Forvo iPhone App questions
We have received great feedback about our recently released iPhone App, but there are also some user with doubts about it.
First, I would like to thank to all the people who are downloading the app because it’s a big support for keeping Forvo alive (thanks!) But also, I understand that paying for something make people more demanding about the product.
So I would like to answer some of your questions:
- The app allows you to access to the unique content Forvo with your help has collected. If this is not good enough for you, please don’t download the app.
- We have plans to develop apps for other mobile platforms. (read Android)
- We have plans to develop apps for individual languages at a very reduced price. (Spanish pronunciations, French pronunciations, etc.)
- We have plans to add new browsing features and even translations.
- The app does not pretend to be the website. It’s a faster way of searching and listening to the pronunciations. Listening in the website through the standard iPhone player is a real pain. Furthermore, it has some useful features that doesn’t exist in the website as remembering your previous searches and activity.
And now to share a little of Forvo love, we have decided to give away 10 codes to download the app for free for the first 10 valid comments in this post(*). A good review in the iTunes Store would be appreciated ;)
* Only available for the U.S. iTunes Store. Please leave valid contact information.
October 20th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
App awesome ;) Tnx!!!
October 20th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
I Love it. Esential app
October 21st, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Just found your website and app via the blog of a VO professional (Paul Strikwerda). How fantastic! Thanks for making my next audition easier.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:46 pm
yes!!! you´re fantastic
October 21st, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Amazing! How is it that I didn’t know this existed until now?
October 21st, 2010 at 11:30 pm
I look forward to future versions of this app. A bad speller like myself could certainly use the browse feature.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:18 pm
I wat one, pleaseeee. Thank you! You guys are great!!!
October 25th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
My HTC runs Android: do you plan to develop your app for Android?
November 1st, 2010 at 6:40 am
Are you still giving away codes? Would really like one!
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:21 am
To everyone waiting for a code, please contact at info (at) forvo (dot) com
November 3rd, 2010 at 5:48 am
Awesome!, I’d love to get a free download to work my pronunciation on the go!
P.S.
You should change “all the people who is downloading”, to “all the people who are downloading” ;)
November 6th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Lo apreacio mucho. El contenido de este sitio web me ha ayudado mucho.
November 10th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
App for Android too! Please!
November 15th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Forvo iPhone App questions…
Pronuncionary is a blog by Forvo. Forvo is a free word pronunciation dictionary. All the words in all the languages pronounced by native speakers…
November 22nd, 2010 at 7:49 pm
This is where I wish I had a phone that could have apps…
November 26th, 2010 at 7:46 am
I sort of missed this post but $3 does not concern me much
Anyways, I liked the search on the app. Its a hell of a lot better than the one on the site, it actually searches for characters in more places than just the first space. I DO wish that there was an offline version, like everyone else I’m sure…
Unrelated: I can see a lot of Forvo’s future growth coming from search engine placement. Before I became a regular visitor (a consequence of picking up a foreign language) I stumbled across Forvo about a dozen times when trying to pin down the pronunciation of random French and Spanish words.
November 26th, 2010 at 8:08 am
I’m puzzled. The app for the iphone doesn’t do anything. Returns no searches–I tried run, bun and car. Nothing. The screen for language changes is dark (no languages displayed). Is it not compatible with the ipad 4.2?
November 27th, 2010 at 11:46 am
@daeman thanks! We will improve it soon.
@ralph, we guess that it works too, but we haven’t had time to test in that new release.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:50 am
I don’t really have much use for Forvo on the go, but I still downloaded the app to support you. <3
December 11th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
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December 19th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I’m heading off to France next week and hope to try out this app. I’ll let all know how it performs in the field.