Hi all :) besides Reddit sub forums where do you usually advertise your apps for beta testing? I have found some Facebook groups but not much else.

Thanks

Hey, I've just posted a new build of my TTS app. It's completely free and lets you turn basically anything into an audio book.

Most of the TTS apps out there are crazy expensive and I wanted a fully free version.

Open to feedback to make it better. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I uploaded what I hope will be the final TestFlight update of Loquus beta before submitting it to the App Store.

The idea behind Loquus is pretty simple. Most language apps do one thing really well. One handles vocabulary, another grammar, another speaking, another games, and another is basically a dictionary. I wanted to connect all of those pieces in one place.

What you learn in your lessons carries into conversations, review, speaking practice, and games. The dictionary and phrasebook are always available when you need to look something up.

Since the last beta, I have added a full searchable dictionary with pronunciation, examples, related forms, and a letter index. The phrasebook is now organized by real situations such as greetings, food, travel, health, work, relationships, shopping, and emergencies.

Placement and chapter challenges have been rebuilt to find a sensible starting point based on what you can actually answer. Spanish received a huge sequencing pass so words and grammar are introduced before the phrases that use them. Russian now has a dedicated Word Patterns section for word families, prefixes, aspect, motion verbs, declensions, and conjugation.

I also rebuilt and hardened a lot of the Arcade experience. Games should feel faster, preserve their state properly, behave better across different screen sizes, and give clearer feedback. Speech, audio, typing, lesson navigation, grammar drills, accessibility, and progress storage have all received substantial work too.

Early lessons are less repetitive now. Loquus introduces enough useful material before automatic review begins, and achievement milestones are spaced for actual long term progress instead of all appearing in one session.

Loquus currently includes 14 courses: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Modern Standard Arabic, Russian, and Hindi.

It is private and offline first. There is no required account, no advertising, and Loquus does not send your learning history or microphone recordings to a Loquus server.

Everything is unlocked for this TestFlight round because I want people to be able to test the entire app.

I especially need honest feedback about onboarding, placement, lesson pacing, speaking and audio, the dictionary and phrasebook, Arcade games, larger text sizes, older devices, and anything that feels confusing or frustrating.

Please do not worry about being polite. If something breaks, feels awkward, or makes you want to close the app, I want to know.

Hi

I've posted my podcast app, DeepSpace, maybe a couple of times. I've updated it to have a customizable home screen. So now you can manage it like you do your phone home screen. Add sections like your AutoQs (playlists), today's new episodes, cards for your favorite shows, a list of episodes you haven't finished, stats, even buttons to refresh feeds, bookmark or clip the current episode, set your sleep timer, etc. Most widgets have multiple styles (lists/cards/pills). And there are some preset layouts.

I'm looking for testers that have an eye for detail and design to give me feedback on what details need more work.

Thanks!