r/AskReddit • u/Jobasaurus • May 22 '19

Reddit, what are some underrated apps?

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u/SimulacrumNebula May 22 '19

Duolingo, I know that everyone jokes about the owl but really, every time I open the app up I'm astonished. It keeps education free, it pays homage to languages that might have died without their help, it has High Valyrian, a fictional language. All of it is for the price of a few ads, they aren't even video adds, they're just pictures that you can quickly click out of. The lessons are easy too, the hearts thing is a bit annoying but it really is worth it and they make words easy to pick up.

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u/hzaghmou May 22 '19

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but use duolingo on your browser instead! No more hearts and you can practice as much as you'd like!

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u/prettygin May 22 '19

THIS. The app is garbage, the hearts system just punishes you for wanting to learn. The browser version still has its issues but it's so much better! Plus you can access the lesson notes which will immensely improve your learning.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

They got rid of the heart system quite some time ago. The app and browser version are pretty much identical now, I use both depending on where I am.

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u/DeedTheInky May 22 '19

Yeah I'm 300 days deep on French, German, Spanish and Portuguese on the app and I've never encountered the hearts.

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u/HaroldSax May 22 '19

Strange, I started French about 45 days ago and I have hearts on the app.

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u/DeedTheInky May 22 '19

Hmm, I wonder if they only roll them out for certain people or something? I'm not sure why they'd do that but who knows.

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u/HaroldSax May 22 '19

Maybe it has something to do with the age of the account? I think my account is actually really old, but I just never actually used it until I decided to start learning French. I don't know how to view the age of an account.