Learn
Playlists with a finish line
Curated collections, like the top 50 irregular verbs, give you a concrete end point instead of an endless horizon.
Bounded scope
Language learning without anxiety Just listen.
Step away from gamified streaks, countdown sirens and rote flashcards. Kleoma trains your ear with short spoken dialogues, finite playlists and a restful evening ritual.
Illustration: the Kleoma dialogue player showing two lines of a café conversation in German with English translations, and a bedtime fade timer.
How it works
No dopamine engineering. Every part is bounded, intentional and made for an adult's evening.
Learn
Curated collections, like the top 50 irregular verbs, give you a concrete end point instead of an endless horizon.
Bounded scope
Immerse
Short conversations in real places: a café, a late train, a bookshop. Two voices take turns, so you can answer out loud.
Room to shadow
Absorb
Verb forms like haben, hatte, gehabt and noun genders (der, die, das) are heard in context, with the key forms read out for you.
Acoustic anchors
Return
A short session sized to your daily goal. Miss a day or a month and nothing is lost; you simply light the flame again.
Rekindle anytime
The player
Try the controls. Each one removes a bit of friction so your ear can do the work.
Live preview
Current
"Wir könnten morgen den Zug um acht Uhr nehmen."
"We could take the train tomorrow at eight o'clock."
Finite collections
Top 50 irregular verbs
sein, haben, werden, können, müssen, wollen, wissen, geben…
Essential words
The nouns, phrases and everyday expressions you meet most, in short sets.
When you know where the journey ends, the pressure fades and recall comes more easily.
Evening
Miss a day, a week or a month? Your flame is still there. You light it again when you are ready.
Bedtime mode slows the pace, adds breathing room and fades the audio out over 20 minutes.
Philosophy
What changes when an app is designed for the end of your day instead of for your attention.
| Dimension | Typical gamified apps | Kleoma |
|---|---|---|
| Habit | Streak loss, countdown alarms, streak freezes for sale | A warm flame you can rekindle any time, without penalty |
| Content | Endless flashcard decks that never feel finished | Finite, curated playlists with a clear finish line |
| Main stimulus | Screen-glued taps, noisy effects, cartoon animations | Listening, even with your eyes closed |
| Bedtime | Timers and alerts right before you try to sleep | A short ritual with a gentle fade-out |
Leave frantic drills behind. Learn to understand by listening, at your own pace.
The app is coming soon to iOS and Android.