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            "tagline": "Short, game-style language lessons on phone and web",
            "summary": "Duolingo is a language learning app with short daily lessons, available on iOS, Android and the web. It sells Super Duolingo as a paid subscription and also offers the Duolingo English Test and a business product.",
            "developer": "Duolingo, Inc.",
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                "Short lessons that fit into a few minutes a day",
                "Apps for iOS and Android, plus the web",
                "Clear course path for each language"
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            "limits": [
                "Advanced extras need the paid Super Duolingo subscription",
                "Fixed course path gives less control over what you study"
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            "overview": "Duolingo teaches vocabulary, grammar and speaking through short exercises that take a few minutes a day. Each language follows a set course path, and the app keeps streaks and progress so a learner can see what is left. The company also publishes chess, math and music content on its blog, which shows it has moved beyond languages.\n\nThe free app covers the core course, and Super Duolingo is the paid subscription. Duolingo also sells the Duolingo English Test and Duolingo for Business. Its blog links apps for iOS, Android and desktop, and the website runs in a browser. The fixed course path suits beginners who want structure, and it gives less control to learners who want to choose their own material."
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            "tagline": "Language learning from books, podcasts and video you choose",
            "summary": "LingQ is a language platform that teaches with real content such as books, podcasts, videos and news in more than 50 languages. Learners save unfamiliar words from what they read or hear, and a Premium membership unlocks every language.",
            "platforms": [
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                "android"
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            "price_note": "Free to start; Premium membership unlocks every language",
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                "Learn from books, podcasts, TV and news the learner picks",
                "Words saved in context build vocabulary",
                "Browser importer and iPhone and Android apps"
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                "Less structure than a graded course",
                "Premium membership needed for every language"
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            "overview": "LingQ shows a text or audio clip and lets learners save each unfamiliar word, which builds a personal vocabulary list from material they picked. The library holds lessons in entertainment, culture, news and lifestyle, and a browser importer extension adds pages from the web.\n\nLingQ offers a free start and a Premium membership that covers every language. Its apps are listed on the App Store and Google Play, and the site runs in a browser. It suits learners who want long-form input and vocabulary built from context. It is less direct for learners who prefer structured lessons and drills."
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                    "product": "duolingo",
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                    "product": "lingq",
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                    "verdict": "Learns from books, podcasts and video the learner chooses, with words saved in context. It is less structured than the course apps, and a Premium membership is needed for every language.",
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