Comparison

Duolingo vs Teuida

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Duolingo

Learn languages, math, music, and chess through fun, bite-sized lessons. Build vocabulary, grammar, and real-world skills with a science-based methodology. Track progress and stay motivated with a global community.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized language lessons
  • Speaking, reading, listening, writing practice
  • Math skills development
  • Music reading and playing
  • Chess strategy and gameplay
  • Progress tracking and rewards
Features
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Learn a new language, chess & more with the world's most downloaded education app! Duolingo is the fun, free app for learning 40+ languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening & writing to build your vocabulary & grammar skills. 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, translating, answering multiple-choice questions, that keep me coming back for more." - The New York Times "Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education." - TIME Magazine "Duolingo is cheerful, lighthearted & fun." - Forbes "I Can't Stop Playing Duolingo Chess." - Wired If you like Duolingo, try Super Duolingo for 14 days free! Learn a language fast with no ads & get fun perks like Unlimited Energy & Monthly Streak Repair. If you choose to purchase Super Duolingo, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.duolingo.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.duolingo.com/terms

About

Teuida

Learn to speak Korean, Japanese, and Spanish through interactive, first-person POV scenarios. Practice essential expressions and gain confidence with AI-powered pronunciation feedback. Focus on speaking from day one with short, effective lessons.

Highlights
  • First-person POV speaking practice
  • Real-life scenario simulations
  • AI pronunciation analysis
  • Essential expression learning
  • Interactive stories
  • Culture-specific tips
Features
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Learn Korean, Japanese and Spanish by speaking from the start! Practice speaking essential expressions in first-person POV scenarios. =========== • "But I can just learn Spanish, Korean and Japanese by watching Netflix!?” Just like if you were learning how to swim, you’d go into a pool instead of watching videos of Michael Phelps swimming. You can't learn Korean by listening to NewJeans or speak Spanish by singing Despacito. Don't get us wrong. We love music. But if your goal is to ACTUALLY SPEAK, you have to, well – SPEAK! TEUIDA's first-person POV conversations will get you speaking everyday expressions in real-life scenarios. • 3 min > 30 min We believe that 3 minutes of actual speaking will help you more than 30 minutes watching someone else speak (long lecture videos). Why waste your precious time learning about a language when you can learn by speaking it yourself? Our interactive lessons not only get you to speak with the tutors but gives instant feedback on your pronunciation. • Overcome fear of speaking Research shows that one of the greatest barriers to speaking a language is confidence. After all, what's the point of knowing all the grammar rules and verb conjugations if you can't speak when the moment comes? TEUIDA helps you overcome fear of speaking by simulating real-life scenarios but without all the social anxiety. (i.e. Our characters won't throw shade at you for mispronouncing!) =========== Here’s a list of things that make TEUIDA different: • Essential expressions: No more weird, awkward phrases (translated by bots) that no one actually use in real life. (Let's be honest, when was the last time you had to say "I am a boy, you are a woman" in real-life?) • Effective curriculum: Once you master our curriculum, you will be able to know the basic vocabularies, grammars and of course, speak to your friends in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish! • Taught by Bilingual Tutors: Our crazy selection of fully bilingual tutors not only speak Korean and Japanese but understand where you’re coming from. They know exactly what to teach you because they've been in your shoes! • AI Pronunciation Analysis: What's the point of repeating sentences aloud if you can't tell whether you're pronouncing it right? TEUIDA has a convenient voice recognition system that will give instant feedback on your pronunciation. • Fun, Interactive Stories: We believe that learning and fun are not mutually exclusive. In fact, learning is most effective when it's fun! You'll find yourself laughing, screaming and at times even cringing with the characters. • Real-life Scenarios: Real-life everyday situations! Everything from ordering a drink at the cafe to asking for directions! • Culture-specific tips: A wise man once said that "the person who learns language without learning culture risks becoming a fluent fool". We believe understanding culture is the key to learning language. So we hand-selected each scenario to reflect the culture-specific elements of that specific culture! So... what are you waiting for? Stop reading and start speaking with TEUIDA! =========== Please note you will need a TEUIDA Premium plan in order to access all content and exclusive features. Terms of Use: https://www.teuida.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.teuida.net/privacy =========== Contact Developer: Business address: 5th floor, 165, Yeoksam-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Contact: +82 10-4590-3154

Screenshots

Duolingo4 screens
Teuida4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teuida at 95% against Duolingo's 65%. Teuida also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Duolingo's advantage is ratings volume (5.5M vs 58K) and chart position (#1 vs #147). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Duolingo sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Teuida sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teuida holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duolingo has 5.5M ratings behind it against 58K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Duolingo's written reviews are positive against 95% of Teuida's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duolingo ships an update weekly, Teuida every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Duolingo versus Teuida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuolingoTeuida
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.5M ratings)4.9 (58K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5M — better58K
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better#147
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size489 MB199 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDuolingoTEUIDA

Customer experience

Duolingo

All ratings5,464,639 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews29,453 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative25.7%

Teuida

All ratings58,365 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews7,237 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.5%

User reviews

Duolingo

From 5.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining learning experience
  • 🎉 Motivating streak and league features
  • 🎨 Cute and engaging animations
  • 📚 Effective for learning vocabulary and basics
  • 🤖 Useful AI-powered features like voice lessons

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Issues with voice recognition and pronunciation feedback
  • 🤑 Aggressive monetization tactics and paywall for key features
  • 🤯 Frustrating heart/health system that penalizes mistakes
  • 🤔 Lack of grammar explanations and focus on just memorizing phrases
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent app experience across platforms

Teuida

From 58K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Interactive and engaging learning
  • 🗣️ Encourages speaking practice
  • 🎓 Effective for beginners
  • 🎯 Focuses on practical conversation
  • 🎨 Immersive real-life scenarios

Room to improve

  • 💰 Premium subscription required for full access
  • ⏱️ Limited free lessons per day
  • 🔇 Voice recognition issues at times
  • 🤔 Lacks grammar and writing instruction
  • 🚧 Technical glitches and bugs

Bugs and requests

Duolingo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing during lessons
  • Incorrect translations or answers marked wrong
  • Inconsistent behavior of certain features like leagues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages, especially less common ones
  • Improve grammar lessons and explanations
  • Allow more flexibility in navigating the course content
  • Provide better feedback and corrections for mistakes
  • Sync progress and features consistently across app and web

Teuida

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons not loading properly
  • Microphone not detecting speech correctly
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent user interface

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages beyond Korean, Japanese, and Spanish
  • Incorporate writing practice and Hangul lessons
  • Provide more free content and unlock system
  • Improve voice recognition accuracy
  • Add review and testing features

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Duolingo

Subscriptions10
  • Super Duolingo7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Super Duolingo7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Super Duolingo14 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Super Duolingo2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo14 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo14 Days trial4 variants$83.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo7 Days trial$83.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo7 Days trial4 variants$95.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • Super Duolingo7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time6
  • Chest of Gems$0.99
  • Barrel of Gems (1200)$4.99
  • Chest of Gems (1200)$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Cart of Gems (3000)$9.99
  • Barrel of Gems (3000)$9.99
  • Cart of Gems (6500)$19.99
7 purchases

Teuida

Subscriptions6
  • 1 month7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • 1 month$14.991 Month
  • 1 month7 Days trial2 variants$17.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • 12 months2 variants$59.991 Year
  • 12 months7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 12 months7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Heather — Plant Character$1.99

Questions

Is Duolingo free?
Duolingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teuida free?
Teuida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duolingo or Teuida?
Teuida is rated higher. Duolingo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.5M ratings, while Teuida averages 4.9 from 58K ratings.
Do Duolingo or Teuida have ads?
Both Duolingo and Teuida show ads.
Which is updated more often, Duolingo or Teuida?
Duolingo ships an update weekly, and Teuida every 3 days. Most recently, Duolingo was updated on September 24, 2026 and Teuida on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Duolingo or Teuida?
Duolingo currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Teuida at #147. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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