Storions writes original short stories tuned to exactly where you are — from a form, from your voice, or from your own photos, whichever you prefer — then reads them aloud and translates every line back.
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Fill in the form, say what you want out loud, or start from your photos. Any one of them is enough on its own — you never need more than one. Combine them only if you want to.
Choose the language you already think in, and the one you want to grow into. Stories translate back to your base language anytime.
From first words at A1 to fluent nuance at C2. Storions shapes vocabulary, grammar and pace to fit — never too easy, never overwhelming.
A fresh short story appears in seconds — with natural audio narration and a line-by-line translation a tap away.
Tap the mic on the new story screen and describe what you feel like reading — the genre, how long, who's in it. Storions fills in the form, asks about anything it missed, shows you what it heard, and starts writing.
Speak in either language. Your own, or the one you're learning — it works out which.
One question, not twenty. It only asks about what you left out.
You always confirm first. Every choice stays editable before a word is written.
“A mystery in German, set on a night train — a lost letter and two strangers.”
Here's what I heard
Add up to three photos — this morning, last summer, ten years ago. Storions reads what is in them and writes one short story at your level, in the language you are learning.
The order is the plot. Each photo becomes a scene — drag them into the sequence you want.
Photos alone are enough. Nothing else is required. If you want to, you can also describe them out loud or set the theme yourself.
Read once, then deleted. Photo stories start private, and your photos are never shared or kept.
Am Morgen war der Hafen still. Lena hielt den Umschlag fest und ging langsam zum Kai, wo das kleine Boot auf sie wartete.
In the morning the harbour was quiet. Lena held the envelope tightly and walked slowly to the quay, where the small boat was waiting for her.
Read in your target language first. Stuck on a passage? Reveal the full translation in your base language with a single tap, then hide it again and keep going.
Full-story translation toggle — flip the whole text at once, never losing your place.
Faithful, natural translations — meaning over word-for-word, so it actually reads like a story.
Comfortable typography — a quiet, book-like page built for long reading.
25 key words, every story — Storions pulls the words worth learning and defines them in your language, with a quiz mode to test yourself.
Anna stand allein am Bahnsteig. Der Regen fiel leise auf das alte Dach.
Anna stood alone on the platform. The rain fell softly on the old roof.
„Noch zehn Minuten", flüsterte sie und zog ihren Mantel enger.
"Ten more minutes," she whispered, and pulled her coat tighter.
In der Ferne erschien ein Licht. Der Zug kam endlich.
In the distance a light appeared. The train was finally coming.
Narrated by Lena · Native German
Every story is generated with warm, natural narration in your target language. Train your ear, follow along with the text, and slow it down whenever you need to. Rain on the platform, a busy market, a quiet museum at night — subtle ambience follows each scene, so a story sounds like a place, not just a voice.
12
native-sounding voices
0.5–2×
adjustable pace
Publish a story you're proud of and it joins Explore, where any reader can search, read and listen to it. Every public story credits its writer, so your name travels with your work.
Browse and search Explore — filter the community's stories by language and level, separate from your own library.
Share a link, anytime — copy a link to any public story and send it to a friend or post it anywhere.
Family plan keeps private stories close — a story you'd rather not publish can still be shared, just with the members on your Family plan.
A1
Beginner
Simple present, everyday words
A2
Elementary
Short past tense, routines
B1
Intermediate
Connected narratives, opinions
B2
Upper-Int.
Nuance, abstract themes
C1
Advanced
Idiom, literary register
C2
Mastery
Full stylistic subtlety
For the first time, reading in German feels like reading a real book — not a textbook. I finish a story and actually want the next one.
Marie K.
Learning German · 7-month streak
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