Duolingo Alternatives

Apps similar to Duolingo include Memrise, which has a free version. Other options are LibreLingo, Mondly, Busuu and LingoCafe. You're spoiled for choice with Language Learning Tools like Duolingo: we list more than 100 alternatives for the web, iPhone, Android, iPad and Mac.

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  1. Studily icon
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    AI-powered study assistant that transforms notes, PDFs, slides, videos, and lectures into summaries, flashcards, quizzes, concept maps, and an AI tutor.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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  2. Sprigo icon
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    A local-first language-learning app for the desktop. Lessons, stories and conversation practice are generated by an AI model running on your own machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. VibeLing icon
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    VibeLing is a vocabulary learning app that helps users create a personal dictionary from words and phrases they encounter in movies, TV series, books, podcasts, articles, work, travel, and everyday conversations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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    • iPad
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  4. Stories with Sofia is an interactive Italian book for your phone or desktop, made for complete beginners. Each lesson is a short scene with one family, Sofia, her grandmother Nonna Elena and her brother Marco, with the English beside every Italian line.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Tukera icon
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    Tukera is an AI-powered Chinese learning platform for learners and organizations. Practice speaking with AI tutor personas, get instant pronunciation scoring, follow structured HSK 1-6 courses, and review vocabulary with spaced repetition. Free tier available on web and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Langiri icon
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    Vietnamese learning platform offering graded videos for beginners to advanced, covering both Northern and Southern dialects with native speakers, immersive listening practice, topic-based series, progress tracking, difficulty ratings, free starter access, and expanding content library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. My Thai icon
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    My Thai is a Thai vocabulary and alphabet learning app. It provides over 3,700 Thai words and phrases across 65 categories. Each word includes English translation, Thai script, tone-marked phonetics, pronunciation audio, and an AI-generated example sentence with audio.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Learn anything. Five minutes a day.

    Type anything you've been meaning to learn. Tomo turns it into a personalized course you can play like a game. Five minutes a day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Android
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  9. KanaDojo icon
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    KanaDojo is a fun, minimalist, aesthetic platform for learning and practicing Japanese online.

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    • Online
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  10. A free browser-based survival RPG set in 1480 Andalusia. Players cross three tile-based worlds, dodge dangers, maintain health, and seek villagers. Spanish questions woven into encounters build reputation and open story paths; play requires no download or account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Audio dictations using natural French voices train spelling and grammar with instant, rule-based corrections, detailed explanations, SRS-driven weak-point targeting, 70+ covered rules including conjugation and agreements, all levels, offline and variant support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Palabring icon
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    A vocabulary learning mobile app featuring spaced repetition, ready-to-use topics, a voice mode that allows reviewing words without a screen or hands, and an AI assistant to easily add new words.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
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