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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We used Rosetta Stone for the school year 2025-2026 and we were unaware that we had a recurring subscription. No email notifications whatsoever notifying us of the charges (and they did indeed have th... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Quite an old app~! Been using it since I was in college. Pros: It has a very clear & structured training for all modules of language (phonetics/grammar/sentence framing/vocabulary/listening/speaking),... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased the homeschool CD option (all 5 levels), which cost a fortune, a few years ago. Rosetta Stone decided to stop supporting that version, no explanation, refund or credit given! their only offe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not buy these subscriptions! Developer acknowledged months of tech issues and bugs with the iOS 16 update. The speech recognition is terrible. At one point the text and photos would display to smal... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hard time accessing the program

Hard time accessing the program, unable to refill a purchase I have already paid in full. Please contact me

August 23, 2021
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Hi Cody. Thank you for reaching out. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please send an email with the details to support@rosettastone.com so that we can assist.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't waste your money!

Purchased the homeschool CD option (all 5 levels), which cost a fortune, a few years ago. Rosetta Stone decided to stop supporting that version, no explanation, refund or credit given! their only offer was a month free trial of their online version. What an absolute waste of money! We aren't even able to continue using the product, unsupported. It just no longer works! I wonder how long their new "lifetime" subscription will last.....

August 9, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not worth it.

Vocabulary is not applicable to my interests, the voice recognition is lacking, and when I considered the private tutoring sessions, the experience was buggy enough that I couldn't explore pricing or booking.

July 28, 2021
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Thanks for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience. We’d like to know the details of the problem you mentioned. Please send the details or screenshot to support@rosettastone.com. We'll pass it along to our development team and see if there is any way we can improve it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst for learning a language

Worst for learning a language. Learing things like "the girl lies down" will not help you out IRL. RS says you learn like a childso no explanation needed but adult brains dont work like that. Just talk with natives, thats what things like Tandem are for. Everyone who gives a positive review here much like that its easy, but no one will learn a language this way.

July 23, 2021
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Hello. Thank you for reaching out. We are always looking for ways to improve our products, so feedback like yours helps us to get a perspective on things we can do better. Please send us a feedback email to: support@rosettastone.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY ROSETTA STONE

I tried their Spanish program and its awful. They don't explain anything. They just show you different words or phrases and expect you to figure out which one is correct. They don't talk about what words mean or when to use what prefix or anything. So half the time I'm just guessing what the answer is off of 1 word in the phrase or sentence.

July 20, 2021
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Reply from Rosetta Stone

Hi Chris. Thank you for reaching out, we appreciate it. We teach by a pedagogical approach known as Dynamic Immersion. Here is an article from our knowledge base that may help explain it for you: http://bit.ly/DynamicImmersion

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

So far so good

I normally don't write so many online reviews, however the Rosetta Stone service solicited a review three days after I had subscribed to their "Unlimited Languages Lifetime Access". I have held off on doing a review until now, having completed 3 weeks of French.

For the most part, the program seems to be working well for a beginner's level. I'm able to remember the words and phrases as they're presented and it provides some quantitative feedback on pronunciation with a score bar for each word. The user is left to guess what corrections need to make to get a better score the next time. The program is completely immersive in the language being taught, so only the language being taught is used and the meaning of words are inferred through the use of still images. It seems to work well, however I feel unsure of the exact meaning of some new words or the reasoning behind some of the grammatical rules (there is no explanation of feminine or masculine nouns/verbs which appears to be a feature of the language).

The vocal recognition mostly works, however the longer the phrase expected the less likely it seems to register. For the extended reading, nearly all of the spoken words aren't registered (however I can't be sure if it's because my pronunciation is so bad or if it is a defect of the programming).

I've downloaded the program on my phone and iPad, however navigation on the latter is lacking. I was able to review a day's lesson on the computer and on my phone (android), but I wasn't able to figure out how to do that on the iPad. The phone screen is a bit small to see the images in the lesson. For me, I'm getting the best experience on my Windows computer.

The program has also started upselling on live coaching sessions in addition to the automated lessons. The solicitations started within the program, and have progressed to email solicitations also by week 3. I'm not too keen to be spending extra money, though I admit it would be better to have feedback from a live individual.

Overall, I'm enjoying the program and definitely learning a lot. I can't really say how well I'm actually learning French at this time, so I have to give it an average score. I would recommend the product with the caveats I've explained above.

July 20, 2021
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Reply from Rosetta Stone

Hello. Thank you for providing feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve our product, so feedback like yours helps us to gain a better understanding on what we can do better. We appreciate you taking the time to review our product and hope to hear back from you as you continue your learning journey.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I really wish you still had Thai for a…

I really wish you still had Thai for a language option. The voice recognition can't tell if I am rolling my r's or not. Maybe this is good because I can never roll my r's, but now I am trying to learn and Rosetta is not a good gage if I am doing it right or not. Besides that everything is great.

July 17, 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I started Rosseta Stone to keep up my…

I started Rosseta Stone to keep up my Mandarin language. The beginners level is advance for someone without any prior Mandarin. However, at this level the exposure of new words was appropriate for me.

July 14, 2021
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Microphone

From time to time, the microphone setup at your app doesn’t pick up my voice and I have to enable the microphone to continue the lessons of

July 14, 2021
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Rosetta stone

Well for the price not bad but the lessons move way to fast for people trying to learn Spanish it needs mor hands on and practice not every body learns at the same pace I do enjoy this
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Jared Arney

July 13, 2021
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Reply from Rosetta Stone

Hi Jared.

Thank you for reaching out, we appreciate it. We teach by a pedagogical approach known as Dynamic Immersion. Here is an article from our knowledge base that may help explain it for you: http://bit.ly/DynamicImmersion. We added the ability to translate those tricky words and phrases, you may read more about this feature here: http://bit.ly/RS-Translation

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best way to learn

Rosetta Stone is the best online tool for self learning, it have you the opportunity to take classes at you own schedule.

July 13, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent - However, I have One recommendation!

I absolutely love the Rosetta Stone Hebrew Language program. I am becoming more comfortable with simple conversation around my family. I cannot wait till I am able to converse with other learners.

I have ONLY One recommendation. On the mobile app, under the "Extended Learning" tab, we are able to read stories. As a senior learner, who is now wearing glasses for reading, I find the Hebrew Script is "too small" and the lettering is a "light grey" in color. This is not very helpful. It is a little better on the computer, since the lettering is "black", however, if the font was twice as large, on both the app and the computer, that would be a welcome change.

July 11, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can't say enough about this app!

Rosetta Stone has made learning new languages quite easy and very comprehensive. It has made me want to learn many more languages because it's so user friendly and effective at getting main components across early. I could go on and on.

July 10, 2021

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