{"id":1932,"date":"2020-11-14T16:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/blog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2020-11-14T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T15:46:08","slug":"how-to-develop-the-best-language-learning-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/how-to-develop-the-best-language-learning-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Develop the Best Language Learning App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language learning application development is a great idea since more and more people understand the necessity of foreign language learning and the value of its skills for further employment and future life. What\u2019s more, the recent pandemic forced students to change their approaches to the learning process, so the use of apps in education will be one more benefit.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how to create the best language learning software? Here is the step by step guide for beginners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come up With an Idea<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any promising application starts with an equally promising idea. What is the idea of your app? To come up with the one, let\u2019s find out what are the learning language apps types:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flashcards application. This app helps students to memorize new words by using flashcards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online tutoring apps. These solutions connect teachers with students, and as a rule, teachers are native speakers of the language learned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">step by step language learning apps. With the help of this software, you may master the language step by step while studying at your own pace.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dictionaries and translators. Sometimes dictionaries and translators come as features of all-inclusive language learning apps, however, there are standalone solutions as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online test apps. These apps help with the evaluation of your foreign language reading, writing, and speaking skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">single or multi language learning apps. As the name implies, the app may contain materials for learning only one language or offer its users the widest choice possible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this classification to come up with the idea for your future app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research the Market<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the idea appears in your mind, it\u2019s time to test it to make sure that you are not going to waste your investments in app development. This process is called idea validation and it can be done with the help of economic research tools and methodologies. The main ones are PEST, SWOT, The Five Forces Analysis, and focus group research.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of the techniques allows you to get the right impression about the market you are going to enter, the specifics, pain points, and the expectations of your target users, as well as the existing solutions from your niche which are your direct competitors. Each of the insights obtained is essential for your development strategy.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, after the Babbel review, you will be able to highlight the strong and weak points of this app, as well as think about the ways to improve your own app to stay out of the competitors while perfectly matching your target audience needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make the List of Essential Features<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it\u2019s time to think about the functions your language learners need to get the most positive experience from studying with your app. Basically, there are the following features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in\/ Sign up<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal profile<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language choice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning modules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tests and quizzes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress tracking and evaluations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translator and dictionary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social sharing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blog<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surely, the set of features will be specific depending on the application type and the uniqueness of your idea. However, you may use this set to come up with an MVP (a Minimum Viable Product that will be discussed further).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think About the Design<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design is quite important for your language learning application. It should be convenient for your users while promoting the desire to learn. There should be no distracting elements, and each of the sections should be intuitively accessible.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the colors, choose clam shadows such as white, blue, green, or purple. The users should perceive your app as an educational but not an entertaining tool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decide on the Platform and Technologies<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The choice of the platform and the technologies you will use in your development process significantly affect the final cost of your language learning app. Depending on the expectations of your target audience, you may create<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a native app for iOS and\/or Android<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a web app, for example, in a form of a progressive web application<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a cross platform application that will work equally well regardless of the mobile platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first option costs a lot and it makes sense if your users prefer a specific operating system or the share of Android and iOs users are equal. The second way is reasonable if you don\u2019t want to follow the recommendations of app stores but want to provide your users with a lightweight app that will work even without an Internet connection. Cross-platform development would be a wise choice if the mobile experience is essential for you but your development budget is limited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get in Touch With a Reliable Vendor<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it\u2019s time to find the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vironit.com\/\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software development company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will help you with the technical realization of your future solution. We kindly recommend picking those companies that already have experience in ed-tech solutions development and don\u2019t hesitate to show those projects in their portfolios.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, pay attention to the location of the vendor. Cooperation with top American companies may be too costly for startups while outsourcing the project development to China or India is somewhat risky because of the mentality difference. Try to find the middle ground between price and quality. Also, the best option is when the mentality specifics of your developers and target users coincide at least partially &#8211; that will allow you to achieve the perfect match between your users\u2019 expectations and the product delivered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create the First Prototype and Test It<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, after signing a partnership with your development vendor, you will have to direct your joint efforts to create the first prototype of your future solution. At this stage, it is better to test your prototype and ask potential users to evaluate the experience and share their opinion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If everything is good with the prototype, it\u2019s time to create an MVP. This is a kind of a demo of your future application, its simplified version that will contain only essential features. Then, you need to get in touch with your users one more time and ask them to test the real version of the app. After gaining their feedback, you may move on to creating the full-fledged solution adding the features that your target audience really needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch, Scale, and Support Your Solution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after the market launch, the work on your language learning app doesn\u2019t end. Next, you will need to support and maintain it, as well as listen to the complaints (if any) and suggestions of your users. Make sure to take them into account when launching each new version of your app since the competition is too tight and you can\u2019t let your users feel that their opinions don\u2019t matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, creating a language learning application is not as difficult as it may seem. Keep in mind two best practices to make your venture successful &#8211; you should always test before invest and have a reliable development vendor nearby. Following these core approaches to your solution creation, you will be able to come up with a really useful and demanded among the best language learning apps.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Please be advised that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this blog are solely that of the author or his\/her sources and do not necessarily reflect those of English Forward. This includes, but is not limited to, third-party content contained on or accessible through the English Forward websites and web pages or sites displayed as search results or contained within a directory of links on the English Forward network.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Language learning application development is a great idea since more and more people understand the necessity of foreign language learning and the value of its &#8230; <a title=\"How to Develop the Best Language Learning App\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/how-to-develop-the-best-language-learning-app\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to Develop the Best Language Learning App\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_generate-full-width-content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[287,295,298,302],"tags":[176],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1932"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}