# Basho: Haiku Reader — Read slowly. Return often.

> Read slowly. Return often. (iPhone/iPad app by OneSip Technologies Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basho-haiku-reader/id6786355459 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [OneSip Technologies Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1844233550)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-08
- Data updated: 2026-07-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basho-haiku-reader/id6786355459/reviews.md

## What is Basho?

Basho is a quiet, focused reader for the haiku of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694).

Each poem is presented the way it deserves: the Japanese original first, romaji close by, a careful English translation beneath, and a short interpretation when you reach for it. No feed, no account, no clutter.

THE READER
- Japanese originals lead, with romaji support
- Careful English renderings, one poem per screen
- Interpretation notes on imagery, season, and context
- Type size, typeface, and layout controls, including vertical Japanese text
- Day, sepia, and night reading themes

THE LIBRARY
- 48 poems in the launch collection, spanning the four seasons
- Browse and search in English or Japanese
- Filter by season or bookmarks
- A poem of the day that changes at midnight

YOURS TO KEEP
- Bookmark the poems that stay with you
- Write private notes, stored on your device and never uploaded
- An optional daily notification brings one poem each morning

PROVENANCE
Japanese originals are drawn from public-domain Basho sources, including the 1903 collection Basho Haiku Zenshu. English translations and interpretations are original OneSip Technologies Ltd. content, and every poem shows exactly where it came from.

Basho works fully offline. No account. No tracking. Just poems.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-07-08

No release notes.

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