I built Lela because Duolingo didn't work for me. 400+ days of streaks and I still couldn't read a news article. Lela takes a different approach: learn by reading real content. 1. Browse articles from top news sources or share any webpage 2. Every word shows its translation inline — just read naturally 3. Tap words you know to build your vocabulary 4. Quiz yourself with flashcards made from your words No streaks. No cartoon owls. Just reading — the way languages were always meant to be learned.
Hey PH! 👋
I'm Pung, the solo dev behind LelaAI.
Quick backstory: I had a 400+ day Duolingo streak and still couldn't read a German newspaper. That bugged me.
Research backs this up, extensive reading is one of the most effective ways to acquire a language, yet most apps ignore it completely.
So I built LelaAI. The idea is dead simple: read things you actually care about, in the language you're learning, with translations right there when you need them. Over time, you tap fewer and fewer words. That's real progress not XP points.
A few things I'm proud of:
- Explore tab — fresh articles daily from real news sources (Tagesschau, BBC Mundo, Le Monde, and more) so you always have something to read
- Flashcard quizzes — test yourself on words you've actually learned from reading, not random vocabulary lists
- Zero cloud dependency for translations — everything runs through Apple's on-device Translation framework, so it's fast and private
- Share extension — see an interesting article in Safari? Share it to Lela and start reading with translations instantly
- No engagement tricks — no streaks, no lives, no ads. Just reading.
Would love your feedback. What languages are you learning? What kind of content would you want to read?
About LelaAI on Product Hunt
“Learn languages by reading real articles”
LelaAI launched on Product Hunt on March 24th, 2026 and earned 132 upvotes and 22 comments, placing #12 on the daily leaderboard. I built Lela because Duolingo didn't work for me. 400+ days of streaks and I still couldn't read a news article. Lela takes a different approach: learn by reading real content. 1. Browse articles from top news sources or share any webpage 2. Every word shows its translation inline — just read naturally 3. Tap words you know to build your vocabulary 4. Quiz yourself with flashcards made from your words No streaks. No cartoon owls. Just reading — the way languages were always meant to be learned.
On the analytics side, LelaAI competes within Education, Languages and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 558.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how LelaAI performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted LelaAI?
LelaAI was hunted by Worathiti Pung. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of LelaAI including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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