Name: Duolingo
Rating: 4.5

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Morgan Tennant Idaho Falls, ID

Duolingo was great when I first started using it years ago, but now it’s changed and it’s not as helpful. Duolingo doesn’t teach the alphabet which makes learning a language very difficult. I find that duolingo is more work than it’s worth.

5 years ago

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Myra Howes Provo, UT

Very entertaining and helpful. I love to use this app. However, sometimes it gets discouraging when I am trying to advance to the next level to achieve various goals and I have to be spending an unreasonable amount of time on the app to do so. I wish you wouldn't include achievements like that. I also wonder if I would be helped more if there were more opportunities to form sentences with out the helper words. I think it would test me more and help it get in my long-term memory a little better.

6 years ago

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Rushie Gregory Pleasant Grove, UT

I used to use Duolingo and I thought it was a good program to learn Spanish until I took a Spanish class at my local high school and I realized how much I was missing out on. The app had correct information but it didn't explain why it was correct or incorrect. I wish the software was more detailed in the information they shared during the learning process, but it was very easy to access.

7 years ago

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luke dalton Riverton, UT

I like how it teaches you the basics about the language. My only complaint is that even if you can show that you have mastered the easy parts of the language, you either have to spend a bunch of time passing off the easy levels, or you have to pay to test into the harder part.

4 years ago

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Gabe Burton Riverton, UT

Annoying that it keeps sending me so many reminders, but good for beginners who have no idea what they're getting into. The programs are designed to be easy and teach a simple understanding of a language. I used this to learn Japanese but had to switch to a different program after the lessons started to get repetitive.

5 years ago

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Jason Spokane, WA

I love this app it is a lot of fun and I enjoy using it for language learning! I will say that while it's fun it's not the most efficient for actual language learning but it is something fun to do and can help when coupled with other language learning services.

5 years ago

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Rylan Bateman Los Angeles, CA

Language learning apps are tricky. Will you learn rules, words, and structure for your new language? Yes. Will you learn how to speak fluently? Likely not. Duolingo has successfully gamified language learning, certainly, and to mildly successful results.

5 years ago

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Jared Provo, UT

Duolingo has a great interface and plenty of languages, but I have found other methods of language learning to be more effective. Duolingo is, however, one of the most convenient and maybe the easiest software to use, which encourages consistency (which I think beats less consistent, though more effective, methods every time).

5 years ago

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jaci finch Corpus Christi, TX

I used to use Duolingo before, but now that they added in the paid function it just isn't worth it. I use Rosetta Stone instead and paid the upfront 200$, but got so much more out of it. Duolingo is okay, but I don't think you can truly learn to speak a language through it.

5 years ago

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Emily Harrison Pleasant Grove, UT

I tried to learn spanish on this app and it never told me how to pronounce the words, therefore I always got the speaking sections wrong and sounded confusing when I spoke. It also doesn't teach conjugation when it would be most helpful, I didn't learn it on the app and eventually gave up, if I had learned conjugation it would have been helpful

5 years ago

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Lori Cornia Hayward, CA

Both of my daughters use Duolingo in conjunction with being enrolled in Spanish dual language courses at school. My 12 year old daughter has had better success with the program. I find it can be frustrating for my 7 year old daughter as it’s a little too advanced for her.

5 years ago

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Maverick Denhalter Salt Lake City, UT

Duolingo is an OK app. I wasn’t very impressed with it, so I moved to Rosetta Stone which I’d begin learning a lot more quickly.I would say Duolingo is good if you already know the language and you just want to touch up some vocabulary.

5 years ago

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Roberson Salt Lake City, UT

Duolingo is a useful application in learning a new language. It encourages you to practice a little bit each day, starting out with fairly easy words and structure of a language. It can give you quite an easy understanding of the basics of language after only a couple weeks.

6 years ago

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Rilynne Edwards Pleasant Grove, UT

Duolingo is great for those starting out in a new language, but I don't consider it the best source. I'm learning French at school and learning it on Duolingo. I've found that many words taught on Duolingo are either incorrect or improperly used. It's great if you're planning a trip, but not if you plan on actually learning to speak the language.

6 years ago

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TomPeps Kirkland, WA

well, you can't really learn a language with it, but it's nice to catch some useful phrases in other languages, cause you never know when you may need them!

6 years ago

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Ella Carlson Herriman, UT

Duolingo offers a pretty good range of languages and some fun, interactive lessons. It teaches you vocabulary pretty well but doesn't ever go into the grammar aspect of language.

4 years ago

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Eliana Randall Sandy, UT

I wanted to learn Spanish and decided to use this app because people raved about it. I was not highly impressed. Maybe it was user error but I didn’t feel like it helped me at all.

4 years ago

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Emma N. Sandy, UT

I like duolingo, I learn quite a bit from it and get interested for a while, but I forget about it really fast and don't go on for ages, it's great fun. If you can stay interested.

4 years ago

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Danielle Luma Tallahassee, FL

This app is helpful to an extent when learning new languages. I use it for language practice and supplement. The app does constantly remind the user to be active on the app and that can get annoying, so keep that in mind.

4 years ago

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Rachel Butler Provo, UT

There is quite a bit lost in pursuit of simplicity. It’s fine for learning Latin/Germanic languages but doesn’t teach alphabet or pronunciation very well for other languages.

5 years ago

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Mason Allen Provo, UT

I like that it gives the basics of a language. I just have a hard time transitioning from the app to real life so I feel like the actual application of the skills isn't great.

5 years ago

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Rocio Diaz Tallahassee, FL

Duolingo is fun and keeps you motivated to learn a language and keep practicing. Nonetheless, when a user stops using Duolingo, there are countless notifications at least 4 to 5 times a day. Very annoying and distracting.

6 years ago

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Clarissa Crawford Managua, MN

I tried learning Spanish through Duolingo and it wasn’t very helpful. It made me memorize tons of vocabulary words, but never taught me how to construct sentences and actually have a conversation.

6 years ago

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Landon Edwards Pleasant Grove, UT

Duolingo was a good website, but it didn't help me improve in the language that I was learning. They started sending me reminders,but they stopped after a while which made me forget to do my studying.

6 years ago

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abby becht Pleasant Grove, UT

I liked Duolingo because it made it easy for you to get a streak and only have to do it for about 10 minutes a day, however I feel as if they don't teach you how to actually speak fluently.

7 years ago

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Joy V Salt Lake City, UT

Doulingo teaches a lot of vocabulary, but not as much grammar or sentence structure. It is a fun intro into any language that you want to learn. Real or fake haha

5 years ago

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TTeep Smithfield, UT

I used DuoLingo once to brush up on my Spanish. I think it could be useful for someone learning the language from scratch, but I really had a hard time using it.

5 years ago Edited September 14, 2021

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Gaby Alexander Tallahassee, FL

It's alright. It's good for teaching basic vocabulary, but it doesn't teach you grammar and composition, which is really important. It does the bare minimum.

5 years ago

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Parker Medford Pleasant Grove, UT

Duo lingo is a great way that you can start to learn the basics of a new language when you are wanting to learn it, or when you are going into a new place.

6 years ago

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Abby Stubbs Brigham City, UT

If you already have a foundation in a Foreign language, Duolingo is a good little review place. But for learning a new language it is worthless.

6 years ago

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kaylee Salt Lake City, UT

Duolingo is pretty good. It’s hard to actually learn much though. The notifications they send are annoying, but it’s free so that’s nice.

6 years ago

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Mikayla Ralston Washington, DC

The app made me mad at times when it would count errors that weren't really errors. It was good at reminding you to practice though

6 years ago

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Quinn Deitrick Gretna, LA

It was alright. I never stayed true to the app, but it was okay if you’re dedicated to it.

6 years ago

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David Gainsforth Herriman, UT

I love how you can learn at your own pace. But I don't really like having all of the notifications from it though.

4 years ago

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Brylee Roberts Riverton, UT

I have been learning Spanish through duolingo and through my school classes and it can be very hard to be motivated.

4 years ago

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Stephanie Nwaobi Tallahassee, FL

This company does its best to teach you a brand new language and the tactics they use is so creative!

4 years ago

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Miki Suguturaga Salt Lake City, UT

A really good app to help with the phonetics of learning a language quickly and useful to travel the world.

6 years ago

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Bruce Peterson Riverton, UT

Tried learning Spanish but could not spend the time necessary to complete the course.

4 years ago

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Samantha Grabert Salt Lake City, UT

This is an ok app, it was more fun to play with but didn't learn much.

5 years ago

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noemie causse Provo, UT

There is a lot one can do and learn without having to pay anything.

5 years ago

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Noah Provo, UT

It's good for nailing down vocabulary, but not much else.

5 years ago

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