Halm: Learn by Reading

Learn words in context — short stories and real news at your level, read aloud word by word. Tap any word to translate. Private, on-device. No account, no ads.

Halm is a calm, private way to learn a language by reading — entirely on your iPhone. You don't learn words from lists. You pick them up by meeting them again and again in things you actually want to read — and recalling them just before you'd forget. Halm is built entirely around that. Whenever you want something new to read, Halm writes you a fresh short story at your level and reads it aloud, the words highlighting in time. Tap any word for an instant translation, and the vocabulary you meet flows into a spaced-repetition schedule, so it actually sticks. Stories are generated privately on your device with Apple Intelligence — nothing is sent to a server to create them. When you want the real world, Halm adapts current news to your level — German headlines alongside science, culture, tech, sport and health — kept fresh through the day, so you're reading what's actually happening. No account. No sign-up. Open the app and start reading in seconds.

Built for everyone:

• Read-along captions for the audio • Full VoiceOver with a word-by-word rotor • Switch Control & Full Keyboard Access • Dynamic Type, Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion • Information is never shown by color alone

More to explore:

• Stories read aloud in a real human voice • Tap to translate any word or whole sentence • Spaced-repetition review that brings words back at the right time • Levels from A1 to C1 • Stories work offline — created right on your device • Home Screen widgets, Siri & Spotlight

Private by design: no account, no ads, no tracking. Your progress syncs through your own iCloud, which Halm can't read. Languages to learn: German & English. Free.