Duolingo Free Trial: Get 14 Days of Super Free (2026 Guide)

The Super Duolingo free trial is the only way to use every premium feature with zero risk — unlimited Hearts, no ads, unlimited legendary challenges, offline lessons. Here’s exactly how to start it, squeeze the most out of 14 days, and cancel cleanly before any charge.

Does Super Duolingo have a free trial?

Yes. Duolingo offers a 14-day free trial of Super to most users directly in the app. Availability can vary — Duolingo A/B tests trial lengths (some users see 7 or 30 days) and occasionally rotates trial offers out for promos — but as of 2026, the trial is easy to find.

Requirements:

• A Duolingo account (free)
• A payment method on your Apple/Google account
• You haven’t used a trial on that account recently

How to start the free trial (step by step)

1. Open the Duolingo app and make sure you’re logged in.
2. Tap any Super upsell — the shop tab’s Super banner, a legendary challenge, or the heart refill dialog.
3. On the plan screen, choose monthly (easiest to cancel; you can switch to annual later if you keep it).
4. Tap Start free trial and confirm the subscription with Face ID / Touch ID / your Play Store password.
5. Super activates instantly — your heart meter turns infinite.

Set a reminder now for day 12. The trial auto-converts to a paid subscription on day 14 unless you cancel.

What you get during the 14 days

Everything a paying Super subscriber gets:

Make the trial count

Two weeks is enough to know whether Super changes your learning. Our suggestions:

• Day 1–3: Grind normally and notice how much further you go without heart anxiety.
• Day 4–7: Push into harder units — legendary challenges and mistake review are where Super pays off.
• Day 8–12: Test offline mode on a commute, and watch whether your gem income changes (Super players stop needing gems for hearts).
• Day 12: Decision day — cancel, or keep it.

How to cancel before you’re charged

Cancelling keeps Super active until day 14 — you lose nothing by cancelling early.

iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Duolingo → Cancel Subscription. Android: Play Store → profile icon → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → Duolingo → Cancel.

Done. No email, no chat with support, no dark-pattern retention maze — Apple and Google handle it.

Duolingo Max free trial

Max (AI conversation practice + AI explanations) is priced around $29.99/month and trials for it are rarer. When offered, it usually appears on the same upgrade screen as a separate tier. If you only care about Hearts and ads, Super is the better value — see our full Super Duolingo free guide for the tier comparison.

No trial available? Two backup options

If your account isn’t being shown a trial (happens to users who trialed before, or during promo windows):

1. Wait for the hesitant-buyer promos — tap the upgrade screen, don’t buy, and watch for a “$1 first month” offer within days.
2. Go straight to the family-plan route — split one with friends for ~$20/year, or grab a discounted seat without needing five friends.

Bottom line

The trial is genuinely free and takes 3 minutes to start. Set the day-12 reminder, test hard, and if Super earns its keep — don’t pay the $83.99 sticker price. The family plan split or a discounted seat gets you the same features for roughly half.