# Mukashi: Bilingual Kids Books — Folk tales to learn languages > Folk tales to learn languages (iPhone/iPad app by Abdullah Al Hadi.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mukashi-bilingual-kids-books/id6770520787 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Abdullah Al Hadi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896695065) - Category: Books, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 105 MB - Languages: Arabic, Bangla, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and 4 more - Released: 2026-05-25 - Data updated: 2026-09-11 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mukashi-bilingual-kids-books/id6770520787/reviews.md ## What is Mukashi? You don't have to speak the language to give it to them. Mukashi is a bilingual storybook for children. Every line shows the words, how they sound, and what they mean — so a parent who doesn't speak Japanese, Spanish or Arabic can still sit down and read one tonight. READ TOGETHER, IN TWO LANGUAGES Each line carries three layers at once: the original text, an optional pronunciation guide, and a word-by-word meaning in your language, with the full sentence underneath. Nothing is hidden behind a quiz or a tap. The meaning is simply already there, so the story never stops. THE PRONUNCIATION YOU DON'T HAVE Tap any word to open its card — meaning, part of speech, and audio in a natural voice. You supply the reading-together; the app supplies the part you can't. THE WORDS THAT STAY Save any word to My Words, your child's own flashcard deck, and review at whatever pace suits. Because the words arrive inside a story they wanted to hear, they stick better than a list ever manages. OR JUST READ THE STORY Some nights nobody wants a lesson. Story Mode strips the glosses away and leaves a calm, single-language read, sentence by sentence. FEATURES • Trilayer reading — text, pronunciation and per-word meaning on every line • Tap-to-translate — open any word for its meaning and hear it spoken • Read-aloud — natural text-to-speech in every supported language • My Words — save vocabulary and review it with built-in flashcards • Grammar colours — every word tinted by its part of speech, no lesson required • Story Mode — a clean single-language read when that is all you want • Original storybook-style illustrations on every page • Four cosy themes (Classic, Night, Cream, Forest) and adjustable text size • Works fully offline — every story ships inside the app • A PIN-protected parent area and an optional daily reading limit THIRTEEN LANGUAGES, ANY PAIR English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Combine any two, in either direction — learn Spanish from English, English from Korean, or keep a grandparent's language alive at home. FOLK TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD From Momotaro to the Tortoise and the Hare, Anansi the Spider to the Thirsty Crow, Little Red Riding Hood to the Blue Jackal — stories children have loved for generations, retold simply and beautifully illustrated. New tales are added over time, and every one you own stays yours. FOR ANYONE READING BETWEEN LANGUAGES Whether you are raising a bilingual child, holding on to a heritage language, or picking one up yourself, Mukashi moves at your pace. There are no streaks to keep, no points to chase and nothing to fail — just a story, twice over. QUIET BY DESIGN No advertising. No tracking. No subscription. Buy it once and read it anywhere, including on a plane with the wifi off. Made for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hadicuet.github.io/mukashistories-legal/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Access | $4.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.3 — 2026-09-10 A bigger shelf and a much smaller download: • MORE TALES — new stories join the library, each one ready to read in all 13 languages. • A THIRD OF THE SIZE — the app now takes up far less room on your device, with nothing removed. • BETTER WORD CARDS — saved words now show their dictionary form, so your flashcards read the way a dictionary would. • Favourites now stay in the order you hearted them, plus assorted fixes. Loving Mukashi? A quick rating helps other families discover it. Thank you for reading with us. ### 2.2 — 2026-07-27 A new tale joins Mukashi: • NEW STORY — "The Fisherman and the Genie," a classic from the Arabian Nights, beautifully illustrated and ready to read in all 13 languages. • It's free, and it's first on your home shelf — just open the app and start reading. • Smoother reading, plus a fix for a rare crash and lots of small fixes. Loving Mukashi? A quick rating helps other families discover it. Thank you for reading with us. ### 2.1.0 — 2026-06-16 We've been polishing Mukashi: • A warm new app icon and a redesigned welcome that gets you reading faster • Story Mode — enjoy any tale as clean, sentence-by-sentence text in a single language • A more comfortable experience on Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro • Smoother reading, sharper visuals, and lots of small fixes Loving Mukashi? A quick rating helps other families discover it. Thank you for reading with us. ### 2.0.0 — 2026-05-27 A big quality pass across the whole app. • Library got a fresh look, and you can now favorite any story right from its cover. • Every story re-polished for more natural translations and more accurate word-by-word glosses • Sharper, faster-loading illustrations across all stories ### 1.0.0 — 2026-05-25 No release notes. ## More apps by Abdullah Al Hadi - [Muhasaba: My Ibadah](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/muhasaba-my-ibadah/id6769870766) - [DeSpark: AI Watermark Remover](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/despark-ai-watermark-remover/id6779615772) - [Wise Tales: Bilingual Stories](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wise-tales-bilingual-stories/id6780959524) - [Flag Champ: World Flag Quiz](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flag-champ-world-flag-quiz/id6782428843) - [Owe Book: Debt & IOU Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/owe-book-debt-and-iou-tracker/id6787494250) All apps by Abdullah Al Hadi: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896695065 --- *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 2026-09-11.*