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Soya, the offline reader for four language ladders

soyalearn.com ↗ · Learning & Exams · score 86.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

Soya rewrites links and book titles into level-appropriate Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, with readings, word explanations, lessons, and practice games.

Why it surfaced

This is unusually concrete language-learning software: 406 lessons, more than 26,000 graded words, five offline games, and separate HSK, JLPT, and TOPIK pathways are bundled into the download. The homepage says the app is free, requires no account, subscription, ads, or trackers, and is currently in App Store and Google Play review.

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