SubSmith
Shares rank 9 of 12 language learning apps by recommenders
Turns your own videos into language-learning material with an inline editor for fixing subtitle errors; people value its UX and ongoing support. Caveat: automated subtitles can be inaccurate.
Turns your own videos into language-learning material with an inline editor for fixing subtitle errors; people value its UX and ongoing support. Caveat: automated subtitles can be inaccurate.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Other language learning apps people recommend
The four most recommended other language learning apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duolingo | 39 | 111 | 26% | 12 | 3 yrs4 owners | — |
| 9M Mandarin tone speech model | 14 | 5 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| Language Transfer | 13 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Pimsleur | 9 | 4 | 69% | 6 | — | — |
| SubSmithThis page | 5 | 4 | 56% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I think I like your solution better than mine”
“much less polished version of Migaku”
“taking material and saving specific sentences may add unnecessary mental pressure to the process of learning”
“account required != free to try.”
“There is an inline editor for them to fix the errors.”
“Automated subtitles are inherently inaccurate, because much of language depends on context”
“the UX side of things and general support and improvements over time is what people have paid for”
“This tool might as well be open source to be brutally honest.”
“should at least make it more relevant for the learners”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.