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THE ANCIENT SCRIPT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Learn, Translate & Create with Baybayin

The most complete iOS app for studying the pre-colonial script of the Philippines. Flashcards, handwriting practice, name translation, and a full creative design studio — all in one app.
Baybayin Studio is free to use, with optional in-app purchases for additional features, creative tools, and expanded content.
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. Optimized for iPad.

207+

Flashcards Across 4 Modes

3

Handwriting Practice Modes

2

Baybayin Systems

WHAT'S INSIDE

Everything You Need to Learn Baybayin

From your first character to creating professional Baybayin artwork

Spaced Repetition Flashcards

207 cards across four complete character sets. The app tracks your recall and schedules reviews so you remember every character long-term.

Stroke-Order Practice

Draw directly on the canvas with layered stroke-order overlays guiding every mark. Practice Basic, Extended, and Contemporary characters with persistent progress tracking.

Dual-Engine Name Translator

Enter any English name and see it rendered in both Contemporary and Modern Baybayin side by side — with full phonetic accuracy including gemination marks and silent letter handling.

Template Designer

Choose from professionally designed Tattoo, Social, and Decorative templates. Apply 10 text effects and 40+ adjustable parameters, then export at up to 3000px.

Multi-Layer Art Studio

A full creative canvas for original Baybayin artwork. Stack layers, blend effects, import backgrounds, and compose with a custom in-app Baybayin keyboard built for the abugida writing system.

9 Regional Script Variations

Reference chart documenting the nine regional variations of Baybayin from archaeological and manuscript evidence across the Philippine archipelago.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Every Feature, Beautifully Designed

THE COMPANION APP TO

Baybayin: The Ancient Script of the Philippines

by Bayani Mendoza de Leon

The app is the official digital companion to this book — bringing the Mendoza Baybayin system to life through interactive learning tools that weren’t possible in print.

The Mendoza system, originally proposed to the Philippine Language Institute in 1979, preserves original spelling and includes dedicated characters for sounds introduced through Spanish and English. It was taught within small community circles in the United States for decades, remaining largely inaccessible to a wider audience — until now.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bayani Mendoza de Leon

Author • Composer • Educator • Baybayin Scholar

Bayani Mendoza de Leon has dedicated years to preserving and teaching the Mendoza Baybayin system — a framework developed by his uncle Ricardo B. Mendoza in a 1979 proposal to the Philippine Language Institute.

Through teaching, writing, and now this app, Bayani's son, Nuby, is making these materials broadly available for the first time — giving learners access to a system with a documented lineage that has been minimally represented in mainstream Baybayin resources.

SIMPLE PRICING

Start Free. Go Deeper When You’re Ready.

Download free and explore the app. Unlock the full experience with a one-time In-App purchase.
FREE
$0
Free to download
  • 5 Basic Tagalog flashcard characters (with all vowel combinations)
  • 11 Contemporary Baybayin flashcards
  • 5 Basic Tagalog handwriting characters
  • Contemporary handwriting characters
  • Full Name Baybayin Translator (both engines)
  • Layout Editor (design tools, standard export)
  • 2 Social + 2 Decorative templates (watermarked export)
  • Regional Variations Chart
  • Progress Dashboard
PREMIUM
$4.99
One-Time In-App Purchase
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • All 107 Basic Tagalog flashcards
  • Extended Tagalog Baybayin — 24 cards
  • Mendoza Virama System — 65 cards
  • All handwriting characters, all modes
  • All Tattoo, Social, and Decorative templates
  • Import your own background images
  • Clean exports — no watermark
  • High-resolution export (3000px)
  • Full Baybayin Art Studio
  • Art Studio Gallery — save and load projects
  • Custom Baybayin keyboard
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

From the Baybayin Community

highly recommend - both informative & easy to follow


I used this manual to learn Baybayin when I was in 3rd grade of elementary school. It is extremely informative while at the same time simple enough to follow along with ease. (I'm now 18) But even for my 3rd grade mind I was able to master the script...
I would highly recommend this to anyone who would like to learn Baybayin.

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START YOUR JOURNEY

The Ancient Script of the Philippines is Waiting

Download free and start with the basics. Upgrade to the full experience at any time — or unlock Premium instantly with your book serial code.

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