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Learn English by reading what actually interests you
English has more accessible content than any other language: news, shows, forums, articles. Lira trains you to understand real texts at your level, not textbook dialogue.
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- ✗Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu: vocabulary out of context
- ✓Lira: real content, at your level
- ✓Lira: free
Quick verdict
- ✗Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu: vocabulary out of context
- ✓Lira: real content, at your level
- ✓Lira: free
Why learn English by reading
Nearly unlimited real content
News, subtitled shows, forums, technical articles: you'll never run out of text at your level, on your topics.
Vocabulary that comes back at the right time
FSRS schedules each review right before you're about to forget a word, for retention that lasts months, not a week.
You choose what you read
Import an article, a novel excerpt, or a newsletter: Lira calibrates the difficulty automatically, no assigned textbook.
A word translated, without leaving the text
She decided to pursue her studies abroad.
From A1 to C1, at your pace
Lira calibrates every text to your real level from the first reading, and adjusts difficulty as you progress, with no placement test locking you into a fixed label.
FSRS
Spaced repetition (FSRS)
FSRS calculates, for every word, the exact moment you're about to forget it, and resurfaces it right before that happens. Retention climbs in steps and stabilizes, instead of declining like a list crammed once.
Vocabulary retention over time
I read Guardian articles now, a year after I started.
Julia, 32
I quit Duolingo after six months without real progress. With Lira I'm reading real news in three months.
Marco, 27
My school English was a disaster. Reading what I actually care about changed everything.
Sara, 24
Why not just Duolingo, Babbel, or Busuu?
Those apps teach vocabulary out of context through repetitive drills. Lira trains you directly on real content, with memorization scheduled in the background.
| Duolingo | Babbel | Busuu | Lira | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understands real text | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Long-term memory (FSRS) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Content you choose | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free | ~ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
Go further
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Learn English by Reading: The Method That Actually Works
Learn English by reading real texts with Lira: tame irregular spelling, phrasal verbs, and silent letters through repeated exposure instead of rule memorization.
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