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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately I don't know of any open source alternative. After another response in this thread I started using busuu.com for French and Italian, and I'm liking it so far. Their business model is pretty transparent, but I find it less annoying than Duolingo so far.

Viel Glück and buona fortuna with your language learning!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Duolingo, the dominant player, can simply buy competition like busuu, bypassing the need they'd otherwise have to improve their software.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like that's it's more real life, the talking, people, subjects etc. Think I'll use it for a while, because on duolingo I wasn't evolving much anymore in German, this goes further up it seems

Just as pushy as duolingo unfortunately in ads and mainly in pushing to and rewarding premium.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the adds take up some time, but I still find the overall experience less annoying than I did with Duolingo last time I used it. The push towards human interaction, which Duolingo has actively pushed away from, is also welcome.