Free for iPhone, iPad and Android

Learn English with Pip

Read stories, speak in real situations and practise every new word, at your own level. From first words to advanced English.

  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play
  • No ads
  • No sign-in
  • Works offline
An article in PipTalk, read aloud to Pip: the words already read have turned green, and Pip is listening.

For every age

One ladder, from first words to advanced English

  • Young children

    Short picture stories from the very first words, with every word read aloud. Best with a grown-up nearby.

  • School students

    Stories, articles and conversations at their own level, with spelling, writing and test-style practice, on their own.

  • Adults

    Articles, emails and opinions up to advanced English, and real-life conversations, from the doctor to a job interview.

Read

148 stories and articles, each a whole lesson

Picture stories for beginners; nature, science, history, emails, notices and opinions as you climb. New words first, then reading with a natural voice, questions, spelling and, from the middle levels, writing.

  • Read aloud to PipWith the microphone on, Pip listens to every page and every new word, follows you word by word, and says any word you miss so you can say it again.
  • Stars for how it wentStars show how well you read aloud and answered.
  • Tap any wordHear it, and see its meaning in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Vietnamese.
The Reading Corner: article cards such as How a Frog Grows and Why Do We Need Trees?, with stars on the finished ones.
A page of the article Why Do We Need Trees?, with the words already read aloud in green.

Speak

Travel the world, and speak in real life

In every scene you hear it, read it aloud, then play your part in the conversation.

  • Around the WorldA trip for every level, from a family holiday to Guam to a youth forum on the world stage: 233 conversations on trains, in hotels, at markets and when things go wrong.
  • Real Life180 everyday situations, from the doctor and the bank to a haircut and a job interview, each written for all nine levels.
Around the World: the next stops of the trip, and a globe with the route from New York.
A Real Life conversation, Ordering at a Restaurant, with the learner's line ready to read aloud.

Practise

Practise every word you meet

Every word and phrase from your reading and conversations goes into My Words.

  • Daily Review brings each one back just before it’s forgotten.
  • Bubble Pop for listening, Spelling Bee (type it, or say the letters) and Say It for speaking.
  • A 10-question test-style drill for your level.
The Practice tab: My Words, Daily Review, Bubble Pop and Spelling Bee.

My Hero

Learn more, grow your hero

Make your own hero. Reading and speaking earn Power and coins.

  • Level up, and watch your hero grow stronger.
  • Earn badges, and a passport stamp for every place on your trip.
  • Dress your hero from the wardrobe.
My Hero: a learner's hero at level 7, ready to be dressed from the wardrobe.

Nine levels, one ladder

Start at the right level

Each level shows a real sentence from its own stories, and Pip reads it aloud, so choosing is easy. Pip suggests moving up when you’re ready, and never changes your level by itself.

Not sure? Find my level. About ten quick questions, which get harder or easier as you answer, suggest where to start.

The levels match the EIKEN® grades, from before Grade 5 up to Grade 1.

  1. Pre-5First words · before Grade 5

    Pip has a red kite.

  2. Grade 5CEFR A1

    A bee has six legs and two wings.

  3. Grade 4CEFR A1

    Pandas have strong teeth to bite the hard bamboo.

  4. Grade 3CEFR A1–A2

    Last Saturday, my table tennis club joined a big tournament in our city.

  5. Grade Pre-2CEFR A2

    While we are sleeping, our brains and bodies are doing a lot of important work.

  6. Grade Pre-2 PlusCEFR A2–B1

    Engineers give the computer a huge amount of text that has already been translated by humans.

  7. Grade 2CEFR B1

    Many teenagers check their phones in bed, watching just one more video or answering one more message before turning off the light.

  8. Grade Pre-1CEFR B2

    Coral reefs cover only a tiny fraction of the ocean floor, yet they support an extraordinary proportion of marine life.

  9. Grade 1CEFR C1

    Before printing, books were copied by hand, a laborious process that made them scarce and expensive and allowed errors to multiply with every copy.

Private and safe

Calm, private and safe for every learner

Made for every age, including young children.

  • No ads, no purchases

    Free, with no in-app purchases and no links out of the app.

  • No sign-in

    No account to make. Several learners can share one device, each with their own progress.

  • No tracking

    No analytics and no third-party code that collects data. Nothing about you is sent to us.

  • Speech stays on the device

    With the microphone on, speech is recognised on the device only. No audio is stored or sent.

  • Your progress, your cloud

    Progress stays on the device, and on iPhone and iPad in your own iCloud too. On Android, the phone’s own backup keeps it.

  • Works offline

    After a one-time download of Pip’s natural voice on Wi-Fi, everything works without the internet.

Now on iPhone, iPad and Android

Free, with no ads and no sign-in.

  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play