Our Verdict
A fun, video game style approach to language learning, and the retro design still holds up. The text-to-speech voices are well behind what other apps offer now, and the sentences can feel random, a bit like Duolingo. I still like it.
Pros
- โFun, fast and enjoyable to learn languages with
- โRetro, video game style design that still holds up
- โFree for most features
- โMany languages to choose from
- โMany ways to customize learning experience
Cons
- โText-to-speech voices are lower quality than what's available today
- โSentences and scenarios can seem random, almost like Duolingo
- โCorpus is generated, which means you will have to filter it as you learn
About Clozemaster
Main interface
Dashboard
Main Game Screen
- Checkmark: I know this word - don't ask me about it again
- Cross: I have no clue about this word anymore, reset my progress.
- Ignore: I don't want to learn this
- Flag: Report error or sentence for anything else
Spaced Repetition
Languages you can learn with Clozemaster
Corpus
- You're learning what people say or write, naturally. No textbook language, or overly simplified examples just for the sake of teaching the language.
- That said, the sentences are pulled from a generated corpus, so they can seem random. You'll meet genuinely useful ones and slightly odd ones in the same session.
Audio
The audio is text to speech, and the voices are lower quality than what's available today. It does the job for recognition, but it's the weakest part of the app.
Other features
- Reading
- Listening
Mobile Application
Clozemaster PRO
- Grammar Training
- Cloze Listening
- Additional Configuration
- Advanced Statistics
- 'Favorite Sentence'-feature
Clozemaster Review Conclusion
Clozemaster Pros
- Fun, fast and enjoyable to learn languages with
- Free for most features
- Many languages to choose from
- Retro, video game style design that still holds up
- Many ways to customize learning experience
Clozemaster Cons
- Text-to-speech voices are lower quality than what's available today
- Sentences and scenarios can seem random, almost like Duolingo
- Corpus is generated, which means you will have to filter it as you learn
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Kris Broholm
Founder, Actual Fluency
Kris is the founder of Actual Fluency, and has spent the last 10+ years becoming an expert in language learning software, methods, and techniques.