Features

What you can do with Kalima

Every feature below is in the app today, shown in a real screenshot. One new word every day, the whole alphabet, widgets and the last 7 days of words.

One word a day, ready when you are

Each morning brings a new word or phrase with its sound, its chat spelling and its meaning. Forms for a man, a woman or a group sit right below it.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.

Kalima's Today screen showing the word mabsut, happy, in Arabic with its chat spelling, a Listen button and its forms for a man, a woman and a group. — Today's word, with its sound and its forms.

Learn to read, one letter at a time

All 28 letters show their four shapes in a word, how they sound and words that use them. The alphabet is free.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.

The alphabet screen for the letter ayn, with its four shapes in a word and example words. — Every letter, with its four shapes.

Words come back before they fade

Practice this week's words for free. With Premium, every word you've learned returns just before you'd forget it.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.

A review question in dark mode asking what an Arabic word means, with four answers to choose from. — Review brings words back before they fade.

Phrases for real situations

Six packs cover food and ordering, family and in-laws, taxis, shopping, love and the doctor. The first three words of each are free.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.

The Words screen listing the words learned so far, the alphabet and the phrase packs. — Every word you've met, and the phrase packs.

Read it the way people type it

Turn off the vowel marks and the chat spelling when you're ready, and Kalima shows Arabic as it appears in messages and on signs.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.

Today's word in dark mode without vowel marks or chat spelling, the way people type Arabic. — Read Arabic the way people type it.

Kalima is coming soon to iPhone.

Learn spoken Levantine Arabic one word a day, with audio, chat spelling, the alphabet and review. The daily word is free on iPhone, with no account.

Coming to the App Store

One new word every day, the whole alphabet, widgets and the last 7 days of words.

For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.