Ember: Read & Learn Languages
Read, Listen, Build Vocabulary
Free · In‑App Purchases
Read real books in your target language — with instant translation, audio-assisted reading, vocabulary saving, built-in review, and synced bookmarks.
Ember Reader is designed for people who want to learn languages through real reading, not through isolated exercises alone.
Import your own EPUB, FB2, and TXT books, tap any word or phrase for instant translation, save vocabulary from real context, and review it later with built-in spaced repetition.
Use audio-assisted reading with live highlighting, speed controls, and Read from Here. When you want to stay in flow, Meaning-First Reading gives you paragraph and full-page translation views.
Your books, saved items, bookmarks, and reading progress stay in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Read. Listen. Understand. Remember.
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What You Can Do
• Read real books in your target language
• Import your own EPUB, FB2, and TXT books
• Tap any word or phrase for instant translation
• Get AI-powered explanations when needed
• Listen while reading with live sentence and word highlighting
• Control playback speed and start from any sentence with Read from Here
• Use paragraph and full-page translation views to stay in flow
• Save words and phrases directly from real context
• Review with built-in spaced repetition (SRS)
• Save synced bookmarks and return anytime
• Sync your books, saved items, bookmarks, and progress across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• Optionally enable Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for expanded AI translation
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Private by Default
Translation and AI explanations run locally using Apple’s on-device models whenever available.
Your reading stays private.
If you want expanded AI capabilities, you can optionally connect your own API provider in Settings.
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Designed for Focused Language Learning
No distractions.
No gamification.
No streak manipulation.
Just deep reading that helps you build vocabulary naturally.
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Who It’s For
• Self-learners
• Students
• Polyglots
• Serious readers building vocabulary through real books
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Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Translation improvements
- Page translations now stream progressively — text appears as it arrives instead of making you wait for the full response
- Fixed an issue where long pages could be cut off mid-translation when using a custom AI provider (BYOK)
The developer, Alexei Vinidiktov, 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.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Alexei Vinidiktov
- Size
- 13 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Ember Reader Premium $29.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alexei Vinidiktov
