Learn SQL the fun way
Looking for a way to learn SQL that's fun and free of distractions?
No forty-minute videos, no ads and no endless walls of text. At Lurndo there's one thing on your screen: the next task. You learn by doing, with real queries on real data.
And because learning is more fun when you see your progress, you earn points, keep a streak going and take on a boss at the end of every module.
Why Lurndo suits you
No videos, no ads
A short explanation, practice straight away, and one button per screen. Your attention goes to SQL, not to everything around it.
Playful, not childish
Points, levels, badges and a daily streak keep you motivated, but the tasks are real. They challenge you and show the pitfalls you meet in practice.
Something new every day
A daily challenge, a speedrun against the clock and query golf, where the shortest correct query wins. There's always something to play.
Play anywhere
On your laptop or your phone, without installing anything. Your progress is saved on your device, or in your account if you sign in.
Play a task right now
The festival is making a poster. Show the name and the fee of the artists, the most expensive first.
Your first worlds
Every module is a new client with a world of its own. You start at a coffee roastery, a video store and a music festival.
- 1First dayYour first client as a freelance data analyst: the Bonen & Co coffee roastery. You learn to read tables and fetch data with SELECT.
- 2Second dayYour second client: Rewind, the video store in Mechelen. You learn to find exactly the rows you're looking for with WHERE, comparisons, AND/OR/NOT, IN, BETWEEN, LIKE and NULL.
- 3Third dayYour third client: the Zomerklank music festival in Hasselt. You learn to sort results with ORDER BY, on several columns, and to remove duplicates with DISTINCT.
Frequently asked questions
Is learning by playing serious enough?
Yes. The game elements keep you motivated, but what you learn is ordinary, real SQL. The tasks are checked on the result of your query, just like at work.
Are there ads?
No. There are no ads on Lurndo and no tracking cookies.
Can I play on my phone?
Yes. Every screen is made to work well on a narrow screen too.
Fancy a game?
The first lesson takes a few minutes. The first three modules are free.
Start free with the first lesson