Learn Mandarin Chinese by reading books you love.
StoryFluent takes a book you'd read anyway and gradually weaves Mandarin Chinese into it, one word at a time. No drills, no flashcards, no invented dialogues. Just a story you're already hooked on, teaching you Mandarin Chinese as you go.
Alice grew rather 疲惫 of sitting by her 姐姐 on the riverbank, when a white 兔子 came hurrying by.
How you'll learn Mandarin Chinese
Three steps, and the first two are things you already know how to do.
Pick a book
Bring your own EPUB, PDF or text file, or choose from more than 1,200 classics in the Store. Any book you'd enjoy reading in English works.
Read as you normally would
StoryFluent swaps a few of the most common Mandarin Chinese words into the text. Hold the page to see what one means, then keep reading. The mix grows as you get comfortable.
Make it stick
Words you meet flow into quick review sessions, word games and handwriting practice, so your Mandarin Chinese vocabulary stays with you long after the last chapter.
Hanzi, one stroke at a time
StoryFluent's chalkboard teaches simplified Chinese characters with correct stroke order, scoring your strokes as you draw them, and quick memory games help the characters stick. Characters appear inside your story from the very first chapter.
Everything else you get
The reading is the core. The rest is built around it.
Hold the page to learn any word
See a translated word mid-sentence? Hold the page for an instant definition, right there. No need to leave your spot.
Listen along
Have the book read aloud, with every swapped word spoken in your target language, in sync with the page.
Read the news, too
Headlines from around the world in your own language, with the same gentle word swaps. Fresh every day.
Games and handwriting
Word games with levels to climb, and a chalkboard that teaches you to write every script, from Hangul to kanji to Arabic.
Streaks, levels & badges
Track your reading streak, level up as you go, and unlock badges the further you read.
Private, offline, no subscription
Everything runs on your phone. No account to create, nothing uploaded, and the paid tier is a one-time purchase rather than a monthly bill.
Learning Mandarin Chinese with StoryFluent
Can I learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch with StoryFluent?
Yes. You read in English and StoryFluent starts with only a handful of the most common Mandarin Chinese words per page, so the story stays readable from the first chapter. The mix increases as your confidence does.
Which books can I read?
Any EPUB, PDF or text file you already own, or one of more than 1,200 classics in the Store. Books are processed on your phone and never uploaded.
Simplified or traditional characters?
Simplified, the standard in mainland China and Singapore.
Be the first to know when we launch
StoryFluent is heading to the App Store and Google Play soon. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment it's live.
