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24 alternatives to Personalized Duolingo (kind of) for vocabulary building
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…
This app lets users create custom vocabulary lists and practice words in context through interactive exercises similar to Duolingo. It is designed for language learners who want to move beyond general courses and focus… 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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Blarma▲81Build vocabulary - learn words & languages with techniques
2022 · blarma.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, For over two years I've been working on an App to learn languages (currently French, Italian and Spanish), together with my partner, a language teacher. I think it is finally ready to share with this community! The idea is to introduce vocabulary and grammar whilst you read eBooks in your own language. I've found that it is easier to remember vocabulary 'in context' and with regular repetition. Plus you don't have to carve out dedicated time for language learning. Other apps require you to build a habit around various exercises or ‘games’, whereas lots of people already read books.…
2024 · glossarie.app · 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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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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Topics▲169Turn your favorite topics into personalized Spanish practice
2024 · my-topics.io · its alternatives →
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1000 Words▲256Learn the most common 1000 words of popular languages
2020 · mostcommonwords.co · its alternatives →
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English is my second language. From my experience, I learnt that developing your vocabulary is a long and arduous process. Traditionally, learners used flashcards (or their digital incarnations). I wanted to build something more engaging and more effective in building your vocabulary. DictionaryGames is aimed mostly at ESL (English as a Second Language) students, but I am hoping it might be fun for any English language lovers. The project is in BETA, it is free, and no registration is required. I am looking for feedback to improve it. If you comment, please indicate if you are a native…
2025 · dictionarygames.io · its alternatives →
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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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Hi HN, My friend and I just launched a vocabulary quiz game. It's a two Player Game where you challenge your opponent with a word and answer their challenge question. Whoever gets the highest score in a round of 5, wins. Currently, words are from Barron's 333 most essential GRE wordlist to help students preparing for the standardized test. You can check out the game at: [Play Store] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildmyvoc... or [Hybrid web app in Ionic - Please allow some time to load] https://buildmyvocab.in/wordsgame We would…
2017 · its alternatives →
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Vocabulary enhancer with live activities
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I initially released this as just an IOS app. Since then it has been growing steadily but a lot of people have emailed asking for a web / android version. It took me nearly 2 months to build a version for the web. The nice thing about using Convex as my backend is that all the data is always synced between the app and web. I do not have to setup any syncing logic. The moment you change something in the app, it will reflect on the web version in realtime. I know there are loads of these kind of tools online but it's starting to feel like mine is actually starting to differentiate itself…
2025 · three-cells.com · its alternatives →
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Improve your vocabulary by quizzing yourself
2015 · magoosh.com · its alternatives →
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Learn your Duolingo vocabulary while browsing the web
2023 · duoninja.com · its alternatives →
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Lingo Champion▲108Acquire languages on the go from the news, videos etc.
2025 · lingochampion.com · its alternatives →
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A pocket vocabulary for any language you want to learn.
2020 · worddeposit.com · its alternatives →
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A proof-of-concept language learning app that uses LLMs to generate definitions of unknown words using only previously mastered vocabulary.
Dec 2025 · simedw.com · its alternatives →
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Wordi▲56Word-saving application for building new vocabulary
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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