Duolingo is available as a mobile app for iOS, Android (including certain Android-compatible systems such as Fire OS and Chrome OS[1]), Windows Phone [2], Universal Apps (Windows 8 & 10 devices)[3], Google Glass [4], and Android Wear [5][6]. The Duolingo website also has a mobile-friendly design that can be accessed via a mobile web browser [7].
As of 03 November 2014, 85% of Duolingo's usage comes from mobile devices [8].
Features
There are some differences in which features are available on the website and in each mobile app. Some of these features may be brought to the other platforms at a future date. See the table below for more details.
| Feature | Web | Mobile Web | Android | iOS | Windows app† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duolingo Coach | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bonus skills※ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ? |
| Lingot store | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Sentence discussion (from within lessons) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | X | X |
| General/language discussion | ✔ | ✔ | X | X | X |
| Timed practice | ✔ | ✔ | X | X | X |
| Tips and notes | ✔ | ✔ | X | X | X |
| Flashcards | ✔ | X | X | X | X |
| Immersion◊ | ✔ | X | X | X | X |
| Words list | ✔ | X | X | X | X |
| Offline use | X | X | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Outfits | X | X | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Android Wear support[5] | ✔ | ||||
| Type of Exercises‡ | |||||
| Match picture to word | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Translate from target language | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Translate to target language | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Type what you hear | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Read out loud in target language | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Translate out loud into target language | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| Arrange words' order to form a sentence | X | X | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tap the pairs | X | X | ✔ | ✔ | X |
† Windows 10 apps can be used on both Phone (Windows Phone 7+) and Desktop (Windows 10)
‡ At least for one course on the platform.
※ For courses having at least one bonus skill.
◊ Development stopped.
Courses
In addition to differences in features, there may also be differences in which courses are available. All phase 2 and 3 courses are available on the website while the selection for each mobile app may be more limited.
Offline mode
The mobile apps include an offline mode functionality that lets the user complete about an hour's worth of lessons without being connected to the Internet.[9] Speaking exercises are not available in offline mode due to the need to send the audio to Duolingo's servers.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Ron Amadeo (September 11, 2014). "Chrome OS can now run Android apps, no porting required". Ars Technica.
- ↑ https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/apps/Duolingo-Learn-Languages-for-Free/9WZDNCRCV5XN
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20151017101904/https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/store/apps/duolingo-learn-languages-for-free/9wzdncrcv5xn
- ↑ Nick Summers (June 24, 2014). "Google Glass gets Shazam, Runtastic, Duolingo and 9 other new or updated Glassware apps". The Next Web. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Duolingo puts language learning on Android Wear. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ "Playing Duolingo on Samsung Gear Live". Youtube.
- ↑ "New mobile website". Duolingo. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ Liz Gannes (November 3, 2014). "Why a Computer Is Often the Best Teacher, According to Duolingo’s Luis Von Ahn (Full Video)". Recode.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lardinois, Frederic. "Duolingo Adds Offline Mode And Speech Recognition To Its Mobile App". 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
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