Howdy Folks! How are you guys doing? It’s been a minute. Hope everything in your life is doing alright.
So today, we’re going to explore an app called Drops. I found this app in the google play store one day as I was browsing around. When I read the description, I noticed it was from the developers from Kahoot! Colour me intrigued indeed. I like Kahoot and how interactive it can be, especially in the classroom. I figure I’d give it a whirl.
I gotta be honest, it didn’t live up to my expectations. It felt like a downgraded Duolingo knockoff, where it focused primarily on vocabulary and phrases using visual aids. For me, it comes back to visual pattern recognition, which I find is great in the short term, not so much in the long term. I tend to associate the picture with the phrase, not the other way around. I’m not actually thinking about the phrase itself.
I wouldn’t necessarily count it out though. It may not work for me personally, but I can see it working really well for some individuals. If someone finds Mango (check out my previous post) a little dull but finds the flash card system effective, Drops is definitely the way to go. Another positive is that it covers a wide array of vocabulary topics (I think more than Mango) and includes modern niche topics like Diwali, Chinese Zodiac, Board game lingo, etc…
Unfortunately, the amount of content is somewhat limited without a premium subscription. The other drawback is that you can only spend a maximum of 5min/day.
At this point in time, I’m learning more from Duolingo and Mango than anything else so far.
What do you think of Drops? Have you ever tried it? Let me know your thoughts
