i hate that you cant learn from the webrowser now 
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i fell bad for ya
I also agree with the comments that the new layout looks childish.
I accidentally updated, forgetting about this drastic layout change and wishing I hadnāt. I use Memrise at work, as a teacher in my down-time. Luckily the website layout hasnāt changed, because to open such an application looks more like playing a game for kids than studying. Itās put me off opening it on the train, and elsewhere, for this single reason. I might just delete the app altogether.
It would be nice if the users could have a choice of interface, as although this layout doesnāt work for me, I imagine children really like it. Iād prefer something much more simple and targeted towards adult learners.
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Why canāt you?
The latest version is a classic case of over tinkering.
It happens quite often in programming.
Just when they get it right, someone has a new, great idea and then they overdo it and botch it.
Clearly, Memrise programmers never have to use their final product in a learning situation.
Disappointing.
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I was a beta tester for the Memrise iOS apps, too, but work has kept me quite busy recently. And for a while I missed updatesā¦ Then I saw the new icon in my iPad. No idea how long the new format was tested, but it is definitely different than any version I saw!
Even while I was beta-testing the iOS app, I much preffered to use the website for courses such as Urdu or Arabic, and at least on my iPad thatās still possible. Now Iāll be using Safari for my French courses, too. Cāest la vie. No offline access, but wifiās more common than rockets. 
@tariqnisarahmed ~ did offline access disappear with the recent iOS update ? It is still available on v 2.1.16 (2411). Wifi may be common in most parts of the world, but not all. Offline access is important.
Itās just awful.
Iām looking into LingQ at the moment.
I may have to change over to them.
I wonder if they have the same problem as we do - the programmers not listening to what the users want!
Thanks for the great new courses, though (especially Russian)!
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@Lien - I hope all is well with you. Thank you for the response. This is certainly good news, at least for us āold timersā. It does beg the obvious question though. How will Memrise determine who is a ālong-term loyal Memriserā and who is not when it comes to future updates ?
For instance, there is an update out now, but I havenāt installed it yet (mainly because of the uncertainty of this particular functionality). Because of where I live, I depend on offline access a lot. I canāt lose this, even if it means never updating again.
So if I install future updates (which I had faithfully always done in the past) how will Memrise know to keep offline access for my instance, but not include it for others utilizing the same update version ? Do you somehow verify against the original activity date, or something like that ?
P.S. I like your forum title āchief cheerleaderā. For a long time people used to jokingly call me that too because I would always recommend Memrise to them. It makes me smile every time I see it now next to your name. 
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Is it determined by the account age (e.g. 3 months old) or by the sign up date (e.g. < februrary 2016)
Basically, can new users eventually become old users?
@Lien - May be Memrise will also consider giving Pro to those who is active in the forums and/or reports bugs?
May be 
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Memrise your the god of internet love your app and service 
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Aw thank you, Memrise loves you too 
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Two items - 1) Why isnāt my picture that appears on all courses i am active in, showing up on this new forum? 2) Is there any way now to comment or mention errors on a specific course without broadcasting your comments to everybody? This new format appears very NON-user friendly and I at least will not be using to very often. gustav46