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Italio: Learn Italian, CILS B1
Italian, from zero to C1
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn Italian from zero, in your language, and arrive ready for the B1 citizenship exam: words with audio, grammar, the four exam sections, full timed simulations.
Italio is an independent study app by IOCODO LLC. It is not a government service, it does not represent the Ministero dell'Interno or any certifying body, and it cannot enrol you for the exam. The official sources are listed at the bottom of this page.
Italio teaches you Italian from zero, in your own language, and takes you to the language exam the Italian state asks of you: level B1 for citizenship (the CILS and CELI "cittadinanza" modules) and level A2 for the long-term EU residence permit. It teaches the language first, then makes you practise the real exam format.
WHY ITALIO
Most exam apps only give you test questions, in Italian, with no way to reach the level. Italio takes you from where you are today to B1, and on to C1 if you keep going: 2,900 words with audio, 95 grammar cards written for adults who live in Italy, spaced repetition that reviews each word right before you would forget it, and the four exam sections exactly as they appear on the day.
THE INTERFACE SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE
English, العربية, বাংলা, اردو, Shqip, Română, Українська, 中文, Español, Français, Português. Explanations, grammar and instructions are in your language. The words, texts and dialogues stay in Italian, because that is what the exam tests.
THE FOUR SKILLS, IN THE REAL FORMAT
Listening: short dialogues with multiple choice, longer announcements with true statements to find, recorded in clear Italian, played twice like in the exam.
Reading: notices, rules, emails and short articles with the statements to check, plus gap-fill texts that test grammar in context.
Writing: the formal email or message of 80 to 120 words, with the three points you must cover, a word counter, a model answer and a checklist to mark your own text.
Speaking: the self-introduction and the discussion topics. Record yourself, listen back, compare with a model answer and tick the examiner's criteria. Your recordings never leave your phone.
FULL SIMULATIONS
Five complete exams, three on the B1 citizenship module and one each for B2 and C1, with the real timing and the real rule: every section must pass on its own, there is no averaging. The result shows each section against the pass line and tells you what to work on.
A LEARNING PATH THAT STICKS
Every lesson asks you to produce Italian, not to tap a picture. You type the word, you hear it, you use it in a sentence. Missed words come back sooner, learned words later. Miss a day and nothing is lost: the plan simply reschedules.
THE EXAM GUIDE
Which exam you need, who is exempt, how to enrol, where it takes place, what it costs, what happens on the day, when the result arrives and what comes after. Written from the official sources and dated.
ONE PATH, LEVEL BY LEVEL
Start at A1, or open the level you already have, and climb the whole ladder: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1. Each level has its own words, grammar and exam practice, and your progress ring shows how far you are from the next one.
FREE AND PAID
Free: the A1 level, the exam guide, sample tasks of every section and one complete simulation. One single purchase unlocks every level from A2 to C1, every practice task, the other four simulations and the writing and speaking practice. No subscription: you pay once, whenever your exam is.
Works offline after installation, on the train, at work, anywhere.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Citizenship, Ministero dell'Interno: https://www.interno.gov.it/it/temi/cittadinanza-e-altri-diritti-civili/cittadinanza
A2 test for the EU long-term permit, Ministero dell'Interno: https://www.interno.gov.it/it/temi/immigrazione-e-asilo/modalita-dingresso/test-conoscenza-lingua-italiana
CILS: https://cils.unistrasi.it
CELI: https://cvcl.unistrapg.it/celi
CERT.IT: https://certificazioneitaliano.uniroma3.it
PLIDA: https://plida.dante.global/it
Every guide article in the app links its own official sources, with the date it was checked. All exercises are original material written on the public syllabi of the certifying bodies.
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Get an answer wrong and you learn more: the word you picked appears on a line of its own, next to the word it actually goes with, so a mistake still teaches you something.
Audio is more reliable. Two clips can no longer play at once, and the sound stops as soon as you leave a lesson.
The practice calendar works with a screen reader: it reads out each day's date and whether you practised that day, and a key under the grid explains the two colours.
The developer, IOCODO LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- IOCODO LLC
- Size
- 211.4 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 and 9 more
- English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, French, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Italio complete $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 IOCODO LLC