# Learn to Read - Duolingo ABC — user reviews > 716 indexed App Store user reviews of Learn to Read by Duolingo, rated 4.20/5 from 3,753 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-to-read-duolingo-abc/id1440502568/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-to-read-duolingo-abc/id1440502568.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,631 · 4★ 356 · 3★ 230 · 2★ 135 · 1★ 401 ## What do users think of Learn to Read? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great for kids with autism - 👍 Engaging and fun for young learners - 👍 Helps with speech and language development - 👍 Effective for teaching reading and writing - 👍 Free and ad-free app **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent voice recognition - 🐛 Allows incorrect answers to be marked as correct - 🐛 Levels can get repetitive - 🐛 Difficulty settings not customizable - 🐛 Progress not saved properly **Commonly reported bugs** - Levels getting stuck on certain content - App crashing or freezing - Login/password reset issues - Incorrect information in some stories **Most requested features** - Add more languages beyond English - Introduce British English accent option - Provide progress tracking and analytics for parents - Offer more advanced content for older kids - Add math and other subject areas ## Newest reviews (15 of 716) ### 3/5 — Bien *2026-08-08* C’est bien mais il faut plus de langues : français, espagnol,etc ### 4/5 — Plus de langues ! *2026-08-01* C’est super mais j’aimerais qu’il y ai au moins 1 langue de plus mais sinon c’est super pour ma petite sœur qui rêve de connaître non seulement l’anglais mais toutes les langues du monde et elle aussi réclame plus de langues ! Donc s’il vous plaît ajoutez au moins une langue supplémentaire en plus de l’anglais S’IL VOUS PLAÎT !!! Et pour les améliorations, je ne vois pas quoi améliorer d’autre mais super application ! A TÉLÉCHARGER !!! Sert beaucoup pour apprendre l’anglais, ma petite sœur a appris l’anglais en seulement quelques mois Et j’attends toujours et aussi la version française de l’application ### 4/5 — Добавте 2-3 часть *2026-08-01* Игра прикольная всему учит, даже залипательно в ней сидеть ### 4/5 — В первом модуле не работает книга Fresh lemonade *2026-07-28* В первом модуле не работает книга Fresh lemonade .Из—за этого невозможно пройти дальше все уроки первого модуля ### 4/5 — Amazing but need Spanish version *2026-07-25, version 1.96.2* I have a 4 year old loves thissss but we need it in Spanish ### 3/5 — Falta que abarque más idiomas *2026-07-23, version 1.96.2* Todo muy bien solo que sería mejor que a él igual que dúo lingo fuera en varios idiomas ### 2/5 — Super fun but… *2026-07-19, version 1.96.2* I love Duolingo Bacău’s I have Duolingo abc and the regular one but Duolingo abc only goes up to 2nd grade and it need higher grades so older ones can still do ELA but they don’t have to do preschool or kindergarten or 1st grade or second grade so I think they should change that. ### 3/5 — Love it *2026-07-13, version 1.96.2* I love this app it’s helped me a lot when I was younger. Just maybe add more languages? That’s the on,y thing your should add I also log the story’s and the kid versions of the main characters like Lily and zari it’s fun to see HAVE A NICE DAY! ### 4/5 — I love it but there’s two bugs I want to talk about *2026-07-12, version 1.96.2* Ok so it is an amazing app but there’s a problem I don’t like that whenever my sister Hass to write by herself the letters it corrects her and makes it look perfect I would like it to actually show how she did it so she can improve every time the second thing that was a bug was talked about in another review I looked at before writing this one but the bug is is it whenever my sister needs one of the books and she is asked one of the questions sometimes it doesn’t show the photos or the X and the checkmark is there any way to fix this other than this it is the best app I’ve ever found for children and she is improving a bunch. Ps: my name is Lilith Spadoni ### 3/5 — I thought that was a language app for kids *2026-07-02, version 1.96.2* Duolingo ABC, you lied to me about languages. Add it soon! ### 3/5 — Speaks American English *2026-07-01, version 1.96.2* Speaks wrong language American English isn’t original English and unable to change. Pronounced items wrong so we don’t use it much. ### 4/5 — Good *2026-06-26, version 1.96.2* My daughter liked it, but before she finished, it restarted the game! Don’t do that next time! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-06-24* 内容生动有趣，引人入胜。是英语学习好工具，也可以适当拓展额外词汇。综合来说很完美，给到五分。 ### 5/5 — Great for developmental delays *2026-06-23, version 1.96.2* I am a caregiver for an adult with a developmental delay and have been using this to improve their reading skills. I wish it didn’t allow them to answer so fast or had a better corrective teaching method, since kids and people with developmental delays tend to use a “trial & error” method instead of pausing to think about what is the correct answer. Other than that, has been great and has improved their reading and comprehension. ### 5/5 — Take it from a kid 👧 *2026-06-21, version 1.96.2* This game is great I am 10 and u still use it I have had it for a year but I deleted then put it back this a great I did not allow the 🎤 because let your kids read aloud and if somewhere is too loud the can whisper read instead Well bye ✌️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No images *2026-08-23, version 1.96.2* No image on some levels ### 1/5 — Totally glitched forever *2026-08-19, version 1.96.2* Forever ### 1/5 — Les annonces *2026-08-03, version 1.96.2* Je comprends qu’il faut des annoncent pour utiliser Duolingo si nous ne prenons pas d’abonnement mais la même annonce vue à répétition dans une même leçon va me faire vomir. S’il vous plaît changer d’annonces, plus capable de voir les annonces de Fortnite!!! ### 1/5 — bad job *2026-07-12, version 1.96.2* duo pls i hate it the is not fun ### 1/5 — Deutsch *2026-07-04* Bitte deutsch sonst wird die App gelöscht ### 1/5 — I was to easy for my ten year old *2026-06-07, version 1.96.2* My ten year old thought it was WAY too easy and even on the 7it made her write her own name and she kept on having to and it got to annoying and she was so mad she left the game and she was just watching YouTube channels on help with her reading and it was way better than Duolingo. ### 1/5 — Péssimo, pelo seu bem não baixe! *2026-05-17* Eu comecei a não gostar mais dele, pois parece que ele me observada, então fui apagar, e não apaga! Então eu vou tem que ficar com essa sensação pra sempre? Pelo seu bem não baixe ele nem o Falou, eu n estou exagerando é SÉRIO! ### 1/5 — Плохо *2026-05-16* Игра вечно заедает и истории, и уроки и все остальное! ### 1/5 — Too hard (update) *2026-05-09, version 1.96.2* My daughter, Layla was so excited for this app. I downloaded it for her and when she started, she called and said she needed my help. My daughter has dyslexia so it’s hard for her to read and I don’t think this app supports that. She’s upset and feels like she’s a little kid. 😔 (update) my daughter’s birthday was a week ago and she’s doing really well at the app! The only problem is that sometimes she doesn’t say the words correctly and they still count and not a big fan with some of the stories. About three days ago, she got a bad dream by one of the stories. ### 1/5 — Are you now owned by the Island Guys??? *2026-04-20, version 1.96.2* I cannot believe what I saw in the Gigantic Lollipop story!!! It was so perverted and I am highly upset! How could you stoop so low exposing subliminal inuendo’s to CHILDREN!!! I used to love this app, I used to trust this app but now I am utterly disgusted. Those pictures are insane and I hope more parents catch on and shut you down!!! I hate when companies get big because that’s when they become unsafe and unafraid to drop their true pdf file mask… SHAME ON YOU!!! SHAME YOU TO AN INNER HELL FOR ATTACKING THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Duolingo ABC is the best *2026-08-11, version 1.96.2* I’m giving this five stars because my little sister loves it. She was so upset because we had to stop but it’s the best. I totally recommend this for a little kids. Five stars. ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-08-03, version 1.96.2* Ok so I don’t have the game right now but I did have the game before and and it was GREAT 👍 ### 5/5 — 很好的一款教育软件 *2026-07-27* 这款软件非常的棒，让我体验到了纯英语的快乐，但是真希望有些单词能有中文，因为我实在是看不懂，然后我只能使用翻译软件去翻译，不过我还是非常推荐这款软件，感觉像玩游戏一样，希望自己的英语越来越好 ### 5/5 — 😱 *2026-07-24, version 1.96.2* I noticed that in Duolingo they are grown up!! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-19, version 1.96.2* I downloaded this app for my 5 year old brother who is about to go into kindergarten. He already knows his letters and started the app, and since then he has got so much better! The app is amazing, it reads it all to you, with no adds and no upgrades you have to pay for. There is also many levels from pre-k to 2nd grade. I personally like it better than other reading apps I used and it is actually helping him read. Also it works I. The car with no WiFi! Overall amazing app. ### 5/5 — Much better than Duolingo *2026-07-14, version 1.96.2* It teaches sight words, I love it, Helps me understand my spelling, for children under 4 years and much better than Duolingo, It helps me read, write, and speak more effectively! The main Duolingo app is for language learning. The learn to read Duolingo app has over 700+ reading activities and spelling It increases my spelling, writing, grammar and speech ### 5/5 — This helps my daughter read *2026-07-11, version 1.96.2* I like Duolingo it helps her read and white she loves and loves this app to help her really much. I will give it five stars but it’s just a little Lagi but I don’t really care. She said that it’s the best thing ever in the world. Everyone should get Duolingo. ### 5/5 — 好玩捏 *2026-07-10* 真的捏 ### 5/5 — Ameiii *2026-07-09* É realmente um app muito bom, e mesmo o foco n sendo para Brasileiros e sim para a alfabetização de crianças que tem descendência inglesa é um ótimo app para crianças BRASILEIRAS aprenderem inglês (é muito divertido e até o momento n apresentou falha) aliás gostaria que avisar que o app n vai te observar e em caso de n conseguir desinstalar o app n é culpa deles e sim de um possível controle parental ### 5/5 — Like it *2026-06-28, version 1.96.2* My eight year old Peter likes it he uses it every day there is no streeks I use five, but I need a six star review This is for ages 3-9 that have dyslexia I like it thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*