Yomi
A little cat who loves being read to
Yomi launched on August 27, 2026 with 154 votes, #203 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Yomi is a reading app for children ages 5 to 9 that uses speech recognition to listen as kids read stories aloud. The app features stories at three difficulty levels and allows children to tap unfamiliar words to hear them pronounced. Kids can also create custom stories using a simple wizard, which Yomi then reads back. The app contains no streaks, ads, accounts, or data tracking, and motivates practice by having a virtual cat character that becomes happier as children read. Available in English and Finnish on iOS.
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From the sources
Yomi is a little cat who gets fed when kids read stories aloud. Speech recognition listens along, kids can tap any tricky word to hear it, and a simple wizard lets them make up their own stories to read back. Real stories come at three levels, so kids pick what feels right today. What's not in it: streaks, ads, accounts, or data collection. No one loses a 14-day streak at bedtime. Yomi won't teach your kid to read, it gives them a reason to practice. Ages 5–9, English & Finnish, iOS.
Your kid reads stories out loud, Yomi listens and gets happier. A reading app for kids 5 to 9. No streaks, no ads, no accounts.
The more your kid reads out loud, the happier Yomi gets. For kids 5 to 9 who are learning to read, or learning to love it. Your kid picks a story. Short stories at easy, medium, hard. They choose what to read. They read it out loud. Yomi listens to every word. If they get stuck, they can tap the word to hear it. Yomi gets fed. Every word out loud feeds Yomi a little. Tomorrow Yomi will be hungry again. Real stories at three reading levels. Pick one to read with Yomi. Pick a name, a character, a place, and what happens. Yomi writes the rest, your kid reads it back. Yomi will be a little sad if your kid skips a day, but no one is going to lose a 14-day streak at bedtime. Yomi is not going to…from helloyomi.com
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