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BrohanBlanco posted...

In the half hour since i made this topic i downloaded Duolingo and did like 5 levels. i was assuming its so casual and easy because i just started out and theyd ramp up the difficulty and complexity.

it pretty much keeps doing the same thing over and over again. you will very slowly and gradually be introduced to new vocab and stuff but
A. the format never changes
and
B. the amount of time it spends going over the SAME vocab is way, way too long and they never speed up the pace of learning. if anything it feels like it slows down over time.

for learning a language I'd say the best apps are the language specific ones, which make sense. whatever language you are trying to learn, it's best to pick an app that is SOLELY focused on the development and learning of language skills for THAT language. rather than a one-size-fits-all website like DuoLingo.

that being said I have had good experience with Memrise in the past. namely because it contains a library of user created lessons which means that if a user created a good lesson set for your language, you'll have access to that lesson set.

ultimately I still think the best option is to find an app that was specifically created for learning your language. think of it this way; if you wanted to learn baseball would you rather go to baseball camp or "sports" camp?