very disappointing app

Ive been using StickyStudy Chinese for over 6 months to learn Mandarin characters. Though I initially really liked the innovative interface design, the developer has introduced a bug in the recent version that renders the app completely useless to me. A new feature checks for duplicate stickies by preventing you from adding stickies in which the characters for that sticky already exist in your collection. Unfortunately, this feature only checks for duplicates in the simplified characters field, which means that if youre studying traditional characters and dont enter anything in the simplified character field, the app prevents you from *ever* adding any new character stickies. This feature is a really bad idea anyway since the same traditional character sometimes has entirely different pronunciations and meanings, so youd *want* to have duplicate characters in a Chinese study app.

When I pointed this out in an email to the developer, he told me it would take about a month to fix it (though, he could just easily roll it back to the previous release). Im currently studying in an intensive Mandarin class in Taiwan and cant wait a month to add any new characters to my flashcard collection. Over the past 6 months, Ive invested a lot of time entering characters into the app, and now Im stuck in a horrible situation in which I cant add any new characters to my collections nor can can I transfer the existing ones to another app (the app also doesnt allow me to export the characters Ive entered — another bad design decision).

Id once recommended this app to others but would now advise everyone to look elsewhere for better apps by more experienced and responsible developers.

c_phlat about StickyStudy Chinese