I have a 800+ streak, so my icon used to always be orange. It didn’t even change when it “got sick” for everyone last year. Now they seem to have removed that feature and it “gets angry” if it’s past 22.00 and I haven’t done an exercise yet. Which is what I very often do.
I’ll never get how it’s possible to fall for marketing so hard
Duolingo has me caught hook, line and sinker. At first I installed it to see what the fuss was about. Then I got a notification about starting a streak. Thought I’d do it again. Did it for three days and gave up. Then I started getting “streak freezes” added. Next thing I know I was on 7 days. Then two weeks. Then a month. Then six. Then a year. Now two. I cannot bring myself to remove the app or break the streak.
On the flip side, the language that I’m learning really is a language that I actually should be actively learning (probably more than just Duolingo). But the app has defeated the part of me that would never be bothered to. Sometimes I enjoy it and do a few lessons. But even if I’m lazy, it still makes me do a bare minimum refresher. So I’d actually recommend it if you need to learn a language properly. It really does keep you sunk in during your low periods.
Although many suggest using it only as a supplement (although I can still say basic phrases with what I’ve learned and I’m happy with my progression in it)