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]

Drops
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Country of originEstonia
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerKahoot!
Founder(s)Daniel Farkas, Mark Szulyovszky
IndustryOnline education
ProductsDrops, Scripts, Droplets
ServicesLanguage courses
URLlanguagedrops.com
Current statusOnline
Native client(s) onAndroid, iOS, Web Browser

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

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  1. ^ Wells, Sarah (5 September 2018). "Language learning app Drops adds Native Hawaiian, more than doubles downloads". TechCrunch.
  2. ^ Taylor, Chloe (4 February 2019). "How Google's 'best app of 2018' was built off the back of a failed project". CNBC.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Dean (5 September 2018). "Drops teaches vanishing native Hawaiian language on iOS and Android". Venture Beat.
  4. ^ "Meet Drops, the new international app that bridges te reo Māori with the world". Idealog. 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Most Innovative Companies - Drops". Fast Company. 2019.
  6. ^ Ceaser, Jennifer (20 June 2019). "This Language-Learning App Aims to Transform Your In-Flight Time". Bloomberg.
  7. ^ Campbell, Colin (13 April 2020). "During quarantine, learning games are having their moment, too". Polygon.
  8. ^ Stacey, Viggo (4 June 2020). "Droplets app adjusts to help distance learners". The PIE News.
  9. ^ "Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform". TechCrunch. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.