulness at the moment..Version: 3.0
✓ NiceHowever you need to pay too many features to have access to some basic knowledge of Japanese let's say (I use the app to deepen my learning ).Version: 5.0
✓ It needs more wordsFor how many times I've seen repeated words on the last year it needs a better random word generator or at least no repeats in a longer time frame. Other then that I like the app. Most word apps only let you keep 10 word before you have to pay so this is good for my studies. I'd give it a 3.5/5.Version: 4.1.1
✓ DisappointedIt worked a couple times, what I saw looked good but now it just gets stuck on the loading screen a couple days after I downloaded it! I paid more for extra vocabulary, now it is useless to me. It only got 2 stars because of the potential if it actually worked. Overall, I'm NOT impressed..Version: 4.1.1
✓ Good, but currently brokenThis was an interesting app, until the latest update. Now the app crashes on launch on iPhone 4 and 3GS. Can we have this app back please?.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Could be greatI think it's pretty good in theory (listen, read, record, playback). I think it would be wonderful if there was around 10 words to start off with and It needs an update of 10 words each time to make it even better..Version: 2.4
✓ V1.5 update erases your wordbank!!! :-(Although the v1.5 update gives you the ability to add more than one word a day, it also erases the wordbank that you might've built up over months by launching the app every day! This is completely unacceptable and unprofessional on the part of the developers, showing such disregard for their users' time & effort. Skip this update & wait for the next one that does NOT trash your hard-earned wordbank!! I'll change my rating from one star after they fix this..Version: 0
✓ Word bank erasedThe latest update erased my wordbank which I had accumulated for months! Very disappointed!.Version: 0
✓ DesertUpdate, App no longer loads, but I still get the reminder every day that a new word is available. Think of this handy app as a little treat to go with the rest of your learn Japanese app collection. The only thing that would make this better is if they would build the word of the day into a sentence.Version: 0
✓ CrashingWorked great until last update Now whenever I attempt to open it it just crashes..Version: 0
✓ Great but...It's a great idea and a method if learning I was really enjoying until recantly when the app started crashing .Version: 2.4
✓ Free?I'm sorry but free is not what this is, this is like being promised a free sword and then finding out that the blade and shieth are optional extra's that will cost you an arm and a leg.Version: 0
✓ Wasted MoneyMost of the words of the day are useless; I listen to a lot of native speakers and don't see how knowing the name of a certain old political figure or a certain beer is going to help me jump into the conversation. The audio stopped operating though set for automatic audio. The courses have mere 1 to 10 words per category -- pitiful. Word Power could be a nice app but the content is lacking. Rather than being motivational as promised, the effect is exactly the opposite. This app would be bad enough if it were free, but for the cost I feel robbed..Version: 4.0.3
✓ Fix it please!!!Can't use it all, it won't even open....Version: 2.3.3
✓ No audioYou get 1 free word a day but DONT be fooled! The audio works for the first few words an then it stops working!! So glad I waited before spending £6.99 on the full version! Complete scam!! So not buy full app!!! Doesn't really matter of You download the free one though, just don't be fooled..Version: 3.2.2
✓ No audioNeeds fixed.Version: 3.2
✓ Worst language app there isThe writers of this program is having a laugh. It's more like trying to learn Japanese out of the dictionary. Not organisation to teach you, the programmer obviously has never taught anyone, not even bother to do a research before writing this program. DO NOT UPGRADE TO FULL VERSION!!!!.Version: 3.1.1
✓ Stopped workingStopped working after last update. Please fix..Version: 0
✓ It works ok but...Drop the Roman letters. They are so innaccurate. One big problem with this app is the voice over is hard to hear even in a quiet room. Using earplugs is mandatory. The VoiceOver is ok once you have earplugs but would prefer to not depend on them. Still needs to UPDATE the volume on the native speaker. I'm under the impression the full version has the same problem. One thing that would make the full version great is to add way more than 2000 words. There are other apps in this store that offer more for less. 9.99 is pretty steep..Version: 0
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