Open the app and snap a picture of the page you’re reading. No typing, no scrolling, no losing your place.
A dictionary in your pocket
Read books. Look up words. Remember them.
Real Reading turns the physical book on your desk into a guided reading experience. Photograph a page, get clear definitions for the words you don’t know, and watch your vocabulary grow.
How it works
1. Photographverb
2. Look upverb
The hard words on the page are transcribed and defined for you in plain English — no obscure synonyms, no circular definitions.
3. Rememberverb
Words you save move into your personal library. Spaced repetition and short games bring them back at the right moment so they stick.
For English learners
Looking up words in a paper dictionary breaks the flow of reading. Looking them up in a generic dictionary app gives you definitions written for native speakers — full of words even harder than the one you started with.
Real Reading was built for intermediate and advanced learners who want to read real books in English. Every definition is rewritten in simple language, your word lists travel with you, and the app keeps out of your way so you can keep reading.
Features
Easy definitions
Definitions written in everyday language — no obscure terms that send beginners back to the dictionary.
Personal word library
Every word you tap is filed in your library, organized into New and Known. Search, browse, and revisit any word later.
Spaced-repetition reviews
The app remembers what you’re still learning and brings those words back just before you’d forget them.
Wordy Invaders
A short vocabulary game. Defend your fleet by recognizing the word that matches the definition.
Get in touch
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