VOA English Learning
English listening, day by day
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Explore Words in this story, hear vocabulary in context, save terms for review, and get private on-device study help on supported devices.
Learn English from real news stories, one focused lesson a day. We pick today's lesson for your level, your interests and the time you have, then help you remember the words you found.
Open the app, press Start, and learn. No endless feed, no guessing what to do next.
YOUR DAILY PLAN
• Get one lesson chosen for your level, your topics and a 10, 15 or 20 minute session
• Listen or watch while the transcript follows along, paragraph by paragraph
• Finish with a short review of up to five words, so review never piles up
• Track your sessions, listening minutes and words reviewed against your weekly goal
LOOK UP WORDS WITHOUT STOPPING
• Tap any word in the transcript to see its meaning right away
• Save the words you want to keep. Each one keeps the sentence and the story you found it in
• Search a built-in dictionary with clear definitions and your recent lookups
SPEAK WITH SHADOW MODE
• Replay a single paragraph, repeat it, and record yourself
• Compare your voice with the speaker's, with no scores and no pressure
• Recordings stay on your device and are deleted when you finish
REVIEW THAT STICKS
• Practice saved words with spaced-repetition flashcards
• Hear the pronunciation, try saying it, and rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy
• See each word again with the lesson sentence you found it in
LEARN YOUR WAY
• Browse the full library by level and topic, or pick any story for today
• Keep listening in the mini player while you use the rest of the app, including on the lock screen
• Designed for iPhone and iPad, in light or dark mode
• Not sure of your level? Take an optional two-minute listening check
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account needed. Your progress, saved words and recordings stay on your device.
PLUS
Learning is free. Plus removes every ad, including banners and ads between lessons. Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.
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Start today's lesson. It takes about ten minutes.
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Make every lesson more useful with Words in this story. During audio lessons, explore key vocabulary, jump to where each term was used, hear it in context, and save it for review.
On supported Apple Intelligence devices running iOS 26, new private, on-device study tools can explain a word, simplify a line, check your understanding, create an extra review challenge, and recap your learning week.
This update also improves clarity and polish throughout the lesson experience.
The developer, Andie Nguyen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Andie Nguyen
- Size
- 185.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Plus Yearly USD 14.99
- Plus Monthly USD 1.99
- Remove Ads USD 4.99
- Copyright
- © Andie
