Simply Fluent Reviews and Details

Questions & Answers

1. What makes Simply Fluent unique?

   • You never look up the same word twice. A word you save shows its meaning above it every time it appears after that
   • It highlights the meaning that fits your sentence when a word has several meanings
   • It detects expressions and idioms and shows what the whole expression means, not a word-by-word translation
   • You read real books, short stories and classics at your level, and translate any word or phrase without leaving the page
   • You can import your own EPUB, PDF and TXT files and read them the same way

2. What's the story behind Simply Fluent?

   • In 2018 I was learning Dutch and not enjoying the apps, the evening classes or the meetups, so I tried to read Harry Potter in Dutch with Google Translate on my phone
   • It was slow and frustrating. I kept looking up the same words, sometimes on the very next page, and gave up after a few pages
   • I wanted to see the meaning right in the text and keep the words I looked up. Nothing did that, so I started building it in the evenings and weekends
   • While testing it I read a few pages every night, and reading became the goal. I finished a book, then another, and after a while I understood spoken Dutch and could watch films without subtitles
   • I used it again for Spanish and Portuguese, and the same thing happened
   • In 2026 I rebuilt it from the ground up as Simply Fluent 2.0, which launched on 28 September 2026

3. Why should a person choose Simply Fluent over its competitors?

   • Most language apps teach you with lessons. Simply Fluent lets you read what you would want to read anyway, and you learn the language from that
   • You never look up the same word twice, so the words you keep meeting get easier over time
   • You get the real meaning of idioms, so you are not left guessing from a word-by-word translation
   • Looking up a word happens in the text, so you do not leave the page or lose your place
   • There is a 30-day Premium trial. After it, the free version keeps your saved words, flashcards and statistics, and gives you a one-time allowance of 150 new lookups. Inviting friends earns more

4. How would you describe the primary audience of Simply Fluent?

   • Language learners at any level who want to learn by reading. Complete beginners can start with the alphabet and the first 100 words in a growing number of languages, then move on to real books
   • Polyglots who read in several languages and want the same way of looking up words in all of them
   • People who already speak a language and want to keep it active and keep building vocabulary, by reading what they would read anyway
   • Self-learners who want to learn on their own, without a class or an app that holds their hand
   • Anyone with their own books, articles or texts they want to read in another language