How effective is duolingo for learning Swedish? Are there any other cheap/free apps I could use instead?

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I cannot say anything about the specific Swedish course, but I’ve studied other languages on Duolingo.

Pros:

- the app has a ”streak function” which counts how many days in a row you have used the app (only requires 5 minutes for it to count). When you hit like 30+ days you really fall in to this ”Must. Not. Lose. Streak” mode 😅 very effective!

- Easy to use, with short lessons. And you see your progress visually.

- If you use it on computer, you can escape ads even though youre not paying.


Cons:

- Duolingo is ”famous” for using extremely odd sentences you would never use in real life.

Although, that con can also be viewed as a pro. It really forces you to learn the words individually and not chunks of sentences.


Personally I find using Duolingo together with Tandem, and following locals on IG the next best way to learn if travel is not an option atm.