Story of the Day Learn languages through stories

Story of the Day application

Learn a language with a daily story that keeps you coming back.

A new story every day in the language you are learning, written for your level. Tap for a translation in your own language, listen to it read aloud, then lock in the new words with quizzes and word games.

14 languages to learn, with translations in your native one
A1–C2 three levels, from beginner to advanced
15+ story categories, from history to true crime

30-second tour · real app screens · download landscape MP4

Core features

A simple learning loop built around stories.

The app is designed to make language practice feel light, consistent, and rewarding with stories, quizzes, games and progress feedback in one place.

Stories

A new story every day

Fresh AI-generated stories for your language, level and favourite topics, with the reading time and word count up front.

Support

Translations and audio

Turn on a line-by-line translation in your native language, or listen to the story read aloud with a built-in player.

Practice

Quizzes and word games

Reading and writing questions after each story, plus Picture Words and a memory card game to make new vocabulary stick.

How it works

Three steps from opening the app to finishing a story.

Step 1

Pick your languages

Choose your native language, the language you want to learn, your level and the topics you like.

Onboarding step where French and Norwegian are selected as languages to learn
Step 2

Read, translate, listen

Read today's story at your pace, show translations when you need them, and answer the questions that follow.

Story screen with translations shown under each English sentence
Step 3

Play, track, come back

Practise the new words in a game, check your progress report and let a daily reminder bring you back tomorrow.

Picture Words game: drag words like commuter and shelter onto a train station photo
Language menu on the home screen listing English, Greek, Polish and Portuguese
A Portuguese story about the discovery of Richard III, saved to favorites
Several languages, one routine Switch the language you are learning right from the home screen.

Why it fits

Learning feels lighter when the app turns practice into a ritual.

  • Short stories of two or three minutes make it easy to build a daily habit.
  • Quizzes and word games turn reading into active learning instead of passive scrolling.
  • Native-language translations and audio help you understand new vocabulary quickly.
  • Learn more than one language and switch between them in a single tap.
  • Progress reports, favorites and reminders give returning learners a clear path.

Inside the app

Everything you need for a daily language habit.

Home screen with a French C1–C2 story about the Michelin Guide
Stories

Daily story feed

Each day starts with a new story for your language and level, and your recent stories stay in Your Progress.

Story with the audio player open at the bottom of the screen
Listening

Hear every story

Play the narration, skip back five seconds and read along to train your ear as well as your eyes.

Card Game: a memory grid matching words such as Spirit and Matter
Games

Card Game and Picture Words

Match word pairs from memory or place words on a photo to connect vocabulary with real scenes.

Progress Reports screen listing ready reports
Reports

Progress insights

Automatic milestone reports, plus on-demand reports, show how your reading is improving.

Story added to favorites confirmation
Favorites

Save stories to revisit

Heart any story and find it again in the Favorites tab whenever you want to reread it.

Learning Reminders settings with daily frequency at 20:00
Habit

Learning reminders

Add a daily or every-other-day reminder to your calendar at the time that suits you.

Get started

Ready to turn daily reading into language progress?

Story of the Day is built to help people practice a little every day with stories, quizzes, games, favorites, and clear feedback on progress.