draw 30 Consonants · 4 Vowels · Apple Pencil

Learn to Write
& Read Tibetan

བོད་ཡིག་འབྲི་ཀློག

Learn the Tibetan alphabet properly, stroke by stroke. Trace every letter with a pen that feels real, with pressure, tilt and accurate stroke order.

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Tracing the Tibetan letter ka in Learn to Write and Read Tibetan

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Write It. Hear It. Know It.

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Tracing the letter ka with a pressure-sensitive calligraphy pen on parchment paper — TraceTrace with a real nib

Stroke order panel showing the four steps of writing ka — Stroke orderAccurate stroke order

Tracing the letter ga with the guide shown behind the stroke — TraceFitted to the headline and baseline

Lesson 1 screen listing the first consonants with colorful letter tiles — LessonsThe 30 consonants, lesson by lesson

Letter card for ka with Hear it, Say it and Your voice buttons — Hear itHear it. Say it. Compare.

Script picker showing all 30 consonants and 4 vowel signs — ScriptsUchen and Ume

Alphabet grid with locked letters waiting to be unlocked — ProgressFree to try, unlock for good

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Learn the Script Properly

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A Pen That Feels Real

Pressure, tilt and rotation all change the stroke, just like a broad-edge calligraphy pen, not a flat digital line. Built for Apple Pencil.

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Accurate Stroke Order

Every letter is fitted to the authentic Uchen headline and baseline, including the tricky ones: the head ornament on tsa, tsha and dza, and the long leg of ka.

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Uchen & Ume Scripts

Learn the formal block script and the cursive headless script. Both are fully supported.

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14 Structured Lessons

The alphabet, vowels, consonant stacks (ya-tak, ra-tak, la-tak), prefixes, suffixes, full syllables and reading practice.

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Audio & Voice Match

Hear every letter, then record yourself and compare your own pronunciation.

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Practice Sheet Mode

Repeat a letter across multiple rows at a smaller size, like a handwriting workbook.

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Quizzes & Flashcards

Test what you have learned and keep it fresh.

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Light & Dark, iPhone & iPad

A comfortable design for every setting and every screen.

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Private by Design

No ads. No accounts. No data collection. Everything runs entirely on your device.

Who It Is For

Free to Try. Yours for Good.

For parents raising Tibetan-reading kids, Buddhist students working through dharma texts, and anyone who wants to learn this script properly, not just recognize a few letters.

Trace ka, kha, ga and nga for free, and every lesson has its first five items free. One simple purchase unlocks the complete alphabet, every lesson and Practice Sheet mode, with no subscription.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Learn to Write & Read Tibetan? expand_more

An iPhone and iPad app that teaches the Tibetan alphabet by tracing. You trace all 30 consonants and 4 vowels with a pressure-sensitive pen, follow accurate stroke order, hear every letter and work through 14 structured lessons.

Where can I get it? expand_more

The app is available on the iOS App Store for iPhone and iPad. It is iOS only.

Do I need an Apple Pencil? expand_more

No. You can trace with your finger, but the pen is built for Apple Pencil: pressure, tilt and rotation all change the stroke like a real broad-edge calligraphy pen.

Is it free? expand_more

It is free to try. Ka, kha, ga and nga can be traced for free, and every lesson has its first five items free. One simple purchase unlocks the complete alphabet, every lesson and Practice Sheet mode for good. There is no subscription.

Which scripts does it teach? expand_more

Both Uchen (the formal block script) and Ume (the cursive headless script).

Does it collect my data? expand_more

No. There are no ads, no accounts and no data collection. Everything runs entirely on your device.

Learn to Write & Read Tibetan

Free to try on iPhone & iPad · iOS only

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