Keep the words you’d otherwise lose.
You hear a phrase in a film, a podcast, a meeting. Type it in without leaving the scene, get it explained in seconds, and review it right before you’d forget.
Don’t worry — we’ll pick up where we left off.
How it works
From “what did they just say?” to a word you know.
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Capture
Type or paste the phrase. Add the sentence you heard it in, if you like — it makes the explanation sharper.
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Explain
Press Return. A few seconds later the same window shows the translation, meaning, examples and a tip. It stays in your Library.
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Learn
Add the phrases worth learning. They come back for review right before you’d forget them.
The explanation
Explained by meaning, not word by word.
Idioms and phrasal verbs get the sense they actually carry. The tip is written in your language and points at the mistake learners really make.
- Translation
- The phrase in your language
- Pronunciation
- IPA, for languages where it helps
- Meaning
- A short definition, in your language
- Examples
- Two natural sentences, with translations
- Tip
- Common mistakes and false friends
Example · English phrase, explained in Spanish
Where you capture
Built for the moment you meet the word.
Mac
Lives in your menu bar
- One shortcut opens capture from any app. Change it in Settings.
- Floats over fullscreen video, so you never leave the scene.
- Browse, re-explain or delete cards in the Library.
iPhone
Right in the share sheet
- Select text in Safari, Books or any app, then Share → Add to Vocab.
- Review with a card flip and a light tap under your thumb.
- One daily reminder at a time you pick — or none at all.
Sign in with Apple once. Your cards follow you between iPhone and Mac.Your library and reviews work offline; explanations need a connection.
Review on Mac · space to flip, 1–4 to rate
Review
Remembers on your behalf.
Each card is scheduled with FSRS-5, the open spaced-repetition algorithm that Anki adopted. Tell it how well you knew the phrase; it works out when to ask again.
- No streaks
- Miss a day and nothing is lost or broken. Pick up where you left off.
- No nagging
- At most one reminder a day, and it’s off until you turn it on.
Pricing
Free to start. Pro when it sticks.
Free
$0
- 3 AI explanations a day
- Spaced-repetition review
- Sync between iPhone and Mac
Pro
$4.99a monthor $39.99 a year
- Explanations for everything you capture
- Everything in Free
- One subscription for iPhone and Mac
Prices in US dollars; the App Store shows the price in your currency. Pro includes a generous fair-use limit on explanations. Subscriptions renew through your Apple ID and can be cancelled in Settings at any time.