# Storica - Learn Languages — Read classics. Write back. > Read classics. Write back. (iPhone/iPad app by Cem Sakarya.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storica-learn-languages/id6757021423 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Cem Sakarya](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863265217) - Category: Education, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 58 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-01-13 - Data updated: 2026-08-01 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storica-learn-languages/id6757021423/reviews.md ## What is Storica? Read Kafka in German. Camus in French. Cervantes in Spanish. Exercise the grammar and vocabulary you just met. Then write back. From A0 adaptations all the way to real paper books — Storica Club. THE READING CLUB Storica is a daily reading club for the language you're learning. One classic novel, one daily passage, one question only you can answer. Pick a book. Spend a month with it. Move to the next. LEARN BY READING — IN 7 LANGUAGES Learn French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch or English by reading the books you've always wanted to read. Native narration in every language, with sentence-by-sentence highlighting and tap-to-translate on every word. THE SHELF — BY CEFR LEVEL A0 (absolute beginners): daily-life scenarios told from multiple points of view, designed for first-time readers. A1 (graded readers): The Little Prince, Pinocchio, Heidi, The Jungle Book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Tales, One Thousand and One Nights, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, Pollyanna, Five Children and It, Beauty and the Beast, Wind in the Willows. A2 (intermediate readers): The Snow Queen, Anne of Green Gables, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Odyssey (adapted), Wind in the Willows (extended). B1 (early advanced): The Old Man and the Sea, Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol, The Stranger, the Iliad, Antigone. B2 (classic literature in the original): The Metamorphosis, Madame Bovary, Pride and Prejudice, Crime and Punishment, The Red and the Black, Faust, The Picture of Dorian Gray. New books added every month. EXERCISE WHAT YOU READ Quick drills after every passage — vocabulary matching, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence ordering, true-or-false, listening, say-it-out-loud, multiple choice, spelling. Thirteen exercise types in total. Nothing random — every drill is built from the passage you just read so the grammar and the words actually stick. WRITE BACK — REAL FEEDBACK ON YOUR WRITING Each day ends with a prompt only you can answer. Use the passage's vocabulary in a sentence, a paragraph, a short essay. Submit and Storica returns specific corrections, strengths, and suggestions in seconds — real sentence-level notes, not generic praise. Tap once to revise and watch your text sharpen. ACTIVE READING TOOLS - Tap any word for an instant translation - Native narration with sentence-by-sentence highlighting - A personal vocabulary list that fills as you read - CEFR badges on every book so you always know what fits - Daily streaks tracked quietly — never demanded WHO STORICA IS FOR Language learners stuck on Duolingo and ready to actually read. Expats living abroad. Heritage speakers reconnecting with a language. Travelers preparing for a trip. Lit majors keeping their second language alive. Anyone who learns better with a story than with flashcards. STORICA PRO — SUBSCRIPTION Pro unlocks unlimited daily sessions, the full catalog of classics, complete exercise sets, writing feedback with revision, and weekly progress reflections. New subscribers get 7 days of Storica Pro free. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://storica.club/terms/ · Privacy: https://storica.club/privacy/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly | $9.99 | per month | | Premium Yearly | $59.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.1.3 — 2026-05-21 Storica 1.1.3 — eight new books, instant launch, a daily reminder. NEW BOOKS — Mythology: Egyptian Myths (A1), Sumerian Myths (B1) — Classics: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The War of the Worlds, Great Expectations, Les Misérables, Gulliver's Travels FASTER — The app opens instantly now — your last reading is there before the network catches up. IN SETTINGS — An optional daily reading reminder, at a time you choose. — Club Newsletter — leave your email for the occasional note on new books. POLISH — Redesigned shareable scorecard for your sessions. — Sharper book covers and small reading-flow fixes. Pick a book that meets you where you are. ### 1.1.2 — 2026-05-13 Storica 1.1.1 — twelve more books, sharper reading tools. NEW BOOKS — Novels: Frankenstein, The Three Musketeers, Anna Karenina, The Sorrows of Young Werther, The Decameron — Themed reading: Vienna 1900, The Personal Letter, The Mafia on Screen, Ancient Egypt, Hispania, Deutschland, The American Civil War — Cosmetic changes — Simplified reading sessions READING TOOLS — Tap a word to translate. Tap an adjacent word to extend the selection, up to five words at a time, with a phrase translation. — Adjacent words light up to telegraph the next tap. EXPLORE TAB — New level filter — A0 through B2 — to find books that fit where you are. Pick a book that meets you where you are. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-05-11 Storica 1.1.1 — twelve more books, sharper reading tools. NEW BOOKS — Novels: Frankenstein, The Three Musketeers, Anna Karenina, The Sorrows of Young Werther, The Decameron — Themed reading weeks: Vienna 1900, The Personal Letter, The Mafia on Screen, Ancient Egypt, Hispania, Deutschland, The American Civil War READING TOOLS — Tap a word to translate. Tap an adjacent word to extend the selection, up to five words at a time, with a phrase translation. — Adjacent words light up to telegraph the next tap. EXPLORE TAB — New level filter — A0 through B2 — to find books that fit where you are. Pick a book that meets you where you are. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-05 Storica 1.1 — twenty-six new graded readers, from absolute beginner to advanced. NEW LEVELS, NEW BOOKS — A0 daily scenarios for first-time readers — A1 readers including The Little Prince, Pinocchio, Heidi, The Jungle Book and more — A2 favorites: Snow Queen, Anne of Green Gables, Wind in the Willows, Around the World in 80 Days — B1 essentials: The Old Man and the Sea, Animal Farm, A Christmas Carol, The Stranger — B2 classics: Faust, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the Iliad, the Odyssey, Antigone EVERYTHING ELSE — CEFR level badges on every book so you always know what fits. — New onboarding — tell us your level and daily goal, get books that match. — Native book titles in your reading language. No more rough machine translations. — Redesigned Today tab — your current book, one clear action. — Send feedback any time from Settings. Pick a book that meets you where you are. ### 1.0.9 — 2026-05-01 Storica 1.0.9 — our biggest update yet. We rebranded from AktivLang to Storica. The pitch is sharper now: read a classic novel in the language you're learning, then write back to it. Thirty days with each book. NEW • Seven-step onboarding — pick your level, your daily goal, your first book • A library of classics — Kafka, Camus, Bovary, Austen, Dostoyevsky, Stendhal, more • Editorial design refresh across every screen IMPROVED • Faster home screen — your daily passage is ready instantly • Tap-to-translate in the reading view • 13 exercise types redesigned for clarity • Tighter, more readable feedback after writing Thanks for reading with us. ## Apps similar to Storica | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Conjuu - French Conjugation](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/conjuu-french-conjugation/id571274329) | 4.8 (702) | Free | Education | | [Superfluent: Language Learning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/superfluent-language-learning/id6471920464) | 4.9 (2,322) | Free | Education | | [Natulang - Language Learning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/natulang-language-learning/id1672038621) | 4.8 (399) | Free | Education | | [TCF Canada Practice & Tests](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tcf-canada-practice-and-tests/id6747463796) | 4.6 (5) | Free | Education | | [TV5MONDE EDU: Learn](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv5monde-edu-learn/id1482250598) | 4.8 (2,103) | Free | Education | | [Clozemaster－Vocabulary Builder](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clozemastervocabulary-builder/id1149199075) | 4.8 (1,905) | Free | Education | ## More apps by Cem Sakarya - [Blox - Block Crusher](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blox-block-crusher/id6762028044) - [Papa — Pregnancy for Dads](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papa-pregnancy-for-dads/id6762532552) All apps by Cem Sakarya: https://appshunter.io/developer/1863265217 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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