Duolingo: Language & Chess

Languages, Math, Music & Chess

Free · In-App Purchases

37k Ratings
Awards

Editors’ Choice

Apps
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Duolingo
Language

EN
+ 28 More
Size

521.5
MB

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. And now, you can learn Math and Music the Duolingo way! Build real-world math skills – from calculating tips to identifying patterns – and sharpen your mental math in our Math course. Learn how to read music and play familiar songs on your device in our Music course – no instrument required. Whether you’re learning 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 keep you motivated to build solid skills across language, math and music. • Duolingo works. Designed by learning experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention. • Track your progress. Work toward your 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 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. And now, learn Math and Music with our newest courses! 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. Privacy Policy: https://www.duolingo.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.duolingo.com/terms

Events

MAJOR UPDATE
Play your friends in chess

You can now play a friend in chess on Duolingo. Invite a friend and see who rules the board.
MAJOR UPDATE
Practice is now for everyone

Review mistakes and sharpen skills any time you want. Now available for everyone in the Practice tab!

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

37k Ratings

Editors’ Choice

One of our favourite apps for learning another language, the process is genuinely fun. What’s more, all those languages and games are available for free!
Absolutely love it! 😻 Just sharing a few ideas💡
20/05/2025

KateS333K
Thank you for an incredibly cool and useful product! I always feel like skipping regular lessons with a teacher, and it's only thanks to you that learning a language has become a habit, and I can really see the progress. I also love all the thoughtful little touches, like the fun icons and texts. The design is perfect!But there are a few small things that I think could make the experience even more convenient:💡When you accidentally tap the wrong word and then tap it again to remove it, the voice repeats the word, which creates unnecessary noise and confusion. I think it would be much better if the word was pronounced only when it’s added to the answer. When removing it, no sound is needed.💡Lately I’ve noticed that sometimes, in x3 mode, the points for a completed lesson are calculated incorrectly. Just today, for example, it said I’d earn 120 points at the start, but after completing everything correctly, I only received 60. And this isn’t a one-time thing.💡Sometimes it's hard to tap the buttons with small words, like prepositions. It might be more convenient if they were a bit wider, maybe by adding more horizontal padding.💡In x3 mode, there’s limited time, and I’d rather not waste it on long loading screens. It might be better to only count the time spent actively completing the lesson.But none of this spoils the overall experience, the app is truly amazing! Thanks again! ❤️
Absolutely love it! 😻 Just sharing a few ideas💡
20/05/2025

KateS333K

Thank you for an incredibly cool and useful product! I always feel like skipping regular lessons with a teacher, and it's only thanks to you that learning a language has become a habit, and I can really see the progress. I also love all the thoughtful little touches, like the fun icons and texts. The design is perfect!But there are a few small things that I think could make the experience even more convenient:💡When you accidentally tap the wrong word and then tap it again to remove it, the voice repeats the word, which creates unnecessary noise and confusion. I think it would be much better if the word was pronounced only when it’s added to the answer. When removing it, no sound is needed.💡Lately I’ve noticed that sometimes, in x3 mode, the points for a completed lesson are calculated incorrectly. Just today, for example, it said I’d earn 120 points at the start, but after completing everything correctly, I only received 60. And this isn’t a one-time thing.💡Sometimes it's hard to tap the buttons with small words, like prepositions. It might be more convenient if they were a bit wider, maybe by adding more horizontal padding.💡In x3 mode, there’s limited time, and I’d rather not waste it on long loading screens. It might be better to only count the time spent actively completing the lesson.But none of this spoils the overall experience, the app is truly amazing! Thanks again! ❤️
How to change app interface language?
26/01/2021

_Alinkina_
English was set as default language on my phone, so when I downloaded the app, it automatically got English interface. But I need interface to be Russian. How can I change that? - There’s no such option in settings. There’s only option to add another language for studying, but it’s not what I need. I need The main texts to be in Russian.- I searched in help and did’t find anything either.- I removed the app, changed phone language to Russian, installed back, but that also did not resolve the issue: it’s still in English! Despite I see in the system preferences Russian is set as a preferred language. How can I change the language of the interface?
How to change app interface language?
26/01/2021

_Alinkina_

English was set as default language on my phone, so when I downloaded the app, it automatically got English interface. But I need interface to be Russian. How can I change that? - There’s no such option in settings. There’s only option to add another language for studying, but it’s not what I need. I need The main texts to be in Russian.- I searched in help and did’t find anything either.- I removed the app, changed phone language to Russian, installed back, but that also did not resolve the issue: it’s still in English! Despite I see in the system preferences Russian is set as a preferred language. How can I change the language of the interface?
good but there are some issues that make me doubt if i want to use it
18/02/2023

ch I'm vfgklm
i clearly enjoy some of the features like friend quests and various kinds of tasks although there is one thing that sometimes makes me want to delete the app and this is automatic voice playback.Firstly, it is not accurate(obviously) and can create false ideas of how to pronounce all the stuff which may be the reason for future mistakes and more struggle with the language one is learning. Secondly, not only I but also quite the majority of people that i know and who use the app as well usually play smth in the background while using the app. This way the playback doesn’t contribute to a better app experience and it only pisses everyone. Thus the only thing we can do for now is to turn off the sound completely but then there’s no way to listen to music or something else which helps some of the people to concentrate better. Please consider adding the possibility to turn off the automatic playback.
good but there are some issues that make me doubt if i want to use it
18/02/2023

ch I'm vfgklm

i clearly enjoy some of the features like friend quests and various kinds of tasks although there is one thing that sometimes makes me want to delete the app and this is automatic voice playback.Firstly, it is not accurate(obviously) and can create false ideas of how to pronounce all the stuff which may be the reason for future mistakes and more struggle with the language one is learning. Secondly, not only I but also quite the majority of people that i know and who use the app as well usually play smth in the background while using the app. This way the playback doesn’t contribute to a better app experience and it only pisses everyone. Thus the only thing we can do for now is to turn off the sound completely but then there’s no way to listen to music or something else which helps some of the people to concentrate better. Please consider adding the possibility to turn off the automatic playback.

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Provider: Duolingo, Inc
Size: 521.5 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

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Languages: English and 28 more

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Duolingo: Language & Chess

Events

Play your friends in chess

Practice is now for everyone

Ratings & Reviews

Editors’ Choice

Absolutely love it! 😻 Just sharing a few ideas💡

How to change app interface language?

good but there are some issues that make me doubt if i want to use it

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Used to Track You

Data Linked to You

Accessibility

Information

Featured In

OUR FAVOURITES

iPhone essentials

More by Duolingo

Learn to Read - Duolingo ABC

DET - Duolingo English Test

You Might Also Like

Busuu: Language Learning

LingoDeer - Learn Languages

Wlingua - Learn English

Drops: Fun Language Learning

Falou - Fast language learning

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