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Duolingo

Duolingo is a gamified language learning app, which works using the spaced repetition technique. In order to keep the learner engaged, Duolingo has leaderboards, daily objectives and rewards like badges…

19 June 2012

Duolingo is a quiz/trivia developed by Duolingo, released 19 June 2012 on Android, iOS and Web browser.

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What Duolingo is

Duolingo is a quiz/trivia game developed by Duolingo and released in 2012. It is available on Android, iOS and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Duolingo is a gamified language learning app, which works using the spaced repetition technique. In order to keep the learner engaged, Duolingo has leaderboards, daily objectives and rewards like badges, items, its own currency and experience points. As September 24th, 2024, Duolingo added a new lesson type called "Adventures", in which you can control one of Duolingo's mascots, while answering questions to make the scene play out. As of April 2025, Duolingo has added a Chess course for iOS.
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Duolingo launched on 19 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line and Spelunky.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Duolingo — frequently asked questions

When did Duolingo come out?
Duolingo was released on 19 June 2012 for Android, iOS and Web browser.

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