Learn English by listening.

Lispora turns short, beautifully produced podcasts into a focused English-learning experience — with live transcripts, TOEFL & IELTS-style quizzes, and a streak that keeps you coming back.

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Android version coming soon

Lispora home screen featuring The History of Money series

Why Lispora

Listening practice that actually sticks.

Six features designed to turn passive listening into active learning.

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Curated Series

Episodes are grouped into themed series so each listen builds on the last — vocabulary, ideas and context all reinforce one another.

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Live Transcripts

Follow every word as it's spoken. Tap any timestamped line to jump back, re-listen, and lock in tricky phrases.

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TOEFL & IELTS-style Quizzes

Each episode ends with comprehension questions in the format of real exams, so you practice and prepare at the same time.

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Streaks & Stats

Longest streak, total stars, episodes completed, active days — just enough numbers to keep momentum.

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Achievements

Listener, Streak and Mastery badges unlock as you grow — First Listen, Week Warrior, Dialog Master and more.

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Dark & Light Mode

Designed for both themes, with audio you can listen to anywhere — commute, gym, or in bed.

Explore

Worlds to listen your way through.

Pick a topic you actually care about — your English will follow.

English Essentials🎓

History & Events🏛

Nature & Environment🌿

Science & Technology🔬

Daily Life🏠

Culture & Society🎨

The Player

One player. Two ways to listen.

Switch between Listen and Transcript at the top of the player — without ever leaving the episode. Skip 15 seconds, change speed, set a sleep timer, or jump straight into the quiz when you're done.

Listen / Transcript toggle at the top of every episode
15-second skip back & forward, plus playback speed
Sleep timer for listening at night
“Take the Quiz” the moment the episode ends

Lispora player with Listen mode active, showing Idioms with Sarah episode

Transcript & Translation

Read every line. Translate any line.

The transcript moves with the audio — the line being spoken stays in focus while everything around it dims. Tap any line to see a clean side-by-side translation in your native language.

Current line highlighted as the audio plays
Timestamped lines — tap to jump to that moment
Inline translation panel with original + your language
Read along to bridge spelling, sound and meaning

Transcript with translation panel showing English and Spanish side by side

Series & Hosts

Quality sounds. One series at a time.

Each series is hosted by its own teacher — Confusing Words with Liam, Grammar with James, Idioms with Sarah, Phrasal Verbs with Emma — with focused episodes you can finish on a commute.

Themed series with a clear beginning and end
Familiar hosts so your ear adjusts faster
Short, focused episodes — usually 5 to 10 minutes
Save, bookmark and download for offline listening

Lispora series shelf with four hosted English-learning series

Comprehension Quiz

TOEFL & IELTS-style questions.

Every episode ends with a short quiz written in the format of real exams — listening comprehension, vocabulary in context, inference. Practice the language and the test at the same time.