> Well, if they are so focused on engagement metrics then surely they would notice an active user drop since the big UI update?
My guess is the "school homework assistant" market is very different from the "self-directed adult learning" market, and growth in the former outweighs loss from the latter.
Whatever the reason (I can invent many hypotheses, but they're just stories I can't test), Duo has gone from the app I enjoy making time for to the app I only bother with to keep my language lessons a little more diverse.
My guess is the "school homework assistant" market is very different from the "self-directed adult learning" market, and growth in the former outweighs loss from the latter.
Whatever the reason (I can invent many hypotheses, but they're just stories I can't test), Duo has gone from the app I enjoy making time for to the app I only bother with to keep my language lessons a little more diverse.