Duolingo: Language & Chess

Languages, Math, Music & Chess

Free · In-App Purchases

9.1k Ratings
Awards

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4+
Years
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Education
Developer

Duolingo
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EN
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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

4.7

out of 5

9.1k 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!
Fast learning
25/10/2021

mtyay
This is a great app for learning a new language while working full time. It breaks up everything in small chunks that are easily digestible. Different teaching methods help in learning but also with engaging with the content in different ways throughout my day. In commute i can learn through the listening tab and in the afternoon i can dive deep into the lessons. Overall this is an inclusive and solid app to have. It’s visually engaging and fun to use and uses positive reinforcement to boost your learning. 5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 !
Fast learning
25/10/2021

mtyay

This is a great app for learning a new language while working full time. It breaks up everything in small chunks that are easily digestible. Different teaching methods help in learning but also with engaging with the content in different ways throughout my day. In commute i can learn through the listening tab and in the afternoon i can dive deep into the lessons. Overall this is an inclusive and solid app to have. It’s visually engaging and fun to use and uses positive reinforcement to boost your learning. 5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 !
A good app, some limitations, terrible accent of speakers
25/10/2024

John joannou
I’m using the app to learn Turkish and Russian. The app is very good but it has some drawbacks. -There is nowhere to find the theory behind the language - you have to learn by the examples given and you have to make the decisions why a word is written this way or that way. E.g. the difference between yaşlı and eski. Both mean old but "yaşlı" is used for living beings to describe old age, while "eski" is used for objects, places, or things to describe not being new or being old. This ıs not explained! I had to search google on my own after making mistakes A few pages with a reference would have helped a lot -It doesn’t show you the alphabet. And the worst about the app is that the persons/speakers that give examples have terrible accents and speak too fast and it’s very hard to understand what they’re saying resulting in making mistakes when trying to figure out what they said. It’s like having a person from Scotland teach you English accent. And when you speak fast the program doesn’t like it and forces you to say 1-letter or 2-letter words over and over as if you are stupid and can’t spell 1 letter. The other problem I found with this App is that they promote an LGBT agenda: “my brother’s husband…” Now Say that loud
A good app, some limitations, terrible accent of speakers
25/10/2024

John joannou

I’m using the app to learn Turkish and Russian. The app is very good but it has some drawbacks. -There is nowhere to find the theory behind the language - you have to learn by the examples given and you have to make the decisions why a word is written this way or that way. E.g. the difference between yaşlı and eski. Both mean old but "yaşlı" is used for living beings to describe old age, while "eski" is used for objects, places, or things to describe not being new or being old. This ıs not explained! I had to search google on my own after making mistakes A few pages with a reference would have helped a lot -It doesn’t show you the alphabet. And the worst about the app is that the persons/speakers that give examples have terrible accents and speak too fast and it’s very hard to understand what they’re saying resulting in making mistakes when trying to figure out what they said. It’s like having a person from Scotland teach you English accent. And when you speak fast the program doesn’t like it and forces you to say 1-letter or 2-letter words over and over as if you are stupid and can’t spell 1 letter. The other problem I found with this App is that they promote an LGBT agenda: “my brother’s husband…” Now Say that loud
Hearts Were Better: A Critique of the New Energy System
04/08/2025

Machoulini
Duolingo recently replaced its classic heart system with a new “energy” mechanic. At first glance, it might seem like a small change—but it’s significantly altered the user experience, and not in a good way.Previously, users had five hearts. Each mistake would cost a heart, and once they were gone, you had to wait or practice to earn them back. Now, a new energy system limits the number of lessons based on a daily energy bar—even without mistakes. Obviously the fact that the “most perfect lessons in a day” award still exists in the app is now pointless except for Super or Max users, since many of us don’t have enough gems to continue our lessons and don’t want to pay or don’t have enough financial support to pay.If the goal is marketing and monetization, that’s fine—but pressure isn’t the way to build loyalty. A less aggressive, more educational approach would be far more effective in the long run. Language learning shouldn’t feel like a sales funnel. TL;DR The point I want to highlight is that this new energy system feels like a marketing trap and makes the app less enjoyable than before. Everything feels less competitive simply because the energy system is extremely limiting for users who don’t want to or can’t pay. Personally, — and I think many people would agree with this — I think we should keep things fair towards all users and let the experience be good for everyone, even if it means some users have more “benefits” for paying.
Hearts Were Better: A Critique of the New Energy System
04/08/2025

Machoulini

Duolingo recently replaced its classic heart system with a new “energy” mechanic. At first glance, it might seem like a small change—but it’s significantly altered the user experience, and not in a good way.Previously, users had five hearts. Each mistake would cost a heart, and once they were gone, you had to wait or practice to earn them back. Now, a new energy system limits the number of lessons based on a daily energy bar—even without mistakes. Obviously the fact that the “most perfect lessons in a day” award still exists in the app is now pointless except for Super or Max users, since many of us don’t have enough gems to continue our lessons and don’t want to pay or don’t have enough financial support to pay.If the goal is marketing and monetization, that’s fine—but pressure isn’t the way to build loyalty. A less aggressive, more educational approach would be far more effective in the long run. Language learning shouldn’t feel like a sales funnel. TL;DR The point I want to highlight is that this new energy system feels like a marketing trap and makes the app less enjoyable than before. Everything feels less competitive simply because the energy system is extremely limiting for users who don’t want to or can’t pay. Personally, — and I think many people would agree with this — I think we should keep things fair towards all users and let the experience be good for everyone, even if it means some users have more “benefits” for paying.

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Size: 521.5 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

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