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Why people leave Duolingo

  • Leaving over energy limits blocking lessons
  • Quitting after unwanted subscription charges
  • Deleting over AI-generated content quality drops

Top complaints

  • Energy system cuts off lessons45× mentions
    the energy thing kinda ruins the entire experience
  • Aggressive ads and upsell screens35× mentions
    the ads for super Duolingo with a lot of payment a year
  • AI-generated content feels careless20× mentions
    AI Slop is ruining the app

Duolingo at a glance

Satisfaction62/100
App Store4.7★
1–2 star reviews25%
Reviews read500

Loved for teaching, but users are fed up with energy limits, ads, and AI changes.

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Why do people stop using Duolingo?

Recent reviewers give these reasons: Leaving over energy limits blocking lessons. Quitting after unwanted subscription charges. Deleting over AI-generated content quality drops.

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