• sab@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately I don’t know of any open source alternative. After another response in this thread I started using busuu.com for French and Italian, and I’m liking it so far. Their business model is pretty transparent, but I find it less annoying than Duolingo so far.

    Viel Glück and buona fortuna with your language learning!

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      I like that’s it’s more real life, the talking, people, subjects etc. Think I’ll use it for a while, because on duolingo I wasn’t evolving much anymore in German, this goes further up it seems

      Just as pushy as duolingo unfortunately in ads and mainly in pushing to and rewarding premium.

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        Yeah, the adds take up some time, but I still find the overall experience less annoying than I did with Duolingo last time I used it. The push towards human interaction, which Duolingo has actively pushed away from, is also welcome.

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      Duolingo, the dominant player, can simply buy competition like busuu, bypassing the need they’d otherwise have to improve their software.