For the Ukrainian diaspora
Baba gathers the news from Ukraine, the war, the Orthodox calendar, culture, live radio and podcasts into one app for iPhone and iPad. It reads in Ukrainian or English, and the text grows as large as you need.
$1.99 once · No ads · No subscriptions · No account
Inside the app
Each part of Baba is a plain, labelled section. Nothing is hidden behind gestures, and every screen speaks both languages.
Trusted Ukrainian headlines, all day.
Who governs Ukraine, and the news about them.
The front line, air raids and the day count.
The Orthodox calendar, readings and services.
Figures, crafts, recipes and history.
About forty shows in both languages.
25 live stations, one tap each.
Ukrainian parishes and organisations near you.
Large text, contrast and read-aloud.
News
Headlines from Ukrainska Pravda, the Kyiv Independent, Suspilne, Ukrinform, Radio Svoboda and 31 more trusted outlets, in the language you choose.
The war
A counter of the days since the full-scale invasion, the air-raid status of every oblast, and a front-line map with a plain-language legend.
Faith
Today's feasts, saints, fasting rule and readings, on the Julian or Revised Julian calendar. Includes the Divine Liturgy sung by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, and live services from diaspora cathedrals.
Radio and podcasts
Twenty-five live stations, from Ukrainian Radio and Hromadske to Army FM and Radio Maria, plus about forty curated podcasts in both languages.
Hromada
A directory of 621 Ukrainian parishes, credit unions, culture centres, schools and ensembles across the United States and Canada, sorted by what is nearest to you.
Try it here
Baba lets you enlarge the text up to 1.8 times, add space between lines and raise the contrast. Try it on this sample story, and switch it between languages the way the app does.
Embroidery circles in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi have finished a year-long project to give every family on their list a hand-sewn shirt for Vyshyvanka Day.
Built for Baba and Dido
Baba was made for a grandmother first. Every screen was built so she could read it without help, and so you would not have to explain it twice.
Text from 0.8 to 1.8 times its normal size, with extra line spacing if you want it.
Stronger colours and outlined buttons, so every control is easy to find.
Any article can be read aloud in Ukrainian or English, at the speed you like.
Switch between Ukrainian and English at any time. The whole app changes with you.
A sidebar that is always visible on iPad, and large tiles on iPhone. No hidden menus.
No ads, no pop-ups, no sign-in and no social feeds to wander into.
Watch
A short tour of the sections, in both languages.
Our promise
You pay $1.99 once. There are no banners, no upsells and no subscriptions.
No account and no profile. Notification settings are tied to an anonymous device token.
Every source is chosen by hand. No propaganda outlets and no pro-Kremlin voices.
An independent app built by a Ukrainian-American grandson, not a media company.
In loving memory
Вічная пам'ять
Baba began as a gift for a grandmother, and it carries the memory of a grandfather who kept the language, the faith and the love of Ukraine alive for his children and grandchildren.
Questions
$1.99, once, on the App Store. There are no subscriptions, no ads and no in-app purchases.
From 36 hand-picked sources, including Ukrainska Pravda, the Kyiv Independent, Suspilne, Ukrinform, Radio Svoboda, NV, BBC News Ukrainian and DW. There is no Russian state media. The full list is on our Sources page.
iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later. On iPad there is a sidebar that is always visible; on iPhone, large tiles on the home screen.
No. Baba has no advertising and no tracking, and keeps no personal profile. Notification choices are tied to an anonymous device token, and bookmarks stay on your device.
