Wonderline: Read English
Read English on your own
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Instead of letting AI translate everything, tap only the words you don't know and read the English yourself. Import articles, books, PDFs & audio. All on-device.
Wonderline is a reading and vocabulary app that helps you build the ability to read English as English — without relying on full translation.
If you let AI translate the whole thing, you understand it for now. But that habit never makes you a reader. Wonderline supports the opposite habit: look up only the words and phrases you don't know, grasp their meaning, and read the rest yourself.
BRING IN ENGLISH FROM ANYWHERE
- Camera / Photos: shoot a page of a printed book and read it (text recognition)
- PDF: read cases, papers, and e-books as they are
- Link: extract and read the main text of a web article by URL
- Paste: read copied English text directly
- Audio / Video: transcribe files on your device and read them
LOOK UP ONLY WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW
Tap a word to see its meaning. Switch between Japanese and English-to-English definitions; English definitions let you grasp concepts directly. Select a phrase to see its translation, and hear pronunciation.
CAPTURE BY VOICE
When an unfamiliar word comes up while reading, just press and hold the screen and say it. Captured words collect in your Words list.
WORKS WITH WORDSLINE (OPTIONAL)
Send only the words you choose to the review app Wordsline (nothing is sent automatically).
PRICING
Most features are free to try for 30 days. After that, a single one-time purchase ($29.99) unlocks everything for good — it is not a subscription, and future updates are included at no extra cost.
Wonderline Originals and the one-tap voice memo (from the Action Button or Shortcuts) are unlocked by that purchase and are not part of the 30-day free trial. Reading, tapping words, importing text, and the in-app voice capture are available during the trial.
PRIVACY
Text recognition, audio transcription, and translation all run on your device. No account required. No ads or analytics SDKs.
Requirements:
- iOS 18.0 or later
- Apple Translation (on-device)
- Apple Watch (capture with "Voice memo", transcribe on iPhone)
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Word and full-page translations now appear progressively instead of all at once — especially noticeable for longer imported web articles.
- Frequently looked-up words now show instantly on repeat lookups.
- Added an optional online dictionary lookup in English-English mode for more detailed definitions and examples.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the app from a Safari share notification.
The developer, Takayuki Hamuro, 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:
- Search History
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Takayuki Hamuro
- Size
- 6.2 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. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Wonderline Full Unlock $29.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Wonderline
