
10 best Duolingo alternatives in 2026 (free and paid)
An honest comparison of 10 Duolingo alternatives for 2026. What each app does well, what it doesn't, and which one is right for you.
The Wordify Blog
A quiet space dedicated to the exploration of vocabulary, learning methodology, and the craft of shipping a calm software product.

Six months after shipping Wordify 1.0, I redesigned the whole UI from scratch. Here's what was wrong with the original, what changed in 2.0, and the design decisions behind the new look.

An honest comparison of 10 Duolingo alternatives for 2026. What each app does well, what it doesn't, and which one is right for you.

Duolingo works for millions — it didn't work for me, and not for the reasons you'd expect. Why I quit, what I tried instead, and what I built to replace it.

Most lock screen widgets show clocks, weather, or battery. A few teach you something every time you glance at your phone — here is an honest 2026 comparison.

A practical guide to spaced repetition — how the SM-2 algorithm decides when to show you each word, plus the mistakes most learning apps make. In plain English.

The honest backstory behind Wordify — how a Spain vacation turned into a side project, and what I learned building a vocabulary app for iOS and Android.