⭐ 1/5Extremely frustrating experience with the Duolingo English Test app. The ear-scanning step simply would not work, even after trying multiple times and carefully following all of the instructions. I repositioned the phone, adjusted the angle and lighting, and retried the scan over and over, but it still would not properly detect my ears.This is especially unacceptable for a paid, high-stakes English test. A technical problem with the app should not prevent someone from taking or completing an exam they paid for. Instead of testing my English ability, I ended up wasting a huge amount of time dealing with a scanning feature that does not work reliably.Duolingo needs to fix the ear-scanning process or provide an alternative verification method when the technology fails. Test takers should not be penalized because of problems with the app itself. Very disappointing and stressful experience.

Before launching a test, check how well-made it actually is first. There is no point in your test if taking it a second time in the same week can give a completely different result. This is not English proficiency, this is just a "guess-the-word" crossword puzzle. On top of that, it is graded by AI, and it is so linear that the algorithm simply counts words like however, firmly believe, beneficial, and facilitate as better English proficiency. And I have no idea how universities even accept tests like this.

It was terrible experience. I tried to login and connect app on the computer and phone - more then 10 times it was an error! Technical issues all the time.

It keeps on staying at 13 percent without loading up and now I have to pay extra.