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24 alternatives to Maria – iPad app for learning to read
Maria — Montessori Reading App is an iPad app for learning to read that is based on the Montessori approach to learning.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Maria – iPad app for learning to read launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The future of learning with flashcards, by Duolingo
2016 · duolingo.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, For over two years I've been working on an App to learn languages (currently French, Italian and Spanish), together with my partner, a language teacher. I think it is finally ready to share with this community! The idea is to introduce vocabulary and grammar whilst you read eBooks in your own language. I've found that it is easier to remember vocabulary 'in context' and with regular repetition. Plus you don't have to carve out dedicated time for language learning. Other apps require you to build a habit around various exercises or ‘games’, whereas lots of people already read books.…
2024 · glossarie.app · its alternatives →
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Instaread▲299Read or hear key takeaways of any book in minutes
2016 · instaread.co · its alternatives →
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Literal▲321Track your reading and discover your next favourite book
2021 · literal.club · its alternatives →
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Palteca▲142All-new Spanish learning app that bans translations
2025 · palteca.com · its alternatives →
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I quit my job last year and worked mostly on this full SwiftUI rewrite of my Japanese reading app, Manabi Reader. The rewrite gave me the opportunity to expand to macOS (and without Catalyst so it feels extra native) and redo the data layer to be offline-first via Realm with iCloud sync. The biggest differentiators compared with other language study apps are that it tracks every word/kanji you read so that you can see how much of a given webpage/article you're already familiar with and other features/analytics built on that foundation; it automatically builds a personal corpus…
2023 · reader.manabi.io · its alternatives →
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Flash card app for teaching kids to read (iOS and watchOS)
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A free reading app for kids who just learned their phonics sounds: every word in a story can be sounded out, tap a word for its sounds. Bring your own agent (MCP). Cloudflare Workers. - finereli/yarareads
5d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Lokas▲108Learn Spanish 🇪🇸💃 vocabulary & conjugation, the nerd way 🤓
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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An Android AR app for improving English literacy
2019 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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LangRead▲127Read books, learn languages one word at a time
2025 · langread.online · its alternatives →
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2020 · readastorytome.com · its alternatives →
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ReadHero▲149ReadHero 2.0: New Look, Smarter AI, Widgets & Book Search!
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Novel Effect▲83Music and sounds follow along as you read aloud together.
2018 · noveleffect.com · its alternatives →
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The first pre-school learning app with a real-life teacher
2022 · earlylearning.app · its alternatives →
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A Swift ePub reader and parser framework for iOS.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Langster▲75Learn French with a story-based CEFR-graded reader app
2021 · readle-app.com · its alternatives →
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