What it does
Duolingo offers language courses with interactive exercises, grammar practice and listening or reading formats such as stories and radio-style episodes.
The course sequence supplies a ready-made daily task when deciding what to study is itself a barrier. Pay attention to the grammar in the examples and revisit an error rather than rushing through the next exercise. Story and listening formats provide another way to encounter language alongside the shorter drills.
Language courses remain available free, while Super and Max add paid features. Course breadth differs by language, and Duolingo’s own guidance recommends using other resources to cover goals a single app cannot meet.
Sources
- Does Duolingo Work? and Other FAQs (Oct 26, 2026)