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Duolingo vs ELSA Speak Comparison (2026)

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Duolingo

ELSA Speak

Overview

Duolingo is a learning management system that helps schools offer bite-sized learning modules to teach speaking and reading different languages including Spanish, French, Italian, German, French, and English. The platform offers gamified lessons, which enable trainees to learn and incorporate grammar and vocabulary skills.

Recognized GSV Edtech 150 and CB Insights AI 100 and trusted by 20M+ users and 400+ companies worldwide, ELSA offers immediate feedback for users’ both scripted and unscripted input speech to sound like a native speaker. Join an interactive and engaging learning communities with ELSA

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

6.99

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

6.99

/user

Per year

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

985

674

234

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

84%

would recommend this app

4.5

175

114

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

77%

would recommend this app

Pros

“By turning language lessons into engaging, game-like challenges with streaks and leaderboards, it makes daily practice feel fun and addictive rather than a chore.”

Fathi A.

Network Engineer

“Additionally, while the gamification is great for motivation, it sometimes prioritizes speed over deep understanding, which can occasionally lead to memorizing patterns without fully grasping the underlying rules of the language."”

Fathi A.

Network Engineer

“Hearing it, challenging yourself to mouth the words and new sounds, and reading and writing the language is fun and you do start retaining some of the basics of the new language you're trying to learn.”

S P.

Owner

Pros

“the free version is decent for pronanciation corrections.”

Josh Z.

ceo

“Elsa gives a free trial for users to try them out.”

Josh Z.

ceo

“Easy interface,”

Zdzislaw B.

Mr Zee

Cons

“Missing context: It skips deep rules on syntax, making it hard to build original sentences on your own.”

S P.

Owner

“At this point, the disjointed lessons have no bearing on life or real world conversations and offer no explanations to grammar or syntax. While I already knew some words and phrases, Duolingo's paid version has done nothing to get me from a basic understanding to an intermediate level. ”

Kim B.

CEO

“too much of ads in free version, app becomes almost impossible to use if not paid”

Kuldeep S.

Software Engineer

Cons

“The layout of the video pages leaves little room for the video itself, and it does not allow for rotating the screen to enlarge the image.”

Eugenio G.

DevOps

“The appearance is a bit confused to understand the structure of lessons.”

Xuan H.

Data Analyst

“I don't find the program so easy to manage. When starting each study session I am presented with many "recommended", "by topics" or "games" options for training, when it would be more intuitive to continue directly from where I left off.”

Reisla O.

postdoctoral researcher