What's new in Ganada
Every update that changed how you learn, newest first
3.8.13
- Watch an ad to get a Study Key when you run out
When you tap your next lesson with no Study Keys left, you can now watch one short ad to get a key and start right away.
- Skip all remaining listening or speaking questions at once
On the bus or in a quiet room, tap "Can't listen now" or "Can't speak now" once and the rest of those questions in the lesson are skipped.
- Review the lesson behind each grammar point
Open a grammar point in your Learned Grammar list and tap Review Lesson to replay the lesson where you learned it.
- Watch an ad to get a Study Key when you run out
3.8.12
- Study reminders arrive at the time you usually study
Reminders learn the time of day you tend to open Ganada and arrive around then, instead of at a fixed hour.
- Study reminders arrive at the time you usually study
3.8.10
- Speaking practice recovers after speech recognition errors
If your phone's speech recognition briefly fails, speaking practice now recovers on its own instead of freezing.
- Lesson videos start faster
Clips you've already loaded now play straight away, and videos no longer wait behind other loading work.
- Speaking practice recovers after speech recognition errors
Unit 9 is now a K-drama episode: The Last Room
Unit 8 is now a K-drama episode: See You Again
3.8.7
- Premium can be sent as a gift
You can now buy Premium as a gift for someone else who is learning Korean.
- Family Plan for up to 6 accounts
One Family Plan covers up to 6 accounts, so your whole family can learn with Premium.
- Premium can be sent as a gift
3.8.5
- New words are listed at the end of each lesson
When a lesson ends, you see its new words and phrases as tiles.
- New words are listed at the end of each lesson
Unit 7 is now a K-drama episode: Evenings on Our Own
Unit 6 is now a K-drama episode: The Birthday Table Fuss
3.8.0
- Episode lessons start with the full scene
Episode lessons now open with the full scene, subtitles on, while your teacher walks you in.
- Episode lessons start with the full scene
3.7.9
- Arabic is displayed right to left
If you use Ganada in Arabic, every screen now flows right to left the way you read.
- Arabic is displayed right to left
3.7.7
- Reset your learning progress in Settings
Settings has a Reset learning progress option that clears your lessons and reviews.
- Reset your learning progress in Settings
Unit 5 is now a K-drama episode: Picking a Gift
3.7.6
- Dialogue lessons play as video with the actors' voices
Conversation lessons now show each line as a video clip with the actors' own voices, so you hear real Korean speech instead of a computer voice.
- Dialogue lessons play as video with the actors' voices
3.7.2
- Each lesson shows what you will learn before it starts
Every lesson now opens with a full-screen intro, plus a Lesson Overview page listing the words and grammar ahead.
- Each lesson shows what you will learn before it starts
3.7.0
- Study Keys open one new lesson a day for free
You get a Study Key every day to open a phrase, vocabulary or grammar lesson.
- Study Keys open one new lesson a day for free
Unit 4 is now a K-drama episode: The Suspicious Box
3.6.6
- Home screen widgets have a new design
The home screen widgets have a fresh look, with your teacher showing how today's study is going and whether your streak needs you.
- Smart Review shows when each word comes back
When you finish a Smart Review session, you see every word you practiced along with the day it will come back for review.
- Sound effects and vibration can be turned off separately
Settings now has separate switches for sound effects and haptic vibration, and they apply everywhere in the app.
- Home screen widgets have a new design
Unit 3 is now a K-drama episode: The Soup Goes Cold
3.6.0
- Lessons continue as K-drama episodes
Lessons are now built around K-drama episodes that continue from one to the next, so each lesson picks up the story where the last one left off.
- A short Smart Review runs before each lesson
When you have reviews due, a short Smart Review runs right before your lesson and then takes you straight into it.
- Flashcards start in recall mode
Flashcards now open in recall mode: try to remember the answer, reveal it, then mark how well you knew it.
- Lessons continue as K-drama episodes
Unit 2 is now a K-drama episode: Beyond the Wall
Unit 1 is now a K-drama episode: A New Boarder
3.5.19
- Reset or change your password in the app
Use the link on the sign-in screen to reset your password by email.
- Subtitles stay on screen longer
Subtitles now stay up long enough for you to finish reading them, and the CC button works from the very first play of a video.
- Reset or change your password in the app
3.5.0
- Start learning without signing up
You can now open Ganada and start your first lesson without creating an account.
- A Korean teacher guides setup and lessons
A Korean teacher now walks you through setup and your lessons, explaining what comes next and cheering you on.
- Start learning without signing up
3.4.1
- Speaking answers are recognized more accurately
When you answer out loud, Ganada now accepts words that sound the same and small differences in how speech gets written down.
- Speaking answers are recognized more accurately
3.4.0
- Word details show how a word is formed and conjugated
Tap a word in a lesson to open its detail page.
- Word details show how a word is formed and conjugated
3.3.0
- Writing practice for words and sentences
You can now trace and write out by hand the words and sentences you learn in lessons.
- Writing practice for words and sentences
3.2.2
- Speaking practice inside lessons
Lessons now include speaking practice: you see a new word and say it out loud, and Ganada checks it on the spot.
- Speaking practice inside lessons
3.2.0
- Conversation practice with instant feedback
Conversation lessons let you take part in a real Korean dialogue and reply yourself, with corrections right away when something is off.
- Listening Practice is free for everyone
Listening Practice no longer needs Premium.
- Conversation practice with instant feedback
3.1.0
- Layouts adjusted for tablets
Lessons, conversations and menus are now laid out for larger screens, with comfortable margins instead of stretched content.
- Layouts adjusted for tablets
3.0.10
- Larger text across the app
You told us the text felt small, so we made body text larger and more consistent everywhere.
- Larger text across the app
3.0.7
- New Shorts tab with short video clips
Swipe through short video clips with Korean subtitles and translations, and filter them to what you want to watch.
- New Shorts tab with short video clips
3.0.0
- The lesson list has a new design
The lesson list has a new look with clearer cards and buttons that respond as you tap, so it's easy to see where you are and what's next.
- The lesson list has a new design
2.9.7
- Word Quiz has a speaking mode
Word Quiz now has a Speaking mode: instead of tapping an answer, say it in Korean.
- Video Listening Practice can play clips in random order
Video Listening Practice can now play clips in random order, so you train your ear on fresh combinations instead of the same sequence.
- Word Quiz has a speaking mode
2.9.0
- New Hangeul course with tracing and typing
A new Hangeul course teaches the Korean alphabet step by step.
- New Hangeul course with tracing and typing
2.8.94
- Speaking practice uses real-time speech recognition
Speaking practice uses a new real-time speech recognition system, so you see your words appear as you talk and get your result faster.
- Speaking practice uses real-time speech recognition
2.8.8
- Fixed next lessons staying locked
Some free learners saw their next lesson stuck on "unlocks tomorrow" even after the day passed.
- Fixed next lessons staying locked
2.8.2
- New listening lessons
Listening lessons play a short clip and ask you to pick what you heard, with subtitles to check yourself afterwards.
- New listening lessons
2.6.0
- Save words to your own flashcard decks
Save words and sentences as flashcards, even straight from a lesson, and organize them into decks.
- Home screen widget that shows your streak
Add the Ganada widget to your home screen to see your streak at a glance and jump back into learning with one tap.
- Learning calendar and streak sharing
A learning calendar shows every day you studied.
- Save words to your own flashcard decks