Duolingo vs Chess.com - They’re Basically the Same App… So Which Is Better?

Hear me out.
Everyone thinks Duolingo and Chess.com are totally different, but they’re actually the same exact experience wearing different skins. Let me give you some examples:

Both apps guilt‑trip you about your streak
•     Duolingo: “You missed your lesson… don’t disappoint the owl.”
•     Chess.com: “You haven’t done puzzles today. Your streak is dying.”

 Both apps make you feel smart… until they don’t
•     Duolingo: “Great job! You learned 10 new words!”
•     Chess.com: “You solved 3 puzzles!”
Then you try a real conversation or a real game and get destroyed instantly.

 Both apps have bots that bully you
•     Oscar and Duo Owl: passive‑aggressive notifications 
•     Chess.com bots: Martin, Nelson, Mittens, etc.
Both will ruin your day in different ways.

Both apps pretend to “teach” you, but really they just throw challenges at you
•     Duolingo: “Translate this sentence you’ll never use in real life.”
•     Chess.com: “Here’s a puzzle that will never happen in your games.”

both apps make you addicted to leveling up
XP = Elo
Badges = Achievements
Streaks = Streaks
It’s the same dopamine loop

So, people, which one is actually better? Is it Duolingo? Or is it chess.com? *I vote chess.com*

you can only play bots on duolingo

and plus, literally designed to play chess with better features at everything

I think they mean they have similar aspects

actually you can play humans now too