I use Memrise primarily on the Android app, and I am a pro user. I just received a survey from them that was extremely limited in what it asked, three questions that took 30 seconds to answer, but the frustrating part is that it didn’t allow me to actually let them know what I would like to see to keep me going as a paying member.
So I resort to this forum in the hopes that they will listen,
I also use Duolingo, however, it has a major shortcoming, in that once you have completed the course, you have no way to improve further, whereas with Memrise, I am on French 5 and there are still two more courses to go.
But what’s maddening is that you added two features that seem to be prototyped. The Grammabot and Chats.
I absolutely love these! But there are only 4 Grammabot lessons and 2 Chats lessons. You need to expand these HEAVILY!
While for the most part I find Memrise superior to Duolingo, Duolingo has added two new features that are quickly making it a superior product.
Duolingo Stories and Duolingo Bots. The stories take about 10 minutes to complete and are a complete conversation that really help to see a language in context and not just memorizing a bunch of short phrases. Same with the Bots, they teach you to converse.
The Memrise people need to understand that they can’t rest on their laurels. If they want to stay on top, add a “live conversation” feature, where native speakers are talking and having a full conversation. Quiz us on what’s being said to test our comprehension. Expand the Grammabot and Chats beyond the 6 you have now, and you will have me keeping my Pro membership active.
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