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24 alternatives to LOBA

The Duolingo for African Languages: Preserve & Learn.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    AI-powered characters to teach language conversation

    2016 · duolingo.com · its alternatives →

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    Duolingo▲309

    Learn languages completely free.

    2013 · duolingo.com · its alternatives →

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    Lingbe▲92

    Practice a language with native speakers

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4OS

    I'm launching UneeBee, an open-source tool for creating interactive courses like Duolingo: GitHub repo: https://github.com/zoonk/uneebee Demo: https://app.uneebee.com/ It's pretty early-stage, so there's a lot of things to improve. Everything on this project is going to be public, so you can check the roadmap on GitHub too: https://github.com/orgs/zoonk/projects/11 I'm creating this project because I love Duolingo and I wanted the same kind of experience to learn other things as well. But I think this could be useful to other…

    2023 · uneebee.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn a new language without even trying

    2021 · jointoucan.com · its alternatives →

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    LangAI▲252

    The most natural way to learn a new language

    2024 · langai.io · its alternatives →

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    Helping African parents pass down language and culture

    2025 · lingu.africa · its alternatives →

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    Free real-time conversations with native speakers ⚡

    2020 · lingbe.com · its alternatives →

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    Speak a new language with confidence

    2018 · magiclingua.com · its alternatives →

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    Lingobo▲87

    Your AI language partner

    2023 · lingobo.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN, I'm pythonbrad and a core maintainer of Afrim - an input method engine for African languages. Afrim want to simplify the typing in African languages and also digitalize the African typing systems. Basically, it wants to solve the problems encountered with current solutions: - slow typing - not easily configurable - keyboard layout dependent - constant bugs Additionally, Afrim offers the following features [1]: - Dataset easily customizable - Keyboard layout independent - Auto completion, autocorrection and autosuggestion - Support all sequential codes Technical details [2]: Afrim…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Free real-time conversations with native speakers ⚡

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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  14. 14LC

    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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    Explore Africa's vibrant linguistic landscape.

    2023 · lughayangu.com · its alternatives →

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    Acquire languages on the go from the news, videos etc.

    2025 · lingochampion.com · its alternatives →

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    Orca▲147

    Your AI language teacher

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Africa's best language models

    2024 · vulavula.lelapa.ai · its alternatives →

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    AI language learning conversational companion

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Angula▲12

    Learn African languages using the voices of native speakers

    2022 · angula.app · its alternatives →

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    Unbabel▲110

    Fast, native-quality translations of your customer support

    2014 · unbabel.com · its alternatives →

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    LangMob▲86

    Chat, learn, conquer - AI powered language mastery

    2023 · langmob.com · its alternatives →

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    Language learning, one story at a time

    Mar 2026 · lingofable.com · its alternatives →

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    Hablado▲67

    Learn languages by speaking and listening

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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