Duolingo also had the most installs and usage in 2021, by a significant margin.

Duolingo made the most revenue of all apps, reporting $250 million in 2021.

Language learning apps generated $8.21 billion in 2021, a 32% year-on-year increase.

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If the user gets a sentence wrong, these apps provide instant feedback either from the native speaker or using AI. Other apps, such as HelloTalk and Tandem, have tried to fix this by letting users have conversations with native speakers. One issue with relying fully on apps is that most are not sophisticated enough for learners to reach fluent stage, meaning they need to take courses after learning on the app to become fully fluent in another language. That said, approximately five percent of language learning is done on mobile, the other 90 percent is still offline. During the coronavirus pandemic, some saw a surge in educational usage, as schools looked to use apps as homework.

Several of these apps have seen their revenues double in the past two years, as more people around the world learn their second or third language on mobile.

It also enables new forms of learning which are uncommon in classrooms and overnight courses.

That has led to criticism from some, although research has shown that the gamification of language learning can lead to improved outcomes for learners. Some languages have even been saved from extinction through the courses published by these apps.īuilding language learning apps for mobile led to the gamification of the sector, with prizes for finishing a course, flashcards, health bars and other gaming features to make learning a language informal and fun. Through this community building, Duolingo and Memrise have published hundreds of courses on rare and fictional languages.

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