Software:Drops (app)
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| Country of origin | Estonia |
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| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Kahoot! |
| Founder(s) | Daniel Farkas, Mark Szulyovszky |
| Industry | Online education |
| Products | Drops, Scripts, Droplets |
| Services | Language courses |
| Website | languagedrops |
| Current status | Online |
| Native client(s) on | Android, iOS, Web Browser |
Drops is a language learning app that was created in Estonia by Daniel Farkas and Mark Szulyovszky in 2015.[1] It is the second product from the company, after their first app, LearnInvisible, had issues in retaining a user's engagement over the required time period.[2] The languages available include Native Hawaiian and Māori,[3][4] and was classified as one of the fifty "Most Innovative Companies" for 2019 by Fast Company.[5]
The company partnered with Global Eagle Entertainment to include Travel Talk, a feature intended to focus on words and phrases frequently used by travelers.[6] At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the number of users increased by 55 percent in the United States and 92 percent in the United Kingdom.[7] Droplets, a language app for children, includes profiles for multiple teachers working with remote students.[8] The company also produces an app called Scripts, intended to help users learn to write alphabets.
The app was purchased by the Norwegian company Kahoot! on 24 November 2020.[9]
References
- ↑ Wells, Sarah (5 September 2018). "Language learning app Drops adds Native Hawaiian, more than doubles downloads". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/language-learning-app-drops-adds-native-hawaiian-more-than-doubles-downloads/.
- ↑ Taylor, Chloe (4 February 2019). "How Google's 'best app of 2018' was built off the back of a failed project". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/04/how-googles-best-app-of-2018-was-built-after-a-failed-project-.html.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (5 September 2018). "Drops teaches vanishing native Hawaiian language on iOS and Android". Venture Beat. https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/05/drops-teaches-vanishing-native-hawaiian-language-on-ios-and-android/.
- ↑ "Meet Drops, the new international app that bridges te reo Māori with the world". Idealog. 14 February 2019. https://idealog.co.nz/tech/2019/02/new-international-app-bridges-te-reo-maori-world.
- ↑ "Most Innovative Companies - Drops". Fast Company. 2019. https://www.fastcompany.com/company/drops.
- ↑ Ceaser, Jennifer (20 June 2019). "This Language-Learning App Aims to Transform Your In-Flight Time". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-20/language-drops-travel-talk-review-global-eagle-ent-partnership.
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (13 April 2020). "During quarantine, learning games are having their moment, too". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/13/21217753/coronavirus-lockdown-learning-games-duolingo-drops-yousician.
- ↑ Stacey, Viggo (4 June 2020). "Droplets app adjusts to help distance learners". The PIE News. https://thepienews.com/news/droplets-app-adjusts-to-help-distance-learners/.
- ↑ "Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform" (in en-US). 13 October 2020. https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/10/13/kahoot-picks-up-215m-from-softbank-for-its-user-generated-gamified-e-learning-platform/.
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