Every Language, Every Script, All at Once
May 3, 2025
Wokabulary lets you learn any language of the world, whether it’s French, Korean, Greek, Urdu, or Japanese. We take you behind the scenes and show how Wokabulary handles different scripts, smart keyboard switching, Unicode quirks, and typography challenges — making sure that vocabulary learning works smoothly no matter which language you choose.
Wokabulary 7.3 released: Integrating Apple Intelligence!
March 29, 2025
Wokabulary now uses Apple Intelligence for automatic translations, integrates better with Siri, and allows setting multiple quiz reminders per day.
Wokabulary 7.2 released: Add words from other apps!
January 13, 2025
When you encounter a new foreign word while browsing the web, you can now easily add it to Wokabulary using the sharing feature.
Using ChatGPT for Foreign Language Learning
October 30, 2024
ChatGPT is a great tool for foreign language learners. It can help you with translations, explain grammar, generate exercises, and even perform conversations with you on your specific learning level. Here we show some of the ways ChatGPT can help you learn and practice foreign languages.
Wokabulary 7 — With Folders. Finally!
September 16, 2024
Wokabulary 7 is a major update. Not only does it bring folders, which was the most requested feature of our users. We also added support for Siri, Shortcuts, and Apple Intelligence, improved importing, re-designed the in-quiz editing flow, and fixed various bugs.
Wokabulary 6.6 released: Voice Selection!
July 11, 2024
Wokabulary helps you practice your pronunciation with the built-in speech output feature. Now, you can easily select your preferred voice for each language in the settings.
Wokabulary 6.5 released: Enhanced Tag Management and Search!
April 16, 2024
We have fine-tuned tag management, added a tweak to the quiz answer blurring, and improved search for several languages. Plus a literally small thing: We have increased the font size of comments slightly.
Wokabulary 6.4 released: New Widgets and Lifetime Purchase Option!
March 10, 2024
Our new widgets let you integrate Wokabulary and your learning practice to your Lock Screen, Night Stand, and Watch. And for all of you who dislike subscriptions: We’re introducing a lifetime purchase option.
Free CSV word lists for Japanese with base vocabulary
January 5, 2024
We are expanding our collection of free cross-language CSV word lists with Japanese. The 200 words and phrases, organized by topics, can be directly imported into Wokabulary and you are ready to start learning!
Wokabulary 6.3 released — Integrated dictionary lookup and machine translation
December 12, 2023
Just in time for the end of the year, we have added another major feature that has been requested by many users. You can now have words translated directly in Wokabulary or look them up in the dictionary with just one click and in over 35 languages.
Wokabulary 6.2 released — With no visible improvements
November 29, 2023
Recently we have released Wokabulary 6.2. But this time you won’t see any changes. Literally. Because this update is all about accessibility and improving VoiceOver support to make it better for people who are blind or have impaired vision.
Wokabulary featured on the Apple App Store
September 12, 2023
Wokabulary has been featured two times on the App Store this month! Apple advertised Wokabulary as “App of the Day” as well as “Perfect for iOS 17”.
Tips and tricks how to use Wokabulary most efficiently
September 1, 2023
There are quite a few “hidden” features in Wokabulary that make learning your vocabulary easier and more effective. In this article, we want to share some advanced tips to get the most out of Wokabulary and its powerful functions.
Free cross-language CSV word lists for English, French, German, Spanish, Finnish, Slovak, and Korean out now
August 8, 2023
Starting something new is always a big step. To help you to start your language learning journey, we are building up free cross-language word lists. Have a look!
The story and the team behind Wokabulary
June 26, 2023
With the all new Wokabulary 6 we bring Wokabulary to a new level. However, we started the app over 10 years ago when we were students.
Introducing Wokabulary's new subscription model: flexibility, value, and family sharing
June 25, 2023
Many things are new in Wokabulary 6. And so ist the pricing model. We decided to switch to a subscription based pricing model to ensure steady development and implementation of new features. Read how it works!
Introducing Wokabulary 6 — The next generation of our flash card vocabulary learning app
June 24, 2023
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the newest version of the flash card vocabulary learning app Wokabulary! This new version of Wokabulary is much more than an update. It is a complete rewrite and redesign with awesome new features...
Language learning journey: How Noah uses Wokabulary to learn German
March 10, 2023
When you start using a new tool, it is helpful not only to know how it is used, but also to see some real life examples directly from practice. In this post, our user Noah talks about their language learning routines with Wokabulary.
Learning French — free language learning resources for self-study
March 4, 2023
When learning a language and practising your words with Wokabulary, freely available language learning material is a great way to expand your vocabulary. Here are some of our favourite language learning resources for French.
Language learning journey: How Anna practises English, French and learns Finnish using Wokabulary
February 15, 2023
When you start using a new tool, it is helpful not only to know how it is used, but also to see some real life examples directly from practise. In this post our co-founder Anna talks about her language learning routines with Wokabulary.
Wokabulary and Coding Friends are part of the Apple Entrepreneur Camp 2023! 🤩
February 1, 2023
We are excited to announce that Wokabulary and Coding Friends will take part in Apple's Entrepreneur Camp 2023. Our Co-Founder Anna was selected as one of only three participants from Europe in the international program to support founders from underrepresented communities.
Wokabulary 5.10 released: Powerful word import functions
September 17, 2022
We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.10 – for iOS and macOS on the App Store and on SetApp. The new version makes functionalities for importing words even more powerful!
Learning Finnish - free language learning resources for self-study
July 26, 2022
When learning a language and practising your words with Wokabulary, freely available language learning resources are a great way to expand your vocabulary. Here are some of our favourite language learning resources for Finnish.
How to change the language of an app on Mac and iPhone
December 5, 2021
On macOS and iOS you can set the language each app runs in individually and independent of the system language.
Wokabulary 5.7 released: Improvements on Wokabulary’s quiz algorithm
March 4, 2021
We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.7 – for iOS and macOS on the AppStore and on SetApp. The new version brings some major enhancements to the quiz algorithm.
Wokabulary 5.0 released: new statistics and design overhaul
June 18, 2018
We released a new version of Wokabulary – Wokabulary 5.0 – for iOS and macOS on the AppStore and on SetApp. The new version comes with a redesign of many views and the statistics.
The built-in Dictionary on Mac and iPhone
March 18, 2017
Did you know that your Mac and your iPhone come with high quality dictionaries? Apple includes free bi-lingual English dictionaries for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. If you are learning any of these languages (or learning English and know any of these languages) you have easy access to these free offline dictionaries.
5 tips for efficient vocabulary learning
February 19, 2017
While working on Wokabulary and learning foreign languages ourselves, we have seen that there a just as many learning styles as there are people. Still, we have made the experience that some learning strategies prove to be more efficient than others.