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Tinkrite

Think, write and be creative.

Dictation practice that marks every word

You can understand a language long before you can write it. Listening and reading train you to recognise words; writing is what makes you produce them — the spelling, the agreement, the small marks that change a meaning. Those settle when it is your own hand putting them on the page, one word at a time.

That is what Tinkrite is for. Tinky reads a story aloud, you write it on paper, and every word comes back marked — with the reason it was wrong, not just a cross. Then you invent stories of your own.

  • Coming soon to App Store
  • Coming soon to Google Play

Not released yet — both listings are on the way.

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Your AI reading partner

Meet Tinky

Tinky is the bookworm who runs every session — and the AI behind all of it. He writes the dictations, and reads one aloud in his own synthesised voice: once at story speed, then slowly enough to write down, then once more to check.

When you have finished, he reads your handwriting back from the photo you take, marks it word by word and tells you why something was wrong. He builds the bonus exercises out of that same text — and in Story Duo he stops being a teacher and becomes a co-author, taking turns writing a story with you.

3 steps

How a dictation works

Pencil and paper, the way it is done at school. The phone reads and marks; the writing happens off-screen.

  1. Listen first

    Tinky reads the whole story once at story speed. Just listen — no writing yet.

  2. Write it down

    Tinky reads slowly, bit by bit. Write down every word you hear on your paper.

  3. Check & fix

    One last read at normal speed. Follow along and fix any spelling.

From paper to score

Handwriting in, real corrections out

When the dictation ends, you photograph the page. Tinkrite reads the handwriting, compares it to the text, and returns a score with every mistake explained — spelling, grammar, an extra word, a missing one.

  1. Listen
  2. Write on paper
  3. Photograph the page
  4. Tinky marks it
  5. Word-by-word correction

After the dictation

More than a dictation

Every dictation unlocks bonus exercises built from the text you just wrote, so the practice stays on the same words rather than jumping somewhere new.

  • Verb identification

    Find the verbs in the text, then say whether each is an infinitive or conjugated, and in which tense.

  • Conjugation drill

    Type the correct form of each verb for every pronoun. One point per fully-correct row.

  • Vocabulary cloze

    Put the missing words back into the passage before the timer runs out. Capitals and accents don't matter.

  • Story Spinner

    Spin three word cards — a thing, an action, a place — and write a short story that uses all of them.

Story Duo

Writing is not only copying

A dictation asks you to get someone else's words right. A story asks you for words of your own — and that is a different kind of thinking. You have to invent something that was not there, decide what happens next, and find the words that carry it. That is the part that stays with you long after a score is forgotten.

  • Think it up

    There is no right answer waiting to be matched. You decide who the story is about and what happens next — and reaching for an idea makes you reach for words nobody would have handed you. Spelling stops being a test and becomes something you need in order to be understood.

  • Take turns with Tinky

    A coin flip decides who opens, then you alternate a part at a time. Stuck? Tinky offers a continuation — accept it, or send it back and ask for another idea. You give the finished story its title.

  • Share it with other learners

    Publish a finished story to the Library and other learners can read it and react. Knowing someone will actually read it is a better reason to write carefully than any score.

Every author began the same way — with a story nobody had asked them to write. Keep going: the next Beatrix Potter has to come from somewhere.

Keeping it up

A level that follows you

  • Adapts as you practise

    Each language starts at a CEFR level from A1 to C2. It is only a starting point — the level adjusts on its own as the scores come in.

  • Streaks and sparks

    A daily challenge, a streak worth protecting, and sparks earned for finished work — enough to come back for, not enough to grind.

  • Six worlds to choose from

    Everyday Life, The Wild, Places & Journeys, People & Feelings, How Things Work, and Once Upon a Time.

Languages

Practise in English or French

  • English
  • Français

The app follows the device language on first launch and can be switched at any time. The choice changes both the interface and the dictations you practise, and you can work on both languages at once, each with its own level.