Is Duolingo: Language Lessons Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Duolingo.
What Duolingo: Language Lessons's age rating means
Duolingo: Language Lessons holds a family-friendly PEGI 3 rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- Duolingo: Language Lessons offers in-app purchases. Without a purchase password or spending limit, a child can run up charges. Set up Ask to Buy (iOS) or a Play purchase PIN (Android).
- Duolingo: Language Lessons shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about Duolingo: Language Lessons
Users frequently complain about technical issues like app crashes, progress resets, and translation errors. Many express frustration with aggressive monetization tactics, including intrusive ads, hidden subscription charges, and limited free features. Several reviewers criticize the app's recent redesign, calling it distracting and overly gamified at the expense of learning.
Summarized from 65 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Duolingo: Language Lessons
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Duolingo: Language Lessons if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Duolingo: Language Lessons on your child's device.
Duolingo: Language Lessons for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Duolingo: Language Lessons safe for kids?
Duolingo: Language Lessons carries a family-friendly official rating (PEGI 3) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Duolingo: Language Lessons have?
The Google Play rates Duolingo: Language Lessons as PEGI 3. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Duolingo: Language Lessons safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Duolingo: Language Lessons from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Duolingo: Language Lessons and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.