For Russian speakers who need English now
Zoro turns one topic into guided reading: clear English texts, Russian translation by paragraph, IPA for every word, vocabulary review, and a phoenix guide that keeps the work small enough to return tomorrow.
You may recognize this
Most learners do not need another motivational app. They need a way to sit down with English and understand enough today to come back tomorrow.
I want to feel adult, calm, and in control. Not tested every second, not shouted at by streaks, not trapped in beginner content forever.
Pronunciation is unclear, so I avoid speaking. I need IPA and audio in the same place where I meet the word in context.
The exercises are cute, but they do not match my interests. I want texts about tech, travel, music, work, or the topics I actually care about.
I understand separate words, then lose the sentence. I want to keep reading, but translation tabs and dictionary tabs break my focus.
Courses feel slow, but doing nothing feels risky. I want a daily rhythm that prepares me for work, interviews, and normal life abroad.
Words end up in notes, screenshots, and Telegram messages. Later I cannot remember where the word came from or why it mattered.
What people hire today
Duolingo, Lingualeo-style platforms, YouTube, tutors, books, and browser translators can all be useful. The gap appears when you need one connected reading workflow.
Good for habit and simple drills. Weak when you need longer texts, topic depth, technical vocabulary, and Russian support exactly where confusion happens.
Great for feedback. Expensive and scheduled. You still need solo reading between sessions, and that is where many learners disappear.
Good for exposure. Hard to control level, repeat vocabulary, inspect pronunciation, and keep a personal trail of what you actually learned.
Fast for a sentence. Messy for a system. Translation, pronunciation, vocabulary, review, and progress live in separate places.
How the job gets done
Zoro keeps the path short: choose your level and interests, read one topic, listen when needed, save words, then see the same words again in review.
Choose a CEFR range and interests. The reader stops guessing and starts giving you texts that fit your current life.
Open a lesson family: article, podcast, grammar spotlight, story, and phrase toolkit on one topic.
Check Russian translation by paragraph, listen to the sentence, and inspect IPA for words without leaving the text.
Save words, review them with SRS and Card Run, and watch progress without rebuilding your system from scratch.
What changes
Features only matter because they move you from “I should learn English” to “I can handle this paragraph”.
Paragraph translations keep meaning close, so you do not quit after the first hard sentence.
IPA and speech are attached to the real sentence, not hidden in a dictionary tab you may never reopen.
Saved vocabulary stays tied to lessons, Oxford 3000 progress, SRS, and game practice.
Small guided sessions lower the cost of starting, especially on tired evenings after work.
Tech, work, travel, music, and personal interests become practice material instead of random textbook scenes.
The goal is not perfection. The goal is enough confidence to open the next article, docs page, or interview task.
Early user stories
These are representative beta personas written as job stories until enough public testimonials are collected.
“I wanted to read backend articles, but every second paragraph pushed me into Translate. With Zoro I read the article, saved the terms, and reviewed them the next day instead of starting over.”Max, backend developer, B1+
“I was preparing for relocation and felt late. The biggest shift was emotional: one short lesson in the evening became possible, so English stopped being a giant project.”Anna, product manager, B2
“I knew many words visually, but avoided saying them. IPA inside the paragraph made pronunciation less mysterious, and the podcast format helped me hear dialogue rhythm.”Ilya, QA engineer, B1
Simple monetization
The reader should stay useful before payment. Paid plans are for generated lesson volume, synced private lessons, and heavier practice.
For trying the workflow and building the first habit.
For learners who want regular fresh topics around work and interests.
For relocation prep, interview prep, or a focused sprint.
Objections
The biggest risk is not price. It is starting another tool, feeling behind, and abandoning it again.
Start at A2, B1, or B1+. Zoro is built around level ranges and paragraph support, so the first win is understanding one guided text, not proving you are advanced.
No. A tutor is still valuable for live speaking feedback. Zoro handles the solo reading work between lessons: context, pronunciation, vocabulary, repetition, and progress.
The browser reader does not call an external LLM while you study. Lesson content is prepared ahead of time and saved as local or synced session files, so reading stays fast and predictable.
The browser stores profile, vocabulary, Oxford progress, SRS, game progress, stats, and lessons in localStorage for instant use. After sign-in, that state syncs with Supabase so your progress can follow your account.
You can generate lessons elsewhere, and the app supports that workflow. Paid credits are for convenience: level fit, topic history, vocabulary reuse, IPA coverage, translations, and ready-to-open session files.
First step
Use Google for the fastest start, sign in with Telegram, or request a passwordless magic link. After sign-in you land directly in the reader.
Use this if you want your profile, progress, generated lessons, and avatar connected to one account.
Sign in instantly using your Telegram account. No password, no email needed.
Prefer email-only access? Enter your address and open the one-time link on this device.
Start free, no card required. Your first job is simple: open one guided lesson, read it to the end, and keep the words that matter.
Free start. No card. You can still use local lessons.