StoryLearning

Learn A Language Through Stories

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New, for language learners…

Personalised short stories that make reading

  • Stories that adapt to your level as you read
  • Saved words magically reappear in new stories
  • 1-click translation of words & phrases

An intelligent reading experience, designed for serious language learners. Finally.

You're on the list. We'll share sneak peeks as we build up to launch, and tell you the moment your invitation is ready.

No spam. Just the occasional update as we get closer to opening.

2M+
books sold, in 20+ languages
600,000
YouTube subscribers
125,000
readers every day
How it works

Reading made easy.

1

Tell us what you want to read

Your language, roughly your level, and the kinds of stories you enjoy, whether that's crime, romance, sci-fi, comedy, or whatever you'd pick up.

2

Generate and read

Generate a new story. Read at your level. Tap any word or phrase you don't know for an instant translation.

3

Every story fits you better than the last

The words you save come back in your next stories until you know them, and the level rises gently as you improve.

A look inside

Sneak peek of the app…

Come on in and have a look around. These are real screens — exactly what you'll see when you open it up.

The StoryLearning app library: a greeting in Italian, today's reading progress toward a 15-minute goal, stats for the week, and a row of generated stories ready to read.
Your libraryPick up where you left off, see your reading add up, and generate a new story whenever you want one.
A story open in the StoryLearning app, beginning with original cover artwork above the first chapter of text.
Every story, illustratedStories open with their own artwork, then read like a proper book, in clear, large type.
A word lookup in the StoryLearning app: tapping the word 'appare' brings up its meaning, the verb it comes from, and a toggle to save it to your vocabulary.
Tap to understandTap any word or phrase for an instant translation — meaning, grammar, the lot — and save it with one tap.
A chapter of an Italian story with saved words highlighted in the text, showing how words you've saved reappear in later stories.
Saved words come backThe words you save quietly reappear in your next stories, again and again, until you just know them.
What you get

Like a great paperback. But personalised.

Stories at your exact level

We learn your language level as you read, and adapt with you. Every new story fits you a little better. Never too hard, never too long to finish.

Vocabulary that builds itself

Save a word while reading, and it comes back in your later stories until you know it. No flashcards, no memorising, and far faster than either.

  • A translation, one tap away

    Tap a word you don't know, or highlight a whole phrase, and the meaning is right there.

  • The genres you choose

    Real stories you'd actually want to read, not “the boy has a red ball”.

  • Difficulty you control too

    If a story still feels off, one tap nudges the next one up or down.

  • Easy on the eyes

    Clear, large type and soft illustrations, designed for comfortable reading.

Why reading works

Adults learn a language best by being immersed in it. The most practical immersion you can do, from your sofa, every day, is reading.

Olly Richards relaxing on a sofa reading with the StoryLearning app on an iPad, surrounded by feature moments: a new word saved, the story adapting to their level in real time, a verb conjugation, an instant translation, and today's reading progress toward a daily goal.

Read a little each day at the right level, and grammar and vocabulary stop being things you study and start being things you absorb. You don't have to memorise a word; you just meet it again and again, in one story after another, until you know it.

It's the method behind every StoryLearning book. The app simply gives you an endless supply of stories to do it with, and some new tools to make it easy!

A proven method

The StoryLearning Method®

The StoryLearning Method isn't new. Our books are its foundation. They've sold over two million copies in 20+ languages, and we're still publishing new ones all the time. The app is an extension of that same method, for readers who want even more stories to read.

Olly Richards, founder of StoryLearning

StoryLearning was created by Olly Richards, who learned eight languages this way and has spent the last ten years building the tool he wishes he'd had.

Olly RichardsFounder, StoryLearning

Real feedback

What early readers are telling us.

Unedited feedback, left right inside the app by people reading with it today.

Screenshots taken straight from the app's feedback screen.

Launching in English, Spanish, French and Italian, with more on the way.

Subject to fair usage.

Questions

Am I really just supposed to read?
Yes. You read a story you're enjoying, tap any words you don't know, and the language sinks in as you go. No tests, no memorising, no being put on the spot. Fifteen minutes a day is plenty.
Will this work at my age?
Many of our readers are in their fifties, sixties and seventies. The method was built for lifelong learning, with no drills, no exams, no pressure, and you start with a real story you can enjoy from day one.
How is this different from a Kindle?
Every story is written at your level, with translations a tap away and the words you save woven back into what you read next. It's still reading. It's just reading that teaches you as you go.
How are the stories generated?
We use AI, trained on the same StoryLearning magic we've used to write our popular books for years. So every story you read is built on a method that's already worked for millions of readers.
What if I don't know any of the language yet?
Honestly, this one isn't built for complete beginners. To enjoy the stories and learn from them, you'll want at least an elementary (A2) foundation in the language first.

Join the waiting list

We're opening invitations in phases, starting small, so the stories stay good and we can listen to the first readers. Earlier signups get earlier access. As we build up to launch we'll send behind-the-scenes updates and sneak peeks, and when your phase opens, your invitation lands in your inbox. No spam, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

You're on the list. We'll share sneak peeks as we build up to launch, and tell you the moment your invitation is ready.

No spam. Just updates as we count down to launch.

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