Stop studying. Start reading.
TTMIK Stories helps you learn Korean naturally through 1,000+ original stories across 10 levels — covering everything from daily life and culture to business, mystery, and more.
Your Learning Journey:
Stories is built around an immersive learning flow that connects reading, listening, and deep understanding.
- Read: Start with stories made for your level. Tap any word to see the meaning instantly.
- Go Deeper: Understand every sentence with translations and grammar notes that explain the why, not just the what.
- Listen: Follow along as professional voice actors bring each story to life. Train your ear with natural Korean pronunciation and intonation.
- Write: Put what you learned into your own words and turn passive reading into active Korean ability.
- Review: Reinforce new words with quizzes and flashcards, built from the stories you already read.
- Challenge: Build your streak, track your progress, and earn certificates that show how far you've come.
Main Features:
- 1,000+ Graded Stories: Original Korean stories across 10 levels, designed around the TTMIK curriculum and TOPIK vocabulary. Topics range from daily life and culture to mystery and business.
- Tap Any Word: Instantly see definitions without leaving the story. Keep reading without breaking your flow.
- Translations & Grammar Notes: Deepen comprehension with sentence-by-sentence translations and grammar explanations.
- Audio by Professional Voice Actors: Listen to clear, natural Korean while following highlighted text.
- Writing Practice: Reinforce what you’ve learned by expressing it in your own words.
- Vocabulary Review: Review words you’ve already seen in context through quizzes and flashcards. Words are sorted automatically based on your learning progress.
- Progress Tracking & Certificates: Save your study history, build consistency, and complete the 20-Day Challenge to earn a Reading Club certificate.
Perfect for:
- Beginners who want to start reading real Korean from day one.
- Intermediate learners who want to grow vocabulary and comprehension through context.
- Advanced learners who want to read natural, modern Korean with more depth.
- Anyone who wants to enjoy Korean, not just study it.
What You’ll Experience:
TTMIK Stories is more than a reading app. It’s the bridge between finishing a textbook and actually reading Korean.
- Feel the joy of finishing a story — in Korean — from beginning to end.
- Build vocabulary and grammar naturally through stories you actually want to read.
- Stay consistent with daily challenges, streaks, and certificates that make progress visible.
Proven by 1.5M+ Learners:
- Built on 14 years of Korean language expertise, TTMIK Stories is trusted by over 1.5 million learners across 190 countries.
- With 45 textbooks and more than 1,700 expert video lessons created by true Korean educators, we bring proven learning methods refined through years of experience.
Learn Korean with confidence — guided by the same team behind one of the world’s most trusted Korean learning platforms.
Start reading real Korean today with TTMIK Stories.
Download now and start your 7-day free trial.
Read a little each day — and feel your Korean become more natural with every story.
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Korean stories is a great way to accelerate reading speed and word acquistion
Brian V.d. Lim
Despite having reservations about the price and the membership being separate from the other TTMIK content, I took the plunge because there really is little other accessible/graded reading available for a beginner/early intermediate learner, and despite studying Korean grammar on and off for a few years nothing every really stuck. After one month using TTMIK stories and getting most of the way through levels 1-4 my reading comprehension and speed have both greatly improved and my retained vocabulary has definitely also greatly expanded. The in app native audio also really helps link reading/spelling to pronunciation of words for verbal recognition in your brain. It also helps that the stories while short and simple, are generally interesting to read on their own. The stories are a perfect mix of sad, funny, informational and interesting and help convey a bit of Korean culture as well! Because of the price I don’t think I can ever justify a continuous subscription but I plan on using it until/if it becomes to advanced for my level, and if that happens coming back once I have studied more grammar again. Even once I have completed everything I can see myself subbing for a month periodically just to speed-read and review. My literal only nitpick of the app itself is I wish the vocab review tool was better. I wish the quizzing order was somewhat random, as it always defaults to the order you added the words in and has little customization. Id prefer an ability to review in random order to better facilitate random recall. And by the nature of Korean verbs any words with 다 that have a english translation of “to X something” should have both answers have that not to make it a giveaway, and vice versa for nouns not having the wrong answer be a prompt of “to do X”. Overall this isn’t enough to reduce the experience and isn’t a main function, but I just focus on not trying to memorize the words and acquire them, but this function being better would make it easier to review the small subset of words that never seem to stick despite knowing I’ve seen them 10-20 times already. Ill end the review by saying no matter what happens, if I’m ever able to speak to and understand my Korean in-laws in casual normal paced conversation, and listen to and understand Korean radio comedy shows with my wife it will be in large thanks to TTMIK stories and the original grammar courses. 정말 장말 감사합니다!
Developer Response
Thank you for your detailed feedback on our TTMIK Stories app. We are happy to hear that you've improved your Korean skills by practicing on this app.We've improved the quiz feature and now you can randomize the order of the vocab quiz whenever you want to! Please check it out on the app :) We understand what you mean, and we will continue to improve the app to provide you with the best learning experience.정말 정말 감사합니다! We hope you enjoy your learning journey!
Improved my skill level
브리1995
I was a bit apprehensive about buying the app because of the cost, but I’ve found it to be worth it when it comes to improving my reading skills. It’s easy to use and after a few weeks I can already see my improvement!
Developer Response
We're glad that you find our app easy to use, and we're grateful for your support. It is so nice that you've found our app worth the price as it helps you improve your reading skills (also listening skills!) 감사합니다 :)
- We've had routine maintenance and optimized the app.
- We've made general enhancements to ensure the app runs smoothly.
Version 1.18.1
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Information
Seller
G9
Size
182.2 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
