6 languages · free to start
Learn a language from things you actually want to read.
Stories, articles and YouTube videos in the language you're learning. Tap any word to see what it means. It's saved with the sentence you found it in, and every page you read makes the next one easier.
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Cada mañana, Lucía camina hasta un pequeño café cerca del mar.
Tap a blue word to see what it means.
You know 5 of 11 words
See it in action
Watch a word go from new to known.
Thirty seconds of what a few weeks with us looks like.
Import a YouTube video, a story or an article. Its subtitles become text you can read and click.
Watch something you love
Import a YouTube video, a story or an article. Its subtitles become text you can read and click.
Reading gets comfortable once you know about 98% of the words on the page (Hu & Nation, 2000). We get you there one page at a time.
Start reading freeHow it works
Reading is the lesson.
- 1
Pick something you'd read anyway
Start with a story from the library, paste an article, import a web page or a book, or drop in a YouTube link.
- 2
Tap the words you don't know
A definition, pronunciation and example appear on the spot. Every word you look up is saved with its sentence.
- 3
Watch them turn into known words
Turn the page and the words you didn't need count as known, so your total climbs as you read. Pro adds short reviews that bring saved words back just before you'd forget them.
Features
Everything between “I can't read this” and “I just did.”
A library at your level, or bring your own
Every text shows how many of its words are new to you, so you can pick something that stretches you without drowning you.
- A starter story in every language, and a shared library of texts and videos
- “Just right for you” suggestions: things where you already know 90–98% of the words
- Paste text, import a web article, or a whole EPUB or PDF book
- CEFR level estimate on every text
Watch YouTube with subtitles you can click
Import a video and its captions become an interactive transcript. Words light up as they're spoken; tap one to look it up without losing your place.
- Video beside the transcript, synced word by word
- Replay or loop a sentence, slow it down
- Upload your own audio to read along (Pro)
Reviews that fit in a coffee breakPro
Spaced repetition brings each word back right before you'd forget it, with the sentence you first met it in.
- Easy, Hard or Forgot: the schedule adapts to you
- Save whole sentences to review, too
- Export to Anki or CSV any time, on every plan
Progress you can see
Your known-word count is the honest measure of how much you can read. Watch it grow, keep your streak alive, and hit the next milestone.
- Daily streak and goal
- Known words per language, week over week
- A 12-week activity calendar
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're hooked.
The free plan isn't a trial: read the whole library for as long as you like. Go Pro when you want unlimited imports and words, and reviews that make them stick. Prices include VAT.
Free
€0 forever
- The whole shared library
- 5 imported texts or videos
- 500 saved words (known words are unlimited)
- Recommendations at your level
- Dictionary, progress and streaks
- Bring your words from LingQ or Readlang
- Anki & CSV export
Pro
€8 /month
or €60 a year (€5 a month)
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited imports, books and saved words
- Spaced repetition review
- Audio sync for your own recordings
- AI definitions, translations and writing tutor
Classroom
€4 /student/month
- Everything in Pro for every student
- Classes with join codes
- Assign texts and videos
- See each student's progress
FAQ
Before you sign up
Is it really free?
Yes. The free plan has no time limit and needs no card: read the whole shared library, import 5 texts or videos of your own and keep up to 500 words in your learning list. Words you mark as known never count.
Do I need to be a beginner, or an advanced learner?
Either works. Every text shows its estimated level and how many of its words are new to you, so beginners can start with a short story and advanced learners can read the news or watch YouTube.
Which languages can I learn?
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Definitions are in English; if English isn't your first language, words show a translation into your own language too, where the dictionary has one.
How is this different from a lesson app?
There's no fixed course and no drills. You read and watch things you picked, and the words you learn are the ones that came up. You meet them again in other texts, which is how they stick.
I already use LingQ or Readlang. Can I bring my words?
Yes. On the Words page, choose Import words: LingQ with your personal API key, Readlang from its word-list export. Your known words come with you, so your count doesn't start at zero.
Can I use my own content?
Yes. Paste any text, import a web article by its address, add a YouTube video, or upload a subtitle file. Pro adds your own audio, synced to the text.
Can I read books?
Yes. Import an EPUB or a PDF and each chapter becomes a text, in order, in a playlist of its own. On the free plan each chapter counts toward your 5 imports, so a long book needs Pro.
Is there an app?
It runs in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer, so there's nothing to install. Your place in every text is saved, so you can start on the laptop and carry on from your phone.
Can I take my vocabulary with me?
Any time. Export your words to Anki or CSV, on every plan.