Rocket Chinese Reviews

Erin Schwartz

Rocket Chinese — China
1 year 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

Niclas

Rocket Chinese
5 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

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

Peter Ngan

Rocket Chinese
4 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

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

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

David Ball

Rocket Chinese — Xi'an
3 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

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

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

Matthew McDonald

Rocket Chinese — Perth
4 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
1 year 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

garry adams

Rocket Chinese — Australia
1 year 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

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

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

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

eliasernest Ernest

Rocket Chinese — Dar es salaam
4 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

HAGOS TESFAY

Rocket Chinese — ADDIS ABABA
4 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

Mary Tracy

Rocket Chinese
3 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

Ella Aerni

Rocket Chinese — omaha NE, United States
6 months 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
5 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

Steven Saperstein

Rocket Chinese — United States
4 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

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
1 year 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
1 year 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

Domingo Blanco

Rocket Chinese
3 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

Cody Heiner

Rocket Chinese — CA, United States
1 year 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

Sarto Mario

Rocket Chinese
3 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
1 year 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
8 months 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
8 months 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

Marcy Castro

Rocket Chinese — riverside ca
2 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
4 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
1 year 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

Chansse Evanns

Rocket Chinese — Paris
3 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

Anand Sampat

Rocket Chinese — Palo Alto, CA, United States
1 year 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

Anton Musker

Rocket Chinese — China
11 months ago

Pace of the lessons is extremely slow. There are massive gaps in the audio, even when you only have a few words to say. The male voice on the lessons has an appalling accent, thus giving you incorrect pronunciation from the beginning... More