Duolingo math app
A lot of people started learning a foreign language with Duolingo in 2012. It was therefore a regular fixture when the subject of language learning came up: “Try Duolingo!” But after a few years people got tired of typing translations. Duolingo still tried with podcasts and chatbots, but the heyday was over after 2016. When paid subscriptions followed a year later to make Duolingo profitable, even more people dropped out. Now they have a new idea that may well catch on again: a math app for kids.
The app is still in its early stages, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said in an interview related to the company's IPO. You can now also trade in Duolingo shares. That's why Duolingo is doing well: there are now more than 500 million registered users, 40 million active users and 1.5 million paying premium subscribers. In 2020, sales of $190 million were recorded. One of the success factors is the visual style, with a sympathetic owl as its mascot. Duolingo has ambitious plans to expand further.
Earlier there were indications that a maths app is on the way: the company published a job opening for an educational scientist with a PhD in mathematics. He will work in a small, mixed team to develop a new app.
The app is probably aimed at young children from about 8 years old. There are already several apps for making math sums, but they are often aimed at a somewhat older audience of high school students and are intended to solve difficult sums and equations.
Currently, Duolingo two apps: the well-known app for learning more than 40 languages and a Duolingo ABC app for learning to read. If you want to learn a foreign language, you can also use one of the many other apps – but Duolingo is by far the most famous.