Duolingo: Learn Languages: What Users Actually Complain About

Users experience performance problems, voice recognition failures, and accessibility issues that disrupt the learning experience.

“this app makes no sense! it made my phone very laggy and i cannot call or send a picture on messenger”

“in video call that this app didn't accept my any kind of voice I mean I check my phone microphone settings and there is”

“I can't access section 1, unit 2 of japanese language learning. Please fix this. I have been stuck here for 3 days”

The battery/power system and gamification elements create frustration by interrupting learning flow.

“the battery system is a bad idea. lots of adds were enough, now we can't even play without buying premium”

“It's annoying that after each lesson I have to open 6 chests. It feels like a mobile casino game”

Users report problems with lesson quality, AI integration, and word bank generation affecting their learning.

“Ai slop has ruined this app”

“Word banks seem to be generated at random for vocabulary quizzes (ie; it will quiz you on many words you've never been t”

Users express frustration with subscription reminders and ad frequency that disrupt the learning experience.

“It says you will get a reminder before the due date so that you can cancel the free trial. Well guess what, no reminder”

“the adds are way more interrupting now, i should have kept my old version”

Recent UI changes have made navigation more difficult and reduced usability for language selection.

“new ui, are you serious? the top bar is now useless. language selector no longer easy to reach on top left”