Question 1

What is the best free learning language app?

Accepted Answer

Directly and according to the sources, Apple App Store and Google Play App Store, Duolingo is not only the world’s most downloaded learning app but it is also consistently ranked as among the top Education apps, with over 25M ratings across both platforms with an average a score of 4.8/5.

Question 2

Is there a 100% free Spanish learning app?

Accepted Answer

Yes, one of the preferred and most popular free Spanish learning apps is Duolingo. It boasts having more than 500 million users, which is roughly 6.16% of the current world population!

The reason why Duolingo gets such a huge chunk of learners is surely due to the fact that the app offers, completely free, more than 40 full-fledged language courses from beginning to end, without having to upgrade and pay to complete the program.

Question 3

Is Duolingo better than paid apps?

Accepted Answer

Placed side-by-side to paid language learning apps, Duolingo still fares better as it consistently ranks among, not just the top language learning apps, but the top Education apps as well, across both the Apple App Store and the Google Play App Store platforms.

Question 4

What is the difference between Duolingo Basic (Free) and Duolingo Plus?

Accepted Answer

The main difference between the Duolingo Basic (free) version and the Plus (with a subscription fee) version is that the latter offers users an ad-free experience and allows offline access.

Also, the Plus version gives you an unlimited amount of hearts (equivalent to a gaming "life") as well as a more advanced tracking system of your progress, allowing you to determine and fine-tune the areas you need improvement on.

The Plus version likewise gives access to more extensive quizzes that test and give you a more comprehensive view of the level you are at, again as a progress meter of your learning.

Question 5

How much time should I spend on Duolingo a day?

Accepted Answer

With Duolingo having more than half a billion users, they seem to have sufficient user learning data to conduct significant studies to test out the ideal learning times.

In the end, the "standard" time recommended by the app based on the studies done on the macro data it has gathered over the years on the users and their behaviors, is 15 minutes a day.

Users spending at least 15 minutes a day on the app seemed to have the highest optimized learning. Bottom line, the more the better – the longer you spend learning and practicing a language, well, the better you'll get at it.

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