Goodwall - Learn & Earn

Review by eFreeware

If you are in high school, partway through university or a recent graduate trying to work out what comes next, Goodwall is built with you in mind. It gathers certified online courses, global challenges and early-career opportunities into one social app, so the time you might spend scrolling can go toward a certificate or an internship application instead.

The developer describes the idea as TikTok meeting Duolingo for career preparation, and the pitch is easy to follow: short, structured learning plus a profile that shows what you have done. The app is free, has no ads and no in-app purchases, and it is rated for teens. With more than five million installs and a 4.3 average from over 24,000 ratings, it has clearly found an audience among young learners.

What you get is a mix of course content, challenges with prizes, and a feed of opportunities. It is not a replacement for a degree or a formal training program, and it does not pretend to be. It works best as a companion to whatever you are already studying, giving you something concrete to put on a profile while you figure out your direction.

Certified courses across five skill areas

The core of Goodwall is its course catalog. Courses on the platform cover AI, digital skills, career readiness, entrepreneurship and green jobs, and they come with certification. Each one is meant to be a short, focused piece of learning rather than a full curriculum, and the certificates you earn can be displayed on your professional profile.

That certificate display is the part that matters most for job hunting. When you apply for an internship or a graduate role, a profile that shows completed courses in relevant areas gives a recruiter something to look at beyond a CV. The developer has built partnerships with companies including Microsoft, HP, Cognizant and Accenture, and the courses are framed around skills those kinds of employers are looking for.

The recent update to the Discover tab makes this easier to navigate. Tabs for Courses, Challenges and Earn let you sort the feed, resume anything you left unfinished, and check progress and rewards on each course card. New recommendations also appear based on what you have been doing. For anyone who has tried a learning app and lost track of where they were, that progress visibility is a welcome addition.

Challenges, prizes and a profile that does the talking

Alongside the courses, Goodwall runs global challenges. These are themed activities where participants compete or submit work, and the developer says students around the world have received close to $500,000 in prizes and scholarships. For a student who needs motivation beyond a certificate, a challenge with a cash prize or a scholarship attached is a more compelling reason to finish something.

The profile is the other half of the equation. You build a dynamic profile that highlights your achievements, certificates and challenge entries, and that profile is what recruiters and hiring partners see when they are looking for young talent. The app also lets you apply for internships, scholarships and early career roles directly, so the learning and the applying happen in the same place.

There is a community element too. The developer puts the learner base at more than three million people, and the social side means you are not doing this alone. Whether that community feel is useful or distracting depends on how you use it, but it is clearly part of the design rather than an afterthought.

What it asks of you, and what it costs

Goodwall is free to download and use, with no ads and no in-app purchases. That is unusual for an app that also runs challenges with prize money, and it means there is no paywall standing between you and the courses. The trade-off is that the app is tied to its partnerships and its role as a talent pipeline, which is worth understanding as you use it.

The app is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. If you are comfortable in one of those four languages, you can use the full experience; if not, the courses and challenges will be harder to follow. The content is aimed at a teen and young adult audience, so the tone and examples are pitched accordingly.

You will need a phone or tablet to take courses, join challenges and apply for opportunities. The app is social, so building a profile is part of the process rather than an optional extra. Expect to put in some time setting that up before the learning side becomes useful.

How to get the most out of it

The most practical approach is to treat Goodwall as a supplement to whatever you are already doing. If you are studying, pick one course that fits your field and finish it before starting another. The progress and rewards shown on each course card in Discover make it easy to see what you have completed and what is still open, which helps you avoid the trap of starting five things and finishing none.

Use the Challenges filter when you want something with a deadline and a reward. Challenges are time-bound by nature, so they suit people who work better with a finish line. The Earn filter is where the internships, scholarships and early career roles live, and it is worth checking regularly rather than only when you are actively job hunting.

Keep your profile current as you go. Certificates, challenge entries and course completions all feed into it, and a profile that has been updated over months looks very different from one filled in the week before an application. If you are a recent graduate, the early career roles and internship listings are the most directly useful part; if you are still in school, the courses and challenges are where to start.

A useful companion for the early career years

Goodwall is not a full education platform and it is not a job board in the traditional sense. It is a hybrid: part course catalog, part challenge platform, part opportunity feed, with a social profile tying it together. That combination is what makes it interesting, and it is also what makes it hard to describe in a single sentence.

It targets students and early-career people who want skills and exposure together. If you are in high school exploring options, the courses and challenges give you a low-pressure way to try different fields. If you are at university or just graduated, the certificates and the recruiter-facing profile are the parts that will do the most work for you.

The main things to weigh are the language options and the time investment. It is free, which removes most of the risk, and the certificate display and opportunity listings give it a practical edge over a pure learning app. For anyone in the target age range who wants to turn some screen time into something that looks good on a profile, it is a reasonable place to start.

What's new in version 1.11.0.0

Discover has a fresh new look! Filter by Courses, Challenges or Earn, jump back into Your courses, and see your progress and rewards on every course card. Plus new recommendations picked just for you.