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Everything you need to practice spoken English with real content and AI feedback.

Who It's For

DeltaDaily is for people who already understand English well — but want to sound more confident, clear, and natural when they speak. Whether you're preparing for a meeting, a presentation, an interview, or a conversation you've been avoiding.

How It Works

  1. Choose a story — start from Editor's Picks (curated daily) or import any NPR story
  2. Listen and read — follow along with timestamped, sentence-synced transcripts
  3. Practice speaking — record yourself, compare with the original, get AI feedback
  4. Build vocabulary — save words from the transcript or any webpage with the browser extension
  5. Drill your weak spots — spaced repetition targets your specific pronunciation gaps
  6. Repeat tomorrow — fresh stories, focused drills, steady improvement

For the full step-by-step walkthrough, see How It Works.


Listening & Audio

Editor's Picks

Five curated NPR stories delivered every morning from trusted sources like Up First, Short Wave, Planet Money, and more. New stories are added throughout the day. One tap to start practicing — no searching required.

Sentence-Synced Transcript

Every story includes a full transcript aligned to the audio at the sentence level. Click any sentence to jump to that moment in the audio. Follow along in real time with automatic highlighting.

Prosody Chunks

Toggle chunk coloring to see natural breath groups within each sentence. Understand how native speakers break up long sentences — useful for improving your own rhythm and pacing.

Playback Controls

  • Speed control — slow down to 0.75× or speed up to 1.25× without pitch distortion
  • A/B loop — mark any start and end point to replay a tricky passage on repeat
  • Repeat mode — loop the entire audio continuously for immersive listening
  • Download — save audio locally for offline practice
  • Sentence mode — auto-pause at the end of each sentence for focused repetition
Our approach: depth over breadth. For non-native speakers, listening to one story ten times beats listening to ten stories once. Repetition is how you internalize phrasing, rhythm, and connected speech — not just recognize them, but actually use them. Every playback control above is designed for this: slow down, loop, repeat, and master one story before moving on.

Ad-Free Audio

NPR episodes often include sponsor messages. DeltaDaily automatically detects ad segments and offers a clean, ad-free version with ads stripped out. Toggle between Original and Ad-Free with one click. You can also report missed ads for manual review.

AI-Corrected Transcripts

AI-generated transcripts are automatically checked against NPR's published web transcript. Sound-alike errors (e.g., “their” vs. “there”) are corrected algorithmically with 100% precision — no manual review needed. Correction hints show what the AI originally heard, turning mistakes into learning moments.


Speaking & Recording

Record and Compare

Select any sentence from the transcript, record yourself saying it, and compare your version with the original. See your transcribed text side by side with the target.

AI Pronunciation Feedback

Every recording is evaluated for:

  • Pronunciation accuracy — per-word and per-phoneme scoring
  • Fluency — pacing and natural flow
  • Prosody — intonation and stress patterns
  • Completeness — did you say everything?

Color-coded word badges show exactly which words need attention, with phoneme-level tooltips explaining what to fix.

Encouraging, Actionable Feedback

Feedback follows a simple formula: two things you did well, one thing to work on. No overwhelming error lists. Retakes are always welcome.


Vocabulary

Save Words from Transcripts

Click any word in the transcript to save it to your personal vocabulary list. Desktop: click or drag-select a phrase. Mobile: tap for a word, long-press for a phrase. Each saved word includes the original sentence context.

Auto Dictionary Lookup

When you save a word, DeltaDaily automatically looks up the definition and IPA pronunciation — no manual searching required.

Translation (12 Languages)

Translate any saved word into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, Hindi, or Russian. Translations are cached and shared — fast and free for all users.

Vocab Drill

Multiple-choice quiz drawn from your saved words. Uses spaced repetition scheduling — words you struggle with appear more often, mastered words fade to longer intervals.

AI Vocab Drill

AI-generated fill-in-the-blank sentences using your saved words in fresh contexts. Practice using words in real sentences, not just recognizing definitions.


Drills & Practice Modes

Roleplay Conversations

Turn any NPR story into a realistic two-person dialogue — manager and engineer, interviewer and candidate, or customer and advisor. Choose your role, practice turn by turn, and record your lines. Each line is linked to the original audio for reference.

28 built-in scenarios across 7 categories: Professional, Daily Life, Travel, Social, Shopping, Services, and Academic.

Advanced Custom Simulation

Create a roleplay tailored to your exact situation. Define four things: your role, your conversation partner's role, the situation, and your goal. The AI generates a realistic, multi-phase conversation you can practice with.

Two modes:

  • Scripted Practice — a full conversation is generated up front. Preview all lines, then practice turn by turn at your own pace.
  • Live Simulation — an interactive session where the AI partner responds in real time. You type your response, the AI replies, and the conversation unfolds naturally.

Conversations follow a four-phase arc — Opening, Exploration, Deep Dive, and Resolution — so they feel like real professional interactions, not random Q&A. Relevant vocabulary is automatically extracted as you go.

Examples: rehearse a Q4 budget review with your CFO, prepare for a second-round interview at a specific company, or practice negotiating project scope with a client.

Meeting Mode

Reframes imported content into workplace-style speaking prompts — briefings, status updates, and stakeholder presentations. Practice the kind of English you actually need at work.

Executive Summary

Timed challenge: read key facts from a story, then record a concise spoken summary in 30–60 seconds. Scored on fact coverage. Builds the skill of clear, structured communication under time pressure.

Focus Drills (Spaced Repetition)

Your weakest pronunciation words are pulled from past recordings and scheduled using spaced repetition. Three drill types:

  • Repeat — say the word in isolation
  • In Context — say the word in a generated sentence
  • Full Sentence — practice the original sentence where you struggled

Rate yourself from Missed to Perfect after each attempt. The algorithm adjusts review intervals automatically.

🎧 Commuter Mode

One tap and you're listening. DeltaDaily pre-downloads today's Editor's Picks and plays them back-to-back, hands-free — ideal for commutes, walks, or chores. No drills, no transcript interaction required.

  • Configurable queue — choose 2–5 stories per session, repeat each 1–3 times
  • Pre-downloaded for offline-friendly playback — survives WiFi-to-cellular handoff; repeats are free (local blobs)
  • Lock-screen / AirPods / CarPlay controls — skip and previous via hardware buttons via the Media Session API
  • Ad-free aware — if you have ad-free enabled, sponsor segments are stripped automatically
  • Fresh content every morning — never the same lesson on repeat

Progress & Analytics

History

Review all past sessions, attempts, and vocabulary in one place:

  • My Vocab — all saved words with hints, IPA, source context, translations, and drill status
  • My Sessions — past imported stories, newest first
  • My Attempts — every recording with scores and timestamps

Analysis Batches

Select multiple saved recordings and run batch pronunciation analysis. See aggregate scores, per-clip details, and persistent problem words over time.

Today's Focus

A personalized Top-3 ranking of words and patterns to work on today, based on your recent performance and spaced repetition schedule.


Browser Extension — DeltaDaily Vocab

A free Chrome extension that lets you capture vocabulary from any webpage and sync it to your DeltaDaily account.

  • One-click word capture — right-click any word on any webpage to save it, with sentence context and source URL
  • Smart highlighting — saved words are highlighted on every webpage you visit
  • Built-in flashcards & AI drills — review directly in the extension popup
  • Cross-device sync — words sync between the extension and the web app
  • Translation — translate into 12 languages from the extension popup
  • TTS pronunciation — hear any saved word spoken aloud
  • Word of the Day — a daily vocabulary prompt

Plans & Pricing

FreeVocab Pro — $4/moDeltaDaily Pro — $15/mo
Vocab capture (extension)Local onlyCloud syncCloud sync
Classic flashcard drillsLocalServer-backedServer-backed
AI vocab drillsWith your API keyServer-poweredServer-powered
Translation (12 languages)With your API keyServer-poweredServer-powered
Cross-device syncYesYes
NPR listening + transcript1 story/dayUnlimited
Roleplay, Meeting, Exec drills1×/week eachUnlimited
AI pronunciation scoringYes
Ad-free audioYes
Commuter Mode (hands-free)Yes
Self audio uploadYes
Executive summaryYes

Annual plans available at a discount: Vocab Pro $36/year, DeltaDaily Pro $108/year.

New users get a 30-day free trial of DeltaDaily Pro — full access, no credit card required.

See detailed pricing →


Technical Highlights

  • Privacy-first — your recordings and vocabulary stay in your account. No data shared with third parties.
  • Real content — all practice material comes from NPR's editorial journalism.
  • Fast — sentence alignment, audio processing, and transcript correction all happen server-side in seconds.
  • Offline-ready — download audio and practice without an internet connection.
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