Hi Product Hunt 👋 I studied Arabic calligraphy for four years. The hardest part was never just the art — it was the setup (cutting reeds, mixing ink) and the lack of feedback. Without someone to correct every stroke, you can't tell if your form is right. Eventually I gave up. So I built the tool I wished I'd had. Qalaris makes an Apple Pencil behave like a real reed pen — authentic ink depletion, a nib angle that turns with your wrist, pressure-driven ink flow. Then AI reviews your actual stroke and marks exactly what to fix, like a teacher's red pen. I've been building it in public, and the best parts came from that. When I shared the engine, a calligrapher suggested velocity-based ink — fast strokes drying with a lighter edge, slow strokes staying rich. I built it. Another spotted a rendering bug I'd stopped seeing, and it shipped fixed a few days later. The app is genuinely better because people challenged it. Beyond the learning, there's something calming about it — the slow, deliberate strokes make it a genuinely meditative practice, a quiet way to slow down for a few minutes. It's iPad-only (needs Apple Pencil). 4 letters are free to practice — would genuinely love your honest feedback, especially if you do any calligraphy. 🙏

Qalaris

Slow down and learn Arabic calligraphy — reed pen + AI

Slow down and learn Arabic calligraphy — reed pen + AI