Synapse - Language Learning
Ear training, stories & more
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
No streaks. No guilt. Just sound science: story podcasts, ear training tuned to your native language, and flashcards made from your own photos — in 26 languages.
Synapse is built on how your brain actually learns languages: through sound first. No streaks to protect, no guilt trips — just the science of hearing, story, and memory, wrapped in a calm night sky.
STORY PODCASTS
Short, immersive stories told slowly and clearly in your target language. Read along word by word, tap anything to learn it instantly, and keep listening with the screen locked — a podcast that teaches.
EAR TRAINING
Your native language decides which sounds you can't hear. Synapse rewires that: listening exercises generated for your exact native/target pair train you to catch differences native speakers hear effortlessly. Soundalike drills then tackle the words that trip learners up.
ALPHABETS FROM ZERO
Never read Cyrillic before? Letter-by-letter audio courses take you from zero to sounding out real words. (Rolling out language by language.)
FLASHCARDS FROM YOUR LIFE
Point your camera at anything with Language Lens and learn its name on the spot. Every card is scheduled with FSRS spaced repetition — each word returns right before you'd forget it.
GRAMMAR YOU CAN SEE
Conjugations and cases as clear visual tables, linked to real example sentences — patterns instead of memorized rules.
LEARN TOGETHER
Pair up with a partner and trade short daily sentences in each other's target language. Family kits (select language pairs) give parents and kids a shared track.
26 LANGUAGES
Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Russian, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi and more — with the interface in your own language too.
THE METHOD
Free video lessons at synapseko.com explain the science behind it all.
Your progress syncs across devices with a free account.
Ratings & Reviews
Bug Fixes:
• Support FAQ links the live App Store listing instead of the retired waitlist (#1348)
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Information
- Seller
- The Synaptic Learning Company LLC
- Size
- 177.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Synaptic Learning Company, LLC