r/lingodeer

Lifetime membership lost

I purchased a lifetime plan way back at the beginning in 2018 via the Lingodeer Website. I've used it on and off just fine for years, then took a hiatus around 2023.

Opened the app again last week and my account was still in place. Able to access everything.

I noticed that shortly after Google Play downloaded an update. I think it had been "archived" or something on my phone all these years until I opened it.

Then yesterday I went back in to actually start practicing again, and there are banners everywhere to buy Premium. To my horror, my account is also listed as "Free" now. Same account as I've always used. My streak history is still there showing activity accessing premium content from 2018 to 2023.

Tried the usual sign out/sign in, reinstall app, etc.

I emailed support hoping this would be a quick fix, but they are asking me for bank statements/PayPal receipts from 8 years ago. I have checked, and none of those accounts retain transaction history back that far. This is also before I started budgeting myself so my own history doesn't reach back either. I also delete most emails after 5 years, so I can't find any email receipt if they ever sent one.

Did something happen in the last 3 years that Lingodeer is purging old Lifetime accounts? Any advice?

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u/calculuschild — 16 hours ago

Completed Korean Lingodeer plus

Hi everyone, I’d like to share a milestone with you all as a way to encourage.

I’ve been using Lingodeerplus (lifetime access) for Korean since 2024 and I finished all of its modules early this year.

It has helped me so much with vocabulary, listening comprehension, exception rules, commonly found phrases, so so so many grammar rules that is now enabling me to read my first native novel in Korean (around B2 level).

I have so much appreciation for how the games are structured and its content. I will always recommend Lingodeer plus to current learners as a very good gamified language learning resource.

While I also use apps like Duolingo (and have also completed up to its highest score) I think that in many ways, Lingodeer targets skills in much more specific ways for effective language exposure!

Overall, it has been a pleasure, and to the Lingodeer team, 정말 감사합니다!

u/white_pomegranate — 2 days ago

Ability to turn off automatic pronunciation

Hello! I am mostly using LingoDeer on Android, and I have a suggestion.

As of right now, LingoDeer automatically pronounces the correct sentence at the beginning of many exercises, even those that don't require listening. Personally, my auditory skills are quite good, and I notice myself mostly using the audio information to solve the tasks when I am able to hear it. It basically turns into an audio exercise, and I feel like I'm not engaging my grammar and vocabulary skills enough.

Currently I use a workaround by keeping my phone volume off and only turning it on when a listening exercise appears. But it's a bit annoying, and I would appreciate it if there was an option to turn off this automatic pronunciation of the correct answer at the very beginning of an exercise without having to mute anything else.

Thank you for the ability to submit feedback!

UPD: I learned that you can turn this off during the exercise itself by tapping on the burger menu and going to the "Customize current exercise type". In my defense, I've not opened or noticed that menu in a while 😅

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u/shadow_dracat — 4 days ago