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Learn through stories
No flashcards, no drills. Every word you save becomes part of the next chapter you read.
Now in open alpha
Stories woven around your vocabulary
Read in your native language, with words from the language you’re learning woven in at your level.
Open alpha — free to start 16source languages Freeforever tier
14-day streak
01 — What it does
Reading as the practice. Vocabulary as the byproduct.
Four ideas that quietly change how language sticks.
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Woven or side by side
Read your language with target words woven in, or the full target text with your translation beneath. Pick in onboarding, switch any time in Settings.
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Vocabulary from context
Words come from things you actually want to read — articles, books, conversations — not generic word lists.
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Progress that sticks
A streak that rewards reading minutes, not exercises completed. Your words get harder as you do.
02 — How it works
From zero to reading in minutes.
Your words. Woven into a story. Ready to read.
Choose your words
Pick words you actually want to learn — from any source, in any language. Paste, import, or start from scratch.
Get your chapter
We weave your words into a native-language story, tuned to your level. New every day.
Read in context
See each word the way it's actually used. No flashcard — a sentence you care about.
Come back tomorrow
Words you've read once surface again when you need them. That's how retention works.
Why reading works
Drills teach you words.
Stories teach you a language.
Your native-language story carries short woven phrases from the language you are learning — with meaning one tap away.
"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all." — Oscar Wilde
Reading length
The library door
Vocab in this chapter
Hover a word to find it in the story.
Woven
In the app, your vocabulary is highlighted as you read.
Blog
Blog posts
I never learned the rules of Russian. Reading taught me anyway.
I was bad at Russian at school, and I passed anyway, because I loved to read. How books taught me patterns and words without a single rule, and why that became woven reading.
Learn a language by reading stories in your native language
Woven reading puts the words you are learning inside a story in your own language. See how a Dracula passage works, and try a small reading experiment.
Best apps to learn a language by reading in 2026
A practical, fair roundup of reading-first language apps: LinguaLex, LingQ, Readlang, and Beelinguapp.
Easy Portuguese reading for beginners: a practical way to start
How English speakers can choose easy Portuguese reading, use bilingual support, and build a routine that leads to longer stories.
Read The Death of Ivan Ilyich Online
Read The Death of Ivan Ilyich online with a chapter guide, an English excerpt, level guidance and a manageable reading routine.
Short stories in Spanish for beginners: how to read with confidence
A practical guide to choosing short Spanish stories, using English support, and building a reading routine for beginners.
Open alpha pricing
Three ways in. Pick the one that fits.
Free forever tier — no card required. Founder pricing locks in before public launch.
Free
$0 $0
Any book, always free
- Woven or side-by-side stories
- Any book
- 1 newly generated 5-minute chapter per day
- 1 language
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- Unlimited chapters & multiple languages
- Switch books anytime
- 5- or 10-minute chapters
Founder
$99
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- Direct line with the founder
- Shape the product roadmap
03 — Questions
Everything you need to know.
Lingualex is a reading-first language-learning app. It adapts real books to your level and personalizes each chapter around the vocabulary you are learning.
04 — Open alpha
Read your way, every day.
Choose a real book. Lingualex adapts each five-minute chapter to your level and weaves the language you are learning into text in your native language.
Woven reading
learn words inside a story you can follow
Daily rhythm
one new five-minute chapter on Free
Web + Telegram
your library stays with you
Choose your pace
Start free. Stay for the story.
Free1 chapter/day · 1 language
$0 Reader3-day trial · $49.99/year
$4.99/month Founderlifetime access
$99 once