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24 alternatives to Duolingo Podcast

Fascinating stories in easy-to-understand Spanish

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 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Easy-to understand fascinating stories

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Topics▲169

    Turn your favorite topics into personalized Spanish practice

    2024 · my-topics.io · its alternatives →

  3. 3DS

    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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    Duolingo▲310

    Learn languages completely free.

    2013 · its alternatives →

  5. 5AN

    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 →

  6. 6PD

    Hi! Wanted to share the project I really wanted to have. TLDR; this app lets you create your own list of words and you get a Duolingo-like experience (kind of, still needs a lot of features) practicing those words in their context. My English is not the best but not the worst either. But I realized I can't boost it up after a certain level! In my belief, in order to truly learn a language, you need to be exposed to that language often. Vocabulary is the key factor here if you really want to improve in any language. My experience is that when I read a book to improve my English vocabulary, I…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Glisten▲89

    Listening workouts for language learners

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hey! I'm Ali, and I built a tool to help me learn Spanish. There's a good amount of info in the about page, but the short version is that I found apps like Duolingo completely useless. In theory they're designed to help you speak a language but I found it mostly helped my muscle memory tap the right parts of a screen without really learning to say anything. Or more importantly prepare me for how fast a native Spanish speaker speaks! After giving up on Duolingo I tried a few different things; Pimsleur, Paul Noble and Language Transfer. These are all great in different (but similar) ways and…

    Jan 2026 · cadencespanish.com · its alternatives →

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    Langbox▲74

    Learn Spanish without distractions

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Drink beer, learn a language. It’s science.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Free language learning platform for schools

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Language learning with podcasts

    Apr 2026 · tinylingo.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13LC

    Hey folks! I'm Callum, and I'm working on a way to practice a new language with an AI powered tutor. I've always found that the hardest part of learning a new language is finding someone to actually converse with. Even if a partner can be found, the pressure can mean that you are more focused on not making mistakes than on actually learning new grammar or vocabulary. The service that I have been working on allows you to practice with a language tutor via online chat messages, or you can have a turn-based voice conversation. I'm working on a number of other features that will be coming out…

    2023 · learnlingo.dev · its alternatives →

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    Linguican▲189

    Learn languages with music

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Learn a new language with live streamed classes

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Master Spanish with Gripping Audio Stories

    Dec 2025 · shadowcastapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn a language overnight

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Learn a language the right way

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Learn your Duolingo vocabulary while browsing the web

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Learn languages through stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Relingo▲81

    Master vocabulary unconsciously via videos and articles

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Language learning, one story at a time

    Mar 2026 · lingofable.com · its alternatives →

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