Duolingo: what people say on TikTok, Reddit, YouTube and X

How it feels

10% positive, 27% negative, 10% mixed, 52% neutral (431 on-topic posts and comments).

What people like

1. Streaks help users stay consistent and are a point of pride 13 mentions

   • i think it is ok for very new beginers to get into the language. people might complain about the streak system and how it's like a game ect, but i think it actually is beneficial to *some* people, especially those with ADHD. i have a 2700+ day streak on duolingo (no streak freeze… Reddit · 144 likes under a post: r/PeterExplainsTheJoke: Petah?
   • I never had notifications turned on… I don’t need them because the ritual I’m doing lessons at the moment I wake up, are probably more cemented than me brushing my teeth every day YouTube · 46 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • [Sticker] 623d french streak and I can confirm it barely does anything but I keep coming back TikTok · 23 likes under a 24K-view post: Let's talk about Duolingo for a second. Be honest. How long is your streak? And how much S…

2. Finishing a whole course feels like a real achievement worth celebrating 11 mentions

   • i did too in several languages ✌🏼 TikTok · 2 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • I finished it a long time ago TikTok · 2 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • Me too TikTok · 2 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme

3. The owl mascot and funny marketing are widely loved and shared 7 mentions

   • 🍒Duolingo anime is so cute🍒 YouTube · 17 likes under a 2.7M-view post: The Evolution of Duolingo App Icons (Latest Version) | FlipBook
   • Who remembers when duo “died”? Or Spanish or Vanish? YouTube · 1 likes under a 5.8M-view post: The Evolution Of Duolingo App Icons (latest version) | FlipBook
   • Do you do your Duolingo daily or only when the owl starts threatening you? 😭🦉 Doing a lesson at 11:59 pm like my entire future depends on keeping that streak … TikTok

4. Great free entry point for beginners; opens the door to a language 6 mentions

   • It's a good starter for a language. You can finish all Italian sections in under a year, but learning Italian from afar takes much longer. It just opens the door. YouTube · 133 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • i think it is ok for very new beginers to get into the language. people might complain about the streak system and how it's like a game ect, but i think it actually is beneficial to *some* people, especially those with ADHD. i have a 2700+ day streak on duolingo (no streak freeze… Reddit · 144 likes under a post: r/PeterExplainsTheJoke: Petah?
   • I finished the entire Zulu course, and I’ve learnt two other foreign languages to fluency, so I can give you a good perspective on this. The short answer is, no. At least not just doing it by itself. You have to supplement it with additional learning materials. I know a lot of pe… Reddit · 25 likes under a post: r/askSouthAfrica: Is Duolingo good for learning Zulu?

5. Users who put in real effort do reach conversational ability or real progress 6 mentions

   • I used duolingo for 4 years and now speak spanish daily. Never paid a cent and had a 1212 day streak. I was focused on the language though and quit duolingo when I took the next step away from structured learning to conversational practice. YouTube · 31 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • I have completed the duolingo french tree, and although it is not perfect, it does work. I think what a lot of people do not understand is that you can't just keep a streak for 1000 days or more and expect to learn, you need to put in the effort everyday consistently. To get a fr… YouTube · 30 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • What language learning app actually worked for you?. In my case, duolingo. Using it a lot for french learning and getting better gradually. Haven't tested paid plan though. What about you? Reddit · 20 likes under a post: r/languagehub

6. Works well as a small daily habit or supplement alongside other study 4 mentions

   • I still use Duolingo mainly as that reminder to take time in my day to do a lesson and follow up by communicating with family and friends in Spanish reenforcing what I learned for the last two years with the app. I can honestly say Duolingo has positively affected my life I can h… YouTube · 5 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Nah. I'm not dropping Duo yet. I just finished the four basic sections of the Greek course by the one year mark and renewed the subscription for 2026. Because the daily exercises and the Streak help me with consistency. But from the beginning I have been adding other resources, s… YouTube · 4 likes under a 309K-view post: Stop Doing Duolingo. Start Doing THIS.
   • i really love your video and i really get some good ideas from your videos but i use duolingo for 5 minet when i go to my work so this app give some kind of displine and some new word but its really cant help a lot to improve your English like that way you say about thank you for… YouTube under a 309K-view post: Stop Doing Duolingo. Start Doing THIS.

7. Duolingo English Test is cheap and accessible for proving proficiency 1 mention

   • I had to take this back when I was applying to colleges, and it is one of the cheapest and most accessible options to prove your English proficiency. It is separate from the Duolingo app though. It is not a weird place, it’s actually a common choice for many second language speak… Reddit · 31 likes under a post: r/duolingo: I’m honestly so frustrated and devastated right now.

Complaints and problems

1. Gamification, streaks and chests distract from actually learning 26 mentions

   • I loved how accessible Duolingo was but the gamification aspect was what drove me away. Then they changed the content so it started asking me stuff it hadn’t taught me and it was all downhill from there. YouTube · 598 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • I’m not very competitive, so whenever someone tried to “gamify” something I was trying to learn, it caused me to lose interest. I prefer it when studying is methodical and structured. YouTube · 295 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Duolingo got really good at teaching people how to keep a streak alive. Speaking the language is a different story. YouTube · 242 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

2. Long streaks don't translate to speaking or understanding 16 mentions

   • Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent in a foreign language by using Duolingo. Duolingo makes you good at answering quizzes and chasing streaks, not fluent in a language. You only need 3 apps to get fluent in a language: 1. A "tu… X · 299 likes
   • Duolingo got really good at teaching people how to keep a streak alive. Speaking the language is a different story. YouTube · 242 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • I have a 1658 day streak at DUO in my attempt to learn French. I can’t hold a conversation, I don’t understand almost anything when watching French movies, when I see a cover of a French magazine, I know what some of the words mean, but never enough to understand… YouTube · 86 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

3. Removed human features: forums, stories, discussion boards 7 mentions

   • Duolingo started as a way to translate the web from English - van Ahn's own words - and you once could collaborate with others about how a page should be translated. It stopped being about learning the day they closed their forums, which filled in the what was missing from the le… YouTube · 97 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Duolingo HAD features that helped my listening and conversation skills such as narrated stories and discussion boards. But they got rid of them for whatever reason. Anything that required actual humans, you know people we were trying to learn to communicate with was replaced by r… YouTube · 30 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • i quit duolingo honestly. Its constant advertising microtransactions drove me crazy. Plus its removed features looked cooler than it does now. YouTube · 17 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

4. Course quality varies wildly by language; some courses are thin or neglected 7 mentions

   • I think I learned a lot from duo I did paid for the subscription because of all the ads, but my focus was not the streak it was learning the vocabulary. I silenced the alerts and only learned when I wanted to, once I got comfortable I started to consume the language thru other me… YouTube · 157 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Hey, Im an american whos been living in finland for 4 years now and know the language pretty well but have wayyyys to go too. Duolingo is alright for learning phrases and such but it doesn't explain why things are the way they are and theres also so super very much it simply does… Reddit · 35 likes under a post: r/Finland: American trying to learn Finnish
   • I finished the entire Zulu course, and I’ve learnt two other foreign languages to fluency, so I can give you a good perspective on this. The short answer is, no. At least not just doing it by itself. You have to supplement it with additional learning materials. I know a lot of pe… Reddit · 25 likes under a post: r/askSouthAfrica: Is Duolingo good for learning Zulu?

5. Nagging notifications and guilt-tripping from the owl 6 mentions

   • Tried Duolingo for a year. Decided I was getting nagged and guilt tripped by too many real people to enjoy having an app do it so I just deleted it. Also the cringe of the lessons was really turning me off YouTube · 261 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Honestly, the entire company and app has gone through some major construction and is hardly a language app. They don’t care about teaching a language, they care more about gamifying and annoying players so they do their lessons out of frustration or fear of losing their streak or… Reddit · 43 likes under a post: r/TheSilphRoad: The Special Background for the “Catch a New Language with Duolingo” event …
   • Last year when Duo was particularly annoying in his nudging, for over two months I used to open the app and listen to the same audio exercise just to keep the streak. No learning at all, just annoyance at the damn owl. YouTube · 7 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

6. Energy/lives system and punishing mistakes make learning frustrating 4 mentions

   • they kinda fucked up duolingo ever since they added that energy thingy TikTok · 12,574 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • What really hit me was when Duolingo started punishing mistakes. That is the most antithetical thing to language learning. YouTube · 434 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • I quit when they started giving you only so many lives to complete a lesson. Sir, I'm here to learn a language not to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. YouTube · 29 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

7. Too many ads and microtransactions 2 mentions

   • i quit duolingo honestly. Its constant advertising microtransactions drove me crazy. Plus its removed features looked cooler than it does now. YouTube · 17 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • I think I learned a lot from duo I did paid for the subscription because of all the ads, but my focus was not the streak it was learning the vocabulary. I silenced the alerts and only learned when I wanted to, once I got comfortable I started to consume the language thru other me… YouTube · 157 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

Questions people ask

1. When will more languages or advanced content come? 12 mentions

   • now do other languages to 100% TikTok · 5,603 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • theres other languagues left TikTok · 18,247 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • Can we please get some new languages? Maybe European Portuguese, Slovak, even Tagalog and Thai? YouTube · 74 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

2. Can you actually speak the language fluently after finishing? 8 mentions

   • can she speak the language fluently? TikTok · 22 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • THATS POSSIBLE? TikTok · 113 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • its quite easy to finish english duolingo (english is my 3rd language) TikTok · 87 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme

3. What happens after finishing a course / what now? 4 mentions

   • What now [Photo] TikTok · 571 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • Yes only a daily refresh after that [Photo] TikTok · 1,978 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme
   • They eventually expand it and you have levels again TikTok · 42 likes under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme

4. Is Duolingo good for specific languages like Zulu or Chinese? 2 mentions

   • I finished the entire Zulu course, and I’ve learnt two other foreign languages to fluency, so I can give you a good perspective on this. The short answer is, no. At least not just doing it by itself. You have to supplement it with additional learning materials. I know a lot of pe… Reddit · 25 likes under a post: r/askSouthAfrica: Is Duolingo good for learning Zulu?
   • You would need to spend at least 4-5 years to be proficient enough in Chinese in order to read RI in its original text. Furthermore, Duolingo is not really a good tool for learning Chinese in the first place. Duolingo—similar to many language learning apps—would only teach you pr… Reddit · 69 likes under a post: r/ReverendInsanity: Guys I want To learn chinese to Read Reverend insanity In Raw But is D…

5. What is Duolingo's edge if AI can replicate it? 2 mentions

   • What exactly is their edge if AI can easily replicate everything they’re doing? X · 1 likes under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…
   • Still waiting to hear what the moat is X · 1 likes under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…

6. Does the premium version include speaking and listening practice? 1 mention

   • We can buy its premium version that includes talking and listining too. Right? YouTube under a 309K-view post: Stop Doing Duolingo. Start Doing THIS.

7. Why are music and chess courses missing on Windows? 1 mention

   • Duo, why is no music and chess course is available on windows? It would be really fun 😢 YouTube under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

Buying signals

1. Investors debate whether to buy DUOL stock, split between bulls and skeptics 7 mentions

   • ed my first position in $DUOL 191.39 long. Price dipped below 200ma 215.36 then hit near 8/2024 lows 166.27. Plus only 40M o/s, 99% institutional ownership (the right ones own the most) and added more actually. Also financials look great. Profitable. So yeah, kind of a no br X · 1 likes under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…
   • https://t.co/k0g5prFU87 X under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…
   • “It’s building a digital Montessori engine for knowledge creation in a $10T global education market” X under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…

2. Users actively seek alternatives and switch apps 6 mentions

   • What is the best free language learning app apart from Duolingo?. It seems to have gotten worse since I last used it years ago. Any alternatives? Reddit · 131 likes under a post: r/languagelearning
   • What language learning app are you actually using right now?. I’m looking for a good language learning app that actually helps with speaking and everyday conversation. No Duolingo this time i’m curious what other apps people are genuinely using and recommend. Edit: Ok guys I will… Reddit · 48 likes under a post: r/learnfrench
   • Used to love Duolingo but recently it feels lacking. Other language app recommendations please.. I was really into Duolingo around Dec/Jan. So much so that I subscribed for a year. Many of the recent changes have left me with new lessons where the only way to learn new words is t… Reddit · 29 likes under a post: r/duolingo

3. Users pay for subscription to remove ads but focus on vocab 1 mention

   • I think I learned a lot from duo I did paid for the subscription because of all the ads, but my focus was not the streak it was learning the vocabulary. I silenced the alerts and only learned when I wanted to, once I got comfortable I started to consume the language thru other me… YouTube · 157 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

4. Users subscribe yearly then regret it after changes 1 mention

   • Used to love Duolingo but recently it feels lacking. Other language app recommendations please.. I was really into Duolingo around Dec/Jan. So much so that I subscribed for a year. Many of the recent changes have left me with new lessons where the only way to learn new words is t… Reddit · 29 likes under a post: r/duolingo

5. Some see $DUOL as a potential trillion-dollar company and a good pick for parents 1 mention

   • I love this take. Parents are looking for good educational/gaming platforms for their kids X · 1 likes under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…

6. A user asks for help affording a subscription because card payment is blocked in Egypt 1 mention

   • اوكي براين انت هتفهمني جدا بما انك بتتحدث العربية انا فقيرة جدا و لا املك حتى كريديت كارد ادفع بيها الاشتراك و لان في مصر حتى ان الدفع بالبطاقة مسبقة الدفع ممنوع انا استحالة هقدر استفيد من الابليكشن وانا ازمتي في الحياة تعلّم لإنجليزي من مدرستي الحكومية في قريتي في ريف مصر و حتى … YouTube · 1 likes under a 309K-view post: Stop Doing Duolingo. Start Doing THIS.

Compared with other brands

1. Other apps (Lingopie, Speak, Langua, Natulang, Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur, Busuu, etc.) suggested as replacements 15 mentions

   • Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent in a foreign language by using Duolingo. Duolingo makes you good at answering quizzes and chasing streaks, not fluent in a language. You only need 3 apps to get fluent in a language: 1. A "tu… X · 299 likes
   • What’s a good app to transition to from Duolingo?. I’m about halfway through the French course after a few years on Duolingo. I’m not a hater but would like a change of scenery. Not a big fan of all the chests and suits and other non language learning stuff. I’m not a kid. I’ve t… Reddit · 28 likes under a post: r/duolingo
   • Pimsleur Reddit · 10 likes under a post: r/learnfrench: What language learning app are you actually using right now?

2. Anki recommended over Duolingo for efficient vocab 6 mentions

   • nah man, you have to use 5 different apps that teach the same material. duolingo, lingodeer, busuu, bunpo, renshuu. maybe you will learn kana by the end of the year. /uj while it's hard to be as bad as Duolingo (80% of the time spent in app is on animations, the rest is trivial m… Reddit · 17 likes under a post: r/languagelearningjerk: Are apps really bad?
   • The main difference in playing video games and using Duolingo is video games provide a lot of context for what you're learning; in most cases entire stories if you've changed the spoken language too Duolingo and others simply do not do that And in terms of words, Anki is far bett… Reddit · 12 likes under a post: r/languagelearningjerk: Are apps really bad?
   • 1. Drop Duolingo. It's a good game, a bad language learning app. Especially for Korean, as it teaches you wrong things. 2. Use Anki to retain vocabulary. Make your own cards, it's part of the learning process. Make sure to include pronunciation (when it differs from the orthograp… Reddit · 11 likes under a post: r/Korean: Learning Korean for my girlfriend next to a full-time job: how do you learn and …

3. People compare it unfavorably to real conversation practice and in-person classes 3 mentions

   • 100%, I was living in Tulum, thought I had amazing Spanish with Duolingo, ya, no, first conversation sounded like gibberish to me. Duolingo is useless. X · 1 likes under a 11K-view post: Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent i…
   • Mark me down as first then. After finishing the Spanish Duolingo course (~15 months) I signed up for in-person Spanish lessons and was typed as A2 with peculiarly large vocabulary and ability to discuss any subject with shitty grammar. But I took DUO seriously. X · 1 likes under a 11K-view post: Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent i…
   • Used to be active on Duolingo for Spanish a decade back but gave up on it because my brain just wasn’t registering anything I’ve only taken 1 class in my life Most of my Spanish learning is a bit of alcohol and practice through my Latino friends X · 1 likes under a 11K-view post: Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent i…

4. Immersion (media, dating apps, changing phone language) beats apps 2 mentions

   • Lol, you're damn right. I learned Spanish FAST when I realized everyone spoke only Spanish on the dating apps. X · 4 likes under a 11K-view post: Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent i…
   • Real life immersion is something that'll make you improve quickly without you noticing it. Change your phone's language, and watch content only in that language for as long as you can. X · 4 likes under a 11K-view post: Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent i…

5. Textbooks and real courses beat apps for structured learning 1 mention

   • Have you learned English from Duolingo? No. You had a structured text book with texts, exercises, vocabulary and grammar in the back. Get one for German it will get you twice as far in half the time you spend on an app that’s optimised for users to engage with the app as long as … Reddit · 5 likes under a post: r/German: How can a college student with zero German background rapidly improve their Germ…

6. Some say a one-prompt AI-built language app is Duolingo-level, others insist Duolingo is better 1 mention

   • Duolingo is better X · 1 likes under a 47K-view post: This is accelerating fast. One prompt and he just built a Duolingo-level language app. htt…

7. Stock commenters compare $DUOL to $PLTR and $ABNB 1 mention

   • The old huge market and winner take old. The only problem is that $Duol is more like $ABNB than $PLTR you delusional retard X · 1 likes under a 263K-view post: I made 24X on $PLTR. Now I think $DUOL could be the next $1T company. The market has no id…

What people want next

1. Add more languages: European Portuguese, Slovak, Tagalog, Thai, ASL, Serbo-Croatian, Interlingua 6 mentions

   • Can we please get some new languages? Maybe European Portuguese, Slovak, even Tagalog and Thai? YouTube · 74 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • Duolingo we need a ASL course YouTube · 7 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • Would anyone else be interested in a Serbo-Croatian course on Duolingo? YouTube · 4 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

2. Add advanced levels (B2, C1/C2) for various languages 4 mentions

   • PLS C1 C2 AND C3 ON INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH AND NORMAL ENGLISH YouTube · 1 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • I was hoping for C1/C2 in Spanish... Duolingo has B2 in Spanish for a couple of years now. YouTube · 1 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • Me waiting for B2 German courses in English on Duolingo….😢 YouTube · 1 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

3. Update and give attention to neglected languages (Russian, Dutch, Hindi) 3 mentions

   • and Russian remains neglected YouTube · 4 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • @Duolingo please give the Dutch language course some much needed updates and attention!!! YouTube · 1 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content
   • German from English hasn't got any update yet, it's still Daily Refresh after level 80. But German from Bahasa Indonesia has new content up to level 130. That's weird, since I thought it would be easier to create contents from English. But that's ok, still excited to continue my … YouTube · 7 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

4. Bring back human-made features like stories and forums 2 mentions

   • Duolingo HAD features that helped my listening and conversation skills such as narrated stories and discussion boards. But they got rid of them for whatever reason. Anything that required actual humans, you know people we were trying to learn to communicate with was replaced by r… YouTube · 30 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning
   • Duolingo started as a way to translate the web from English - van Ahn's own words - and you once could collaborate with others about how a page should be translated. It stopped being about learning the day they closed their forums, which filled in the what was missing from the le… YouTube · 97 likes under a 374K-view post: Duolingo: How A Toxic Owl Destroyed Language Learning

5. Less gamification and cosmetic clutter 2 mentions

   • i hate this feature in duolingo like i absolutely do not care about skins in a "language" learning app Reddit · 31 likes under a post: r/duolingo: Are you serious?!
   • What’s a good app to transition to from Duolingo?. I’m about halfway through the French course after a few years on Duolingo. I’m not a hater but would like a change of scenery. Not a big fan of all the chests and suits and other non language learning stuff. I’m not a kid. I’ve t… Reddit · 28 likes under a post: r/duolingo

6. Add a speaking/practice partner feature inside the app 2 mentions

   • Duolingo is the top 1 learning app if you only had someone to practice with (Spanish) TikTok under a 24K-view post: Let's talk about Duolingo for a second. Be honest. How long is your streak? And how much S…
   • с кем заниматься вместе, соревноваться там не знаю, ищу напарника TikTok under a 556K-view post: only after 629 days is crazy #duolingo @Duolingo #foryou #blowthisupforme

7. Add an option to not translate at advanced levels 1 mention

   • Can you please add an option so I don’t have to translate at advanced levels YouTube · 1 likes under a 86K-view post: Duolingo Unlocks Advanced Language Content

Quotes worth reading

I loved how accessible Duolingo was but the gamification aspect was what drove me away. Then they changed the content so it started asking me stuff it hadn’t taught me and it was all downhill from there.

Duolingo is the worst app for language learning. I've NEVER met anyone who became fluent in a foreign language by using Duolingo. Duolingo makes you good at answering quizzes and chasing streaks, not fluent in a language. You only need 3 apps to get fluent in a language: 1. A "tutor" app (ChatGPT, Claude) 2. An AI speaking app (Langua, Speak, Praktika, etc.) 3. A listening app (Lingopie) The rest is just real-life immersion. And no, you don't need a paid tutor or classes either, that's a psyop. …

Last year when Duo was particularly annoying in his nudging, for over two months I used to open the app and listen to the same audio exercise just to keep the streak. No learning at all, just annoyance at the damn owl.

I left duolingo when the 5 hearts turned into an energy bar that you have to watch ads to refill (even if you got a perfect lesson)

I once met a girl who was on the 1300 day streak for learning english but could barely form a sentence. the next day I deleted the app. it should be studied for how good it is at retaining users without actually helping them achieve any meaningful transformation

smartest move ever was including dua lipa in the marketing stunt it was so funny