New: podcasts and books. Listen to shows and read classics line by line with translation. Every word explained, every word yours to keep.
You know the words. Real speech still gets away from you. Sound familiar?
Fast. Blurred together. Half the sounds gone.
PlayLingo turns any YouTube video into practice: understand every line, then say it yourself.
Subtitles, translation, explanations, shadowing and word review.
NEW: PODCASTS AND BOOKS
• Podcasts: shows in the language you're learning, with subtitles you can tap, translate and save words from
• Books: classics and short stories by level. Read line by line with translation, or let a natural voice read to you, even with the screen locked
• Your own files: books, PDF and Word documents, photos of pages and pasted text. Your own audio and video get subtitles too
WHO IT'S FOR
• You read English fine, but listening is the one skill that won't move
• You want to keep up shadowing but quit after three days
• You want to follow your favorite YouTubers, shows and interviews without pausing for a dictionary
• You learn a language other than English: same app, same method
WATCH: any video becomes your material
• Any YouTube video. Plus curated picks refreshed every day
• Collections by level, A1 to C2, and by topic. Shelves like "Start here" and "6 minutes or less"
UNDERSTAND: one sentence at a time, never left behind
• Subtitles split by sentence and synced with the video
• Phonetic transcription, so you see how a word actually sounds
• Parts of speech in color, so the shape of a sentence is visible at a glance
• Translation in context: what the line means in this scene
• Tap a word or an idiom and Lingo, your assistant, explains it in this sentence. "Make sure" is explained as one phrase, not two words
PRACTICE: five ways to watch the same video
• Watch: subtitles and translation on, follow along
• Understand: translation hidden, work out the meaning yourself
• By Ear: text hidden, catch the line by ear. Tap only the word you missed
• Build: put the line back together from its words
• Speak: say each line out loud. Words light up as you say them
• Even videos in your own language work: you study their translation into the language you're learning
REMEMBER: words come back before you forget them
• Save words and phrases straight from the subtitles
• Review runs on FSRS, a spaced-repetition algorithm timed to your memory
• Every card keeps the scene and the sentence where you heard the word
• A Home Screen widget with your word of the day
KEEP GOING
• Three minutes of watching or one round of practice counts as a study day
• Your streak comes with freezes that cover a missed day on their own
• Sign in with Apple and your words and progress sync across iPhone and iPad
FREE AND PRO
• Free every day: subtitles, translation, Lingo's explanations, daily practice and word review
• No limit on which videos you can open. Any YouTube video
• The free plan limits only daily watch time and how much you practice. Pro removes those limits
• Cancel anytime in the App Store
WHAT PEOPLE SAY (App Store reviews)
"For the first time, I actually enjoy learning English."
"The only app I use to watch English videos. It's simple, and works great."
"Love the dual subtitle function."
LANGUAGES (67)
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Russian and more, each with subtitles and explanations in your language.
Now you can level up any language just by watching what you love.
Contact: info@playlingo.app
Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Podcasts, books and your own files join videos: listen to shows, read classics with translation and a voice that reads aloud, and import books, documents, audio and video. Save your own words from any text, and ask how to say something in the language you're learning.
We update PlayLingo every week.
Version 6.42.1
The developer, Alexey Nenastyev, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Alexey Nenastyev
Size
122.8 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.