Import something interesting
Start with pasted text, a web article, or a YouTube video. On Premium, that includes 50 hours of YouTube a month — two videos a day, two hours each.
AI stories for language learners
Generate a story in any language, then read and listen.
Tell Island Gorilla what you want to read. It writes an original story at your level, in the language you're learning — then you read it with tap-to-translate word lookup and listen to it read aloud, sentence by sentence.
No credit card to start — your first 2 stories are free. Unlock everything with a one-time purchase, no subscription.
Your story
Le cafe du matin
Je prends un cafe en lisant les nouvelles du jour.
Tap nouvelles for an instant translation.
Listen
Read aloud
The current sentence highlights as it plays.
Download the audio for offline listening.
Three steps from content to a finished deck
Island Gorilla is for learners who already trust Anki and just want a faster way to feed it real, interesting material.
Study and tap to save
Click any word or phrase to see what it means in context. Island Gorilla keeps the translation, the sentence it came from, and that sentence's translation — everything a good card needs.
Export a deck with audio
One click prepares your saved vocabulary for Anki with audio for the word and the full sentence — natural Chirp HD voices wherever Google offers them.
Interactive study
Learn naturally. Save only what stops you.
Every word is clickable. Select whole phrases, switch between light and dark, and keep the surrounding sentence so your Anki cards still make sense days later.
- Click-to-translate words and phrases, sentence context kept
- Clean vocabulary capture focused on your Anki workflow
- Light and dark modes for longer sessions
YouTube import
Learn from the videos you'd watch anyway
Paste a YouTube link and Island Gorilla creates a timestamped transcript beside the video. Tap words as you watch — no subtitle files, no juggling tabs.
- 50 hours of YouTube import every month on Premium
- Up to two videos a day, two hours each
- Your remaining monthly time always visible in the app
Anki export
The whole point: your words, in Anki
This is what Island Gorilla is built around. It doesn't try to out-Anki Anki — it does the tedious part for you, turning every word you saved into clean, audio-rich Anki cards.
- Target word or phrase, plus its translation
- The original sentence and its translation
- Audio for both the word and the full sentence
One simple price
Start free. Upgrade when you want unlimited content, YouTube import, and Anki export with audio.
Free
$0
Kick the tires — study, look up, and save words.
- 3 texts in your library
- 50 word lookups a month
- Word audio
- Vocabulary tracking
Island Gorilla Premium
$20/month
Everything you need to turn real content into Anki decks.
- Unlimited texts and word lookups
- Web link and YouTube video import
- 50 hours of YouTube a month
- Anki export with word and sentence audio
- Full-text translation and audio
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from LingQ or ReadLang?
Those apps are great for studying content, but your vocabulary mostly stays inside them. Island Gorilla works the other way around: you study articles and videos, but everything you save is built to leave — as real Anki cards with audio, sentence context, and translations. If you already review in Anki, you'll feel at home.
Does Island Gorilla replace Anki?
No, and it doesn't try to. The workflow ends in Anki — the reviewer you already trust. Island Gorilla just helps you make the cards from interesting content.
What's actually in the Anki export?
Every card has the target word or phrase, its translation, the sentence it appeared in, that sentence's translation, audio for the word, and audio for the sentence. Import it into Anki and start reviewing.
Do I need a browser extension?
No. You import articles by pasting text or a URL right inside the app — there's no extension to install and nothing to read on third-party sites.
Your next Anki deck starts with real content.
Get started for free, study something you actually care about, and export your first Anki deck — with audio — today.
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