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24 alternatives to Duolingo Podcast
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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Duolingo Podcast launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Fascinating stories in easy-to-understand Spanish
2017 · podcast.duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Topics▲169Turn your favorite topics into personalized Spanish practice
2024 · my-topics.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Pablo, I built this application to learn languages using podcasts: https://www.langturbo.com (No signup required) There are a lot of tools to learn languages, but most of them focus on beginners (understandably so, that’s where the money is) but not many exist that target intermediate or advanced learners. The ones that exist make you find content on your own and then import that into their apps, which can be tricky when you don’t know where to look. LangTurbo has a unique curated database of podcasts by language (some even have dialect labels) that you can browse by…
2025 · langturbo.com · its alternatives →
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I've been working on a little side project that combines Duolingo-like listening comprehension exercises with real content . Every video is transcribed to get much better transcripts than the closed captions. I filter on high quality transcripts, and afterwards a LLM selects only plausible segments for the exercises. This seems to work well for quality control and seems to be reliable enough for these short exercises. Would love your thoughts!
2025 · app.fluentsubs.com · its alternatives →
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Learn English, Spanish, German, French & more by talking
2024 · lucasapp.framer.ai · its alternatives →
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Free language learning platform for schools
2015 · schools.duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Use snapchat to learn a language - we explain how
2016 · fluentlanguage.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Learning a language where it is spoken
2016 · fluentlanguage.co.uk · its alternatives →
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BilinGO Kids▲52Bilingual Learning: English +6 Languages to Choose From!
2024 · bilingokids.vitaminak.design · its alternatives →
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Drink beer, learn a language. It’s science.
2018 · brewolingo.duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Practice your language skills with quirky stories (Beta)
2017 · duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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TED-Lish▲88The easiest way to learn English with TED talks
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Relingo▲81Master vocabulary unconsciously via videos and articles
2022 · relingo.net · its alternatives →
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