Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Duolingo Stories
Practice your language skills with quirky stories (Beta)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Duolingo Stories launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Free language learning platform for schools
2015 · schools.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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Easy-to understand fascinating stories
2020 · podcast.duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I have been working on a webapp to keep learning German and today I want to share the first version. In the past, I have used books with "Short stories" to learn the language and I always wanted more stories so I thought I could put that into an app. Short stories are nice because the learner can attempt to understand words from the context of the text and it feels like less effort than a traditional language app. Additionally, the app format allows for practice questions at the end and you can use LLMs to check whether the answers are correct; so the users can check themselves. So…
2023 · webbu.app · its alternatives →
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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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Learn languages with this flash card app, now on the web
2017 · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I watch A LOT of educational YouTube videos but wasn't forgetting a good chunk of the details because I was only really passively watching. So I made a tool that generates quiz questions/flashcards from YouTube videos, and uses spaced repetition like Anki or Duolingo to keep it in memory. Let me know if you find it cool/useful (or terrible ) or if you want to know a bit about the details!
2024 · platoedu.org · its alternatives →
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🌏’s 1st emoji language course
2017 · emoji.duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Our Stories▲87A storytelling tool for raising bilingual kids
May 2026 · readourstories.org · its alternatives →
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Flowlingo▲283Get fluent in a language through content immersion
2018 · getflowlingo.com · its alternatives →
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Learn your Duolingo vocabulary while browsing the web
2023 · duoninja.com · its alternatives →
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Lingbe 2.0▲132Free real-time conversations with native speakers ⚡
2020 · lingbe.com · its alternatives →
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Read and listen to texts in two languages side by side
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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