I enjoy Mango a lot more than Duolingo. I didn’t like Duolingo’s rote memorization of phrases. Mango adds structure and explanation, so you build and compose.

Also, worth mentioning that you might get free access to Mango through your public library.

I switched earlier this year.

Shortcuts app:

• Shortcuts has Tasker vibes. You can do a lot with it, especially automation.
• Lmk if you’re a Google Home user. You can setup Shortcuts so that Siri passes on commands to Google Assistant.
• You can even customize the Action button to run a Shortcut. I’ve got mine to check if it’s connected to my home WiFi, then toggle bedroom lights; if connected to work WiFi, then… etc.
• Take advantage of Focus modes (Work, Sleep, etc.) because Shortcuts can use that as a condition.

Apple TV: Ted Lasso is worth watching.

3rd party apps worth mentioning:

• QuickScan. Completely free, with optional donations. Create multipage OCR’d PDFs with your camera.
• Brave Vivaldi browser mainly for ad-free YouTube.
• Paperback if you read manga, manhwa, etc.

Lemmy apps: Voyager is the most frequently updated and smoothest, but it lacks some QoL features that I enjoy in other apps, such as Thunder. Give all of them a try.

Sleep alarm with gradually increasing volume: you need to use the 1st party Health app to set up your nightly alarm.

Additional settings:

• Back Tap. You can customize double tap and triple tap with a limited set of actions.
• Reachability. Top of the screen temporarily shifts down.
• Haptic Touch. Set to Fast so that long presses don’t take so long to activate.