Rocket Chinese Reviews

Aaron Bollinger

Rocket Chinese — United States
4 years ago

If you are looking to learn to speak a language, especially without living in the country, this software makes it easy. Rather than memorizing words all day and getting bored, this software keeps you interested and gets you speaking quickly! More

Kevin Mccann

Rocket Chinese
3 years ago

Very good interaction, even though there is no actual interaction with a live person. The testing is excellent with repetition of phrases. One thing I would like is a vocabulary list for each lesson. More

Josh Starkey

Rocket Chinese
4 years ago

Rocket languages make it fun to learn. The way the course is interactive makes learning new vocabulary very easy. I listen to the lessons while I am walking or on the subway. It has helped me get the basics for surviving in China... More

Steven Guerrero

Rocket Chinese — Salt Lake City, UT, United States
2 years ago

I have studying Mandarin Chinese for about four months. I started with another "highly rated" and very expensive program by a competitor. After two months I could only say hello and goodbye and a lot of phrases which I wasn't sure of their exact meaning and none of them related to any topics I wished to practice at the local Chinese restaurant (you have to look at pictures and decide what is being depicted... More

Randy Byers

Rocket Chinese — Chiangkham, Phayao
4 years ago

As a complete beginner for the Chinese language I struggle a little on learning some of the "longer" sentence lessons. I really like Rocket chinese but I listen to Yoyos' Utube when it comes to pronunciation... More

Erin Schwartz

Rocket Chinese — China
2 years ago

Overall this program is excellent. The lessons make sense and the progression seems natural. The only major problem with the course is the voice recognition. It's terrible. Obviously if I was a great speaker of Mandarin I wouldn't need this program, but even when I'm really close to the right pronunciation, it doesn't register it as correct... More

Michael Daly

Rocket Chinese — Albuquerque/NM
5 years ago

There are some assumptions made when talking about time and date (like understanding how to count first could help). It's great to force us into speaking the language a lot. I like how the conversations get longer and one new word is added... More

Bronte Lai

Rocket Chinese — Canada
2 years ago

I was impulsive when I bought Rocket Chinese but I definitely do not regret it because my Mandarin has improved so much in these few months where I can strike up some everyday conversations with my family... More

Annapoorani Anantharaman

Rocket Chinese — Chennai
5 years ago

I loved the course!! Ms. Lin Ping did an outstanding job and so did David Lewis. I would definately recommend it to my friends. It is a fabulous experience. I would definately give it a good try. Thanks again for introducing rocket Chinese! It was great... More

Niclas

Rocket Chinese
6 years ago

There are many good tools to practice Chinese. I really like the rocket record where you can compare the pronunciation with Chinese speaking people. The only thing that I am missing is that there should be a prepared vocabulary for each chapter... More

Bradley Gregory

Rocket Chinese
4 years ago

Great value for price! I like the browser but was really impressed with the app on IOS. Since I am on the go quite often, it is nice to learn Mandarin and check things off right on my phone. The more exposure to the language the better, and now I don't have to just sit at a computer all day and learn... More

John Lawson

Rocket Chinese
5 years ago

Mandarin is very very difficult and Dave just makes it sound too too easy! Lin is awesome! When you get to China they actually talk twice as fast-I wish they had repeat buttons you could press- but they are very friendly and-in Xishuangbanna- I had my photo taken and shook hands at least a hundred times Ni Hao! More

Kenneth Mason

Rocket Chinese — Alma, MI
4 years ago

It is a great program and really helps me have the courage to learn my Chinese. I lived in China for years but I had trouble learning the language. The new Rocket tools make it easy for me to build my confidence by letting me hear myself next to the tutors voice... More

David Ball

Rocket Chinese — Xi'an
4 years ago

It met my expectations generated by the online reviews, most of which often prove misleading. I enrolled for the trial period and was pleasantly surprised. I believe Rocket Chinese provides an excellent resource that, if combined with motivation and regular, sustained practice will lead the student to breakthrough into conversational fluency - and that is my goal. More

Brandon Demo

Rocket Chinese — London, United Kingdom
2 years ago

At first what I expected was it to turn out something alot like chinesepod 101. Fortunately it had which made it all the more easier to learn without a ridiculous intro to each lesson not only that but the website restricted access to the pdf for the mandarin characters... More

Greg Day

Rocket Chinese — Australia
21 days ago

The interactive audio is excellent however I struggle with the writing component. I am not sure what would be the best way to learn written Chinese over the internet, but I know I struggle with the way it has been presented to me here... More

Peter Ngan

Rocket Chinese
5 years ago

good design of lessons and reviews. The built in tests are also important to provide feed back to assist in tracking and seeing progress. The program really taught me how to speak Mandarin from day 1... More

Matthew McDonald

Rocket Chinese — Perth
5 years ago

I'm currently only halfway through the second lesson, but it seems good so far. You should be aware that the main reason I'm writing this review, is because they'll give me $10 cash back if I do... More

Jeremy Leroy

Rocket Chinese — Lyon, France
2 years ago

Even if the cost scared me, I have walked through just to try to follow a friend suggestion (and furthermore because it is explained that you have six months to get back your money if you are not convinced by the method)... More

Chance Evans

Rocket Chinese — Paris
5 years ago

Rocket Languages seems to be a way to help a learner to developing a courant vocabulary and sentences of daily usage structures of the Mandarin language. I enjoyed working with the sound tracks during the time I have free for my language study... More

garry adams

Rocket Chinese — Australia
2 years ago

I am pretty happy with the whole experience, although I haven't used the program as much as I intended. Wish I had more time! A well thought out and fairly comprehensive approach to solo language learning... More

Jessica Peyton

Rocket Chinese — Baltimore, Maryland
5 years ago

Rocket Review has been a great review for my oral midterm coming up in Chinese. The speaking aspect is especially helpful as that is currently my weakest area. I am also able to get an idea of where I stand, and the rating system helps me to figure out what else I need to work on. More

Mary Tracy

Rocket Chinese
4 years ago

I have not yet progressed very far into the course, but for as far as I have gone, Rocket compares favorably with Pimsleur courses I have used. I like the available transcripts and computer material. Being able to actually see the words helps a great deal in getting the pronunciation down faster correctly... More

HAGOS TESFAY

Rocket Chinese — ADDIS ABABA
5 years ago

I have so many things to say about Rocket Chinese I don't know where to start. How about the beginning... I have been interested in learning Chinese for a year now. I have five programs, three I obtained for free and two I paid for... More

bruno Brys

Rocket Chinese — Bavaria
5 years ago

Rocket Chinese has a lot of interesting features, but some don't seem to work as intended. I tried many times to do the testing...but somehow, it never registers when I do the speaking, although the microphone displays the profile it should have... More

Tanya Evans

Rocket Chinese — Fayetteville AR
5 years ago

I am excited about starting this program. I feel I can actually learn Chinese and attain a level of proficiency that will allow me to work and visit China. I like the Pinyin. I like the audio and interactive lesson... More

eliasernest Ernest

Rocket Chinese — Dar es salaam
5 years ago

It`s a good thing, i was afraid at first it could give me trouble learning it but hey, here I am i can do good by myself if am left all alone in China thanks to rocket chinese for enabling me understanding chinese More

Lee Bolman

Rocket Chinese
5 years ago

I like the coverage in Rocket Chinese III in terms of vocabulary and grammar. The conversations between Lin and Tao are sometimes a little corny, but mostly cover relevant and useful situations. I wish there was more connectivity across lessons... More

Imene

Rocket Chinese — algeria
5 years ago

Thank you Rocket Languages You help me a lot to achieve my dream ^ ^. I'm young, but I will try to learn Chinese and to speak fluently. I hope you help me more because I want to visit China because it is my dream so I want to learn Chinese language More

Ella Aerni

Rocket Chinese — omaha NE, United States
1 year ago

It is awesome. I learned so much. I am still just a beginner, but learned so much sense we bought it. Thanks I love it so much. I hope a lot of people learn stuff through it. Rocket Chinese is the best. More

Danny

Rocket Chinese — Wisconsin
6 years ago

Alright, so I have been using Rocket Chinese for about a year now. I was attracted mostly by the price and the amount of features involved. I was not about the drop hundreds of dollars on Rosetta's Stone or Pimsleur, but I did want quality learning... More

David Aspinwall

Rocket Chinese — United States
25 days ago

The Rocket Chinese course is comprehensive and contains a good variety of tools. There are a couple negatives though. The main one is that the male voice actor's pronunciation is not very good. That's a huge drawback when you're trying to learn to pronounce a language correctly... More

Kadisha Sailway

Rocket Chinese — london
3 years ago

Rocket Languages is a great way to learn languages because it feels as if I am talking to a person face to face instead of listening to some man named dave and a lady called lin (I think) who are speaking over a microphone which is good thing so xiexie ;) . More

Pauly G.

Rocket Chinese — United States
2 years ago

The price can't be beat! I especially enjoy that I control what and when I want to focus on for my study sessions. The interactive audio sessions actually helps me to think in the target language. I'm having problems with the speech recognition and will likely need to contact tech support; however, the first few hours into the course and I'm enjoying what I received for the price. More

Ross H

Rocket Chinese — Auckland, New Zealand
2 years ago

The record with voice recognition grading really helps to get your pronunciation right, and the playback of your voice really helps you find out why you did get the grade you expected. These tools give a strong incentive to practice speaking, and have helped me to progress faster... More

Patrick Knowlan

Rocket Chinese — Canada
1 month ago

Well designed course that combines visual, audio, written, quizzes, flash cards and reminders along with a little humour. It's a very well designed program. The online computer version has an advantage... More

Steven Saperstein

Rocket Chinese — United States
5 years ago

I liked using the program during the 6-day trial, but I am a little upset. I started to purchase the premium package, but I changed my mind. I closed the purchase window before finalizing the purchase... More

Cody Heiner

Rocket Chinese — CA, United States
2 years ago

I think the overall teaching style of this program is pretty great, but the execution is not there yet. The major shortcoming is the male's pronunciation. I am a complete beginner to studying Chinese, but it's incredibly obvious his pronunciation is absolutely awful... More

Domingo Blanco

Rocket Chinese
4 years ago

I am exploring rocket chinese, I miss some examples of practice diffent conversation situations and also the quiz is static, when you repeat the quiz is very easy to answer. The rocket review is very good, but should be also dinamic... More

Kevin Johnson

Rocket Chinese — Mundelein / IL, United States
2 years ago

I really like the format on the website. And I really like that it has a mobile app. However I travel a lot and the time I have most available to practice Chinese is when I am on a plane. You can download the MP3 files but I really wish the APP would allow you to cache the sections you are working on so they worked on a plane... More

Sarto Mario

Rocket Chinese
4 years ago

At the begining i was impressed by the course, especially in the "intercative audio lessons" but in my opinion the grammar section "language and cultural lesson" it is a mess, sometimes very complicated without a clear path... More

Marcus Claytpn

Rocket Chinese — New Zealand
2 years ago

I find there is generally too much preamble getting into each dialogue - too much from the English guy especially. Ironically, he seems to be talking as though adressing an ESOl class . However, as a native speaker, I find his delivery and Uk accent quite amateurish... More

Jean Vittet

Rocket Chinese — Paris, France
1 year ago

Your program is fine and efficient. Nevertheless the dialogues are a little boring ("Beijing seems to be a big city" , well, who doesn't know it?) and there is a BIG mistake in lesson 5.5 Places worth checking out in Beijing (the quizz) : the Great Wall of China CANNOT be seem from the moon ! Check it if you don't believe me... More

John P

Rocket Chinese — United States
1 year ago

So the program is pretty decent. Using Rocket will definitely increase proficiency. The most frustrating part of the platform by far is the new voice recording system -it's extremely slow and very un-responsive... More

Kevin Brown

Rocket Chinese — Canada
5 months ago

I initially loved the course because I used it in my mobile driving back and forth to work. But once I got to level 3 I found the explanation of the dialogue to be very lacking. Essentially it required me to sit down in front of a computer... More

Marcy Castro

Rocket Chinese — riverside ca
3 years ago

really confusing sometimes. dont help you very much. i wouldnt recommend it to a friend. they need to put more iinfo. dont help you with vocab very much. dont really like it. it was also reaally har to submit reviews or ask them questions so of courese dont like service or prices. More

William McGeen

Rocket Chinese — North Vancouver
5 years ago

Of the three online Chinese courses I use. Rocket Chinese is by far the best. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn a language. The easy of usage. The way the courses are laid out all lend toward a pleasant learning experience. More

Michael Volante

Rocket Chinese — Alpharetta/ GA, United States
2 years ago

There is no functionality to allow you to quickly click on a word that you don't know to figure out what it means. Instead you have to wait through the painstakingly slow audio to hear someone tell you what it means... More

Anand Sampat

Rocket Chinese — Palo Alto, CA, United States
2 years ago

I cannot get the microphone to work in any way. On my phone the app skips and cannot capture my voice properly. ON desktop it doesn't even record always saying "Try again". I demand a refund unless I can find a fix... More

Chansse Evanns

Rocket Chinese — Paris
4 years ago

I was curious about Rocket Languages until I began using it, feeling comfortable with it and see the difference. Now, I am comfortable with Rocket Language, Lin Ping ways of healping others to understanding rocket languages. More