Ancient Maya App

Explore language and culture

Free · Designed for iPad

With the Ancient Maya App you can create glyph blocks, share glyph blocks, decode glyph blocks, convert dates between the Long Count calendar and the Gregorian calendar and easily navigate the Mayan syllabary. Explore the famous Stela 11 from Yaxchilan and even listen to a Mayan read it. The app includes nearly 800 glyphs, their definitions and over 600 dictionary entries.

  • 4.8
    out of 5
    4 Ratings

In the Write feature: initial support for missing letter substitution, created glyph blocks are clickable. In Read the feature, dotted arcs do not appear on the Affix page. On About page a feedback button was added. Supports Dark Mode, UI buttons moved away from screen edges, added "Dictionary" translation.

The developer, Stephen McDonald, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Collected

    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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    • Seller
      • Stephen McDonald
    • Size
      • 75.3 MB
    • Category
      • Education
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
      • iPod touch
        Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Languages
      • English
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • Copyright
      • © 2025 Stephen McDonald