# Mebae: Learn Japanese & More — Podcast transcribe & translate

> Podcast transcribe & translate (iPhone/iPad app by BLUEWHALE NETWORK LLC..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mebae-learn-japanese-and-more/id6759193231 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BLUEWHALE NETWORK LLC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1826350872)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Vietnamese
- Released: 2026-02-18
- Data updated: 2026-07-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mebae-learn-japanese-and-more/id6759193231/reviews.md

## What is Mebae?

Mebae turns real-world podcasts into a language-learning studio. Listen to native audio, read a word-by-word transcript that highlights in sync, tap any word for an instant AI look-up, and translate every line into your language.

Built for Japanese learners first — with furigana, shadowing playback, and JLPT-friendly vocabulary — but it works with any podcast in any language.

WHY LEARNERS LOVE MEBAE

• Word-by-word transcript — synced highlighting follows the audio as it plays
• Tap-to-look-up — instant AI definitions for any word
• Instant translation — every line into 9 languages
• Furigana for Japanese — readings above every kanji
• Shadowing mode — slow down, loop, and repeat like a native
• Adjustable speed — 0.5x to 2x without pitch distortion
• Add any podcast — paste an RSS feed or import from Apple Podcasts & Spotify
• Offline download — learn on the subway, on a flight, anywhere
• Control Center & lock-screen playback
• iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• On-device transcription option — private, no account required

Start free. Upgrade to VIP for unlimited AI transcription, translation, and word look-up.

Turn the hours you already spend listening into real language progress.

Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VIP Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| VIP Yearly | $39.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.4 — 2026-07-28

• Mebae now speaks more languages — the app interface is now available in Korean, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, and Spanish.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-07-11

• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-10

• Try before you subscribe — share any episode from Apple Podcasts and jump straight into the transcript player. No subscription needed.
• Smarter Japanese word grouping — conjugated words like なりました now highlight and look up as one natural word.
• Look up words while listening — tap any word on the current line to pause and see its meaning instantly.
• A cleaner transcript — the current line stands out on a soft card, the spoken word is highlighted, and you can browse freely then jump back with one tap.
• Faster, smoother scrolling everywhere.
• Removing an episode from History now fully resets it so you can re-listen from scratch.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-02

• Try before you subscribe — share any episode from Apple Podcasts and jump straight into the live transcript player, with word-by-word highlighting and tap-to-look-up. No subscription needed.
• Clear your history for good — removing an episode from History now fully resets it, so you can start over and re-listen anytime.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-02

Minor bugs fixed.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-29.*