Get your claws into German.

Read any text, hear it in a native voice, learn the words that catch your eye.

Tonight's read · B1

The lobster snips the German sentence into English

What do you want to read in German?

Pick a text, tap the words that catch your eye, press play. This is the app, on a web page.

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Your catch

Lesen.

to read

Read what you actually care about

Your novel, today's news, that letter from the Amt. Paste a text, drop a link, or snap a photo, and it opens as comfortable reading at your level.

Pasteany text, straight in
Linkan article by URL
FilePDF and more
Photosnap a page or a letter

Hören.

to listen

Hear your text the way a native reads it

Ten voices from Hamburg to Zürich, each with its own character. Slow a sentence to 0.75×, replay it, shadow it with the screen locked.

LauraHamburg · calm and smooth
OttoBerlin · deep and unhurried
GretaWien · soft and thoughtful
BrunoZürich · low and reassuring

…and six more in the app.

Verstehen.

to understand

Translation that understands idioms

Tone, idioms, the small words that change the meaning. Reading Lobster translates between German and your language at the level of meaning, whichever your language is. Word cards come explained the same way.

„Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof."
word for wordI only understand train station.
what it meansIt's all Greek to me.
„Das ist mir Wurst."
word for wordThat's sausage to me.
what it meansI couldn't care less.
„Ich drück dir die Daumen."
word for wordI press my thumbs for you.
what it meansFingers crossed for you.

Fangen.

to catch

Catch words and train them

Tap a word to catch it as a card with its own context. Train your catch in a light trainer: hear it, recall it, write it. Each card returns until it sticks, and the learned percentage grows.

das Gewitter
thunderstorm · from „Der Nachtzug"
Gewitt
Your catch · 71 words67% learned

Three shelves of reading

A catalog that reads like a bookshelf

Stories, articles and classics curated for each level from B1 to C2. Open one and it comes with audio, translations and catchable words.

The lobster reading a book

Start free, go Pro when you're hooked

Free

$0
forever
  • Full catalog at your level
  • 50 word catches a month
  • Trainer for your catch
  • Listening on catalog texts
Pro

Pro

$9.99
per month · or $89 per year
  • Everything in Free
  • Your own texts: paste, link, file, photo
  • AI stories written around your words
  • All ten voices, 40 min of audio a month
  • 300 catches and pages a month

Questions, answered

What levels does Reading Lobster support?
B1 to C2. You set your level once, and the catalog, AI stories and word cards match it. On C1 and C2, cards explain German in German.
Which languages does it translate to?
Any language, English is the default. Translations and word cards follow the language you choose in settings.
What does the free plan include?
The full catalog at your level, 50 word catches a month and the trainer. Importing your own texts and AI stories live in Pro.
Does it work offline?
Texts you have opened stay readable offline. Generating audio and new word cards uses a connection.
How do I cancel?
In your App Store subscription settings, anytime. Your Pro features stay active until the end of the paid period.
Is there an Android version?
Reading Lobster lives on iPhone today.

Your first catch is a tap away.

Free to start. The catalog is open.