Discover the fascinating world of exotic alphabets and writing systems!
Glyph is an app designed specifically for learning writing systems, not languages themselves. Want to learn to read and write Japanese hiragana, Korean hangul, Arabic script, the Georgian alphabet, or the vertical Manchu script? Glyph will help you master each character from scratch.
Available writing systems:
- Amharic (Ge'ez alphabet)
- Japanese (hiragana, katakana)
- Korean (Hangul)
- Arabic
- Inuktitut (Canadian syllabics)
- Tamazight (Neo-Tifinagh)
- Georgian (Mkhedruli alphabet)
- Ukrainian (Cyrillic)
- Greek
- Manchu (the vertical script of the Qing dynasty)
- More interesting scripts coming soon!
Why Glyph?
Unlike typical language apps, Glyph focuses exclusively on learning writing. You don't need to learn grammar or vocabulary—you focus on recognizing and writing characters. It's the perfect first step before learning a language!
Glyph places a special emphasis on writing systems of less popular languages for which there is a lack of easily accessible and engaging educational materials. From the Canadian Inuktitut syllabics, through Berber Tifinagh, to the vertical Manchu script that once recorded the archives of an entire empire—you'll find courses here that practically no one else offers. Where no speech synthesizer exists (Tamazight, Manchu), the pronunciation was recorded by real human voices.
Five types of exercises:
- Drawing - draw characters with your finger and get instant feedback
- From phonetics to characters - see the romanization and find the symbol
- From characters to phonetics - recognize the character and match the pronunciation
- Matching - pair characters with their sounds
- Word writing - build real words character by character, top-to-bottom in vertical scripts!
Smart learning:
- The repetition system (SRS) ensures that knowledge is retained
- Sections allow you to gradually master characters
- Section guides and fun facts bring each script's history to life
- Track your progress and unlock new levels
Motivation:
- Earn XP points
- Maintain your daily streak
- Track your progress in each section
Glyph Pro:
- Dark theme
- Animation speed adjustment
- More features coming soon!
Offline mode:
Learn anywhere without an internet connection.
Download Glyph and discover that learning the alphabet can be fascinating!
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
I teach Amharic and I am considering this for my students once they have a little bit of the alphabet down with a pen or pencil. So far I am loving it. ብ could be pronounced better.
- Fixed the "contribute" email showing garbled text
- Punctuation exercises now offer only punctuation as answers
- Quitting an exam early now counts toward the daily limit
- Amharic & Inuktitut word romanizations now match the letters exactly
- Corrected several Arabic and Georgian romanizations
Version 2.5.5
The developer, Patryk Bozek, 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.
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Patryk Bozek
Size
164.5 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
