Duolingo: Learn Languages: iPhone vs Android
Duolingo: Learn Languages gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Duolingo: Learn Languages by Duolingo is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Education GrossingDuolingo: Learn Languages at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, gamified education platform offering bite-sized lessons in over 40 languages, plus courses in chess, math, and music for a global audience. The app holds the #1 position in both Free and Grossing charts across major markets including Germany, Canada, Brazil, and Australia, indicating strong user acquisition and monetization performance.
Similar apps: Babbel, Rosetta Stone, Chess.com
App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Duolingo: Learn Languages’s App Store privacy label declares 8 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 11 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v6.98.4 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Duolingo: Learn Languages downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100k+ | 1B+ |
| Google Play | 500k+ | 500M+ Measured |
| Other Android stores | 100k+ | – |
 China Android | 5k+ | – |
| Total | 1M+ Confidence | 1B+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Duolingo: Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Duolingo: Learn Languages in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 多邻国 | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Duolingo: Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Barrel of Gems (1200) | |
| 2 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 3 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 4 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 5 | Cart of Gems (3000) | |
| 6 | Cart of Gems (6500) | |
| 7 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 8 | Chest of Gems | |
| 9 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 10 | Super Duolingo subscription |
Hidden keywords
Duolingo: Learn Languages shows up in App Store search (US) for 14 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 5.5M |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 51M 967k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 57M |
What users say about Duolingo: Learn Languages
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's gamified approach and effectiveness for learning languages like Spanish and French, as well as new subjects like chess and music. However, significant complaints focus on the restrictive energy system, excessive ads, and aggressive push notifications that frustrate free users.
Mixed but leaning positive (73% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Fun: “And amazing fun with it to!!!!”
- Useful: “I definitely recommend!!!”
- Ease of use: “Its simple enough for a child to use”
- Ads: “Helpful but lots and lots of Super ads”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “They got my money, congratulations Duolingo”
- Crashes & bugs: “But because of this bug, I cannot even do that”
- Features & content: “The app updated itself and niw I can’t access any feature on the app without it crashing immediately I press something”
- Fun: “Unfortunately, Duolingo has increased their use of addictive microtransactions to incentivize a gambling mentality within their app”
About Duolingo: Learn Languages
Designed by learning experts & loved by hundreds of millions worldwide, our lessons make learning effective & fun and help you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian, German, English and more.
And now, you can learn CHESS on Duolingo! Whether you're a total beginner or looking to level up your game, you'll love learning chess the Duolingo way. Play matches and fun chess lessons for all levels, no matter the language - chess, ajedrez, xadrez, schach, Шахматы, الشطرنج.
• Chess: Learn the moves, level up your game & play matches in our Chess course. Learn the basics, solve fun chess puzzles & improve your strategy with guided lessons. Whether you're new to chess or already play, our course is designed to help you have fun and build real skills. Checkmate!
• Math: Forget lectures and math worksheets! Built by learning experts, our Math course makes math feel like a game. Boost learning and fight the summer slide with standards-aligned math lessons for elementary school, middle school, and high school students.
• Music: Learn how to read music & play songs in our Music course, no instrument needed! Using an on-screen keyboard, you'll learn bit-by-bit.
Whether you're learning a language for travel, school, career or your brain health, you'll love learning with Duolingo.
Why Duolingo?
• Duolingo is fun & effective. Game-like language lessons & fun characters help you build speaking, reading, listening, & writing skills, plus enjoy fun chess & competitive online chess in one app.
• Duolingo works. Designed by learning experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention across language lessons & chess lessons alike.
• Track your progress. Work toward your learning goals with playful rewards & achievements when you make practicing language lessons or chess online part of your daily habit.
• Join millions of learners. Stay motivated with competitive Leaderboards as you learn languages & play chess online alongside our global community.
• Every course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Arabic, Latin, Hawaiian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, English, & even High Valyrian! And now, learn Math, Music & improve your Chess skills with fun, bite-sized lessons.
What the world is saying about Duolingo:
"Far & away the best language-learning app." - The Wall Street Journal
"This free app & website is among the most effective language-learning methods I've tried… lessons come in the form of brief challenges, speaking, translatin
Duolingo: Learn Languages iPhone
Duolingo: Learn Languages gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Duolingo: Learn Languages is #1 in Education Grossing in United States and charting in 30 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Education GrossingDuolingo: Learn Languages at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, gamified education platform offering bite-sized lessons in over 40 languages, plus courses in chess, math, and music for a global audience. The app holds the #1 position in both Free and Grossing charts across major markets including Germany, Canada, Brazil, and Australia, indicating strong user acquisition and monetization performance.
Similar apps: Babbel, Rosetta Stone, Chess.com
Duolingo: Learn Languages on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Duolingo: Learn Languages’s App Store privacy label declares 8 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 11 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
Duolingo: Learn Languages downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Duolingo: Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Duolingo: Learn Languages in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 多邻国 | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Duolingo: Learn Languages before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Duolingo: Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Barrel of Gems (1200) | |
| 2 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 3 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 4 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 5 | Cart of Gems (3000) | |
| 6 | Cart of Gems (6500) | |
| 7 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 8 | Chest of Gems | |
| 9 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 10 | Super Duolingo subscription |
Hidden keywords
Duolingo: Learn Languages shows up in App Store search (US) for 14 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
United Kingdom
South Korea
India
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Italy
Russia
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Spain
Poland
Netherlands
Mexico
Sweden
Turkey
Colombia
Taiwan
Vietnam
Argentina
Thailand
South Africa
Philippines
MalaysiaApps near Duolingo: Learn Languages on the chart
Education Grossing, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Duolingo: Learn Languages
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's gamified approach and effectiveness for learning languages like Spanish and French, as well as new subjects like chess and music. However, significant complaints focus on the restrictive energy system, excessive ads, and aggressive push notifications that frustrate free users.
Mixed but leaning positive (73% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Fun: “And amazing fun with it to!!!!”
- Useful: “I definitely recommend!!!”
- Ease of use: “Its simple enough for a child to use”
- Ads: “Helpful but lots and lots of Super ads”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “They got my money, congratulations Duolingo”
- Crashes & bugs: “But because of this bug, I cannot even do that”
- Features & content: “The app updated itself and niw I can’t access any feature on the app without it crashing immediately I press something”
- Fun: “Unfortunately, Duolingo has increased their use of addictive microtransactions to incentivize a gambling mentality within their app”
About Duolingo: Learn Languages
Designed by learning experts & loved by hundreds of millions worldwide, our lessons make learning effective & fun and help you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Italian, German, English and more.
And now, you can learn CHESS on Duolingo! Whether you're a total beginner or looking to level up your game, you'll love learning chess the Duolingo way. Play matches and fun chess lessons for all levels, no matter the language - chess, ajedrez, xadrez, schach, Шахматы, الشطرنج.
• Chess: Learn the moves, level up your game & play matches in our Chess course. Learn the basics, solve fun chess puzzles & improve your strategy with guided lessons. Whether you're new to chess or already play, our course is designed to help you have fun and build real skills. Checkmate!
• Math: Forget lectures and math worksheets! Built by learning experts, our Math course makes math feel like a game. Boost learning and fight the summer slide with standards-aligned math lessons for elementary school, middle school, and high school students.
• Music: Learn how to read music & play songs in our Music course, no instrument needed! Using an on-screen keyboard, you'll learn bit-by-bit.
Whether you're learning a language for travel, school, career or your brain health, you'll love learning with Duolingo.
Why Duolingo?
• Duolingo is fun & effective. Game-like language lessons & fun characters help you build speaking, reading, listening, & writing skills, plus enjoy fun chess & competitive online chess in one app.
• Duolingo works. Designed by learning experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention across language lessons & chess lessons alike.
• Track your progress. Work toward your learning goals with playful rewards & achievements when you make practicing language lessons or chess online part of your daily habit.
• Join millions of learners. Stay motivated with competitive Leaderboards as you learn languages & play chess online alongside our global community.
• Every course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Arabic, Latin, Hawaiian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, English, & even High Valyrian! And now, learn Math, Music & improve your Chess skills with fun, bite-sized lessons.
What the world is saying about Duolingo:
"Far & away the best language-learning app." - The Wall Street Journal
"This free app & website is among the most effective language-learning methods I've tried… lessons come in the form of brief challenges, speaking, translatin
Latest updates
Store changes
What Duolingo: Learn Languages changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Duolingo
Duolingo: Learn Languages Android
Duolingo: Learn Languages gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Duolingo: Learn Languages is #1 in Education Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Education GrossingDuolingo: Learn Languages at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Duolingo is a gamified mobile learning platform offering bite-sized lessons in over 40 languages, as well as math, music, and chess, designed for casual learners seeking accessible education. The app holds the #1 position in Education Free charts across major Western markets including Canada, Germany, France, UK, and Japan, while also leading Education Grossing rankings in key emerging economies like India, Indonesia, and South Korea.
Similar apps: Babbel, Rosetta Stone, Memrise
Duolingo: Learn Languages on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v6.98.4 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is built with Unity too: one codebase ships to both stores.
Duolingo: Learn Languages downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Duolingo: Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.duolingo) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 823M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 500,000,000+ | ★ 4.8 (51M) | Open ↗ | |
| Huawei AppGallery | 323M (+357k/day) | ★ 5.0 (12) | 6.102.4-china | Open ↗ |
Duolingo: Learn Languages in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 多邻国 | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Duolingo: Learn Languages before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Duolingo: Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Barrel of Gems (1200) | |
| 2 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 3 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 4 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 5 | Cart of Gems (3000) | |
| 6 | Cart of Gems (6500) | |
| 7 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 8 | Chest of Gems | |
| 9 | Super Duolingo subscription | |
| 10 | Super Duolingo subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Apps near Duolingo: Learn Languages on the chart
Education Grossing, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Duolingo: Learn Languages
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the app for its fun, engaging, and effective approach to language learning, with many highlighting specific languages like Russian, Korean, and Spanish. However, a minority of negative reviews criticize repetitive exercises, voice recognition errors that break streaks, and the lack of certain features or languages.
Mostly positive (89% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “entertaining and real learning”
- Ease of use: “so easy to understand 🥰❤️”
- Useful: “highly recommend this app”
- Features & content: “I would love an option to connect Duolingo Music to a real keyboard”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “even with subscription, Duolingo still tries to upsell you with additional features”
- Price & subscription: “So I didnt want the free trial because after the free days trial, it makes u pay”
- Crashes & bugs: “voice bug and got clip sometimes, you can only hear "-ood" from "food", audio sometimes DOESNT PLAY AT ALL”
- Updates: “With every update, the app keeps making more mistakes”
About Duolingo: Learn Languages
Designed by learning experts & loved by hundreds of millions worldwide, Duolingo helps you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, German, English & more.
Now you can also learn Math, Music & Chess the Duolingo way, with interactive online play & fun lessons for all levels.
Whether you want to take lessons to improve languages like Spanish, French or German, or sharpen your skills with math games, music & chess, Duolingo makes learning effective & fun.
♟️Chess: Master moves, level up your game & play online in our brand new course. Learn the basics, practice fun challenges & improve your strategy with guided lessons. Whether you're new to chess or already play online, our step-by-step lessons help you build real skills.
🧮 Math: Build real-world math skills: from calculating tips to identifying patterns, sharpen your mental math in our math course using math games. Practice foundational topics like multiplication, fractions, geometry & more.
🎵 Music: Learn how to read music & play popular songs on your device in our Music course, no instrument needed! Using an on-screen keyboard, you’ll practice bit-by-bit.
🤖 AI: Practice real conversations with AI-powered features in Duolingo Max. Use AI-powered Video Call & Roleplay for extra language practice in Spanish, French, German & more, with AI feedback to help improve your language skills. It’s like having a language tutor in your pocket.
Whether you’re learning another language for travel, school, career or your brain health, you’ll love learning with Duolingo. You can learn languages like Spanish, French, German & English while also strengthening your logic, focus, & education through online play and strategic practice.
Why Duolingo?
• Duolingo is fun and effective. Game-like language lessons and fun character tutors help you build solid speaking, reading, listening & writing skills in Spanish, French, German & more.
• Duolingo works. Designed by experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention across language lessons like Spanish, French & German and chess lessons alike.
• Track your progress. Work toward your learning goals with playful rewards & achievements as Spanish, French, German & other language lessons become part of your daily habit.
• Join millions of learners on Duolingo. Stay motivated as you learn Spanish, French, German & more alongside our global community.
• Every Duolingo language course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Arabic, Latin, Hawaiian, Scottish Gae
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Store changes
What Duolingo: Learn Languages changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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