# MyScribe: Learn Russian — Alphabet, Writing & Speaking

> Alphabet, Writing & Speaking (iPhone/iPad app by Steven Decia.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myscribe-learn-russian/id6770448878 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Steven Decia](https://appshunter.io/developer/1872031434)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 494 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is MyScribe?

MyScribe is a calm, complete way to begin Russian — built for adults who want to learn properly, not chase a streak.

Most apps turn language into a game of points and pressure. MyScribe doesn't. There are no scores, no levels, no leaderboards and no timers. What there is: a quiet count of the days you showed up, and — only if you ask for it — one reminder a day, always about something real: a lesson left in the unit, an episode waiting for the commute. The rest is a course you move through at your own pace, the way you'd work through a good book.

Every lesson is checked by a native Russian teacher before it reaches you.

It's built on four things you actually do with a language:

READ — Meet each phrase in print, with a clear English gloss and a note on the sounds that surprise you.

WRITE — Write it back by hand. MyScribe is named for the scribe in you: tracing the words yourself is how they stick, and it's the one thing screens usually skip. Prefer the keyboard? You can type instead.

LISTEN — Hear everything spoken by real Russian voices — Katya and Maxim, your native hosts — with Sarah to guide you along in English. Or let any lesson read itself to you, hands free, and put the phone in your pocket.

UNDERSTAND — And it tells you what the Russian literally says. «У меня есть брат» is, word for word, "at me there is a brother" — because Russian has no verb for "have". Once you can see that, the grammar stops being a set of shapes to memorise. Every phrase in the course carries its literal reading, checked by a Russian teacher.

SPEAK — Say it yourself, out loud, in every lesson. Then step into short guided conversations with your hosts and take your turn.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• A full A1 beginner's course — 23 units, from the Cyrillic alphabet to saying where you're from
• The alphabet taught letter by letter — all 33, with stroke-order tracing and a real Russian teacher's own recordings
• Real spoken audio throughout — over 1,500 clips, all human-warm
• Handwriting practice on every phrase (or type, your choice)
• A Practice room for every unit: recognise words, identify sounds, choose the right reply, rebuild a phrase from memory, and hold a short conversation
• A Grammar bank that lays out the patterns you've been using, in plain language — including the six cases
• Shadowing — 22 episodes made for headphones and a screen-off pocket: the unit's conversation in Russian, then in English, then a gap to say each line back
• Lessons on the go — any lesson read aloud, hands free, carrying on through the course while the screen is off
• The literal reading of every phrase — what the Russian actually says, word for word, beneath the translation
• A fourteen-day rhythm on the home screen — the days you showed up, never a chain that breaks

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
MyScribe works fully offline — the whole course lives on your device. An account is optional: sign in with Apple or Google only if you want your progress to follow you to another phone, and delete it from the app whenever you like. Your microphone is used only so you can practise speaking; what you say is kept just long enough to play it back to you, and is never sent anywhere. We never ask to track you, and never read your advertising identifier. What the app does report is anonymous: that it was opened, how far through the course somebody got, and whether a purchase happened — so we can tell which of our own ads work and where the course loses people. Nothing is attached that identifies you or your device.

TRY IT, THEN DECIDE
The first four units are free — the Cyrillic alphabet among them, no sign-in, no time limit. Then choose: one purchase that opens every remaining unit for good, or a weekly or monthly plan that starts with three days free and renews until you cancel. A2 is included either way. No ads.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://drawbridgestudio.com/myscribe#privacy

Здравствуйте — let's begin.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Course, Monthly | $16.99 | per month |
| Full Course, Weekly | $6.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Course | $49.99 | one-time |


## Is MyScribe safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess MyScribe.

## Is MyScribe legit?

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-10-13

Counting now flows: the numbers sit on one screen as tiles you tap to hear, with Play all, and every number has its own Say it back. 20 comes last, and the rouble notes now include the 50 and the 1000.

The letter strokes were redrawn so each one is clean and even, and a few letters follow Anna's corrections. Katya now waits for the chime before she speaks, so she no longer overlaps the letter name.

The app is now called MyScribe: Learn Russian, so it is easier to find.

### 1.0.8 — 2026-10-06

The numbers got bigger: every number card shows its figure as a large red numeral, and the rouble cards show real coins and the 100 note.

Role play in Practice now has Katya asking you the questions aloud, and uses the same Say it back card as the lessons. The end-of-unit café, shop, doctor and weekend conversations list every line to replay, and the lesson summary shows up to ten words.

Plus new pictures, a cleaner In context screen, and re-recorded clips where a word was missing or extra.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-09-28

The practice rooms are fuller: every unit now has at least five questions in each exercise, drawn from the dialogues you have already heard. Typed answers mark themselves, and the English stays hidden until you have answered.

Reset now does what it says - signs you out and starts the app clean. Reminders can show a badge on the icon. Unit tiles read the same way everywhere: paper is open, ink is done, red is where you are.

Plus twenty re-cut or new recordings, a smoother tour, and a one-time question at the start about how you found us.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-09-22

Every phrase now has a literal reading - the word-for-word version underneath the translation, so you can see how a Russian sentence is actually built rather than only what it means.

Shadowing is its own tab again, and the lessons have their own on-the-go section with a keep-playing switch, so a unit can run on by itself while you walk.

Around forty pictures are new or redrawn, including several cards that had none, and every lesson and unit title can now be heard as well as read.

Fixes: pausing no longer stops the next lesson from starting, the player on Home plays what it offers, sound stops when you leave a screen, and the iPad layout sits where it should.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-09-09

Two new ways to unlock the course.

Alongside the one-time purchase, you can now subscribe weekly or monthly, and either one starts with three days free. A subscription renews until you cancel it; the one-time purchase never does. Whichever you choose, you get every unit, every lesson, and A2 at no extra charge when it ships.

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## More apps by Steven Decia

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All apps by Steven Decia: https://appshunter.io/developer/1872031434

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