Duolingo: Language & Chess

Name: Duolingo: Language & Chess
Rating: 4.7 (9864 reviews)
Author: Duolingo

Learn Spanish, Maths & more

Free · In-App Purchases

9.9k Ratings
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Editors’ Choice

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Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

No. 1
Education
Developer

Duolingo
Language

EN
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Size

514
MB

Learn a new language, chess & more 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 & writing to build your vocabulary & grammar skills. Designed by learning experts & loved by hundreds of millions worldwide, our lessons make learning effective & fun and help you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian, German, English and more. And now, you can learn CHESS on Duolingo! Whether you're a total beginner or looking to level up your game, you'll love learning chess the Duolingo way. Play matches and fun chess lessons for all levels, no matter the language - chess, ajedrez, xadrez, schach, Шахматы, الشطرنج. • Chess: Learn the moves, level up your game & play matches in our Chess course. Learn the basics, solve fun chess puzzles & improve your strategy with guided lessons. Whether you're new to chess or already play, our course is designed to help you have fun and build real skills. Checkmate! • Math: Forget lectures and math worksheets! Built by learning experts, our Math course makes math feel like a game. Boost learning and fight the summer slide with standards-aligned math lessons for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. • Music: Learn how to read music & play songs in our Music course, no instrument needed! Using an on-screen keyboard, you'll learn bit-by-bit. Whether you're learning a language for travel, school, career or your brain health, you'll love learning with Duolingo. Why Duolingo? • Duolingo is fun & effective. Game-like language lessons & fun characters help you build speaking, reading, listening, & writing skills, plus enjoy fun chess & competitive online chess in one app. • Duolingo works. Designed by learning experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention across language lessons & chess lessons alike. • Track your progress. Work toward your learning goals with playful rewards & achievements when you make practicing language lessons or chess online part of your daily habit. • Join millions of learners. Stay motivated with competitive Leaderboards as you learn languages & play chess online 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, & even High Valyrian! And now, learn Math, Music & improve your Chess skills with fun, bite-sized lessons. What the world is saying about Duolingo: "Far & away the best language-learning app." - The Wall Street Journal "This free app & 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 & fun." - Forbes "I Can't Stop Playing Duolingo Chess." - Wired If you like Duolingo, try Super Duolingo for 14 days free! Learn a language fast with no ads & get fun perks like Unlimited Energy & 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

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4.7

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9.9k 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: 514 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

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Languages: English and 32 more

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