I wasn't learning from Duolingo so I built my own Japanese learning app
I've been trying to learn Japanese for ~2 years or so, primarily on Duolingo (streak of 500+ days!). I realized that I honestly wasn't learning anything. Every time I tried to write something from scratch instead of just tapping tiles, I couldn't.
So I built Shinme! It's a from-zero course which focuses on developing actual Japanese writing skills. Each lesson comes with its own vocab and grammar content. In order to completing each lesson, users need to complete a set number of translation exercises which are graded.
Shinme fully supports custom deck/card management too, so learners can import what they already know. Exercises are generated dynamically, so that exercises are tailored to what the user already knows.
The first six lessons are out right now!
It's in beta right now and the costs are on me, so there are some usage limits while I keep the AI costs sane. I would love feedback: what is confusing, what broke.