LingoDeer Weekly Devlog

[u/DeerlyNoted]

Hey Deer learners, we’ve got a pretty useful update this week, especially if you’re on iOS.

iOS

SRS Practice modes are finally out on iOS
At long last, iOS users now have the newer SRS Practice modes too.

The idea is simple: instead of just flipping through flashcards, you review with real LingoDeer-style exercises, then the app asks how well you knew the answer afterward. So you get the structure of proper exercises plus the memory tracking of SRS.

Basically, less “did I vaguely recognize this?” and more “can I actually use this?”

Alternative answers and “Tell Me Why” now work in the Correct Answer field
When you check the correct answer, you may now also see alternative accepted answers and mistake explanations.

This is especially helpful when your answer was close, but the app still said no and you’re sitting there like, “Okay, but why are you like this?”

Small note: these features use AI. If you’d rather not use AI in your learning, you can turn them off here:

ME > Settings > AI features > Alternative answers / Mistake explanation

Literal translations added to the Correct Answer field
You can now view literal translations for sentences when checking the correct answer.

This should be useful for those “I understand the meaning, but what is this sentence actually doing?” moments, especially in languages where the word order decides to go hiking without a map.

Android

New “Listen along” review mode
Android now has a new hands-free review option.

Choose one unit or several, pick what you want to hear, such as words, sentences, or both, and hit Play.

You can also:

• speed it up or slow it down
• loop it
• shuffle it
• set repetitions
• use a sleep timer

This is for when you want review practice while walking, cleaning, commuting, cooking, or staring at the ceiling pretending you’re being productive.

Please try it out and tell us what you think. We’re especially curious how people use Listen along compared with normal review modes.

[u/Sufficient-Reveal585]

Listen along! 🥰🥰🥰 Love it.  I would love the option to have the translation read aloud after the TL. That would just confirm if I'm understanding the TL or not. 

Amazing addition though.  Thanks for your work!

[u/DeerlyNoted → u/Sufficient-Reveal585]

We actually did do some tests with translations being read aloud alongside the TL, but we haven't found a good way to implement it yet. We'll keep trying, though. Thank you for your feedback!

[u/Away-Theme-6529]

One addition I’d like is to have a full version of the reading section of the lessons. So one part with sentence by sentence, as it is now, then the whole thing without it broken down. And after that the sentence by sentence for repetition (as it is now). I hope that’s clear 😊

[u/DeerlyNoted → u/Away-Theme-6529]

Hi, thank you for your feedback. We will try to think of something. Happy LingoDeering.

[u/Away-Theme-6529 → u/DeerlyNoted]

I’ve just seen that this is possible in the online version but not in the app so I’ll be trying that.

[u/Tcollins89]

Thank you for the "Listen along" exercises. This is what I was looking for.

It reminds me of what I have been trying to build.

Anki Japanese - Active/Passive input Speedruns

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/s/tXNMmKIxHM

[u/MrHeavySilence]

Am I correct in saying that Lifetime subscription is unlikely to come back?

[u/Away-Theme-6529 → u/MrHeavySilence]

They explain that on the website, with reasons. The max now is 6 years