HelloStory: Japanese Stories
Education
Read Japanese stories with translations and native audio recordings!
- Rating
- 4.9
- 227 ratings
- Downloads
- 7.5K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Aug 3
- 2026 · v1.0.10
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About HelloStory: Japanese Stories
HelloStory helps you truly use the Japanese you've learned by reading stories at your level—and it's completely free.
As a graded reading app, HelloStory offers a wide variety of stories tailored to different JLPT levels, helping you apply Japanese effectively while mastering natural expressions.
Our features help you not only read but truly understand each story:
★ Dive into Stories of Your Level
Enjoy engaging tales across a wide range of topics, crafted by experienced native authors to reflect real, natural Japanese.
★ Instant Understanding Made Easy
Access professional, bilingual translations for every word and sentence—no more guessing, just clear meaning in real time.
★ Listen and Learn Naturally
Immerse yourself in audio recordings by native speakers. Sharpen your listening skills and perfect your pronunciation effortlessly.
★ Multiple Display Modes
Toggle between Kanji, Hiragana, or Romaji to help you recognize and read Japanese characters with confidence.
★ Save and Master Challenging Words
Add tricky vocabulary to your personalized wordlist. Our AI-powered flashcards prioritize what you need most, ensuring focused review and long-term retention.
★ Completely Free
All stories and features are available at no cost—no hidden fees, no clickbait.
Start reading to boost your Japanese skills today with HelloStory!
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Have any questions? Feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Privacy Policy: https://www.yuspeak.com/hellostory/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://www.yuspeak.com/hellostory/terms.html
As a graded reading app, HelloStory offers a wide variety of stories tailored to different JLPT levels, helping you apply Japanese effectively while mastering natural expressions.
Our features help you not only read but truly understand each story:
★ Dive into Stories of Your Level
Enjoy engaging tales across a wide range of topics, crafted by experienced native authors to reflect real, natural Japanese.
★ Instant Understanding Made Easy
Access professional, bilingual translations for every word and sentence—no more guessing, just clear meaning in real time.
★ Listen and Learn Naturally
Immerse yourself in audio recordings by native speakers. Sharpen your listening skills and perfect your pronunciation effortlessly.
★ Multiple Display Modes
Toggle between Kanji, Hiragana, or Romaji to help you recognize and read Japanese characters with confidence.
★ Save and Master Challenging Words
Add tricky vocabulary to your personalized wordlist. Our AI-powered flashcards prioritize what you need most, ensuring focused review and long-term retention.
★ Completely Free
All stories and features are available at no cost—no hidden fees, no clickbait.
Start reading to boost your Japanese skills today with HelloStory!
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Have any questions? Feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Privacy Policy: https://www.yuspeak.com/hellostory/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://www.yuspeak.com/hellostory/terms.html
What’s new
Version 1.0.10 · Updated August 3, 2026
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
User reviews
So far this app is incredible!! Short stories in many different learning levels and you can adjust what you want displayed in terms of hiragana or kanji. The UI is simple, there's a dark mode, and even audio playback. If you don't know a word in the reading, add it to your word list and then you can review it like a...
I'm surprised that such a useful app is free. It's fantastic. Lots of graded texts, a seamlessly integrated dictionary, a review system for new/tricky words you find, and it's customizable for different levels of reading ability. The user experience is nice and smooth, too. It's easy to navigate and keep things orga...
It's very good to hear Japanese stories as you know more words and vocabulary in it too.
really good to practice reading Japanese in all levels.
I love YuSpeak App, and I think this is good as well. I hope YuSpeak adds N3 and N2 level.
this app is really helpful for me i already know hiragana perfectly and basic japanese and app help me to read before i struggle with reding but after this i feel more easy i want to say Arigatōgozaimasu 😚😎
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