# Maribita: Hangul in Blocks — Read and write Korean

> Read and write Korean (iPhone/iPad app by David ESCOBAR MARTINEZ.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maribita-hangul-in-blocks/id6818719029 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David ESCOBAR MARTINEZ](https://appshunter.io/developer/6813285857)
- Category: Education, Games, Trivia, Word
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-20
- Data updated: 2026-11-01

## What is Maribita?

Maribita teaches you to read and write Korean from zero. Designed for Spanish speakers and fully available in English. Hangul isn't written letter after letter in a row: every syllable is a block. In Maribita you build those blocks yourself.

Build the block
Place jamo tiles in their slots: the initial consonant, then the vowel and, if there is one, the bottom consonant (받침). The block takes its shape from the vowel and fuses into the syllable: ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄹ + ㄱ = 닭. A wrong tile won't fit, and you're told why: "a vowel goes here", "same family, different air", "a similar vowel".

A 9-unit path
Vowels → consonants → aspirated and tense consonants → compound vowels → 받침 → how it really sounds → real words → short phrases → read the street (menus, subway, shops). Each lesson opens the next. Already read a little? A 6-question check places you in your unit.

How it's really said
Korean isn't read letter by letter: 한국어 sounds [한구거] and 학교 sounds [학꾜]. Maribita shows the real pronunciation of every word and the rule behind it: linking, double 받침, tensing, nasalization and the ㅎ that puffs or vanishes.

First phrases and grammar
The particles 은/는, 이/가 and 을/를 chosen by how the word ends, when to use 요, and useful phrases with audio.

Your progress
A daily block goal, a daily block that's the same for everyone, spaced review of every syllable you build, and your collection of mastered letters and syllables.

Also: minimal-pair ear training (달, 탈, 딸), a Hangul chart, a sound guide and a 630-word beginner dictionary with examples and Korean voice.

Every letter comes with a picture to remember it and the story of its shape.

Interface in Spanish, English and Japanese. No account, no ads, no purchases, no internet.

Made with care by Upa Lupe Games.

## Is Maribita safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Maribita.

## Is Maribita legit?

Maribita: Hangul in Blocks appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Maribita is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.6.3 — 2026-10-31

• Pictures to remember Hangul: 14 large illustrations (ㄴ a girl reading, ㅁ a marshmallow) and where each letter's shape comes from.
• An example word under each syllable (소 → 소금, "salt"), with translation and audio.
• An example sentence after you build a word, with a recorded voice.
• Lupe learns Korean with you: comments, Hangul fun facts and dates like 한글날.
• "Signs you can read" in your collection and 7 new signs.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-25

• New unit "Read the street": menus, subway, shops and signs.
• Syllable workshop: build, hear and take apart blocks.
• Listening lab for similar sounds (ㄱ/ㅋ/ㄲ, 어/오).
• Recorded audio for syllables, words and phrases, with a slow mode.
• A useful phrase at the end of each unit and review of tricky blocks.
• A widget with the block of the day.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-21

No release notes.

## More apps by David ESCOBAR MARTINEZ

- [Palabrita: Mexican Spanish](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/palabrita-mexican-spanish/id6813285345)
- [Upa LuPet: axolotl pet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/upa-lupet-axolotl-pet/id6814157711)
- [Kotobita](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kotobita/id6814714015)

All apps by David ESCOBAR MARTINEZ: https://appshunter.io/developer/6813285857

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