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What users hate about Duolingo

25% of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews of Duolingo are 1–2★. Here is what those users complain about, counted and quoted. Snapshot: October 2026.

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Duolingo: Learn Languages

Duolingo · Education · reviews 2026-10-15 → 2026-10-18

4.72★all-time (5,514,791)
3.75★last 500 reviews
25%negative (1–2★)
21feature requests
5★258
4★69
3★47
2★42
1★84

Top complaints about Duolingo

Share of the 126 negative reviews that mention each theme.

Price & subscription28 reviews · 22% of negative
★ Deleted app! …way to hit those numbers!! But two days now, multiple boosts and not a single extension offered. I am done — app deleted, subscription cancelled. I already have a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone and do to need to pay money to be treated in this matter. And of course THERE v7.144.0 · 2026-10-18
AI features15 reviews · 12% of negative
★ Data Mining & Bad App …can play with friends but your privacy policy tells another story. Second, the quality has definitely gone downhill since AI has been building most of the app languages. Third, the value of gems is decreasing. There is GEMFLATION! What I used to be able to get for… v7.144.0 · 2026-10-15
Crashes & bugs9 reviews · 7% of negative
★ İT HAS A İMPORTANT BUG …it than after 1 year i download it again when i keep my steak but after that day i see duolingo said you have no streak freezes left i check and i have 1 streak freeze left after that i do my duolingo to keep my streak but after that day it said you have no streak freezes… v7.144.0 · 2026-10-15
Ads8 reviews · 6% of negative
Slow & performance6 reviews · 5% of negative
Notifications6 reviews · 5% of negative
Sync & data loss4 reviews · 3% of negative
Privacy & security3 reviews · 2% of negative
Login & account2 reviews · 2% of negative
Confusing UI & UX2 reviews · 2% of negative
Customer support2 reviews · 2% of negative
Bad update1 reviews · 1% of negative

What Duolingo users are asking for

21 feature requests found in total.

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FAQ

What do users complain about most in Duolingo?

In 500 recent US App Store reviews, the biggest complaint themes among the 126 negative (1–2★) reviews are price & subscription (28, 22%), ai features (15, 12%), crashes & bugs (9, 7%).

Is Duolingo getting worse?

Its all-time rating is 4.72★ from 5,514,791 ratings, while the last 500 written reviews average 3.75★. Written reviews skew negative on most apps, so compare the trend between versions rather than the absolute number.

How was this analysed?

Reviews dated 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-18 were read from Apple's public review feed and matched against complaint patterns (crashes, login, sync, pricing, ads, UI, updates, support and more). One review can count toward several themes.

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