Mukashi: Bilingual Stories
Folk tales to learn languages
Free · In‑App Purchases
Tap any word to see what it means and hear it spoken — then read on. Illustrated folk tales in 13 languages, with flashcards to remember every new word you save.
Mukashi turns timeless folk tales into the gentlest way to pick up a language. Read a story in one language while every word quietly shows its meaning in another — tap any word to hear it spoken and save it for later.
A NEW WAY TO READ BETWEEN TWO LANGUAGES
Every line shows three layers at once: the original text, an optional pronunciation guide, and a word-by-word meaning — with the full sentence translation right underneath. Nothing is locked behind a quiz. Meaning is always one glance away.
LEARN THE WORDS THAT STICK
Tap any word to open its card: meaning, part of speech, and audio. Save it to "My Words," your personal flashcard deck, and review at your own pace. Because the words come from stories you actually read, they stay with you.
FEATURES
• Trilayer reading — original text, pronunciation, and per-word meaning on every line
• Tap-to-translate — open any word for its meaning and hear it spoken
• Read-aloud — natural text-to-speech in every language
• My Words — save vocabulary and review it with built-in flashcards
• Story Mode — prefer a calmer read? Switch to clean, sentence-by-sentence single-language text
• Original storybook-style illustrations on every page
• Cozy reading themes (Classic, Night, Cream, Forest) and adjustable text size
• Works fully offline — every story is built right in
• Family-friendly — a PIN-protected parent area and an optional daily reading limit
13 LANGUAGES, ANY PAIR
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Mix any two as your reading pair — learn Spanish from English, Japanese from Korean, or keep a heritage language alive at home.
FOLK TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
From Momotaro to the Tortoise and the Hare, Anansi the Spider to the Thirsty Crow — classic stories children have loved for generations, retold simply and beautifully illustrated.
FOR ANYONE READING BETWEEN LANGUAGES
Whether you're raising a bilingual child, keeping a family language alive, or learning a new one yourself, Mukashi meets you at your own pace. No streaks, no pressure — just stories.
Made for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
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We've been polishing Mukashi:
• A warm new app icon and a redesigned welcome that gets you reading faster
• Story Mode — enjoy any tale as clean, sentence-by-sentence text in a single language
• A more comfortable experience on Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro
• Smoother reading, sharper visuals, and lots of small fixes
Loving Mukashi? A quick rating helps other families discover it. Thank you for reading with us.
The developer, Abdullah Al Hadi, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Abdullah Al Hadi
- Size
- 150.3 MB
- Category
- Books
- 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. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 13 more
- English, Arabic, Bengali, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly Access $4.99
- Premium Lifetime $39.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Abdullah Al Hadi
