Unedo: Spanish Games + Stories

I never really waste my time writing reviews but this app needs one. I’m fifteen years old, I’m Mexican and Puerto Rican mixed, so naturally, my family speaks Spanish around me. Though, I feel out of the loop as they talk, while I feel behind. I’m a ‘no sabo’ kid, but this app has been restoring my confidence, day by day, in being confident in who I am. I want to thank the creators of this app, and the people who helps design the app, because you guys are angels sent from above. I was so excited to be able to recite what I learned strictly in Spanish, and I understood word for word as I took my time reading what each word meant, and the flash cards helped them stick to me, that I was able to tell my mom about Maria Izquierdo, and all that I learned about her, with full confidence! I’ve only had this app for two days. TWO. I learned more than any language app had ever taught me for three years, and it’s a blessing to be able to connect with my heritage with apps like this, that give plenty for free, for kids like me, or even adults. If you’re someone like me who wants to reconnect with their culture—DOWNLOAD THIS APP. ❤️

There’s so much to enjoy about this app and I really feel like I am improving my Spanish! However, my favorite part is how high quality the daily Sparks (passages/articles/sometimes even interviews) are. If you click on the bios of the authors you will see that they are generally working creative writers and journalists and it really shines through in the quality and creativity of the material. I’ve gotten so many book and film recs from this app to check out and I’ve only been using it a couple of weeks! In an era of “content” it is so refreshing to encounter such high quality, human written work in an environment where the focus wouldn’t necessarily even need to be on the craft. It’s so much easier to learn when the passages are such a delight.

So far beyond what you might expect a simple language learning app to be. The format is effective to begin with, but add in the richness and relevance of the articles (“Sparks”), and you’re not only improving your Spanish daily, you’re getting insight, often profound, into many of the communities and individuals represented by the language itself. Es una aplicación estupendísimo.