I have personally tried Rosetta Stone, but I have never purchase it myself. I think that this has to do with the majority of the reviews I've heard being negative. I have heard from so many serious language learners that it is way overpriced for what the software offers. Like some of you have said, it does not seem to work on its own as a language learning app. You need to combine it with some other form of learning, such as a personal tutor, or previous experience with the language. I feel that this should not be the case if you invested your time and money into a software program like this one, but sadly it seems to be the truth in most cases. I regularly use an app that many of you have mentioned to practice Spanish: Duolingo. It also does not work the best on its own, but it's free, and it does not hand out lavish promises like Rosetta Stone does. Duolingo is an app that requires you to also use another form of learning with it to understand the language because most of the learning done in-app is out of context. Still, I find this a better alternative to Rosetta Stone by far. Does anyone know of any other free software programs that would help, at least at the beginner level, at learning a language like Spanish?