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Crown


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An example of the Crown Level of an advanced user.

The crown system is a current feature (Until 1st of November) of Duolingo, replacing both the fluency badge and the skill deterioration mechanic. Unveiled for all users throughout the month of April in 2018, it provides a way for experienced users to get more complex lessons and a more enriching experience through a level system.

Mechanics[]

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A French skill with 3 crowns

Before beginning a skill its crown and circle are in gray. When one finishes learning all of the lessons in a he skill's circle becomes fully colored and gains a Crown Level of 1. If this skill is practiced again, it will begin to accumulate points until it reaches Crown Level 2. There are six crown levels (five in the other version), and the amount of times required to level a skill to the next crown level is the same as the original number of lessons in the skill.

Once a skill has been leveled to Crown Level 5, it turns a golden color and is considered mastered. A mastered skill can be practiced. You can also test out (making no more than three mistakes) to advance to the next level. Once you are at crown level 6, you have a choice of upgrading it to legendary level by passing a certain amount of challenges.

As of 24 October 2019, spaced repetition has been reintroduced to Duolingo. When a skill is at Crown Level 5 or higher, it may "break", requiring a review to put it back together again[1].

Crowns can also be used to unlock stories

Most features mentioned above will be removed from all users as of the new "path" update.


Legendary Crown
Legendary Level

New Legendary
The new legendary "Trophy"


Legendary level skill

A Klingon skill in Legendary level

In March 2021, Duolingo rolled out a new Legendary Level for iOS and Android users if they didn’t want their skills to crack. Duolingo later changed the verbage and Legendary Levels operate as other levels do including providing a Crown level. For Duolingo Plus users it is free, but for free users you will have to pay 100 gems (10 lingots) for every Legendary challenge.

The Legendary Level challenge consists of 4 challenges. If a skill has fewer than 4 lessons in levels 0-5, it will have that many challenges in the Legendary mode. (e.g. if a skill has 3 lessons in levels 0-5, it will have 3 challenges in the Legendary Level as well.)

On July 2021, the number of mistakes you were able to make was added. The number of mistakes you can have in a Legendary challenge is 3.

On November 2021, the time limit was removed. It was later re-added, but PC legendary challenges don't have this feature.

Somewhere between October and November 2022, the challenge level was changed from 4 to 8, and the "Crown" system was removed - Legendary is no longer a level but something users gain by completing eight challenges for a "trophy".

Legendary level, on most iOS devices after November 2022, has been displaying as Gold, and does not work like the normal Legendary level. In a Unit there are levels, now, instead of doing the 8 levels of Legendary level, you do the "Gold" in the levels, not at the end of a unit.

Development[]

One of Duolingo's problems prior to this feature was the lack of engagement for those who had completed all of the skills of a language tree and wanted more complexity in terms of content[2]. So an A/B test of new Android users began in late 2017. Having been successful in enriching the language-learning experience, it was rolled out to all existing users on all devices in the first week of April 2018.

Reception[]

Its arrival was met with mixed reviews, with some users saying it deepened their experience with Duolingo and others claiming it was unhelpful and/or confusing. Some bemoaned the fact that spaced repetition and word lists are unavailable, but the Duolingo staff assured users that these features would be resumed at a later date[3].

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