WordGrasp

iPhone · iOS 26 or later

Knowing a word isn’t recognizing it. It’s explaining it.

WordGrasp shows you a word in a real sentence and asks one thing: what does it mean? Say it or type it, get an honest grade with the nuance you missed, and watch the word come back right when you’re about to forget it.

Coming soon to the App StoreSee how it works
  • No account
  • Progress stays on your iPhone
  • Voice or typing
WordGrasp grading an answer for cajole as correct, 94 out of 100
The WordGrasp guess card: the word cajole in a sentence, its pronunciation, and a Hold to speak button
Correct

94/100

Same thing, in your own words.

how it works

A few words a day. One question each.

Active recall, not flashcard flipping. Explaining a word in your own words is the fastest way to find out whether you really know it — and the best way to make it stick.

  1. 1

    See it in a sentence

    Every word arrives in real context, with its pronunciation a tap away. No lists, no definitions up front.

  2. 2

    Explain it your way

    Hold to speak or type what you think it means. Your own words, not multiple choice.

  3. 3

    Get an honest grade

    A score out of 100 and a short note on the nuance you missed. Then the word comes back when it should.

honest grading

Graded like a good teacher would.

Not right-or-wrong. WordGrasp tells you how close you were and exactly what was missing, so every answer teaches you something.

A correct answer for cajole scoring 94 out of 100, with Mo celebrating and a note on the word's French origin
Correct

Nailed it

Same meaning, your words. You get the score, the pronunciation and something worth knowing about where the word came from.

A partly right answer scoring 58, showing what you said and the nuance you missed, with an opposite and a related word
So close

One nuance off

You get what you said, what was missing, and a word's opposite and cousin to pin the meaning down. It's back in three days.

A wrong answer with a hint instead of the answer, two tries left, and the next try worth up to 90 points
Not this time

A hint, not the answer

Missing it costs nothing. You get a nudge in the right direction and two more tries before you choose to see the meaning.

every try counts

Out of 100, honestly.

Each word scores out of 100. Retrying is always allowed — it just lowers the most you can earn by 10 — and seeing the meaning scores zero. Your day’s score is the average.

100

First try

full marks

90

Second try

−10

80

Third try

−20

0

Revealed

no shame

Share the score, not the words. Finish your day and WordGrasp makes a card with your score, streak and a square for every word — never the words themselves, so nobody’s queue gets spoiled.
A WordGrasp share card: 78 out of 100 today, 10 words, a 13-day streak, and a grid of scores for each word without showing the words
The WordGrasp Today screen: a 13-day streak, 6 of 10 words done, today's score so far of 86, and the next word
spaced repetition

Comes back right before you forget.

WordGrasp schedules every word by how well you knew it. One in seven of your daily words is an old one returning, so what you learn actually stays learned.

Nailed it first try

Back in 4 days, then 10, then further apart

So close

Back in 3 days

Missed or revealed

Back tomorrow

your pace
151020

words a day

your level
EasyMediumHardMixed

change it any time

more than a definition

Every word comes with a story.

Tap any word in your vault for its full profile — the things that turn a definition into something you remember.

Hear it
Every word read aloud, with an easy respelling like kuh-JOHL.
Where it comes from
Short, readable origins — the part that makes a word memorable.
Mo's memory hook
One vivid line to hang the meaning on.
In the wild
More sentences, synonyms and opposites, and a “Quiz me now” button.
The word profile for obdurate: pronunciation, definition, where it comes from and Mo's memory hook
A bonus proverb card: Don't count your chickens before they hatch, with a two-line dialogue
3 in a row · bonus

Get three right in a row and a proverb drops in — a short dialogue, and you say when you’d use it. Finish your words and the daily capstone gives you a real-world situation to match with the right saying.

keep going

Your next word, right on your Home Screen.

Widgets show the word you’re on, in its sentence, plus your streak and today’s score. Up to three gentle reminders a day, and they stop once today’s words are done. Streak freezes cover the days life gets in the way.

make it yours

Five colours. A real dark mode. Icons to match.

Pick a colour and Mo, the app, its widgets and even its Home Screen icon follow. Dark mode is designed as its own theme, not a filter.

  • Ultraviolet app icon

    Ultraviolet

  • Jade app icon

    Jade

  • Coral app icon

    Coral

  • Blue app icon

    Blue

  • Plum app icon

    Plum

  • Dark app icon

    Dark

The Today screen in WordGrasp's dark theme
The Progress screen: 27 words learned, 80% recall, a 13-day streak and accuracy by tier
private by design

No account. Your progress never leaves your iPhone.

There’s nothing to sign up for. Your words, answers and streak live on your phone. When an answer needs grading on our server, only its text is sent — never your voice, never your name — and we don’t keep it.

accounts
none
your progress
on your iPhone
speech to text
on device*
answers we keep
none
ads & trackers
none
sign-up
never

* On iPhones and languages where Apple supports on-device speech recognition. You can always type instead.

try it free

Three days free. Then pick what suits you.

Every word, every level and every feature from day one. Keep going yearly, every six months, or unlock it once for life. Prices are shown in the App Store in your currency, and plans can be cancelled any time in Settings.

Coming soon to the App Store

Your first word is waiting.

Questions, feedback or a word you think we got wrong? A real person reads every message.

support@akizitech.com