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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. I'm building a tool to practice Arabic (MSA) with concordances launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Recently moved to Egypt, and in dire need to get the numbers down. Great excuse to explore learning software some more. Possibly very niche, but maybe it is useful for someone else out there. Feedback is always welcome.

    2023 · arabic-numbers.koljapluemer.com · its alternatives →

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    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

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    I have made a website called Parallel Arabic which enables users to read arabic texts alongside the same text in English. Each story features a dictionary of key words, transliteration of the text, and full native audio recordings, creating a fully self-contained learning environment without the need for outside resources. https://parallel-arabic.com/stories There is also a section for writing where you can practice writing over 4000 words, with realtime spellchecking. The tool contains a fully featured Arabic virtual keyboard, built for english speaker

    2024 · parallel-arabic.com · its alternatives →

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    Sharing a friends first-ever Rails application, dedicated to Arabic learning, from 0 to 1. Pulls language learning methods from Anki, comprehensible input and more.

    Mar 2026 · abjadpro.com · its alternatives →

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    Here is a tool I built initially for myself to help with my German and Greek language studies. It started as a hack for creating Anki cards from native language audio. It extracts the words, finds their base forms (lemmas) and groups the examples by the lemma. At some point I realised that I have a transcription with word level timestamps that opens a lot of other opportunities. So I added a mode to click the first and last word in the transcript and it starts looping with the right gap and repeat count. Another feature I use a lot is selecting an audio fragment, sending a predefined prompt…

    Jun 2026 · lingochunk.com · its alternatives →

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    A phonetic Arabic keyboard I created maps English letters to Arabic sounds, covering emphatic letters, hamza, and diacritics—making it easier for learners and casual users to type Arabic.

    2025 · sherifelmetwally.com · its alternatives →

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    Eskéndereyya: Learn how to read and write Arabic in less than 60 minutes - samihasan/eskendereyya

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello Hacker News, When learning foreign languages, I made the most progress by speaking them throughout the day, every day. So I made a site where you can *speak* to an AI language teacher to practice both listening and speaking. # The product *What I have now:* * Multilingual speech recognition: You can ask a question in English and get an answer in your target language. * Feedback on your grammar. * Suggestions: See examples of what to say next to keep the conversation flowing. * Speed: Choose a lower speed for beginners or a faster one for advanced levels. * Translations: Click to see a…

    2023 · gliglish.com · its alternatives →

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    Language learning service built around the dichotic method

    Sep 2026 · dictoterix.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi! I am doing a learning project, attempting to build an imperative language (and interpreter). The end product will be useless for others, I just want to learn and better understand how to build imperative languages. :) If someone else shares this interest and want to give some good hints on good resources I would be grateful. Currently I am looking at an awesome text by Bob Nystrom. All suggestions and tips on resources are most welcome. I am very much a beginner in this, but I find this topic very fascinating. Mail me or post links here! Cheers! You can try a beta version Online at…

    2020 · its alternatives →

  11. 11IM

    A Cognitive Tool to Boost Learning

    2021 · learnobitforhn.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Eskéndereyya: Learn how to read and write Arabic in less than 60 minutes - samihasan/eskendereyya

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    learn-arbic

    Nov 2025 · learn-arbic.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Hello everyone. I built an AI-based toolset to help me with language learning. I wanted to be able to easily generate very specific study content and get rapid feedback on my writing. Unlike most language apps, it doesn’t actually try to teach you a language. Instead, it’s a collection of tools for people at an intermediate level who already have a learning process It’s particularly great for Anki users. There a demo video on the login page, and I set up anonymous auth for people who want to test it without creating an account. Feedback and bug reports welcome.

    2025 · drillapp.xyz · its alternatives →

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    14-in-1 Arabic AI toolkit for creators and businesses in KSA

    Jul 2026 · toolcraftx.com · its alternatives →

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    repl / scripting language / namespaced command line aliases - nbittich/adana

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN - Over the last few years, I've been building an app to learn languages. It supports ~85 languages and ~40 dialects, and is optimized for learning and maintaining multiple languages. Learning a language is a ton of work, but really quite simple. Find text you're interested in, dissect and understand it, and review it often. Grind that every day for a few years, and you'll be fluent. So I built Phrasing for 4 main reasons: 1. To have an app I would actually be excited to use every single day for years. 2. To do all the research, explanation, prioritization, course planning and…

    May 2026 · phrasing.app · its alternatives →

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    Carefully selected design resources in Arabic.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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