Duolingo has math now (and it’s kind of hard)

Coming soon to an iPhone or iPad near you. | Image: Duolingo

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Duolingo, the language learning app famous for the owl that haunts my dreams every night, now has a companion app to teach you (and children - but mostly you, reader) mathematics.

To get the most pressing question out of the way: yes, the owl is present in the new app, which is called Duolingo Math. However, said bird appears to have been compressed into a cube of sorts. I am unsure if it continues to qualify as an owl in this new form factor. I do suppose a mascot reclassification wouldn't be amiss here, since owls can't do math. Come on now. This isn't fantasyland.

It took me four tries to pull this screenshot from the opening animation. You're welcome.

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