Duolingo vs MathTango

Duolingo offers learning in languages, chess and math through short lessons that adapt to a learner’s level and pace. Language practice covers reading, writing, listening and speaking, with speech exercises, personalized review, offline lessons and a placement test among the listed tools. Challenges, reminders and game-like features provide ways to structure practice. Duolingo says its teaching methods are research-backed and aimed at real-world communication skills. It lists 40 languages and is available on Android, iOS, macOS and the web. The pricing note includes a free plan and a 14-day trial. Other listed products include the Duolingo English Test, Duolingo for Business, Duolingo for Schools, Super Duolingo and Duolingo Max. The English Test is described as AI-enabled and intended to be taken wherever and whenever users perform best. FAQs and service status information are available. Duolingo was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

MathTango teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to children aged 5–10+. A lesson-plan wizard builds an age-appropriate curriculum based on Common Core, with lessons advancing as children master them. The app offers more than 500 puzzles across over 40 levels, review levels and a free-play mode. Addition and subtraction lessons use nine puzzle types, while multiplication and division use seven. Children complete missions, collect characters and explore two worlds: Island for addition and subtraction, and Starbase for multiplication and division. Multiple user profiles can be set up on one device, and the app can be enjoyed offline. MathTango is available on Android, iOS and Windows. Its App Store listing describes an ad-free experience without in-app purchases, while also identifying the app as a subscription service. The listed MathTango Plan costs $7.99 a month, and monthly or annual subscriptions are described. A 30-day trial is listed. Originator, the maker, develops educational mobile apps for children and families and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.