Hear every sentence twice.
FluentWeave is an audiobook player for people learning a language. Every sentence plays in the language you know, then immediately in the one you’re learning — so you hear the meaning before you hear the words.
Coming to iPhone and iPad. Currently in invitation-only TestFlight beta.
One sentence from Good Stone, in English then Spanish — the real narration.
You already know how to listen to a story
There is nothing to drill and nothing to score. You pick a book and press play.
EN
Eleven years away, and the walk from the port had not changed.
ES
Once años fuera, y el camino desde el puerto no había cambiado.
…then the next sentence, and the next. You set the order, and each language keeps its own speed — hold your own at normal pace and slow the one you’re learning.
1
Choose a story
Original novels written for learners, not textbook dialogues. Download once and they play offline.
2
Listen in both languages
Each sentence plays in your language, then the one you’re learning. The text on screen follows the voice, sentence by sentence.
3
Make it harder as you go
Drop your own language when you stop needing it. Add a silent gap to say the sentence aloud yourself.
Made for the commute
The player is built for listening while you are doing something else.
It picks up where you stopped
Down to the sentence, not the nearest minute.
Skips move by sentence
Not by fifteen seconds. Miss one and you can hear exactly that one again.
Driver Mode
Connect to a car you’ve confirmed and the screen becomes large, high-contrast controls. Tap anywhere to play or pause.
Five languages, any pair
Every story exists in all five. There is no English-only catalogue — a native Spanish speaker learning French gets the same library as anyone else.
English
Spanish
French
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
The stories
Original novels, each built around a subject worth having words for.
Firm Power
The Wardian Case
The Length of the Cloth
Reading levels are our own editorial grading, not a formal assessment.
How our books are made
FluentWeave books are original stories, written with the help of artificial intelligence. Before a book is released, a human editor reads and edits it in full.
The translations and audio are AI-produced.
We think you should know how the thing you are learning from is made. Read the full explanation.
Questions
What does it cost?
In the United States, FluentWeave is $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year — the annual plan works out at about $4.17 a month. New subscribers get a one-week free trial. Prices vary by country, and the App Store charges in your local currency. You can manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Download a book once and it plays with no connection — on a plane, on the underground, anywhere. Downloads include the audio for the languages you use.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad, on iOS 17 or later. Playback continues with the screen locked, and over Bluetooth or car audio.
Do I need to read, or can I just listen?
Either. The text follows the narration sentence by sentence if you want it, and the player works perfectly well in your pocket if you don’t.
Is this for beginners?
Not yet. Today’s catalogue runs from Lower Intermediate to Upper Intermediate — it suits someone who has some grammar and wants volume, not someone starting from their first words.
Be there when it opens
One email when FluentWeave is on the App Store. Nothing else.
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