Vāk
Sanskrit, spoken and written
- Status
- In development
- Year
- 2026
- Stack
- Swift · SwiftUI
- Disciplines
- Language
01 · Brief
Sanskrit apps tend to be flashcards or scripture readers. Vāk aims to be the best way to learn Sanskrit on a phone: read it, speak it and understand why it works, in short daily sessions.
- units in the first section
- 12
- lessons, roughly, each reviewer-approved
- 60
- base languages: English and Hindi
- 2
02
Who it’s for
Diaspora adults who can’t read Devanagari yet, yoga learners who only know terms in Roman letters, Hindi speakers who want to understand ślokas, and anyone curious about a classical language.
03
Devanagari is the hero
On learning screens the Sanskrit is the largest, most beautiful thing. The look is warm and rooted (ink, palm-leaf manuscripts, turmeric, tulsi, kumkum) with no temple clichés.
- 01SanskritKit compares answers without ever ignoring vowel length, aspiration or visarga
- 02Devanagari ⇄ IAST transliteration is checked against thousands of reference pairs
- 03Human audio at normal and slow speed
04
What 1.0 ships with
iPhone first, iOS 26 and up. Section 1, spaced-repetition reviews, “Why?” cards that explain the grammar, streaks, widgets and a skip test for people who already read Devanagari.
Status
In development for iPhone. Screens are private until launch.