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Duolingo app Review: Pros and Cons

Duolingo app Review: Pros and Cons

30 reviews between Feb 27, 2023 and Apr 29, 2023.

Reviews of Duolingo app from language learners highlighted issues with the points awarding scheme, the frustrating mobile game-like structure, and repetitive lessons. The app is praised for its free and challenging courses, but some learners felt that the program lacks structure and grammatical explanations. Users also reported technical issues such as the voice recorder error and bugs which affect the app's overall performance.

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30 reviews between Feb 27, 2023 and Apr 29, 2023.

Feb 27, 2023 - Apr 29, 2023

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  • The only reason I'm still using this app is because of my streak. Changing the path and UI and levels gets really annoying after a while, one day I'm in unit 2, and the next I'm in unit 6. I keep having to start from the beginning again because of this. Stop making so many unnecessary changes to the app when it's fine as it is. I'm seriously considering uninstalling now.

    Sentiment
    • Negative
    Content
    • Features and Usability
    Apr 28, 2023

  • This app is amazing!! Very helpful, especially for my exams I really recommend, free too! (Unless you purchase premium) something to consider though, maybe try adding in different versions of a language. For example, spanish, maybe add Spain spanish, mexican, and Latin American, letting us we can switch between them so we can choose what we learn! As sometimes certain words we learn are not for that part of the country, and I would love to say the correct words! Great app! Thank you so much! :)

    Sentiment
    • Positive
    Content
    • Features and Usability
    Apr 27, 2023

  • With the new layout update, it makes it a lot harder to actually learn anything on the path. You're basically learning something once, and then expected to remember it 4 months later now that the path is linear. The path is way too fast and it's hard to keep up and once you're done with a unit it's hard to recall anything from it. The old path made learning actually fun because if I didn't remember something I could just max the skill and then move on and come back when i need to restore it.

    Sentiment
    • Negative
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    • Features and Usability
    Apr 25, 2023

  • The learning system is great, I love the graphics and everything about this app would be great if it worked. It constantly stops working, I lose my progress and any motivation to use it. I'm sure it's not a common device problem, any other app works great for me. My other issue is the weird levelling test. I set my level as advanced, and later when I did the test even if I was placed on a high level I'm still forced to exercise sentences like: "I am a woman and","a woman and an apple"

    Sentiment
    • Negative
    Content
    • Technical Issues
    Apr 25, 2023

  • The app is amazing for me, as I am a beginner in language learning. I am currently doing 2 languages (German and Spanish), and my personal experiences have been great with it. The only problems I have with the app are technical issues. They are not too bad, as the animations for when you get the question wrong or right just pop up. I have just started to notice this happening. The pictures of the people on the streak "slides" haven’t been showing up, but the speech bubbles are.

    Sentiment
    • Positive
    Content
    • Technical Issues
    Apr 22, 2023

  • I've had some time to get used to the (what I felt were very annoying) changes. It's not bad. I found that I can review by tapping on the heart❤️ and Duolingo chooses the lessons for review. I have progressed twice as far as I had in November, when the changes were made, and I am almost halfway through the course, now. I guess the course pushing me a little bit is working out for me. Thanks, Duo. (I still want the option to restart a course, though.)

    Sentiment
    • Positive
    Content
    • Features and Usability
    Apr 18, 2023

  • It's pretty good, but isn't as useful as before. The practice is repetitive and seems to only focus on things you know 100%. It forces you into a path that is often way too ahead, or lags massively behind where you are. Some optional extra activities are actually essential to learn the language and write it. The lessons go from individual words to massive complex sentences in a nanosecond, without breaking things up. No one learns that way. You learn less than you think due to the structure

    Sentiment
    • Negative
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    • Features and Usability
    Apr 18, 2023

  • I like the update of the path, it really helped me go forward in lessons. The thing is I have experienced a lot of bugs while using it and it is frustrating. For example the XP, sometimes it just doesn't show that I've just gained XP in the league. I just spent some gems on the games and after that it is just as if I didn't do anything. It happens also with the normal lessons but less. I think there is a lot of bugs that need to be fixed for the app to be enjoyable and just less frustrating.

    Sentiment
    • Negative
    Content
    • Technical Issues
    Apr 17, 2023

  • I use this app in combination with speaking to my girlfriend who is a fluent Spanish speaker, and I think that the results have been great! I have learned a lot of vocabulary and grammar and I have been able to tune the general grammar from the program to more colloquial usage through in-person practice. My only reservation is that I can no longer practice any section I want. The format changed to a single learing path, which makes it difficult to pick and choose the most useful lessons.

    Sentiment
    • Positive
    Content
    • Features and Usability
    Apr 14, 2023

  • Some things I really enjoy about this app, the fact that it's free (with limited features, but still!), and I do think the learning style has good research behind it. The competitiveness helps me, as you compete with other learners. The things that bother me are that there are very few grammatical explanations (I'm leaning Chinese), and sometimes there are misspellings, or seemingly confusing teaching (two pronunciations for the same word with no explanation).

    Sentiment
    • Positive
    Content
    • Features and Usability
    Apr 08, 2023
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