I'm tired of 'gamifying' Russian: How do I actually start producing output?

I’ve been bouncing between three different apps for a year and I can read basic Cyrillic, but my brain completely disconnects the moment I need to construct a sentence from scratch. I want to ditch the streak-tracking and move toward active output, but I'm worried about cementing bad habits. Would using a tool like Chickytutor.com to simulate scenarios be a better way to get comfortable with mistakes than just doing more flashcards?