system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do language learning apps make you play the guessing game instead of teaching you?

Is there some sort of science behind them doing it this way that allows you to learn faster?? I dont understand how you learn from guessing? 

Treat me like I'm 5, please.
gpt
Success and failure are good learning tools - this is the core idea behind "test and retest" as a way of learning.  You're not "guessing", you're failing to get the right answer which you won't like and you'll then encouraged to remember and get it right the next time.  But...mostly this is born from the recent idea of "gamification" - it's trying to created games as a way of learning to keep you engaged and to keep you "playing" because being in a "play" mindset is known to be good for learning.

If it annoys it it's probably not working well for you!