# Luka Reading

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1198406327](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1198406327)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1198406327`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Luka Technology Co., Ltd
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 2.30 / 5 (42 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.51.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2017-05-26
- **Size:** 208 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/luka-reading/id1198406327)
- **Website:** [https://luka.vip/Luka/](https://luka.vip/Luka/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://netposa-public.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/luka/app/agreement/Luka%20Privacy%20Agreement.html](https://netposa-public.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/luka/app/agreement/Luka%20Privacy%20Agreement.html)

## Description

Reading – the best gift to children

Luka Reading app is the companion app for Luka! Luka is a Reading Robot, the first kids robot of Ling Technology (ling.ai). Built with cutting-edge AI technology and life-like character design, Luka brings a futuristic reading experience to families with 2+ years old babies. Helping kids to foster reading habits, Luka energetically reads pictures books to children, helps you find the next picture book to buy and gives reading previews. With many efficient and helpful functions, Luka is the one-stop shop to meet your child’s reading and storytelling demand. Help them discover their passion for reading with Luka!

Luka Reading app, helping children discover their passion for reading.

Every page of every picture book is recorded by a professional voice actor. Pick a page and Luka will read for you!

Parents record, parents voice to accompany children at any time; children record, develop expression skills

Constant updates & a growing cloud library, we select every book for children with love.

Recommend a picture book according to the child's growing needs, and choose a picture book to become more intimate.

Featured mass audio resources.

Luka Parrot Mode – the new magic trick for parents! Tap the default Emoji in the app or type in a sentence, Luka will say it in his voice. Luka helps parents to communicate, guide emotions, give instructions and foster good habits with kids.

Please join the Luka family, let’s use AI technology to foster the reading habit, and share the good happy reading time.

Automatic subscription service description
1. Subscription Service:
    DEEP_VIP_GROUP(1 year), LISTENING_VIP_GROUP(1 year), READING_VIP_GROUP(1 year)
2. Subscription Price:
    DEEP_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 198 RMB/year
    READING_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 98 RMB/year
    LISTENING_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 98 RMB/year
3. Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it is credited to the iTunes account
4. Automatic renewal: The Apple iTunes account will purchase the fee within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the deduction is successful
5. Turn off the service: you can "Settings" on your iPhone, click "Apple ID", choose "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", select subscription service, and click turn off service
6. Agreement address：https://netposa-public.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/luka/app/agreement/Luka%20Privacy%20Agreement.html
7. Terms of Use (EULA)：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Rankings

- #244,008 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Luka for its educational value in teaching Chinese and for features like book recognition, progress tracking, and a family-friendly library. However, persistent WiFi/connectivity problems, unreliable uploading/self-recording, language barriers with Chinese-centric UI, and slow or unresponsive support are the most frequent negatives. Overall, Luka is valued by some families but reliability and language usability issues limit its appeal for many users.

### Pros

- Strong educational value for learning Chinese; helps kids read more and engage with Chinese language.
- Book recognition and reading: Luka recognizes many books and reads them well for kids.
- Useful family features: tracks daily reads, supports an owned-book list, and offers short messages to practice pronunciation.
- Can be used away from home with owned books and family library features for flexible learning.
- App navigation is partially in English (headings) which helps non-native Chinese speakers

### Cons

- Frequent WiFi/connectivity issues; devices often fail to connect or require complex setup.
- Self-recording and book-upload features are unreliable or slow (often stuck at 3–4%).
- Language barriers: setup is largely in Chinese; English version is not fully user-friendly and language switching is cumbersome.
- Customer support is slow or unresponsive, making troubleshooting frustrating.
- Prompts after connecting to WiFi can be unclear or misleading, contributing to user confusion

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