⚔️ Head-to-Head · Hours Wasted, Documented

Duolingo vs Khan Academy

“Which one wastes more of your one finite, irreplaceable life? We ran the numbers. We made the numbers up. The result is somehow still accurate.”

Duolingo

Duolingo

Education
★★★★☆4.2
802.3M
Lifetime Hours Wasted

Learn just enough Spanish to feel guilty in two languages instead of one.

vs
Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Education
★★★★☆4.4
1.6M
Lifetime Hours Wasted

Designed to be opened once. Statistically, it won't be.

📊 The Damage Report
ФункціяDuolingoKhan Academy
🕳️ Hours Wasted / Day3.9 hrs4.9 hrs
More hours = clear winner of nothing.
🔥 Lifetime Damage802.3M hrs1.6M hrs
Наш рейтинг4.24.4
App Store4.6
Google Play4.74.2
ЦінаБезкоштовноБезкоштовно
Завантаження500M+
More victims downloaded.
10M+
Розмір45 MB
Внутрішні покупки 💸
Потрібен інтернет
Вікове обмеженняEveryoneTeen
РозробникDuolingoKhan Academy
⚖️ The Verdict

By our entirely fabricated metrics, Duolingo wins the race to the bottom of your free time. Khan Academy is the “responsible” choice, in the way that a slightly smaller slice of cake is responsible. There are no winners here. Only documented hours.

Pick Your Poison

Оберіть Duolingo, якщо...

Duolingo is ideal for casual beginners looking to build basic vocabulary and establish a daily learning habit, but insufficient for those seeking conversational fluency or deep grammatical understanding. Serious learners should use it as a supplementary drill tool rather than their primary education source, while free users must tolerate increasingly restrictive energy limits.

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Оберіть Khan Academy, якщо...

Khan Academy is essential for any student needing homework help, homeschoolers seeking structured curriculum, or adults refreshing forgotten skills—offering legitimate educational value that rivals expensive tutoring. However, mobile users should expect occasional technical frustrations and may prefer the desktop website for complex coursework or reliable offline access.

Завантажити Duolingo

Завантажити Khan Academy

⚠️ Fine Print Nobody Reads

Every stat above is affectionately invented. The apps are real, the regret is real, the numbers are vibes. Requires: stable Wi-Fi, poor impulse control, and a willingness to question your life choices at 2 AM.