# Riid: Learn by Reading Stories — Tap to translate, build vocab

> Tap to translate, build vocab (iPhone/iPad app by Big Whale Company Oy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riid-learn-by-reading-stories/id6756576809 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Big Whale Company Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1076392120)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-01-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riid-learn-by-reading-stories/id6756576809/reviews.md

## What is Riid?

Learn a language the way you'd actually use it: by reading. Riid gives you short, engaging stories in your target language, and when you hit a word you don't know, you just tap it. Instant translation, no dictionary, no leaving the story.

READ WITHOUT INTERRUPTION
Tap any word for its meaning and keep going. Your reading stays smooth, and unknown words become part of the story instead of stopping it.

REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ
Words you tapped come back in short recall exercises, spaced out over the following days, so they move from "seen once" to vocabulary you own.

STORIES FOR YOUR LEVEL
From beginner-friendly stories to more demanding ones, so you can start reading real text early instead of waiting until you feel "ready".

LANGUAGES
Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Spanish, French and Ukrainian, with more on the way. The app itself is in English.

FREE AND PREMIUM
Read and review for free every day. Premium unlocks unlimited stories and lessons as well as detailed statistics and more control over your learning.

Privacy Policy: https://riid.app/privacy-policy-ios/
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Yearly | $69.99 | per year |
| Premium Monthly | $6.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-20

Added more statistics to the practice tab: streak history and lesson history.

You can now study Norwegian with the app.

Improved user experience and fixed some bugs.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-13

Lessons are here. Instead of a fixed daily stories, Riid now builds a lesson for you each time: a new story at your level, or a quick review of words you've tapped before, depending on what you need most right now.

Premium: take charge of your vocabulary. See every word you're currently learning, add words to review, and remove the ones you already know.

Two new ways to review: fill-in-the-blank (cloze) exercises and match-the-pairs.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-16

- Multi-chapter series are coming and this update makes them possible.
- Notifications to help you keep up with the learning habit.
- Added more statistics to the profile view.
- This update adds anonymous analytics that will be used to make the app even better, but you can opt-out in the settings. No identifiable data is collected.
- Other small fixes and improvements.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-27

- Missed a day? No worries, you can now read stories from earlier days.
- Use the Explore tab to find stories that match your preferences
- New statistics

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-30

- Share stories with your friends! Click the top-right button inside a story to share it.
- Can't finish the story at one go? No problem, the app now saves your reading progress, so you can continue from where you left off.
- Other small improvements.

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