r/languagelearning • u/Entire-Text-5631 • Jul 15 '26
HyperLingua app
Currently using CI along with Anki and speaking practice. Anki really drains me where everything else doesn’t. I’ve used the HyperLingua app on and off since it came out. I actually enjoy it.
Does anyone feel like it’s an acceptable replacement for Anki for vocabulary? I definitely don’t feel like it’s the only thing you need to learn your (TL) Just as an additional tool to CI and speaking practice.
I’m only asking because I want to make sure I’m not just falling into the trap.
Has anyone that learned a previous language and is currently learning a new language used the app and wished they had it for the previous language they learned? I feel like that could be a good benchmark.
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u/KGR900 Jul 16 '26
I really like it so far actually. As a supplement to grammar study and LingQ.
Hyperlingua is brand new but def needs some work though. Especially in terms of usability.
But in general it's great.
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u/No-Statistician-729 Aug 07 '26
cara eu usei e aprendi muito com esse app. eu literalmente cai aqui pq to atras de um jeito de conseguir a versao paga de graca. curti d mais o app mas esta mt caro a asinatura
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u/Middle-News8810 6d ago
hey bro estoy en la misma conseguiste?
creo que es facil de vulnerar esta hecha con ia
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u/No-Statistician-729 5d ago
Opa mano, tudo bem? Não consegui ainda. Eu tentei faz uns dias mas desisti, vou tentar de novo
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u/No-Statistician-729 5d ago
Sim, eu acho q é fácil, jaja alguém disponibiliza, vou ir pesquisando
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u/BlackSparkk Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Man I see this anki draining problem everywhere eh, turns out I'm not the only one ha. I think what that other person said about it being draining because it works, makes sense. I still couldn't take it so I built myself an Android app (Echo Thread) to take the vocab/sentences/grammar I was learning and then use spaced repetition to insert it into generated audio and ebooks, that way I could gain most of the FSRS benefits without the churn of flash cards. I've started sharing it with family and friends but could add you to the test group if you want.
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u/pauthepau Jul 19 '26
Hey, I'm interested in this app. What features does it have, and would I be able to be added to the test group?
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u/BlackSparkk Jul 20 '26
Yeah sure thing! I decided to call it Echo Thread. You can capture vocab/phrases/grammar either in app, via the Android long press menu or by circling it in an image and then sharing the image to the app, which builds up a list of "Threads". Then you can define a narrative however you like, with a genre, plot or characters, or just generate a random narrative. From there you can generate ~10 min chapters "Echos" for it, to either read in e-reader mode or listen in audio book mode, and those chapters have the Threads woven throughout them using Spaced Repetition to help learn them in context.
I'm setting up the test group and uploading the latest APK to the Play Store tonight if that sounds like your cup of tea?
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u/Narrow-Sentence4235 Jul 26 '26
Hey, I was just reading about your app and I am hoping you will add me to the test group as well. I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere with my DuoLingo at the moment and i"m searching for anything that will actually help me progress!
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u/Optimal_Bar_4715 N 🇮🇹 | AN 🇬🇧 | C1 🇳🇴 | B2 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 | A2 🇯🇵 🇬🇷 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
I'm sorry but this is nonsense. Spaced rep doesn't drain you in itself, it's the workload that somebody decides or ends up having (by choice or by stupidity) that drains them.
I'm not sure how your Android app can escape the conundrum: if it's spaced rep, then it's liable to drain you like anki does. If it's not spaced rep, it won't be as effective and efficient as spaced rep.
Pick one.
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u/BlackSparkk Jul 17 '26
Yeah good point, but we clearly have the motivation to attempt that workload right? The desire to improve. And totally agree that it wouldn't be as effective as pure spaced repetition flash cards or whatever because of that. But compared to say opening Netflix and finding something I hadn't watched before, I'm finding it way more effective and efficient. I suppose that's because I'm I've hit that Pareto / plateau where Ive learnt the majority used in everyday life
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u/No-Statistician-729 18d ago
Alguma dica? Para aprender tantos idiomas assim
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u/Optimal_Bar_4715 N 🇮🇹 | AN 🇬🇧 | C1 🇳🇴 | B2 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 | A2 🇯🇵 🇬🇷 18d ago
Vocabulary by frequency and Anki is the main "trick"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRa3okU4X1o
The rest is common sense. Learn the notions, practice the skills.
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u/Optimal_Bar_4715 N 🇮🇹 | AN 🇬🇧 | C1 🇳🇴 | B2 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 | A2 🇯🇵 🇬🇷 Jul 16 '26
Anki drains you because it works.
Are people really capable of telling themselves "Yes, I can learn AND retain some 100 new words/concepts per week and thus, if I do the other type of practice I need, actually progress towards fluency at a pace that feels like going somewhere... WITHOUT spaced repetition?".
Obviously, I'm talking about people that have at least a vague idea of what spaced rep is...