Rocket Spanish Reviews
Find out what actual users have to say about our courses through their Rocket Spanish reviews.
I can't give a good review as I just started and already I keep getting nag screens insisting I write a review. This is after buying the entire lifetime package. Since there is no way to "don't ask again" or "wait until later" I have to say this just to stop it.
Response from Rocket Languages
We're sorry to hear that you felt forced into posting this review. We have passed this feedback on to the development team for them to take a look at. Regardless, we wish you all the best with your Spanish!
The lesson's best feature, for me, is the capability of downloading them and putting them on my mp3 player. I spend about 9 hours a week on my bicycle. I listen to these lessons while I'm riding. I repeat them, over and over again, until I am completely familiar. The lessons are well organized and pleasant. I am content with their learning style and method. Their portability makes them more valuable.
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you so much for your review. We are so glad to hear that you are enjoying downloading the lessons and listening to them while you do other activities. We're certain that by continuing this, you will be speaking Spanish in no time. All the best!
They make it hard to cancel service, why so hard Rocket?
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi James, thank you for your review. Our Customer Support team has already been in contact with you, regarding canceling your account. Given that you can either purchase a Rocket Languages course with a one-time purchase, or a six-month payment plan there is no need to cancel your account. That means, once you have purchased the course, you have lifetime access and no recurring fees. All the best!
Overall, I'm very satisisfied with the product and approach so far, particularly coming from 7 months of Duolingo. It is a significant upgrade in experience over Duolingo. It has the right balance of drill and practice and grammar fundamentals, in the context of a conversation-driven leaning style. It seems natural and well thought out. I truly appreciate that I can skip what I want in deference to things I already know. I know I will soon get to things I will not be able to skim or skip and I look forward to that. The "say it" element of the structure is excellent. It is forcing me to speak, which is exactly what Duolingo does not do well. I have lots of words and lots of conjugations, but on the spot I am like a deer in the headlights, and Rocket's style forces you to just "talk", mistakes and all, which is great. The speed and clarity of the voice actors is excellent and it makes listening easy and approachable. The rolling text approach on screen is great, as I can look at the scroll when I want to and look away (to test myself better) when I don't want to.
A couple of constructive things to say.
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Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Paul, thank you for leaving such an in-depth review of our Rocket Spanish course. At Rocket Languages, we strongly believe in the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies that encourage students to actively use the language they are learning. So, it's great to hear that you have enjoyed using our speech recognition feature in activities that promote the use of Spanish. We truly appreciate your feedback on how we could improve the course. Your comments have been passed on to our Product Development team, who will consider them as they work on updating the course. We wish you all the best with your ongoing Spanish language-learning journey!
The lessons are sufficiently varied in format to remain interesting while also repeating verb tenses and vocabulary enough for the information to sink in. The pacing is also quite good. After a few weeks, I already feel that my ability to understand spoken and written Spanish has materially improved.
Response from Rocket Languages
It's great to hear that you can see yourself progressing, Charles. This is the best motivation for language learning; keep up the incredible work!
I have been looking for the right program to further my Spanish knowledge for some time, in order to take the next step beyond the beginner's level, before I happened upon discovering Rocket Spanish a few months ago.
Its highly favorable reviews in comparison to other more advertised and known programs available, as well, as their lower costs was an unbeatable combination and the deciding factors. Add in their free lifetime access and upgrades (not offered by others elsewhere) and the opportunity was too good to pass up.
Having previous learning, I started with their intermediate level 2 Premium Plus edition and it picked up right where I wanted and has been very beneficial in the results I was hoping for. Thanks to the design of the program and website, my retention level has been able to increase over other methods used previously. If, as expected, all continues well in my progress, I will be ordering Rocket Languages' advanced level 3 Platinum edition also.
I'm actually getting it! I took High School Spanish and some is coming back but this is easier to "get" than when I was in school! Go figure! I need to know Spanish because we are moving to Spain. I have no worries. This course teaches things I will need to be able to say.
This is a fun way to learn Spanish. The question and answers segments show me which words and phrases I need to practice on. The conversations seem to be the ones I will most commonly use when I get to Mexico.
I've spent a year trying different cd's, dvd's and on-line courses in my attempts to learn Spanish and haven't got very far because everything is so boring or/and not relevant. I've only been using Rocket Spanish Premium for one day and I'm hooked. My Spanish Skype penpal noticed the improvement in my pronunciation in just one day. I'm all set for another all day session with Rocket.
Using listen/record, I can practice, practice, practice until I get it right. The forum is a great tool to clarify something I don't understand. I've created a vocabulary with each new word or phrase. I can refer to often just to repeat them. The many tools in pdf are very helpful.