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Duolingo (reference, contrast)
The dominant gamified language app, with 40+ languages, free courses with ads, and Super/Max subscriptions.
www.duolingo.com/Active
iOS app v7.145.1 released 2026-10-21; weekly releases (App Store lookup). (checked 2026-10-25)
In Language learning apps
Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (21% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? CEFR levels (A1–C2, Goethe/telc exams) (10% of 20 others)
- Which learning method does the maker put first? structured lessons and exercises (a course path or drills) (25% of 20 others)
- What does AI do in the product? AI generates the core content, or is the conversation partner or examiner (24% of 17 others)
- How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. more than 10 languages (16% of 19 others)
- Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? yes, they are central (6% of 16 others)
- What is the main way you use it? phone app (15% of 20 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% of 20 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (60% of 20 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (85% of 20 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Do you need an account to use it?
Nearest neighbors
- SoundNativ 69% of 13 shared answers match
- DER DIE DAS (Painfree German) 62% of 13 shared answers match
- LingQ (reference) 62% of 13 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads Ads plus Super subscription. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | Not documented Not stated on the App Store page. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart CEFR levels (A1–C2, Goethe/telc exams) Courses mapped to CEFR levels; otherwise its own platform. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which learning method does the maker put first? | stands apart structured lessons and exercises (a course path or drills) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does AI do in the product? | stands apart AI generates the core content, or is the conversation partner or examiner 148 courses built with generative AI (2025-04-30). | source 2026-10-26 |
| How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. | stands apart more than 10 languages '40+ languages'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does the material you learn from mainly come from? | a library written or curated by people (the maker, teachers, or a community) A shared base course adapted with AI. Judgment call. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does a learner pay? | free tier plus a subscription | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? | stands apart yes, they are central Streaks, rewards, leaderboards. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where is your learning progress kept? | on the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way you use it? | stands apart phone app | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-learn-languages/id570060128 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · investors.duolingo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/duolingo-launches-148-new-language-courses · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · www.duolingo.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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