My mental health has been greatly improved over the last few days by removing the naggy Duolingo icon from my home screen.

Are there any less irritating language learning options out there? Looking to brush up French and improve Italian.

#duolingo

@julianlawson

I heard good things on Reddit about a free app called Language Transfer. Not nearly as involved/extensive as Duo, but also has no AI and no nagging.

Worth a look, though it's basically just a series of audio recordings you're intended to listen and speak along with.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.languagetransfer

Language Transfer - Apps on Google Play

Language courses that make you think. Zero ads, purchases, or subscriptions.

@julianlawson I'am learning with Babbel, since Duolingo has so many mistakes.
It's much more professional, but I miss the owl anyway.

@julianlawson

Busuu (free version) is pretty decent.