Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal took a dig at language learning app Duolingo. In a series of posts on X (previously Twitter), Munjal outlined several issues with the app. He stated “A few months ago I achieved a streak of 100 days on Duolingo for Spanish. But I still couldn’t speak or write even a few sentences in Spanish. This is the reason we decided to build Airlearn.”
He said that the Airlearn app is a “Language Learning Product that actually helps you learn the Language instead of being a status symbol for a virtual reward which is the Streak.”


He said that the first problem with Duolingo is the over simplification of the problem statement. Duolingo does not teach you basic concepts of grammar. “It just makes you do the exercises with the hope that you’ll learn them on your own.”
“Whereas Airlearn’s Teaching Slides make sure that you know the Concept first. Our Users love these Slides,” he pointed.
He further added “We believe that AI will change personalised tutoring. But it won’t be just about gamification or make you do exercises. It will be about teaching you like a Tutor sitting in front of you will teach. And that’s the design principle we follow while building Airlearn.”
In the posts, Munjal also shared multiple screenshots of users’ reviews of Airlearn claiming “Everyday we are making more and more people switch from Duolingo to Airlearn.”

Earlier this month, Munjal shared an X post where he revealed that 1 million lessons were completed on Airlearn in October this year. He said that the majority of the Users are from the US, while “Spanish and French are the most popular languages.”