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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 courses built around videos of native speakers",
            "summary": "Memrise is a language learning service with courses in dozens of languages and clips of native speakers, plus courses tied to exams and work goals. Learners can start for free, and the site also offers phrasebooks for several languages.",
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                "Paid plans are offered alongside the free start",
                "The main page does not name its apps"
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            "overview": "Memrise builds lessons around short videos of native speakers, so learners hear words and phrases as they are actually spoken rather than only through synthetic voices. Courses are sorted by goal, such as passing an exam or speaking confidently at work, and the catalogue lists more than 50 languages.\n\nThe site says learners can start for free and offers paid plans on top of that start. Phrasebooks for languages such as Arabic and Spanish sit alongside the courses. Its strengths are the native speaker clips and the range of less common languages, and it suits learners who want a course tied to a specific goal."
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                    "product": "memrise",
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