Chatterbug Reviews

I m a language educator with years of

I m a language educator with years of experience and wanted to test this app out It s clunky there s no real structure to the curriculum and when trying to cancel after the free week trial I was given the run around Please stay away from this app

Avoid Avoid Avoid Julia is in the wrong line of work

So Beware their customer service is terrible I hadn t logged into ChatterBug for a couple of months I had a 20Euro subscription plan for 1 1 1 speaking lesson per month I got busy and wasn t keeping up with my speaking however I just assumed they were still charging me and I wasn t that worried about it because you get a 1 month to use your monthly credit Then I got a message that said your account is suspended Great no problem I figured it was them doing me a solid because I haven t been able to log in and I lost 1 speaking session Then the next day I get a charge So I log in to see what s going on It says your account is suspended due to non payment Well This is the first I ve heard on a non payment No email no heads up whatsoever In comes Julia Julia doesn t answer my inquiries trying to figure out what is going on for 2 days because they have THREATENED me that they are going to smear my credit Fine so we talk and she says some long winded blah blah blah So I ask for brass tax Do I owe you money Yes or No Julia then says not even joking As I told you No And I would appreciate a friendlier tone You have no reason to talk to me like that EXCUSE ME Like what When was asking a direct question considered unfriendly In what world and on what planet does Julia live on where she is the customer service agent and I am the customer but I need to couch a direct question with cushions flowers and honey to make HER happy Anyway this left such a bad taste in my mouth that I would NEVER recommend this company The customer service is out of their minds and not really doing their job I will tell ANYONE who will listen this story because it is so bananas I have NEVER had anything like that happen to me I seriously I hope I never again Have a good day

Recommend

So of course what you really want to achieve with your language learning enough to get by enough to order a coffee maybe to be able to discuss in detail any subject understand everything you hear express yourself spontaneously and fluently in any situation and read anything with ease will dictate heavily how you chose to go about it That being said I have been learning German off and on for a very long time The bottom line is the best app much like exercise equipment is the one you actually USE I am one of those learners that needs to use multiple resources which cover the material in different ways This does NOT come to me easily I have seen most of the programs books apps used most of them follow most of them all the biggees and lots of the newbies off an on for years Podcasts Instagram posts Facebook groups Daily Emails while all can be extremely helpful and reinforce throughout each day every day what is being learned and help build active and passive vocabulary none of those alone will do the trick Even if you are a Polyglot you will still be using lots of resources If you are not working on Listening Speaking Reading and Writing consistently then it will take a long time to have even a passing amount of fluency because all of those activities combined really supercharge the learning process Otherwise you ll probably just learn enough to keep you out of trouble As to actual apps I have found a few to be really helpful in creating that basis upon which to build a proper foundation without skipping and reinforcing everything along the way The apps that I use DAILY include Chatterbug top of the list HerrProfessor Memrise Readlang VHS Lern-Portal Free and mirrors the Goethe and Telc exam structure Nachrichtleicht and of course follow a lot of IG and Youtube teachers with Dein Sprachcoach at the top of the list for quick thematic daily German exposure Again the best app s are the ones you actually deliberately use My little melting pot of German language materials is working for me Best of luck to all on your journeys

Nice and intuitive interface

Nice and intuitive interface where learning German becomes somewhat more fun I would recommend it Has 30 day trial without paying

Efficient and Fun

I have been using the platform for several months now and I have to say that I am very pleased Chatterbug is the perfect combination of vocabulary practice grammar and conversation The live lesson teachers are engaging fun and explain things well I definitely recommend Chatterbug to anyone trying to learn a language

Chatterburg is for sure the best

Chatterburg is for sure the best platform to learn a language online I started at the A2 level of German and in about a year I was able to pass the B1 level The teachers are very dedicated and the classes are very dynamic

Convenient and effective

I have been using Chatterbug for five months now and I am enjoying it and feel that I have been making some real progress Much thanks to the tutors I meet in the live lessons they are always so friendly and encouraging I think the format of having excersises to work on together with the tutor in the live lesson takes away the potential awkwardness of being in a video conference with someone you don t know Besides the excersises are varied and are not becoming boring after a couple of months There is always something new Another feature that I really like is that after watching a video you get the option to write a short piece about what you saw You can then chose to have this corrected by a tutor Normally I am getting my writing back corrected in less than an hour they are so quick There are also reading excersises and flash cards for you to study on your own Long story short I am a fan and strongly recommend it

A Comprehensive Language Learning Tool

I ve been using Chatterbug for well over a year now and its helped me speak German to a level that I thought I was impossible The live lessons are a great way to practice with a native speaker and the study activities really help you learn the grammar and vocab It s a great tool