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Tanka Poems is a quiet reader for 84 source-faithful Japanese tanka poems and prayer, with English, romanized Japanese, four downloadable narrator voices, search, saved poems, continuous autoplay and background listening, and a 105-photograph Sacred Grounds gallery expanded with Japan 2026.
Restore the Full Collection
Open Reading Settings, select Unlock the Complete Collection, and choose Restore Purchases. Use the same Apple Account that made the original purchase. The unlock is permanent and is not a subscription.
Narration is silent
Check device volume, audio output, and whether another app is controlling playback. Narration is delivered from the Tanka Poems audio library, so the first play of a reading needs a network connection. To listen without one, open Reading Settings, choose Narration Downloads, and download the voices you want to keep on the device. Leonard, Rachel, Steven, and Lauren can each be kept offline this way. Warm and Reflective are the available prayer narration styles.
Saved poems or settings disappeared
Reading preferences are currently stored locally. Deleting the app removes those preferences. Apple purchases can be restored after reinstalling, but saved-poem choices are not yet synchronized to an account.
Accessibility
Tanka Poems includes adjustable text size, clear and literary reading fonts, Light, Dark, and System themes, and reduced-motion behavior that follows the device setting.
When contacting support
Include the device model, iOS or iPadOS version, app version, and a short description. Never send passwords, payment-card information, or Apple Account credentials.