Is "our users aren't our customers" really something to be proud of in 2019?
Odd. I've paid about £100 so far for a subscription and other gamification things.
I don't regret the money, and believe it was worthwhile. But Duolingo isn't free.
It is free though. You don't have to pay to use the service, and the only thing to gain by paying is removal of ads and offline access. All of the content is available for free.
that's blatant. They offer only the first levels as free, then you have to pay
Really? Because I've used for free for a long time, with seemingly no content blocked by a paywall.
Weirdly, there are differences between the mobile app and the desktop web version. I’ve tried the app but mostly stuck to web because of those differences, which mostly appeared to be a bunch of shenanigans like gems and health that aren’t present in the web version. I never ran into a paywall either but the app might have those explaining your different experiences. Then again, I haven’t used Duolingo in a while so might be completely wrong.