The best Duolingo alternatives

Looking for a Duolingo alternative? Compare the kind of practice and language coverage each option offers. LingoBinge is a free option for English speakers learning Indonesian through YouTube and Netflix subtitle word swaps, without streaks. Other languages are waitlist-only today.

Disclosure: we make LingoBinge, which is one of the tools on this list, and we put it first. LingoBinge is free, we take no affiliate commission from anything here, and no listing is paid for. Every claim about another product carries a source and the date we checked it, and where we could not re-verify a figure we say so instead of repeating it.

Free to use
Yes, with limits
Pricing model
Free tier plus paid upgrade
Best for
Learners who want short, structured lessons with gamified progression.

Free to keep using: LingoBinge, Language Reactor, Trancy, asbplayer, Funlingo. Every other option on this list needs a paid plan once its trial ends.

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    LingoBinge

    Our pickFree

    LingoBinge is for English speakers learning Indonesian with YouTube and Netflix. It swaps a few subtitle words into Indonesian and lets you save them for spaced review, without streaks or reminders.

    Add to Chrome, it's free
  2. 2.

    Language Reactor

    Free tier

    A dual-subtitle toolbox for Netflix and YouTube.

    Best for: Intermediate and advanced learners who want dual subtitles and do not mind setting up their own review.

    Works on your own Netflix account.

    LingoBinge vs Language Reactor →
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    Lingopie

    Paid

    Learn languages with a curated library of TV and film.

    Best for: Learners who want a curated, licensed catalogue across many languages in one place.

    Works on your own Netflix account, with limits. See their site for current coverage.

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    Migaku

    Paid

    Tools for learning from media, creating flashcards and reviewing them.

    Best for: Learners who want to create flashcards from media and review them in Migaku.

    Works on your own Netflix account.

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    Trancy

    Free tier

    AI bilingual subtitles across many platforms.

    Best for: Learners who want AI features and support across many platforms (Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Udemy, Coursera).

    Works on your own Netflix account.

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    asbplayer

    Free, open source

    A free, open-source subtitle and sentence-mining tool.

    Best for: Technical learners who already understand Anki and want full control for free.

    Works on your own Netflix account.

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    Funlingo

    Free

    Free dual subtitles for streaming, according to its official site.

    Best for: Learners who want original and translated subtitles together on Netflix, YouTube or Prime Video, which its official pages list as supported.

    Works on your own Netflix account.

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Frequently asked questions

Is LingoBinge better than Duolingo?
Choose by how you want to practise. Duolingo offers structured app lessons; LingoBinge swaps a few English subtitle words into Indonesian while you watch YouTube or Netflix, with saving and spaced review.