Name: Duolingo - Language Lessons
Rating: 4.7 (96157 reviews)

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Description

Learn a new language with the world’s most-downloaded education app! Duolingo is the fun, free app for learning 40+ languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build your vocabulary and grammar skills.

Designed by language experts and loved by hundreds of millions of learners worldwide, Duolingo helps you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, German, English, and more.

Whether you’re learning a language for travel, school, career, family and friends, or your brain health, you’ll love learning with Duolingo.

Why Duolingo?

• Duolingo is fun and effective. Game-like lessons and fun characters help you build solid speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills.

• Duolingo works. Designed by language experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term language retention.

• Track your progress. Work toward your language learning goals with playful rewards and achievements when you make practicing a daily habit!

• Join 300+ million learners. Stay motivated with competitive Leaderboards as you learn alongside our global community.

• Every language course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Arabic, Latin, Hawaiian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, English, and even High Valyrian!

What the world is saying about Duolingo:

“Far and away the best language-learning app.” –The Wall Street Journal

“This free app and website is among the most effective language-learning methods I’ve tried… lessons come in the form of brief challenges – speaking, translating, answering multiple-choice questions – that keep me coming back for more.” –The New York Times

“Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education.” – TIME Magazine

“…Duolingo is cheerful, lighthearted and fun…” - Forbes

“Our favorite language app…” - CNET

If you like Duolingo, try Super Duolingo for 14 days free! Learn a language fast with no ads, and get fun perks like Unlimited Hearts and Monthly Streak Repair.

If you choose to purchase Super Duolingo, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

What's New in Version 6.194.1

Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.

For more Duolingo news, contests and product releases, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @duolingo.

Seller

Name

Duolingo, Inc

URL

https://www.duolingo.com

Information

Developer

Duolingo

Version

6.194.1

Size

284.8 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 14.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro11FourthGen, iPad Pro11FourthGenCellular, iPad ProSixthGen, iPad ProSixthGenCellular, iPad TenthGen, iPad TenthGenCellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Customer Ratings

All Versions

96,157 Ratings

Customer Reviews

Difficult lessons

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Mimayin

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2022-12-27

Version 6.194.1

I have been learning languages with Duolingo over three years.I have enjoyed very much unti now. But since you have changed everything I don’t enjoy anymore and am thinking of quitting it altogether. I can’t understand why you make it now so difficult…

Review for Duolingo

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yeetamuuuuuuuse

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2022-12-27

Version 6.194.1

Super easy to use

Excellent

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Grumpy Kermit

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2022-12-27

Version 6.194.1

I have only been doing Duolingo for 100 days and have improved sooo much. I wake up everyday thinking about how much I will improve when I keep my streak up. I don’t know what I would have done without Duolingo

Amazing app

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acres300000

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2022-12-27

Version 6.194.1

Great app but I recently lost my 60 day steak because I went to a holiday house with no internet. I’m not sure how you would fix it but apart from that the app is great.

Its ok

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Louise Abagail Rose

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2022-12-26

Version 6.194.1

Its good, but I really do hate the constant ads of super Duolingo, they are the only ads. I don’t want to buy it.

Update is Rubbish and Poorly Designed

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Kate of Queensland

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2022-12-26

Version 6.194.1

I have just cancelled my paid subscription. I have paid for Duolingo for the last few years and I am a trained language teacher. The update is so demotivating. What idiots in Duolingo thought it was a good idea to have a single linear track where it is almost impossible to make appropriate learning choices suitable for the individual? Information and titles are also very poorly labelled so if I want to go back and review something, eg. Future tense, it is almost impossible to find it.

Easy to use

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Ty Pedersen

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2022-12-26

Version 6.194.1

Such a great app - learning Italian for my trip next year - really enjoying learning

Yes

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WOW!!🙂🙂

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2022-12-26

Version 6.194.1

Super good language learning app. I learnt so much and has helped me a lot :D if you havnt already you need to get this app to learn any language you want! 😃

Best language app ever!

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Joshy bodhy

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2022-12-26

Version 6.194.1

This app has taught me more than all of my actual language teachers combined

Addictive and Enjoyable

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Philkef

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2022-12-25

Version 6.194.1

We used to live in Germany and my wife and I are keen to travel Europe once more. She bought this and shared the Super DuoLingo version with me. It is very addictive, user friendly and there is no need to be a tech geek to go well with it. I am a little bit addicted!

Duo is a daddy

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iamaduo4lifer

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2022-12-24

Version 6.194.1

Bro when I tell you Duolingo is such a w I am not lying his little motivational messages really motivate me to learn my language it also helps that he is hot as 10/10

New update is atrocious

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McPlopmuffin

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2022-12-24

Version 6.194.1

Title says it all. I used to love this app and pay for the subscription (because the free version forces you to sit through way too many ads). However, the recent update has completely ruined the whole experience by introducing a very grindy single lesson pathway that takes all the fun out of the app. Please fix this.

Cool, but doesn’t tell you the gendered forms of words

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clev2010

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2022-12-24

Version 6.194.1

I am currently using duolingo to learn hebrew. One time, I got a question wrong for using את (feminine) instead of אתה (masculine). This could’ve easily been avoided if gendered form of words were taught more directly (for example a question that tells you to write a sentence but with the gender changed). Also, I think there should be a type of question where you translate from audio.

Very good and don’t trust the duolingo memes

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staky85

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2022-12-24

Version 6.194.1

So guys the Duolingo memes are fake and also Duolingo is supper good it does not need any updates

Learning French in late Fifties

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Marco Lucia

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2022-12-24

Version 6.194.1

What a great app. So happy I found it. Makes it easy to remember the spelling and pronunciation of new french words. It’s also very interactive so makes it fun to learn :)

It’s great but consider adding Croatian

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Jaime-frances

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

Duolingo is a great way to learn a language except the number of languages available is limited, please consider adding Croatian as I really need to learn it. Overall the app is great aside from the lack of common languages, however super Duolingo is very beneficial when learning a language and definitely worth it.

Not bad

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danielcaisongpu333

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

Just don’t really like the ads, but they do gotta make money, so can’t quite get mad at then 🤷🏻

The new update takes away the fun. Bring back the old version

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Hii 12

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

Bring back the previous version or introduce it as an option please! The ‘old’ Duolingo was a fun way to learn a new language. Sometimes the app could seem a bit cryptic, but it was always interesting. I loved the options and flexibility.

The update feels like school again! The new attempt to keep things interesting doesn’t really work. The prescribed learning path is bordering on boring. Ever since the change I have constantly considered whether I should delete Duolingo and try something new.

Bring back the previous version and I promise to stay!

Add Tagalog pls

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coool gurrrl

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

This app is good to learn languages with but I really want to learn Tagalog with it so pls add it and then I will rate u a 5 stars.

Amazing learning app!

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unicorn_doll

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

Duolingo is a really fun and great learning app! i love it! and i have a 30day streak!

Excellent in teaching languages, BUTTT

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Catlover Phantom

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

I was learning a language, on my last heart(I’m not using Super Duolingo). I made one simple typo, a one letter typo, and I got it wrong. So I had three choices: either to quit that lesson, get premium or to refill it.

The lesson was a difficult one, so I could not quit it. I also did not want to get premium. So I had no choice but to refill it with my hard earned gems.

Many people may suggest to me to get the premium version as it is easier and does not waste gems, but I would prefer to get it later.

Despite the problem with ads and wasting gems that I worked weeks getting, I really love this app. It does have inaccuracies when teaching some languages, but I prefer this app more than any other language apps. It is simple and effective.

Wide range of languages

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lukey,s

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

Hello,

I enjoy Duolingo because you can learn languages for absolutely free. However, could you please start adding some more languages such as Maltese?

Thanks

Full of bugs

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eternalbliss311

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

As soon as i become a paying member, i got hit with bugs that stops me from progress.

What a disappointment..

good

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Among Sussy Imposter

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2022-12-23

Version 6.194.1

good 👍🏼

Feedback JPM

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Jimi1306

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2022-12-22

Version 6.194.1

Very patient teacher

The update.

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crusty_elbows69

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2022-12-22

Version 6.194.1

This is a very belated rating, considering I’m giving this app one star due to the update that was a few months ago, but nonetheless I’m posting this. Since the update, I haven’t even been motivated to keep my streak, let alone take time to properly learn a new language. It is confusing, and boring. You can’t do multiple lessons at a time, you don’t know what you’re doing, and it’s really annoying to review old lessons. I understand if you want your app to look more aesthetically pleasing, but functionality > looks, plus, you could’ve kept the same format and just changed the colours around or something if you were that desperate. Don’t download this app.

Love it

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jndjndnx

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

I’m learning a language faster then lessons I’ve had in the past!

J’aime beaucoup Duolingo

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infaillible07

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

Super

Too easy

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ninetailninja

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

So I’ve been with duolingo for awhile and it’s great probably the best language learning app! But, it’s a bit too easy especially in the new update, I would love to see a difficulty option or a second, harder, course to at least try. I have found myself being able to skip a whole unit of work WITHOUT KNOWING ANY JAPANESE!!!!! This is a real problem that many people have pointed out, so please fix right away. Your friend nectarine T

Report

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Helltrident

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

I use this app daily I have one complaint. I wish they would add the language spoken on avatar by the original custodians of Pandora because that will be just amazing. Overall I use this app daily basis and I love it

It’s really good until….

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AbbyKoalaIndiaScarlie

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

While I was playing I accidentally tapped on the subscription and I didn’t know what was happening so I kept tapping. Know that I don’t want it I can’t cancel it. I’ve tried deleting the app and regetting it, hasn’t work. Do you guys know what to do

Drpoluglog

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rainbow cat 123

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2022-12-21

Version 6.194.1

I have been using Duolingo for a few years now and I would like it if you could add more languages like Thai and Tagalog and Swedish because I really would like to learn them and I’m sure that it would increase your usage for the app thank you,merci,bye,salut

Annoying

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thurnrstar

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2022-12-20

Version 6.194.1

This would probably be good if I bought the full version. It uses a not so subtle way of getting you to do that and it’s not a sound learning approach to penalise you for mistakes. I’d rather be able to buy inexpensive chunks of time.

Hao

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Dyna dog

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2022-12-20

Version 6.194.1

New version is shocking.you have taken away alot of exercises will be deleting and going to hello Chinese number one Chinese app.Duolingo is a waste of time .same exercises over and over .gone from ten to one .poor work

So disappointing

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Higher'n'higher

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2022-12-20

Version 6.194.1

I have been learning Welsh for the past year or more. I found it very helpful to check out the tips for each group of lessons before I started it, for a bit of didactic teaching to help come to grips with the grammar and pick up nuances in the language. With the latest update, all that the tips contain are just sentences, no explanations, no grammar, just sentences. I am so disappointed , and feel really downhearted that in the middle of a course, the thing that I found most useful seems to have been taken away, with no apologies. Duolingo used to be one of my favourite apps, but no longer.

Impossible with dyslexia

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Harlotsweb

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2022-12-20

Version 6.194.1

I wish there was a setting for people with dyslexia, that would make it easier to progress with spelling mistakes. I struggle with spelling English words and lose hearts when I get my own language wrong. This seems very unfair. I can understand it to some degree that learning to spell another language is important but it makes it impossible to progress when you have this disability. Even with the paid version it’s disheartening to get so many lessons wrong just because you spelt the word wrong or you accidentally used the wrong word because they put a similar word in to purposefully trip you up. I know the right words but I read them and spell them wrong sometimes and it would be so good if there was a setting that could help people like me where it flags that you have made mistakes and and gives you a chance to correct it before submitting. Or maybe have less spelling based lessons until you have a better grip on the language. But apart from this one issue it’s a really great app

Love this app

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AE1970

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2022-12-20

Version 6.194.1

Feel like my daily dose is helping me achieve something rather than just waste my time on socials. It’s a fun way to learn as well

2022 app change are a downgrade

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20embees

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

The late 2022 changes to the learning structure seem to me more about driving users to subscribe than anything else. I do not like the limited pathway now available when compared to the previous versions and the feeling of being driven to proceed before I am ready is unsettling and counterproductive. The latest changes are discouraging and mean I’m far more likely to stop using the app.

Love this

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:)HCJR

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

I love this app and the animations are ADORABLE, it makes learning a new language so easy and fun! I just wish we could have like unlimited hearts without paying or even more than just 5 hearts because if you’re just starting out I know I’d make mistakes and then when I run out you lose your progress!

got it for nothing

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

They don’t have Samoan on the app😭

Has Klingon but not Thai???

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Han8287

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

????

full of ads, 30s ads after lesson, lessons are simple/repeating slow progression, boring

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why need unique NICKNAME?

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

this app uses cheap tactics to force you to click on the ads. The ads video will pause mid duration which requires you to click on the ads to unpause or it will stay there forever. And even worse, one ads will stop completely and you cannot unpause, it will only unpause if you click on download the ads or you have to close the app and reopen

Sometimes frustrating but even that makes the words stick

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citywomanpuertovallarta

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

Here in Australia it’s hard to find Spanish speakers to practise with. But Duo, with staged levels and fun games makes it work for me. The written exercises are a bit tricky on a small screen so I tend to resort to the computer for those. If only this had been invented when I was a child! Thanks Duo!

New update

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325streak

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2022-12-18

Version 6.194.1

Duolingo lessons, rewards, characters and Duo are great. Not a fan of the new look that came with update.

…..im in danger (this is satire)

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admdldhgd

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2022-12-17

Version 6.194.1

so i have a ring doorbell.

well today duolingo sent me a message saying “it seems like these notifications aren’t working, lets try something new.”

ring sent me a notification saying there was motion at my door.

it was duolingo.

Duolingo

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geemooooo

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2022-12-17

Version 6.194.1

Duolingo is a great app helping people learn languages, however it is sometimes frustrating when it gets hard and you run out of hearts, and the only way around it is super Duolingo- subscription. For people without super Duolingo it is much harder in general.

New update is even worse than the last one

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Urgh25

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2022-12-17

Version 6.194.1

So demotivating. I tried to get used to the new layout but they went and made it even worse so it feels like I’m not progressing and can’t properly review the exact sections I want to revise.

Going to lose my streak because I’m just done. Time to check out some of the other language apps :(

Great Way to Develop Your Language Skills

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nina2876

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2022-12-17

Version 6.194.1

I love Duolingo as it goes in-depth on grammar and rules in each chosen language (especially within the guidebooks at the start of each unit), however, I feel as though the units could be more applicable to everyday life particularly travel and realistic dialogue whilst maintaining strong teaching surrounding grammar and rules.

Fun

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teddybecs

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2022-12-17

Version 6.194.1

On to day 4 and I’m enjoying learning a completely new to me language (Russian)

Terrible update

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Kylie spanky

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2022-12-16

Version 6.194.1

The new update is terrible! There’s so many things wrong with it. Completely removed the motivation. I don’t know what your designers and RnD department were thinking

Good App Getting Worse

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Ando676

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2022-12-06

Version 6.192.0

I have been using Duolingo now for almost 5 years and I have finally given up. When I started it was a very simple and free app, there were only two voices and the lessons were incredibly simple. Now there’s a cast of incredibly patronizing characters that speak to me like I’m a child in incredibly annoying voices. I should say, I’m speaking of the Spanish course in particular. There is no option to turn all these silly voices off and one of them for some reason is a perpetually unenthusiastic emo girl, one day I got something wrong because she said she was excited in an I assumed she wasn’t based on her tone. The cartoon owl is annoying enough but at least in the early days you could turn him off.

It’s also getting worse with the free version off the app, when I started there was ads but no love hearts, you could practice all day, now I can only use it for 30 mins at most before I run out of hearts and have to wait. It seems as though their plan is to make the free version so frustrating that you HAVE to upgrade. In fact most of the ads are urging you to upgrade. I guess that need to pay all of the animators for all their unnecessary work.

I’m done, I’ve found an app that treats me like an adult. Good luck to you reading and I hope you get more out of the app than I did.

Demoralising gameplay

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vetti

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2022-12-05

Version 6.192.0

Ok, wipe the slate after major update. A couple of suggestions 1. Too much scrolling. The down arrow icon is good but you need another one to go to the legendary marker. Maybe also the ability to fold levels in between? 2. Thé Time for thé 2nd level of matching is still ridiculously short. I challenge a native speaker to get through it in the allotted time. 3. If I pay for unlimited lives, I should get unlimited lives, even in the legendary challenges. Anything else is false advertising. After 3 years I’ve finished all the ordinary lessons and now have only the legendaries to complete. It’s like banging my head against a wall. Every day I attempt the same lessons, make three mistakes and make no progress at all. Clearly Duolingo doesn’t have any data scientists checking progress or they would have noticed this glaring issue. 4. Getting legendary on the stories doesn’t count as legendary in the daily challenges.

Even after the refresh, several pathological aspects remain that make this app old fashioned in its punitive approach. GET RID OF THE FAIL SOUND. GASLIGHTING HAS NO PLACE IN EDUCATION. Duolingo remains the only educational system I know where they count your mistakes rather than your successes. If you get one question wrong twice, your two attempts are counted as two wrong answers.

Get rid of the stupid animations.

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poshlil

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2022-11-29

Version 6.192.0

Duolingo has gone from bad to worse with each update. The latest revamp, replacing discrete modules with “units” of mishmashed sentences, is profoundly unusable, as both a new student and someone who is trying to revise or improve a language they already partially know. I wouldn’t dream of teaching my students this way, and am genuinely baffled as to which “experts” thought this was a useful way to teach a language. Horrible UI, horrible UX, and if that wasn’t bad enough, the “tips” that used to appear have been replaced with half a dozen rubbish examples and no explanation of functional grammar. Would rate this 0 stars if I could.

(Former review, from the time the animation was introduced:

The cartoons are distracting and grossly over-animated - please stop to consider that your userbase may include those with visual impairments, vestibular migraine, or seizures triggered by moving elements. Very poor design work with little regard for accessibility. Every update is worse than the last, stuffed full of bloated loading screens, ads, and those horrible little animations. The app is unusable if you want to avoid them; the desktop almost as bad unless you know how to use ad and element blockers.

One improvement and one suggestion

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XhileMG

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2022-11-25

Version 6.191.0

So I love this app and I try to keep my streaks going as long as possible but some days (usually when I learn in the morning)it saves my progress but doesn’t continue my streak. It’s kind of annoying. I think it might have something to do with the timing because when I do it in the night, it’s totally fine. Another thing is that when I learn in the morning, it still comes up as perfectly fine, the fire is lit for the entire day until the next day where it comes out that I didn’t do anything that day.

But regardless, I love this app so much and I play everyday, it helps me practice my French and the fun of playing a legendary round is awesome. I think you should get this app because it has helped me learn some things (but it is useful to live in a country that speaks the language you are trying to learn). Just a suggestion, maybe it could add an option that allows the users to create their own language and learn it like any other. The user might also be able to share the language with friends and let them learn it as well.

Overall, I love this app!

Disappointed

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tyl2410

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2022-11-10

Version 6.190.0

I have a 466 day streak and my partner has a 702 day streak and we have always loved duolingo, but this new update is so disappointing. There are multiple glitches and we feel like we are being pushed to pay for the super account despite not really being able to spare the cash due to us being 20 and only working casual jobs whilst studying. We are worried about loosing our streaks as everything costs so many gems now and practice gives us barley any XP. Alongside this, there is no help if we get stuck and need a suggestion as the first suggestion is always wrong. My partner is nearly fluent in spanish now (duolingo + spanish speaking friends) and still has difficulty earning enough XP to stay in the diamond league. I am not as fluent but have learnt a lot since starting my French, but again it is so much more difficult to earn XP and stay in the diamond league. I just wish they eased up a little with the pressure to pay for the super account and at least bring up the practice XP and go back to only some stuff costing gems and not everything…

Very Unhappy, cancelling duo+ subscription

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user26589088943223

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2022-11-09

Version 6.190.0

I love Duolingo and have found it extremely helpful in learning several different languages, however I’ve just opted the app pm my iPad and the layout has finally change. I’ve been seeing the new layout on my mum’s phone and other users screenshots etc. for a few months and have been extremely happy I didn’t have the update yet as it looked horrible. But now the update is finally here and I’m not happy at all. I cannot see myself using the app looking like this. It’s awful and the first design choice of any app that I have whole heartedly HATED. I have no idea where I’m up to and even though my Rogers’s has been “saved” it’s also been simplified to baby level which actually makes it more difficult to figure out. Now my lessons don’t even have titles so I’ll have no idea what I’m about to learn and whether I want to focus on a different topic until I’m ready to move on etc. I am also a Duolingo plus subscriber however I will be CANCELLING MY SUBSCRIPTION TO DUOLINGO PLUS as I don’t want to pay for this horrible new design that I’m sure will result in me not using the app very often if at all. I will continue to use the app on my phone as it hasn’t received an update yet but as soon as it does I’m not sure if I’ll ever keep Duolingo downloaded on any device.

Duolingo was better before the update.

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peaxhy_soda

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2022-11-07

Version 6.189.0

Duolingo is a great app for learning basic sentences and words in other languages that can help you in the future and help you get a grasp of the language early on. I remember I always went on Duolingo everyday, excited to go on it and learn. From the new update, I’ve felt really demotivated to actually do any lessons. I had almost a year streak on Duolingo and I had lost it due to the fact that the new layout makes it so hard to keep track of everything.

The layout previously, was very organised and well kept. The new layout on the other hand, is really disorganised and I don’t like the way they’ve set it out. I feel really unsatisfied with this new update and I think it would be better to change it back to the old layout where it is more efficient and made me feel a lot more motivated and happy to be learning.

I also don’t like the fact that you get forced to read the stories. I liked it when you could choose if you wanted to read them. It’d be a little fun every now and then but now it’s just boring and it doesn’t make me feel like doing any of the lessons. Please change it back to the old layout. This app is still great, but I’m not learning as much as I could be.

Best app ever do not ever change it!

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Kirby animations

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2022-11-06

Version 6.189.0

This app is so good! You need it! This app is best for learning Spanish and other languages, I love it! Duolingo is very great to learn languages just you can’t learn any better! But I liked it better before the update just saying if there was a ten star I’d totally do that but going though the update made it a bit harder for me to learn I mean, I was in unit one and then when the update came I was suddenly in unit 11. I thought there was only 20! I’m just going to say that this app changed a lot of my Spanish. Now I speak to my friends in Spanish cause they do it too! Now you’d think I’m a lot older than this but as a 8 year old, I just can’t think of anymore things to say that is great about this. It’s just so good I even reached a 57 day streak. Until I went on holiday… now I’m trying to get it back. Also just saying that the cute little animations a SO CUTE! DON’T TELL THE PEOPLE THAT HATE THE UPDATE WHO CARES ABOUT THE UPDATE CARE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT!!!!!!!Thanks for this app! - Francesca Perez 3rd grade

Please download this game😎😁

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Vbnhgtydewski

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2022-11-03

Version 6.188.0

Very great. I love the different types of ways that you can learn languages, it’s interesting and fun. Since I am a grade 5 girl, this is quite enjoyable for me to do after school and on weekends. The challenges and the leaderboards are a great way to get me engaged with learning languages. One problem, I know it’s a cool idea to have hearts (lives, every time you mess up you loose one heart) and all but… what if you just want to enjoy the game and learn new skills, just learn from the mistake. I mess up a lot because I’m learning a difficult language and in like 30 minutes I’ve lost my hearts and can’t practice any more. But I do like the idea of practicing for hearts and the free trials to the ‘Super Duolingo’ but what if you just want to learn and your OUT OF HEARTS. It’s frustrating sometimes, but then I guess it teaches people to try not to mess up. Any way, thanks for reading this. Please reply back as I am curious to know what you think of this review. But this new Home Screen really not a fan of it. It’s so confusing on where I’m up to I really want the old one back.

I was a fan before the update.

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evetteio

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2022-09-15

Version 6.181.0

I was using this app multiple times a day every day for over a month and couldn’t believe such a perfect app for learning new languages existed! I loved how clearly labeled the lessons were and how you could go back and revisit ones you had to work on a bit more and keep going over the same sections until you had grasped the lessons confidently. This update progressed me past lessons I had not finished and wasn’t confident in and the lessons aren’t labeled in any way that you can revise and work on areas you aren’t quite grasping. The update they have put out feels more like a downgrade. This new update has completely discouraged my learning and I’ve gone from well over a month of every day use and excitement to use the app to getting notifications about losing my streak and being out of the streak freezes and doing one lesson and refilling streak freezes.

My progress isn’t very clear and when I get into a lesson I’m not ever entirely sure what the lesson is going to be about and struggle to prepare for it.

I guess the app as it is now would have been fine if I had never used the the old dilungo although I’m not sure I would have stuck with it the way I’ve stuck with and loved the pre updated app.

I very rarely purchase subscription to anything and I was looking at doing the yearly family subscription before the update.

Unfortunately I’m looking into new language apps. It’s such a shame.

Mew update has changed the way the app can be used

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jamgbacon

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2022-09-05

Version 6.179.0

While I like the new update in principle - it makes the learning journey seem more fun and makes progress more clear - it does allow me to continue using duolingo the way I had been, and in my opinion lessons now tend to be far too easy.

In the past I would skip ahead to level 4, and then work my way to level 6 one lesson at a time, and this worked quite well for me as I would have to actually think to answer the questions. I would also focus on the parts of the course that I found more difficult, while skipping further ahead on things I found easier or that did not really interest me.

With the new design you can’t do this, though. You are locked in to a single path, and must complete the lessons at all levels, with few options to skip the easier levels (of the same lessons). While I don’t mind the multi choice comprehension questions (although they are a bit easy) I really hate the questions where you just arrange words. I feel like I get nothing out of them, and if anything they harm my learning because I am not thinking between different translation options.

I would really appreciate it if there were a way to turn off the “order the words” questions! I also liked the speech versions of the stories which are now gone. Otherwise, I see how this new version can be great for people new to duolingo, even if it is frustrating to those who have already started to use it in a particular way!

Path and learning ruined for free and paid subscribers

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Jinchuurikki

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2022-07-28

Version 6.174.0

The path style before was 10 units and you knew what you were studying with each topic. The current path style is basically as though each topic has become its own unit, which also is wrong… on unit 15 “Say where people are from” I am learning about how people are feeling and I’ve notice this inaccuracy on other units. I thought maybe the second half prepares you for the first part of the next unit which ultimately makes no sense. So not only do the topics not match the units but there seems to be less reveals of the learned language so I can see what it means in my language at the end for further practice and I can’t go back over previous lessons because nothing matches with what or where it’s meant to be! So the only real point to Duolingo is the competitive side and the streaks which further take away from learning and make it feel more like a chore! Why, I ask, is the path not like it was before? Which is how it STILL IS on the web version? Which I would much prefer to use the app than go onto the web which I don’t always have access to… Thanks a lot Duolingo for making the process to learn a frustrating chore; from 5 down to 2… I recommend memrise - one off payment for life subscription and you know what you’re learning with real people and return to previous lessons selectively and more easily

Recent Update is a cash-grab

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👗👢👠💄👓👛

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2022-06-02

Version 6.167.0

With the amount of incentive ads, you’d think they’d chill with the cash grab updates but like every other capitalist platform, they come up with newer ways to do so. Before the update, you could earn gems through watching a video multiple times that start from 10 gems decreasing to 3 gems with the frequency but now you have to wait 59 mins and only get 5-7 gems each time. This doesn’t get people to come back every hour, in fact it promotes the opposite. I had lost interest after this update since it’s obvious they catered more towards the superduolingo or whatever users. Furthermore, the 40xp league challenges no longer give you 10xp if you’re able to nearly complete but ran out of time. The new change is obviously promoting the switch to the subscribed version and timer boosts. All these new updates are such an obvious cash grab. Thought this platform was different and encouraged the learning of new languages despite your economic background. Looks like they’re the same as every other capitalist company.

Long review but worth it 🥰

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Jonny Dies??

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2022-02-12

Version 6.152.0

Sorry for the long review

I love this app. It has lots of languages to learn and it is entertaining for all ages. I have always wanted to learn French and now I finally can thanks to Duolingo. Recommend

I have a suggestion for you to had to the app.

It will be a little house icon down the bottom of the screen.

People will start off will a little town with just a couple of trees and some plain houses/roads.

Every time you learn a new word, a little notification will pop up on the house icon.

Every new word ( eg. tree, apple )= that thing gets added to the town. There will be about 3 or 4 version of that thing so the viewer gets a option. To access the thing, you will have to write the word ( eg. tree ) in the language you are learning to collect and add it.

YOU CAN ONLY ADD A NEW WORD ONCE YOU‘VE LEARNT IT

Also, there could be mini games in parts of the town.

Eg. On a coastal bit, press on the blue and it will pop up with a man with a fishing rod. The fishing Mini Game. You tap on fish and it comes up with a word that you’ve learnt. To collect the fish you have to write the English version of the word. have 5 secs to answer.

This could be like this with a farm (collect enough crops with words you have learnt), shopping (groceries with words have learnt), etc.

Anyway thanks😊 hope you se this Chloe

Duolingo has changed my life!

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MacBridez

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2021-12-19

Version 6.145.0

About 8 months ago, I was recommended Duolingo by a friend. I began learning Norwegian on there, as I had interest in Norway and my friend was also learning it. I’ve learnt so much in such a short time frame! I never did well with languages at school, but this app has been amazing. There’s a great balance of repetitive learning with fun learning! With each lesson you get XP points there’s lots of cool features such as leaderboard’s, leagues and badges to earn depending on your XP points. You can also compete with friends! There’s also a streak system to keep you coming back to the app to learn more. The characters and graphics are so cute, and there’s so much extra info you can learn about the language, such as grammar, composition, context, etc.

I’m also currently learning German and I plan on learning Vietnamese in the new year. The app is so motivating! Because of Duolingo I plan to travel to Norway and possibly study there! (Same with German) There’s so much to get out of this app! I could go on forever about Duolingo, but I’d say it’s one of my favourite things, so definitely give it a try.

Few improvements would make all the difference!!!

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Ssypkes

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2021-12-15

Version 6.145.0

I love Duolingo, in a nutshell it’s really good! However… there are 3 things that are the most annoying:

1) Cartoons. For younger ages, it is great and more interactive, however, for older kids and adults, they are just annoying and embarrassing. I think that if the app wants to broaden its consumer range, there should be a cartoon on/off switch so that it can be a choice

2) Accents. They are very important, so I think that there should be no leniency for them in the answers and that if you don’t put the accent on, you get it wrong.

3) Volume. If you are listening to music, and a question with a voice reader comes up, your music is overridden and turned down. Instead of this happening, I think that if you have music on, it should be prioritised and you can get the question read out to you if need, but most people won’t, so it won’t bother them and interrupt their music listening. I really do like Duolingo, and if these things were to be changed, I would give it a 5/5 star rating 👍

Has potential but too much frustration and thus far too expensive

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RedFinito

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2021-11-29

Version 6.142.1

Encountered quite a few problems while trying this out … For a common language like Spanish, and an app that has been around for years, there are too many errors present in the lessons themselves eg. Marking an answer as wrong when you gave the exact same answer that duolingo presented as a question earlier, and worse, offering as the correct solution a word/phrase that was never introduced in the lessons (eg. marking “tu eres una mujer” incorrect and offering “usted es una mujer” as the correct answer). I “reported” heaps of errors. I got offered a time challenge several times and accepted every time and it never once happened, the app just switched to the leaderboard. Weird stuff happens in all the “gamification”, such as having to click on “claim reward” multiple times and the received gems goes up each time you click. I was forever wondering if the app was working correctly. I’m all for supporting a free version through ads but you really take it to the extreme. Plus sometime I didn’t receive the promised “reward” for watching an ad (eg. a heart) The sound effects in the “stories” playing back at an ear-splitting volume. No ability to delete my profile. Ultimately it was just a painful experience. I could go on but I think you get the picture and I’m not getting paid to fix your app for you.

#1 best language app

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sage patch

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2021-11-20

Version 6.142.0

Okay for starters Duolingo offers pretty much every and any language there is (even fictional languages such as Klingon) the app makes the languages easy to learn and if you continue with the same sections until all the lessons are completed you remember phrases and words very easily. Other alphabets such as Greek or mandarin teach you the alphabet as well. It does not require money to pay for but does have in app purchases same as unlimited hearts, oh I have forgotten to mention that there are hearts in game but they do recharge, the hearts make you think more about submitting your answer. There are also monthly challenges and leaderboards, the higher you climb the more gems you collect to buy things in the game. You also have a streak where you also earn gems for things, the streak keeps you going and the longest streak I know was 1000 days. In total Duolingo is a very good app, download if your are visiting a country, doing language in high school or just wanna learn a language.

Good App!

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krazyhelloman

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2021-07-01

Version 6.123.0

Ok. We all can see not only in the actual app profile on the App Store, but the actual game, that the animations are ADORABLE!!! The ability to be able to text with the animations in your selected language is so amazing and fun. But obviously with good comes bad, I really am not talking about the ads that you have to watch, but how, if you don’t buy the premium version they make your life a disaster. My hearts almost every 20 minutes get lost, and I know you might say I need to practice but, they make the practice tests for extra hearts take forever and then when you get an answer incorrect it jumps you back 3 whole inches!!! The books that there is are so cute, however you need HEARTS to read them. I’m sorry but what do I do? If I can practice for a heart but it takes 7 years to complete, well my hearts would have filled up by then. Now, I’m done with my critic. Overall suggestions. I think that everyday we should get gems, the amount of times I end up with ten after not continuously playing every day for 7 days... The game may be more enjoyable if we had: 1. More hearts or 2. Unlimited hearts (like the

p r e m i u m users). Honestly I love this app apart from (some) fault so really I’ll give this app a 4/5 or 8/10. <3

It’s a great app but-

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Izz01

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2021-07-01

Version 6.123.0

The issue of having ‘5 lives’ that deplete for EVERY MISTAKE MADE is impossible to get over. It’s extremely discouraging that getting the wrong answer isn’t an accepted, encouraged or intuitive part of the learning process, but actively works against the learning that the developers love to claim duolingo is all about (“making learning free and accessible”) and whatnot.

It makes me want to cheat to ensure that I don’t lose hearts, it makes me unsure and unwilling to enter in an answer that could be wrong (which is a very valuable part of the learning process that is now hindered), it stresses me out and demotivates me. It wastes time. It antagonises mistakes rather than using them to learn.

I don’t understand why you guys thought this was a good feature. Don’t get me wrong, making mistakes should result in things such as an extended level to redo questions, or even lower overall XP from the level. But when it’s essentially “you don’t know enough therefore stop learning” — where’s the logic in that? Mistakes should encourage people to use your app more, to further consolidate knowledge!

It’s nothing more than a money grab, trying to push users towards premium through frustration. You’re handicapping learners who can’t afford premium (at almost $100AUD for context).

Do better. Ads are already overwhelming, but I tolerate it because you are offering a free service and need to make money somehow. The hearts are unbearable and unnecessary.

Good but new update kinda ruins it

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BUG FIX!!!!!!!!

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2021-04-27

Version 6.114.0

Don’t get me wrong this is a good app for language learning I would still recommend it the only big problem for me would have to be one of the new updates let me explain in the app there are leaderboards which are there to encourage people to not just practice every day but to practice as much as they can and it definitely works in fact I’ve been using it for a while and just got to diamond League the last one the issue is I’d usually do hard practice which gives you 20xp and then 10xp for a second time which worked great for a while but now when I’m on the last league they decide to make an update that replaces hard practice with legendary level which don’t get me wrong is a cool concept but the problem is that it’s a Duolingo + feature meaning that now I have to pay money to be able to stay on the leaderboards because now I can only do regular practice which gives half the xp it’s just really frustrating that after spending so much time trying to get to diamond league as soon as I’m there I can barely move up the leaderboards.

Streaks need to go!

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𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚝

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2021-04-15

Version 6.112.0

I love Duolingo, it’s great for language learning and the theme of the app is both cute and neat.

The only thing I’m going to say is that you need to stop the streaks. I don’t need to wake up every morning being stressed over losing my streak, because I have system when learning a language that I go on Quizlet and try to memorise the alphabet. This usually happens every second day and my streak would obviously break. The constant reminder that I can’t lose my streak is stressful and pressuring and language learning is supposed to be fun and something that eases my mind because I enjoy it. I understand it’s more motivating for people who use the app to complete a daily lesson and therefore higher profit, but I think there should be an option to remove the streak or keep it. There’s obviously other people like me and the word needs to be spread so Duolingo can finally make a move. I don’t know if they have in the past but they kept the streak anyway, but I don’t like it and out of millions who use the app, I’m not the only one.

Thank you.

Duolingo: Download this app if you want to learn a new language

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JusticeSeeker!

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2021-01-08

Version 6.98.0

Duolingo is a beautifully crafted app, that teaches language in a fun way. The app is easy and has a variety of methods of learning such as: reading, audio books etc. The app rewards you for showing up and learning helping you keep motivated to speak the language of your choice. Duolingo also adds friendly competition in the form of a rank system. Where you get promoted to a higher rank if you have one of the top 15 xp scores. You collect xp from completing courses; again bringing another motivation to keep you on track. If you were to force me to tell you something bad about this app I would struggle. The only thing I see that could be improved is:

Not making people subscribe to Duolingo plus to get the 14 day free trail. A lot of companies do this and I think you shouldn’t have to give your bank details for something that is free. But I digress, the app is a great language learning tool and premium doesn’t determine your learning success. But premium is like a tutor: you pay for extra help. I could go on about how having limited hearts without duolingo plus is a good thing but this review is long enough.

Good luck to those learning a new language!

Au revoir

This is a problem

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subscribe to C.H.A.C.E

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2021-01-04

Version 6.97.2

When I started 2 days ago on Chinese mandarin I was really enjoying it, it was fun seeing stuff come back to me (since I had already learnt some Chinese cause I took private lessons from prep/kindergarten-yr4) but today I logged on and my account wasn’t their and I had to restart. I tried saying I already had an account but it just kept saying that wasn’t an account or try again later! Please fix this. I got this app because my auntie originally requested this to me so us could do extension studies on mandarin. My auntie is on such a high level she can compete in leagues and she is on the ruby league. I am quite good at Chinese so I bet I can get to that level so when I logged on and my account wasn’t there I got frustrated, so this is the point I am trying to make, if I somehow got myself to the diamonds league and my account got deleted I would have to start all over again.

This is a big inconvenience! Overall if you fixed this problem then I think this would overall be a great app. Good job

Amazing application!

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DespacitoCheetos

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2020-12-29

Version 6.97.2

Duolingo has taught me a ton of spanish including how to construct sentences, masculine and feminine words, verbs, et cetera. The only things I have to say are that i don't recommend languages like Japanese because you have to learn like, 3 different 'alphabets' which includes kanji, which has over like what, 10,000 characters?

Anyways, languages using english letters such as the ones you see on the keyboard, which include spanish and french are very good options to choose. Overtime Duolingo will help out one day whether or not you use the language you have learnt for education, work, or even for fun. It's a great way to start out on a language, but if you want to be able to fluently speak a language I suggest you take classes. Or do Duolingo first, then take classes. Either way is fine, but Duplingo just gives you a good kickstart.

Fast class

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Kzcy

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2020-10-19

Version 6.88.0

This is an app with some great strongpoints. It’s fast paced and the student picks up a good knowledge of words to add to their Spanish vocabulary. Classes often come with a smile, especially when reading the stories section of the app which are a lot of fun and a wonderful way to add new words and phrases to your memory bank.

My two criticisms are these,

1/ this is South American Spanish. If you want to learn Spanish for Spain this is not really the best place to do it. Sadly one doesn’t become aware of this fact until after purchasing the app... I think it would be almost perfect if we could choose to be taught Spanish for Spain.

2/ secondly it relies on learning by memory and as sentences become longer and grammar becomes more complex it’s difficult to learn by memorising sentences. I feel some grammar lessons would help. And the verb conjugations should include the vosotros version.

Overall it’s a good tool for improving ones knowledge of the language. Add Spanish for Spain and it would be a great tool!

It’s not what it used to be

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Jezzzzaaaanfjfjfjjfmfififndjd

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2020-10-16

Version 6.88.0

Duolingo used to be a great app for learning new languages, however Over the last year or so it has gone from wanting to help people learn, to more about making money. It is extremely hard to want to use this app due to it forcing you to pay to be able to learn a language. I understand it’s free to download and stuff but try learning a language when you can’t do any lessons because you’re out of hearts and they recharge one every 5 hours. I understand that there are ways to earn hearts in game by watching adverts and practices but the adverts can’t be watched all the time, the game has to offer them to you and practices are so long and sometimes very very hard.

In conclusion if you want to spend hundreds of dollars for this app when you could just pay for real life classes which would be cheaper.. go for it. If you don’t like the idea of spending money then this app is not for you.

Maybe if it was cheaper and had the option to only subscribe for weeks or months st a time it would feel better. But I will not pay hundreds of dollars for an app I will only use for like 3 weeks a year.

Great concept but don’t bother - complete lack of many common languages and new courses

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teeboucher

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2020-09-15

Version 6.84.0

I started using Duolingo approximately 4 years ago to brush up on my Japanese that I haven’t used since high school, but primarily to learn a couple of Balkan languages. Problem here - there aren't any available. Excellent concept and variety of exercises. I’m sure some people like the game-type quality to it with badges, etc. however I find this to be incredibly childish (thought I was using a language app targeted at adults?) and doesn’t make a difference to my ability to learn. The biggest disappointment of all is the complete lack of any new language courses. 4 years after enquiring and there still aren’t any Balkan language courses available... they’re forever in the “incubator”, yet High Valyrian, which isn’t even a real language, is available? Make sense of that.

In summary, total lack of advancement, all the updates seem to do is introduce more childish gimmicks and “squash the pesky bugs”. Don’t waste your time with duolingo, Mango languages has far more options available and you can sign up for free access via your local library.

BRING BACK CONVERSATIONS, please.

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Signed, Frustrated.

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2020-08-16

Version 6.79.0

Hi,

I have been a user of Duolingo for many years and when you got rid conversations I was devastated and noticed my ability to learn languages decreased drastically and I found my motivation levels to drop rapidly and I just didn't want to use the app anymore. I found the 'conversation' using AI 'people' conducting these conversations with you was a great way for me to grasp how to construct sentences and apply the words I had learnt during recent lessons. I really like the addition of 'stories' in the new updates of Duolingo, but I wish that Duolingo had BOTH stories and conversations, I love both and they teach in different ways than just lessons. I am a disappointed customer asking the developers to bring conversations back, I dearly liked conversations and I dearly like stories I don't like how the developers keep trading off first, conversations for, I believe it was, practicing, then practicing for stories. I really liked all of these but found conversations to be the best learning tool for me and then stories and then practicing to be the least helpful in my quest to be bilingual and to be able to use the new language in real life in a real context. So please, developers I ask you to bring back conversations. Just please don't take stories too.

Slowly getting worse

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jewiew

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2020-08-13

Version 6.79.0

Duolingo is an enjoyable app to use and has always been pleasant despite the abundance of ads. Recently they added in “hearts” which will shatter when you get an answer wrong, then you have to “refill” said hearts by purchasing them with in app currency known as “gems”. These gems can be earned by completing lessons, but of course you can also buy them. Your hearts will regenerate over time but your max is five at a time (i.e. five mistakes).

Basically, this means now you will be spending less time on the app unless you are an ace at the language you are learning, or if you refill your hearts. Personally, I don’t even spend my gems on hearts because I don’t really want to support a system like this. Though if I did, I wonder how long it would take me to deplete all my gems, leaving me with the only option of buying them. It’s safe to say that this addition of hearts is disappointing and the decision to do so was clearly driven by money. I understand that it’s a free app, but I’m sure they’re making a decent amount from the number of ads in their app.

I give Duolingo a 3/5. Unfortunately this score doesn’t regenerate.

Great learning opportunities!!

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MICKEY24567

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2020-07-05

Version 6.74.0

I have been using Duolingo for almost a year now. At first I got it because I was behind in my French class and my teacher suggested it to me. At the end of the year I was top of the class!! It shows that you can learn a language really fast!! This year I transferred to Chinese and the same thing has happened... I love the fact you can learn at your own pace! A few improvements though: Sooo many ads. I understand that’s how they keep the app running but why soo many?? I also think Premium should be free. I stop when I lose my hearts because I can not be bothered to practice to get more! Well, Premium doesn’t have to be free, but maybe lose the heart thing?? Just some advice... Another thing with the hearts, why do you lose a heart when you muck up speaking?? It happens every time to me as it reads people speaking around me as it. Overall, It is great for learning a new language and would highly recommend it to anyone if they want to learn something new!

AWESOME!

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Bubblebeaver

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2020-05-05

Version 6.65.0

I absolutely LOVE this app, I have only had it for two days and has helped me so much! I am learning Japanese at school and it is hard to keep up, but it is so much easier with this app! The only flaw I can see is the health bar, it’s not that it isn’t enough, it’s that once you have 5 or you refilled you can’t have anymore. But other than that this app is very close to perfect and I would definitely recommend it to people all ages. I am only 11 and I love it , it is very helpful. During our social isolation this for me is a perfect thing to do to pass the time, I could pass hours thinking it was minutes. Also I was so compelled to ask my parents for the PLUS version, it is super smart to make it free. This is an overall amazing app, but the health was not enough for me to downgrade the stars from 5 to 4!

Hope you read my review,

Bubblebeaver

Doesn’t make sense for languages with different alphabets

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LouisMatijo

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2020-04-01

Version 6.61.0

I was hoping to use duolingo to improve speaking Japanese and Greek, but the focus is on learning the alphabets rather than learning useful speaking phrases. With Japanese especially this isn’t particularly helpful. I was learning for weeks and the focus was just on hiragana (one of the three Japanese alphabets). In the short / medium term this is useless, in real world applications (eg if you’re in a train station), most Japanese will be be in kanji. Duolingo for Japanese is therefore almost completely useless for speaking and reading / writing as you get incredibly bogged down in alphabets before learning to say anything...and the main alphabet you learn isn’t particularly useful. There should be an option to learn languages for speaking, with the text written in romanised form. Most people using this app will want to use it for speaking. Similarly with greek, the duolingo system isn’t suited to learning alphabets. Again, after weeks, the phrases are totally random (‘The good popcorn’) because they are purely devised to teach you the alphabet. I have been to Greece and have never needed to say or write. ‘The good popcorn’. Phonetic phrases would be much better!

Learning tool, and a fun game!

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User_Scratch

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2020-02-14

Version 6.54.1

I am a big fan of Duolingo, have been spending hours of time practicing my Russian. It is one of the best examples of game mechanics being integrated into an educational app. the leaderboards and progress rewards (such as leaning 50 new words) are a great way to reinforce progress in the user. lessons are laid out well, giving you flexibility to approach topics at your own pace, while encouraging you to move on if you spend to long on one topic, by removing the XP reward. I wrote this review after thinking back to the “touch typing games” i played as a child, they were never as engaging as they could have been. Congratulations to the Duolingo team for their fantastic work!

There are some things i would like to see in the app in the near future, for example, being able to do specific exercises such as choosing to practicing specific words, which could be joined to the existing achievement system. Perhaps a button that will teach you three new words that refreshes every day?

As well as that i hope to see the options for languages expanded, which i assume is a goal. my partners family is from former Yugoslavia and i would love to learn Serbian and Macedonian!

again, thank you to your team for creating such a powerful learning tool. Language is the best way to learn about the world and its history, and this app is a great way to learn language!

Disappointed in update - Re: hearts

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FuntimeOz

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2020-01-16

Version 6.50.0

I have loved Duolingo and have recommended it many times as first point of call to anyone (adult and child) wanting to learn a new language. However I am sorely disappointed in the new “hearts” function. I used to be able to study for long periods of time and not “cheat” by looking at the answers. Now I lose a “heart” with every mistake. Sometimes it is purely a mistype. I find myself looking up the answer instead of trying to remember it, to stop myself losing “hearts”. Paying for the “Plus” option is not a possibility for me. I will continue to use the app, as it is still the best learning platform for me, but I will not be able to learn as quickly or effectively, and cannot in good conscience recommend it to families wanting to learn. I don’t mind an ad every now and then, as a reasonable cost for a free app, but a heart for every mistake?lets not even mention that I can’t mute your Duolingo Plus ad when it comes up.

A revelation, but not perfect yet

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mrdbowman

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2020-01-09

Version 6.49.0

This app has opened up a wonderful world of language (Indonesian for me) allowing me to learn the basics of everyday survival over a year at 5-10 minutes a day - Amazing!

Many times I’ve felt compelled to subscribe to the paid version, but have bailed out at the last minute due to the copious small faults in the lessons which threaten to overwhelm the experience. For example, while most lessons are well constructed and easy/moderate to complete, allowing swift progress, my current one is ridiculously complicated in comparison and has slowed my progress. There are also inconsistencies in translations throughout the app that result in dispiriting errors when I actually got it right with the same answer in previous exercises. Even the exercises with the most copious number of complaints seem never to be fixed.

If there was evidence that clear errors would be attended to as a priority, I’d be much more inclined to pay. The free model has obviously been successful in creating this app’s footprint. I look forward to it being more consistently tidied up so that it can transition to a well-polished paid product.

Please remove the 5 daily hearts.

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jejrheks

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2019-12-16

Version 6.47.2

I’m learning Arabic currently and this is great for learning the sounds and letters. It’s a great starting point and I loved how they used to just put quick adds after every lesson if you didn’t have the premium, which I saw as more than fair. However now they’ve started adding 5 daily hearts (you loose a heart after every mistake) and once you’ve used them up you have to wait 5 hours for them to refill. What I loved about Duolingo is that it really did encourage free education, in place for a very quick add after each lesson that you could click off of after 2 seconds. However it seems now they’ve taken to the tactic of trying to pressure you to pay to get “unlimited hearts”. I know that they’re a company and they need to profit but surely they have plenty of people who pay premium and get more than enough money from add revenue. I even just saw one of their own adds “support free education, join premium” ...I mean.... doesn’t that contradict the add in itself? I’m just really disappointed that Duolingo has gone down this path by trying to force people to buy the premium version. It’s very disappointing because it is a great app.

Horrible update

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lobsvyrgf

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2019-10-07

Version 6.37.0

It’s been a while since I’ve stopped using Duolingo due to an update I think which made it worse (in my opinion). I was at an intermediate state of my language learning when I started using Duolingo so having to do the simple exercises was a bit bothersome but I actually didn’t mind it because now thanks those exercises I can never forget some terms which was actually pleasing. It did get a bothersome to do that all the way through everything so I would just do the test and get past the level quick and since I was at intermediate I really enjoyed the test, I was getting past levels faster and I also learnt heaps until the update. The update or whatever required me to either use gems or join premium to do tests, which became extremely annoying for me because that is just outrageous. I may seem to be unreasonable but I have to get premium just because I want to do a test makes no sense they’re starting to want money more desperately, I just want to learn without getting the cash sign shoved in my face thank you very much.

Good app, a few flaws

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dr.human person

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2019-09-15

Version 6.34.0

Duolingo is a pretty sound app, however I do have a few small problems with it. The biggest annoyance in the game is the health bar system and the amount of leniency given towards typos. The idea of the health system is good for when you’re trying the new levels, as it encourages you to practice more if you keep stuffing up, but it shouldn’t be present in levels you’ve already completed that you’re actually TRYING to practice. Don’t get me wrong, the practice system is a good concept, but you know what you’re worse at better than a random question generator, losing health in these old levels just slows you down from learning. Of course, this would be a little less of a problem if it gave you more leniency in small typos like accidentally putting the i before the e, or if you accidentally add in a letter at the end. Losing health for small errors like this when you knew the translation is just frustrating

Also, could you guys please add in some volume options? I love listening to music, and I do it whenever I’m anywhere or doing anything, so having to switch it off or have it constantly disrupted by the forced voice over for even the text sections is a giant turn off and all round inconvenience

A good app

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RiderAmelie

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2019-08-28

Version 6.32.0

This is a great app if you want to make learning fun and into a game. Though I would say that they should make hearts easier to get and harder to loose. I’m not saying they should get rid of it completely, but my sister only just started French and could only do about 5 minutes of learning before she ran out of hearts. I understand why they have health, but make it a little less scarce. I was just about to finish my hour long lesson with one heart and then I made a mistake and bam, all that progress lost and you have to do ten minutes of practice to get another heart. If you want to really stick and learn for hours, I don’t recommend this app unless you want to do something like arabic because (oddly) they don’t have hearts like German or french. I also think there should be a filter to turn the health off and on so people can stick at it or just have 5 minutes a day. Currently the health shield in the game costs money or “Duolingo plus” which is expensive and not worth it as it glitches when you get it. So overall, good app, but it could be a whole lot better.

Learning Chinese is a breeze

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Hubycfhihfc

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2019-08-11

Version 6.29.0

I have been learning mandarin casually for about 8 years and failed to find any real help with character recognition/reading. The way Duolingo works by drilling means they do sink in and eventually you recognise more and more characters in day to day life. In terms of the 5 hearts of health it’s simply a method of pushing you to paid subscription, if you want unlimited lives you buy the premium subscription. To be honest, I learned so much more in 3 months with Duolingo than any Chinese classes I attended at the local community college. You get what you put in, the more effort the quicker you learn and the lessons are short and you can progress at your own pace. I had subscribed, it just ran out and I’m seriously thinking of buying a years subscription, my only concern that I may finish the course before the year. However they are constantly bringing in new content so I’m thinking I won’t get bored!

Defidently 5 stars!

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Gacha Potatoe

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2019-07-18

Version 6.26.0

This is so fun and defidently deserves to be on number #1 language learning! This is helping me with French because I would love to learn French. It’s my first day and I already need to write this great review. I know a few words like man/homme and woman/femme! This is great, may all ratings be like this one :) 👌 also I would like to add- I wanted to do 10 minutes a day and I’m doing around half an hour now! I’ve done around 15 minutes on the app ever since I’ve downloaded it and it is addictive. For some reason it’s a little embarrassing for me to do the talking part because my sister would come to me and say, stop speaking gibberish since she doesn’t have this app or knows how to speak French. Just one thing, can you please not put hearts in it because I’ll have 0 and be unable to learn! But I’ll just watch ads. I understand if you should have to leave it in, this rating is kind of weird 😳

Possible money chasing or streak glitch

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thothothy

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2019-05-23

Version 6.19.0

As a free to use language service I feel it is incredible and as it’s been upgraded the steps seem to fit perfectly for early stage learning (of learning Spanish for me) but the only downside for anyone who maybe has self diagnosed OCD and enjoys maintaining a streak there has been either a carefully inserted method of money grabbing or just a standard glitch that once your streak reaches higher numbers it may pretend like you didn’t follow the lessons for the day and require you to pay money to repair streaks. While I won’t pay I did find this disappointing as it even lets you open the prizes for completing your daily quota which means you've done the daily requirement yet you may still lose your streak. This has happened a few times to me through this and all once you reach a 30+ day streak. Small problem I know but this is aimed for people who may get anxiety from this sort of thing as I do just as a heads up, apart from that I really recommend this and it is a free service if you choose it to be and if you don’t mind supporting it and paying then no problems at all with the app

Inconsistent Features, But Overall Amazing

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BalaclavaTCG

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2019-04-12

Version 6.13.0

As a free language learning service Duolingo is incredible. Over the past 6-7 months I have been learning German using primarily Duolingo, alongside other learning resources. However, most of this period has been on the desktop web version of Duolingo. When using the mobile app for Duolingo, I have frequently noticed inconsistencies with in-app features, across multiple devices and reinstalls. I use an iPhone 6S, and my mother uses an iPhone XR, and somehow this device difference means she has access to a practice skills lesson and I don’t? Also, my usetime for the app is restricted by health, whereas many other people I know are not restricted by a health bar. Recently, my app somehow started not having a health bar, but when I had to delete it and I reinstalled it, I suddenly have to deal with making < 5 mistakes while learning again. Another thing I have noticed, is a lack of extra information for each lesson. On desktop, I can right click the lesson and have access to a deeper written run through of the lesson, however on mobile, I have access to this extra information on less than half my lessons. Particularly, I am unable to view this on newer lessons I’m learning, and thus do not have extra context and information for new concepts. For what it is overall, Duolingo is an amazing app, especially when you consider its entirely free. However, this inconsistency is enough for me to rate it as 4 stars instead of 5.

Amazing app, almost no errors!

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moo'sreviews

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2019-02-25

Version 6.6.1

This app is amazing! I’m getting very confident in learning Korean and Japanese. I’ve heard some people say that this learning program isn’t the best since you only learn phrases and don’t learn how to construct sentences. Yes, yes I’ve heard it all but really, this app is just for people who want to be able to talk and socialise to other people, not really for people who want to become fluent in a language. However, in my own circumstances this is not a problem for me since I have a Japanese tutor. Some things that do get on my nerves are things like the heart system and how it is very annoying to run out of hearts, but I also find it very fun to practise to get more hearts and practising is a very, very good and fun way to get more hearts. I like this feature very much and please don’t change it in the future. I’m very glad that you don’t need to wait a few hours to get hearts.

Is this really the most useful?

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any student number please

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2018-12-11

Version 5.2.62

Hi guys, when I first downloaded this app I was really happy when it came to my confidence slowly growing and I was thinking to myself I could actually learn Japanese. Then I came across a little problem, the way the app teaches you is you don’t learn how to construct sentences which is vital when learning any language, but instead you learn the common phrases. And I bet there are thousands of common phrases that this app could force you to memorise along with the minimum standard of 2,000 kanji characters. I find that this is the least effective way of learning a language such as Japanese especially when your first language is English. If it were me I would teach the basic alphabets (hiragana and katakana) teach them a few basic words and then teach them how to construct basic sentences instead of having them memorise literally thousands of phrases, then they begin learning kanji and then more complicated sentence structures and then the rest is is just expanding their vocabulary. I find that this method is easier more effective and quicker when learning literally any language. And if people are facing similar issues with other languages I would like you to consider doing a huge overhaul over all of your language courses. Until then I will be trying to find someone or something which could make learning a language easier, thank you.

Brilliant, but one suggestion...

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emilyb72

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2018-06-02

Version 5.2.27

DuoLingo is an amazing app and I recommend it to anyone wanting to learn a new language. You don’t just learn the new words and sentences, but you have to practise them as well to ensure you really remember them.

It would be great if you could add a Mandarin learning option. I’ve noticed there is an option for Chinese speakers to learn English, so why not the other way around?

UPDATE: Yes there is an option to learn Mandarin now. Thank you so much xx

I have one suggestion. Often when you start a new lesson, you’re thrown right in with a question on words you haven’t learnt yet. So you have to guess the right answer, which is impossible because you’ve never seen the new sentence before.

It would be good if perhaps at the start of a new lesson there’s an “example sentence” or something similar which explains the structure of sentence pattern the new lesson will cover.

UPDATE: Duolingo has actually implemented this new feature in a recent update, and its AWESOME. It really shows they listen to their customers.

Despite this, if you’re wanting to learn a new language definitely get this app. It’s free, the ads aren’t annoying pop ups or videos (there are ads but they aren’t irritating), each language has heaps of lessons, and there’s a practise option to revise skills you’ve already learned!! Thank you for making a great app.

Duolingo... the best and most productive entertainment

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Concerned citizen 4206969420

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2018-05-08

Version 5.2.22

Do you have nothing to do on the bus in the mornings? Are you bored on an airplane? Don’t like crappy mobile games? Well Duolingo is the perfect app for you imagine playing an educational game to kill time so instead of killing time you’re actually doing something productive and will feel better about yourself afterwards for doing so, what could be better? It’s been 5 months since I downloaded this app using at casually from day to day missing days here and there weeks even 🤭😂😂 but as of now I’m almost fluent in Spanish and this has required minimal effort. I’m excellent at reading and writing in Spanish all that would be required for a solid level of fluency would be some dedicated conversation practice for a couple of months and I’d have the Spanish speaking proficiency to live in a Spanish speaking country. This app is excellent and I would highly recommend it.

Health bar

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Lizzie221

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2018-04-13

Version 5.2.16

I do four languages daily on Duolingo. However I dislike the way the health bar can block you out of all languages if you make 5 mistakes. I only allow myself a certain amount of time each day to study and if I get blocked out I can’t get back enough health in that day to continue. Previously I just used to swap languages so I could continue to get my quota and also regain a bit of health.

I was happy to pay for the plus subscription to get rid of the ever increasing adverts but I am not going to pay for new health. Please do something about this as I am getting very disheartened by this app. However I do like the Owl popping up and giving me words of encouragement.

In case I didn’t press send the other day with the above I’m sending it again.

I am totally fed up with the current format of Duolingo. I keep getting blocked from continuing and am seriously considering giving Duolingo the flick. I have been doing four languages faithfully nearly every day and I really enjoyed it. I am also mad that I took the decision to buy a subscription. If I cannot do my quota of Duolingo every day maybe I will make the same effort to complain everyday. Does anyone actually read these comments and does anyone ever think to reply............

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