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Version
5.0.0
Size
120.2 Mb
Updated
3 days ago
Released
13 Dec 2015
Screenshots
Description
Read books in any foreign language and turn every unknown word into a flashcard you'll actually remember. Version 5.0 brings a complete redesign — a calmer reader, a smarter library and a new way to study.
Polyglot Reader is your pocket library, dictionary and flashcard trainer in one app. Tap any word or phrase in a book, get an instant translation with transcription, hear the pronunciation, and save it to a deck to review later. Built for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a refined dark theme.
— READ —
• Completely redesigned reader, bookmarks, translation popup and settings
• New System theme that follows iOS automatically, plus refined Light and Dark
• Open books in PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF and TXT
• Import from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or any file app
• Scan a paper page — the app recognizes the text and saves it as a book
• Highlights words you don't know yet, right inside the page
• Vertical scrolling, comfortable type settings, picture zoom
— LIBRARY —
• Thousands of free classic books in 38+ languages, sorted into sections like Classics, Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, Horror & Mystery, Children's Books, Philosophy, Adventure
• Adapted A2–B1 readers for German learners, plus original literature in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Greek and many more
• New sorting, new sections and search inside every shelf
• Filter to show only recent books
• Difficulty level and tags shown right on each cover
• Drag and drop to reorganize your shelves
• New "Added manually" section for everything you imported yourself
• Smoother search, scroll and sharing on iPad
— LEARN —
• Redesigned cards and study screens
• Ready-made flashcard sets for English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Japanese — verbs, nouns and themed categories
• Smart virtual decks: All cards, Recent, Unknown — see progress at a glance
• Quick preview and actions inside every deck
• Pick a default deck for new words you save while reading
• Per-card knowledge level with a colored progress bar (red → green as you master each word)
• Three study modes: foreign only, foreign + native, native only
• Hands-free mode — keep learning without touching the screen
• Long-press context menu: mark as known or unknown in one tap
• Optional shuffled order during study
• Filter to show only words you haven't learned yet
• Pronunciation for both the word and its translation
• Knowledge tests for every deck
• Export and import cards in CSV
— TRANSLATE —
• 111 offline dictionaries — no internet, no quota
• On-the-fly transcription for all popular languages
• Speech-to-text: just say the word, get the translation
• Translate your own phrases and add them to any deck
• Edit translations when you want a better wording
• 90+ languages supported, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and many more
— AND ALSO —
• System, Light and Dark themes
• Choose Google or Yandex as default online translator
• Compact mode on iPhone, expanded card view on iPad
• Notifications to bring you back to recent cards
Whether you're reading Sherlock Holmes in English, Kafka in German, Don Quijote in Spanish or Dostoevsky in Russian — Polyglot Reader turns reading into vocabulary, one tap at a time.
Questions or feedback: [email protected]
Estimates
Availability
Devices
iPad2Wifi
iPad23G
iPhone4S
iPadThirdGen
iPadThirdGen4G
iPhone5
iPodTouchFifthGen
iPadFourthGen
iPadFourthGen4G
iPadMini
iPadMini4G
iPhone5c
iPhone5s
iPadAir
iPadAirCellular
iPadMiniRetina
iPadMiniRetinaCellular
iPhone6
iPhone6Plus
iPadAir2
iPadAir2Cellular
iPadMini3
iPadMini3Cellular
iPodTouchSixthGen
iPhone6s
iPhone6sPlus
iPadMini4
iPadMini4Cellular
iPadPro
iPadProCellular
iPadPro97
iPadPro97Cellular
iPhoneSE
iPhone7
iPhone7Plus
iPad611
iPad612
iPad71
iPad72
iPad73
iPad74
iPhone8
iPhone8Plus
iPhoneX
iPad75
iPad76
iPhoneXS
iPhoneXSMax
iPhoneXR
iPad812
iPad834
iPad856
iPad878
iPadMini5
iPadMini5Cellular
iPadAir3
iPadAir3Cellular
iPodTouchSeventhGen
iPhone11
iPhone11Pro
iPadSeventhGen
iPadSeventhGenCellular
iPhone11ProMax
iPhoneSESecondGen
iPadProSecondGen
iPadProSecondGenCellular
iPadProFourthGen
iPadProFourthGenCellular
iPhone12Mini
iPhone12
iPhone12Pro
iPhone12ProMax
iPadAir4
iPadAir4Cellular
iPadEighthGen
iPadEighthGenCellular
iPadProThirdGen
iPadProThirdGenCellular
iPadProFifthGen
iPadProFifthGenCellular
iPhone13Pro
iPhone13ProMax
iPhone13Mini
iPhone13
iPadMiniSixthGen
iPadMiniSixthGenCellular
iPadNinthGen
iPadNinthGenCellular
iPhoneSEThirdGen
iPadAirFifthGen
iPadAirFifthGenCellular
iPhone14
iPhone14Plus
iPhone14Pro
iPhone14ProMax
iPadTenthGen
iPadTenthGenCellular
iPadPro11FourthGen
iPadPro11FourthGenCellular
iPadProSixthGen
iPadProSixthGenCellular
Pricing by country
| Country | Price |
|---|---|
| Canada | free |
| China | free |
| France | free |
| Germany | free |
| Italy | free |
| Netherlands | free |
| Portugal | free |
| Spain | free |
| Poland | free |
| UK | free |
| India | free |
| Japan | free |
| Korea, Republic Of | free |
| Poland | free |
| Russia | free |
| Turkey | free |
| USA | free |
| Korea, Republic Of | free |
| Ukraine | free |
Version History
Latest: 5.0.0
Version 5.0 — a complete redesign.
— New reading experience —
• Redesigned reader, bookmarks, translation popup, Learn mode, tests and settings
• Refined dark theme and a new System theme that matches iOS automatically
• More polished light theme across every screen
— Library, reimagined —
• New sections and sorting on your shelves
• Search inside any shelf
• Recent-books filter
• Difficulty level and tags right on the book cover
• Better covers and previews
• Drag and drop to reorganize books
• New "Added manually" section for everything you imported yourself
• Major iPad stability and polish: smoother search, scroll and sharing
— Words and decks —
• New card design and redesigned learning screens
• Quick preview and actions inside every deck
• Pick a default deck for new words
• Hands-free mode — keep learning without touching the screen
• Long-press context menu: mark as known / unknown in one tap
• Optional shuffled order during study
— Reliability —
• Fixes for PDF and EPUB rendering
• Crash fixes and visual bug fixes across the app
Thank you for reading and learning with us. Questions and feedback always welcome at [email protected]
v4.0.0
3 days ago
