There are better apps out there, but this is cheap/'free'

I’ve been using DuoLingo this past year to learn Spanish and I will give it a three out of five overall. It’s not the most intuitive way to learn as they don’t start from the basics and scratch. You would think that they would start with basic pronunciation of the alphabet, numbers, etc, the same way we have all learned our first language. Instead they start with random vocabulary which is more geared towards travel perhaps. This is probably what the app is more leaning towards anyway as they focus on familiar phrases that you might use. After a year of use, I can say that I’m more comfortable with Spanish yet it would still be difficult for me to have a conversation. I’ve had better success with programs such as Rosetta Stone.