Halm vs (Open Source) Lingo Lessons

Read something you actually want to read — in German or English — and let the words stick. Halm turns short stories and adapted news into reading you can handle at your level. Tap any word to see what it means right here, in this sentence. Keep the ones worth keeping. EPISODES Multi-part stories set where you'd actually be: an apartment viewing, a doctor's waiting room, a Sunday at the lake. Each episode shares vocabulary across its parts, so words return on their own instead of being drilled. TAP ANY WORD Translation runs on your device. Halm reads the whole sentence, not the word alone. KEEP WHAT MATTERS You choose what enters review. Nothing is added behind your back. Kept words return on an FSRS schedule, and Halm shows you counts you can verify — never invented percentages. GERMAN AND ENGLISH Two full tracks. Pick one, or switch whenever you like. NO STREAKS Nothing to break, no leaderboard, no notification guilting you back. Read when you want to read. PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no third-party analytics or advertising. Halm collects nothing automatically. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver throughout, Dynamic Type everywhere, Reduce Motion honored, and color never used as the only signal. Works offline. Requires iOS 26.

A free, playful language-learning app for English speakers. Lingo Lessons helps you practice Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese with short lessons, guided units, review practice, and local progress tracking. It is built for quick daily sessions without accounts, ads, or paywalls. FEATURES 8 Language Courses Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese from English. Guided Learn Path Move through units and lessons with a clear progression path. Interactive Exercises Practice matching, selecting, typing, fill-in-the-blank, and word-bank exercises. Audio Practice Hear words and phrases during lessons so you can connect text with sound. Mistake Review Practice the items you missed and reinforce them over time. Local Progress Your streak, XP, course progress, and lesson state live on your device. No ads. No paywalls. No account required. 100% Open Source The complete source code is public - see it, audit it, or contribute at https://github.com/Open-Apps-Studio/lingo-lessons