Parallel Books
Books
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Become fluent in a new language. Read a book in your new tongue while having a parallel copy in your native language handy for reference. Now thanks to Parallel Books, this technique is available on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Translations will automatically stay in sync, leaving you free to be immersed in the words on the page. Reading a book in two different languages at the same time has never been easier!
- Includes some books used in the UK for language learning, A-Level and Pre-U. More to be added soon.
- Designed for people learning a new language.
- Displays a book simultaneously in two different languages.
- Translations stay in sync as you read.
- Stretchy, “chewing gum" overlay visually connects parallel content.
- Chewing gum overlay can be hidden.
- Translations can be displayed in two columns on the screen, or a each translation can fill an entire screen.
- Continuously scrolls or pages through content without needing to change mode.
- Double tapping hides tool bars, giving more space.
- Multicoloured highlights and searchable notes can be added.
- Includes day and night themes.
- Currently books are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Korean, Arabic plus more.
- Some books include multiple translations in the same language; ideal for literature and translation students.
- The Parallel Books App is in development for other platforms.
- New books are being added all the time.
- All books are currently FREE.
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Information
- Provider
- High Tea IT Limited
- Size
- 2.5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humour
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
- Copyright
- © 2013 - 2026 Hight Tea IT ltd.