I have a subscription to both Duolingo and Memrise. Memrise I always struggled to get into even I initially felt it was useful. since their latest relase they'v

I have a subscription to both Duolingo and Memrise. Memrise I always struggled to get into even I initially felt it was useful. since their latest relase they've gone totally into the whole AI thing and the app is asking me to watch free youtube videos as part of the lesson that it selects for me. Totally useless. As for Duolingo it has invested too much in gamification / addiction. If you compete in tournaments you can spend around 1-3 hours every day "competing" yet your skills won't improve much. That means spending money to waste your time. In that case it's better to just stick with the regular lessons. Duolingo definitely suffers from "enshitification" and next year subscription I'll downgrade to free-tier because it's just stupid. IRL I signed up for 2 hour lessons twice a week. They are group activities that are not very intense but coupled with my homework bring me quicker to where I need to be. Plus they're a lot of fun, and I've made contacts IRL too. Language apps are just stupid.