Eppika User Reviews

Top reviews

Keep it up!

I’ve been reading nightly on and off for about a month now and seeing my vocabulary, pronunciation, and fluency increase. In addition to practicing more with friends and family, listening to Spanish podcasts, and watching shows with Spanish subtitles or dubbed, this app is certainly playing a part in helping me gain confidence in learning a new language.
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Response from developer

This is exactly what we hoped reading nightly would do — and pairing it with podcasts, subtitles and real conversations is the right way to do it. Thank you for taking the time to write this up. Enjoy the next book. — Nick, Eppika

Far too expensive

No wonder it’s impossible to find the price mentioned on their website, it’s £81 a year… But, there are subscriptions listed in the pay options 1/2 that price obviously offered probably when you are not gullible. I’m tired of this scalping model of apps, just offer the same & fair price to everyone. I’m not sure why companies do this, it makes me instantly distrust them. I’ve not tried the reading, I’ll stick with the far more reasonable app that’s 1/4 of this price that I’m already using.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the honest feedback. To clarify: there's one standard annual price shown at signup, with a 7-day free trial so nothing is charged before you decide. The lower price you saw is a separate loyalty/win-back offer shown later to people who've already tried the app - not a different price for different people up front. Sorry it read as a bait-and-switch; happy to have you try the free trial if you reconsider. - Nick from the Eppika Team

Amazing

Best app. So good.

Feels like a beta product.

Overpriced for a work in progress Quotation marks missing in most books when a character is speaking. No mute button. No ability to delete unwanted books. You can save words into a vocab list, but no context, part of speech, verb tense, etc; Nothing but the word and translation, making this feature mostly worthless. You can click on a word in a book and you get the exact same result. This app has so much potential if it ever gets finished.
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Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed, fair feedback. Tapping a word shows its meaning in context, and we hear you that the vocab list needs more — part of speech, tense, examples — it's on our list. The missing quotation marks in dialogue is a real bug we're fixing; a mute option and removing books are noted too. Email support@eppika.com and we'll follow up as these ship. We'd love to earn more stars. — The Eppika Team

Tudo é pago.

Se quiser usar de graça eles liberam uma mísera história por dia, ou então você paga SEISCENTOS REAIS POR ANO para ter acesso aos livros. Muito mais fácil comprar os livros no idioma pretendido.

Response from developer

Obrigado pelo retorno, Ana. Entendemos a questão do preço — por isso há uma história grátis todos os dias, sem assinatura. A assinatura mantém toda a biblioteca, o áudio e as novidades semanais. — Equipe Eppika

Just what I needed to improve my Italian

Fantastic learning app. I am B1 in Italian. I read the story of the day at intermediate level every morning. You can click on a word and the audio reads aloud, and gives you a translation, with the option to save in a review list.
Not only is this great for my Italian, but I am reading classic literary short stories by amazing authors, instead of clunky “written for learners” stories.
Probably not for anyone who doesn’t enjoy reading fiction.
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Response from developer

Grazie mille! Reading real literary short stories instead of clunky "written-for-learners" text is exactly our aim — so glad it's helping your Italian. — The Eppika Team

Free Versión

Honest review on the free version. It’s just enough mentally for me to read a short story! I love that they are elementary level and max 5-10 minute reads. I definitely think this is a great way to increase vocabulary quickly and it has also helped me learn the past tense better!

Response from developer

Thank you, Ashg03! Short, elementary reads that fit into a busy day — that's exactly the idea. So glad it's helping with the past tense! — The Eppika Team

Loving it!

I read Lessons in Chemistry and thought the level was perfect - enough challenge but easy enough for there yo be “flow”. I LOVED that I could click on a word to see its meaning and save it. Finally I can read in Spanish without having to stop and look up words!!

Response from developer

Thank you! "Flow" is the exact sweet spot we aim for — challenging but readable. Glad tap-to-save is working for you. — The Eppika Team

It’s great!

It really helps to have the ability to translate so quickly in real time so far, loving it

Response from developer

Thank you! Real-time translation while you read is our favorite feature too. Enjoy! — The Eppika Team

Clunky

Rather difficult to use. There doesn’t seem to be a way to return to the home page from a story. Also, the slowest speed is 0.8 which is still a little fast when encountering words which are new in quick succession. It’s not easy to pause and restart at will. Any contact with the text results in the audio leaping to that point. Finally, I find I can read the books pretty well but the audio is just too fast. So it doesn’t really do what I wanted and leaves me frustrated. Probably reasonably priced - but Not for me.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the detailed feedback, JanM13. Two quick things that might help: to leave a story, tap the ✕ at the top-left — it takes you back to the home tab. And tapping a word is meant to do two jobs — show its translation and move the audio to that point — which is why the narration jumped on you. You're right that the slowest speed is limited, though; genuinely slower narration and easier pausing are on our list. If you'd give it another go, email support@eppika.com and we'll help. — The Eppika Team

no indication that you have to pay

the app doesn’t tell you anywhere that you have to pay to access the full stories. without paying a subscription you literally can’t do anything and there is nothing that tells you this until you’re halfway through a story. incredibly disappointing

Response from developer

Hi Mrs Melon, thanks for the honest feedback — we hear you, and we're sorry the subscription wasn't clearer upfront. We'd love to make this right, but the App Store only shows us your nickname, so we can't look up your account from here. Could you email us at support@eppika.com with the Apple ID email you used? We'll find you straight away and sort it out — whether that's extending a free trial, a refund, or just helping you get reading. Your feedback on the paywall visibility is going straight to the product team either way. — The Eppika team

This app doesn’t work

Asked my many times the same question and never started it has a loop. Looks like scam

Response from developer

Hi Johana, this is Nick from Eppika — I'm really sorry about the rough start. You were right to flag this: we've confirmed a bug in the onboarding flow where navigating back can send you through the same questions again. The fix is in progress. I'd like to make it right personally — please email support@eppika.com and I'll take care of a full refund today, no hassle. If you ever want to give it another try after the fix ships, reach out and I'll set you up for free. Thanks for the honest feedback — it's how we get better.

Scam

Bought the app through a link. I payed for the month option which then took my information, then downloaded the app. When I tried to log in it said I have to create an account and pay again. There is no sign in option and when they send you an email it’s a code that can’t be put anywhere. Total scam.
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Engaging reading at the right level

I looked for simple Spanish stories but couldn’t find the right level. These are short and interesting and the right level. I get one short story a day for free but am thinking about upgrading to the premium version.

Response from developer

Thanks — finding the right level is the whole point, glad it clicked. Premium unlocks the full library plus longer stories and exploration packs if you want more than one a day.

Excelente

100% recomendada muy práctica para aprender

Boring

The stories are antiquated and nothing I am interested in reading in any language.

Great App! Is It Possible to Read the Full Book?

I really love this app and would like to read the rest of Fourth Wing in Spanish. Can I get that as a subscriber?

Response from developer

Thank you so much! ❤️ At the moment, we offer adapted stories rather than full books, but we’re expanding our library. Stay tuned — more content is coming soon!

Fantastic learning tool!

I love this app so much! It has been so helpful for me as a beginner/ intermediate Spanish learner. I read and listen to the short stories every night and I have noticed a big improvement in my listening comprehension in other settings. Plus they read the feedback and adjust the content in response! 10/10
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ We’re really happy to hear the stories are helping your listening skills — and yes, we always listen to feedback to keep improving. Gracias for being part of Eppika!

SO UNDERRATED

How have I never heard of this app!? Even with just the free version, I have learned SO MUCH! They generously offer a free book of the day, which are both interesting and incredible learning tools. Listen or read along, click on any word for a definition and spoken pronunciation - are you kidding me!!

If you’re trying to both read more and learn a language, this is the app for you. Not even a sponsored review, just that excited about this new (to me) find
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Response from developer

What a thing to read — thank you! So glad the free daily story is already teaching you so much. Welcome aboard, and happy reading! — The Eppika Team

una buena herramienta

a good way to learn syntax and broaden your vocabulary while meeting you where your at.