Lexie
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Duolingo alternatives
Duolingo covers a whole language in small lessons and brings people back with streaks and leaderboards. People look elsewhere when they want focused practice on one weak spot, or a gentler nudge than a streak.
Our pickLexie is the one we make, built for people who already have a course or a class and want numbers and verbs to come out without thinking.
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Start with Lexie
Lexie drills numbers and verb forms out loud in short rounds, with a pet in place of a lesson plan. Duolingo is a full course in many languages, built around daily lessons, streaks and leaderboards. The two work together: a course for new material, and Lexie for the numbers and verb forms that won't stick.
- You already have a course and want the numbers and verbs to come faster.
- You want a pet that is glad to see you after a break.
- You would rather buy a language once than subscribe.
Lexie vs Duolingo, side by side
4 alternatives to Duolingo
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Lexie our pick
Lexie is a language Tamagotchi for iPhone and iPad. A pet blob reacts while you drill numbers and verb conjugation in short quiz, voice and listening rounds, in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, English, Danish and Scottish Gaelic.
Built for: people who already have a course or a class and want numbers and verbs to come out without thinking.
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Babbel
Babbel is a subscription language course for iPhone and iPad. Its lessons are written for speakers of your own language and built around real-life conversations, with speech recognition, an AI conversation partner and a review system.
Built for: people who want structured lessons that lead to real conversations.
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Drops
Drops is a vocabulary app for iPhone and iPad. It teaches words and phrases in many languages through game-like lessons with an illustration for each word, and covers scripts such as Korean, Japanese and Arabic.
Built for: people who want to build vocabulary in many languages through illustrated games.
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Memrise
Memrise is a language app for iPhone and iPad built around videos of native speakers. Its courses teach vocabulary, listening and speaking through real-life scenarios, with AI chat partners for conversation practice.
Built for: people who want to hear a language the way locals speak it.
At a glance
| App | Built for | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Lexie | people who already have a course or a class and want numbers and verbs to come out without thinking | on iPhone and iPad, with quiz and listening rounds that work offline, and no account |
| Duolingo | people who want a full course in a new language, a few minutes at a time | on iPhone and iPad |
| Babbel | people who want structured lessons that lead to real conversations | on iPhone and iPad, with lessons you can download for offline use |
| Drops | people who want to build vocabulary in many languages through illustrated games | on iPhone and iPad |
| Memrise | people who want to hear a language the way locals speak it | on iPhone and iPad |
What Duolingo is
Duolingo is a language app for iPhone and iPad that teaches through quick, bite-sized lessons in speaking, reading, listening and writing. It also has courses in chess, maths and music, with leaderboards and achievements.
How to choose
Start with what is missing. If you need a whole language from zero, you need a course. If you have one and the numbers and verb forms still come slowly, add a drill. Lexie is the drill: short rounds, out loud if you like, with a pet that reacts.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Duolingo?
Lexie, if you want short drills for numbers and verbs, with a pet in place of a lesson plan. Lexie drills numbers and verb forms out loud in short rounds, with a pet in place of a lesson plan. Duolingo is a full course in many languages, built around daily lessons, streaks and leaderboards. The two work together: a course for new material, and Lexie for the numbers and verb forms that won't stick.
What is better than Duolingo?
If you want short drills for numbers and verbs, with a pet in place of a lesson plan, Lexie is the better fit. It is built for people who already have a course or a class and want numbers and verbs to come out without thinking.
Why do people look for Duolingo alternatives?
Duolingo covers a whole language in small lessons and brings people back with streaks and leaderboards. People look elsewhere when they want focused practice on one weak spot, or a gentler nudge than a streak.
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We make Lexie. What we say about the other apps comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Duolingo on the App Store, Babbel on the App Store, Drops on the App Store, Memrise on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@lexielearns.com. Each name belongs to its owner, and Lexie is not affiliated with any of them.
A Tamagotchi for language drills
Lexie is on the App Store, for iPhone and iPad.
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