This simple Duolingo trick brings back hearts and gets rid of the annoying ads

If you hate what the app has become, you might want to give this a try. This simple Duolingo trick brings back hearts and gets rid of the annoying ads. Mobile This simple Duolingo trick brings back hearts and gets rid of the annoying ads If you hate what the app has become, you might want to give this a try.

The once-motivating gamification certainly appears to have been kicked up a few notches, and it’s the free users who’ve had it much worse. On the free plan, you’re bombarded with adverts for Super Duolingo and third-party games that you can’t skip for several seconds. Even worse, the heart system that allowed you to keep practicing until you made five mistakes was replaced by an energy bar that runs down even if you’re nailing the answers.

That’s why I was excited to learn about a very simple trick that returns you to a simpler version of Duolingo — one with the hearts system, no ads at all, fewer clicks between lessons, and less gamification. 14 votes Yes, and it’s better than the normal app 7 % Yes, but I don’t think it’s better 14 % Not yet, but I will 43 % No, I’m happy with the normal app 0 % I don’t use Duolingo 36 % Thanks to a Reddit post by user OverallPlatypus9880, I learned that you can create a Duolingo web app to do just that. That Redditor is a Super Duolingo subscriber like me and saw some benefit from this hack on that tier.