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Used it for a couple months, only on mobile. Haven't seen a single picture. Do they even use them? They favor translation over comprehension, and you can do most exercises in auto mode, without giving them much thought. I really doubt this will teach conversational skills very fast. The vocabulary is in large part useless. I wonder who thought I'd care how to say "turtle", "rhinoceros" or "clog". A lot of the phrases make no sense. I wonder if they do that on purpose, for entertainment purpose, or just to feed reactions and engagement on social media. Personal preference, but I found the gamification and omnipresence of mascots horribly obnoxious. I don't think they care as much for you exercising consistently as you just being on the app as often as possible. See More
Duolingo is a good tool for a beginner, and a good supplement to other resources. But it cannot get you from zero to understanding natives, tv, and books; and their "do the reverse tree and just speak" is usually not the correct answer to "what should I do after finishing the tree". See More
Duolingo teaches 23 languages from English at the moment: Latin American Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Irish, Turkish, Danish, Russian, Norwegian, Esperanto, Ukrainian, Polish, Welsh, Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Swahili, Vietnamese and Japanese (the last currently only on the app). Popular non-European languages such as Mandarin and Arabic are not currently available (although Korean and Indonesian are in development). See More
Anki is a life-long tool for learning anything. The more you use it the more you will see how it can be used for so much more. I have drastically improved my Spanish vocabulary and I now use it for leaving everything from French to sailing terminally to chess openings and more. I never want to go back to not having Anki and I will use it for the rest of my life. See More
Memrise uses "mems" to increase your vocabulary, which are a way to connect a word to its meaning. A common example is associating a word with an image. Mnemonics are another one they use to help you remember new words. For example, "le parcours" (route or course) could be remembered with the mem "People who do parkour pick their own route". See More
Limited access to built in translation tool, even though it is a google API that powers it, which as we all know is called google translate. I had to finish a conversation part way due to the limitation of the free version and using (said had translated to many times - WTF) the translation tool. Seems a little counter productive, especially if you are new to a language and sometimes both parties need the support to get off the ground. See More
Overall really fun way to improve my English. It is better than learning with books😊 See More
Readlang allow text to be easily imported from websites (via extension for Chrome or Firefox) or e-books. Then you can select words of phrases for translation and these are automatically stored in wordlists (with a speak option) and flashcards - with spaced learning. The huge plus for me is the ability to sync words to youtube videos and provide a complete learning experience. See More
I have learned two languages with MosaLingua and I consider it the best vocab app See More
As for me, I prefer the Elevate app - it is a brain training program with mini-games to improve writing, listening, reading, speaking, and math. Elevate has in-app purchases, but you can use it for free too. This application is perfect to practice English for fluent speakers, not for beginners. But some of my international students tried it, and they were satisfied with their results. Additionally, I leave a list of different learning apps where you can find more: https://ivypanda.com/blog/free-language-learning-apps . It also includes free language learning websites and YouTube channels. See More