Duolingo: Language & Chess

Name: Duolingo: Language & Chess
Rating: 4.8 (24994 reviews)
Author: Duolingo

Learn Spanish, Maths & more

Free · In-App Purchases

25k Ratings
Awards

Editors’ Choice

Apps
Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

No. 4
Education
Developer

Duolingo
Language

EN
+ 32 More
Size

514.1
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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Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

25k 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!
Awesome app with little improvements to be made
28/05/2025
quantagonista
Thank you very much for such amazing app. Completely addicted by self improvement with you guys. Chess, Math, Languages - what else is needed for happiness?But there some issues in Hebrew course. For some reason in “Words” section. There is no audio support for 95% of learned words. And since there is no options to revisit rules of grammar and there is no vowel marks in modern Hebrew, pronunciation is crucial in remembering the word. Could you please fix this(seems like a bug) or help me to understand the logic of unlocking words’ audio. Thanks
Awesome app with little improvements to be made
28/05/2025
quantagonista

Thank you very much for such amazing app. Completely addicted by self improvement with you guys. Chess, Math, Languages - what else is needed for happiness?But there some issues in Hebrew course. For some reason in “Words” section. There is no audio support for 95% of learned words. And since there is no options to revisit rules of grammar and there is no vowel marks in modern Hebrew, pronunciation is crucial in remembering the word. Could you please fix this(seems like a bug) or help me to understand the logic of unlocking words’ audio. Thanks
Tapping three times is annoying
19 Aug
Aya1895
hi everyone, i got an update some time ago after which i need to tap on a chest three times to open it. is there a setting to disable such behaviour? i sometimes move through lessons pretty quickly and this whole chest thing is getting extremely annoying. i would’ve gladly skip chests but i can’t do that either. thanks and good luck with your work 🙏🏽
Tapping three times is annoying
19 Aug
Aya1895

hi everyone, i got an update some time ago after which i need to tap on a chest three times to open it. is there a setting to disable such behaviour? i sometimes move through lessons pretty quickly and this whole chest thing is getting extremely annoying. i would’ve gladly skip chests but i can’t do that either. thanks and good luck with your work 🙏🏽
Please bring back the heart/lives system!
02/08/2025
UsernoNameeeeee
I really enjoyed the old Duolingo system with hearts/lives. It was simple, fair, and didn’t interrupt learning as much. The new energy system runs out too quickly, and waiting or paying just to keep learning feels frustrating. I understand the need to support the app financially, but it would be great to let users choose between the classic lives system and the new one. Duolingo is a fantastic tool — please consider giving us more flexibility!I really love Duolingo — it’s a great way to learn languages! The lessons are fun, the interface is user-friendly, and the motivation system works well. The app itself deserves 5 stars.But the new energy system is a step backward. It runs out too quickly, interrupts learning, and forces users to wait or pay.The old heart system was more fair and made more sense. It would be great if users could choose between the two.Thanks for a great app — I hope you’ll listen to user feedback!
Please bring back the heart/lives system!
02/08/2025
UsernoNameeeeee

I really enjoyed the old Duolingo system with hearts/lives. It was simple, fair, and didn’t interrupt learning as much. The new energy system runs out too quickly, and waiting or paying just to keep learning feels frustrating. I understand the need to support the app financially, but it would be great to let users choose between the classic lives system and the new one. Duolingo is a fantastic tool — please consider giving us more flexibility!I really love Duolingo — it’s a great way to learn languages! The lessons are fun, the interface is user-friendly, and the motivation system works well. The app itself deserves 5 stars.But the new energy system is a step backward. It runs out too quickly, interrupts learning, and forces users to wait or pay.The old heart system was more fair and made more sense. It would be great if users could choose between the two.Thanks for a great app — I hope you’ll listen to user feedback!

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Provider: Duolingo, Inc
Size: 514.1 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
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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