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Rocket French Reviews

Find out what actual users have to say about our courses through their Rocket French reviews.

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David BurgessDavid Burgess

NSW, Australia

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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Voice recognition is very variable with certain short words. eg un, deux trois. The rest of the numbers appear fine. How do you get better than 35% on a one word answer eg être?
Overall I think the programme is very good

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Mary Lou WeaverMary Lou Weaver

Calgary

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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hi. i didn't feel like 7 days was a long enough trial. with working all day and a household to run at night that doesn't leave much time to get even a little grip on the language. i find the price a little too high for me. i'm a single mom of 4. not easy

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Paul CavaluzziPaul Cavaluzzi

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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So far RL is okay. The audios are entertaining, but a tad slow and I wished that they were a bit less English-heavy as it really breaks my French-thinking mindset. Any technical issues (and there are quite a few given the nature of the voice recognition software) that are reported fall onto deaf ears. Overall, it's an okay program, but needs heavy supplementation from grammar and vocab books (as all learners should have anyway).

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Raymond LorenteRaymond Lorente

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 4 months ago

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As most people say the speech recognition, whether if I use a wired microphone, airpods or powerbeats, Rocket does not work consistently when speaking. My girlfriend got so frustrated that she went back to Duolingo. I am using chrome and it is up to date. Rocket is good but if you cannot practice speech then it is subpar. This problem is common in the the comments so why can't it be rectified???

Response from Rocket Languages

Thanks for taking the time to share this detailed feedback. We’re sorry the voice recognition hasn’t met expectations; we know how important speaking practice is. While it works well for many, some setups can affect performance. Please reach out to us at [email protected] so we can help troubleshoot and improve your experience.

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Lorelei BarbosaLorelei Barbosa

São Paulo, Brazil

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I've only done the trial version but I decided not to buy it not because of the content; the material is quite good actually and, considering it's for life, the price is fair as well. But the activities cannot be done through mobile or app properly, the recording won't recognize what's said, the written activities never goes on to the next, the platform only works properly on desktop PC and the whole purpose is that you can learn anywhere, whenever. If I can't use my mobile and be alone when recording my pronunciation or I can't answer the cards on my free time then the "anywhere/whenever" thing is null

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Kathleen O'BrienKathleen O'brien

Nevada, United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I like Rocket French and have found it helpful, but if you're a person who doesn't memorize sentences well in order to repeat them back orally or in writing, you may get frustrated. I can actually converse in French at an intermediate level, but I'm not able to memorize these lesson passages because, in the moment of studying, their only importance is as text to attach to my brain long enough to recant for the machine. Frankly, I don't learn fluidity from memorizing but from composing my own sentences, so I much prefer studying the vocabulary and the grammar, and those lessons here are very good and give me the needed tools. I think it would be a lot of work, but it would be cool if Rocket French could restructure for an experience that involved less rote repetition of longer texts. If you don't think you'd be disappointed by this, then it may be perfect for you.

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Hannah LeeHannah Lee

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 1 year ago

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It's so annoying. The microphone won't work. It keeps on saying "no speech detected," even when I am yelling it out in a quiet environment.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Hannah, sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with the voice recognition. We have reached out to you via email to get some more information. All the best!

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Randall E AdamsRandall E Adams

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 1 year ago

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The program keeps locking up on me. I am frustrated. Halfway through the pronunciation part I click the red microphone icon for the current word and it doesn't respond. And at that point I can't get the program to do anything. I have no opinion on the Customer Service as I haven't used it yet.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Randall, thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with the voice recognition software. Our friendly customer support team has contacted you via email to help you rectify this issue. Best of luck with your French language learning!

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Hannah CarpenterHannah Carpenter

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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Wish there was more grammar lessons and verb conjugations.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Hannah - Make sure you check out the Language & Culture lessons, which have lots of detail on verb conjugations and other important grammar topics.

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Sarah WileySarah Wiley

Tampa, FL, United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I am finding the program difficult to use. I cannot access the written or quiz sections. It is also a problem trying to access the subsequent module. I wish I had purchased only Level 1. The opportunity to listen and have my pronunciation corrected is appreciated but I would like to be able to access the rest of the module segments.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Sarah - That is a strange thing to have had happen. Can you please contact customer support if it persists and we will get to the bottom of it.

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