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WordVale

Turn the words you meet into words you own.

The vocabulary app for serious readers. Capture words where you find them, master them in three minutes a day.

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A WordVale flashcard showing the idiom 'throw in the towel' with its meaning, examples and Portuguese translation

Built around one moment: meeting a word while reading

The best words find you in The Economist, a novel, anywhere. WordVale makes that moment count.

Capture

Save from any app in two taps

Highlight a word — or a whole sentence — tap Share, done. Share a sentence and WordVale spots the word worth learning, keeping your sentence as a real example.

Understand

Every word, fully explained

Learner-friendly definitions — including the exact sense from your sentence. Idioms explained. Pronunciation three ways: audio, IPA, and easy syllables (ih·FEM·er·uhl).

Master

Three minutes a day

Spaced repetition brings each word back right before you'd forget it. Close the daily ring, keep the streak — one free pass a week, because life happens.

Train

Meaning, spelling, pronunciation

Tag each word with why you saved it. Quizzes test what you actually need: recall, exact spelling, even which syllable takes the stress.

Translate

Your language, optional

Add translations in Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and more — with native example sentences. Each language is a one-time $3.99 add-on.

Own

Yours, properly

No account. Your words live on your device and export to CSV anytime. Privacy label: “Data Not Linked to You.”

A quiet daily ritual

WordVale Today screen with daily goal ring and 12-day streak WordVale flashcard with definition, examples and translation WordVale quiz screen with spelling and pronunciation training

Pay once. That's it.

ONE-TIME PURCHASE
$17.99
after a free 7-day trial — every feature included
  • No subscription, ever
  • No account, no ads, no tracking
  • Free dictionary + AI-crafted definitions included
  • Optional translation languages, $3.99 each — also one-time

Questions

Is WordVale a subscription?
No. $17.99 once, after a free 7-day trial. Optional translation languages are one-time $3.99 add-ons. You never pay again.
How do I add words from what I read?
Highlight text in Safari or any app, tap Share, choose WordVale. Whole sentences work too — WordVale finds the word worth learning and keeps the sentence as your example.
Where is my data?
On your device. No accounts, no tracking — and everything exports to CSV whenever you want.
Which languages can I see translations in?
Fourteen languages: Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Spanish, Italian, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Korean, Indonesian, Turkish and Vietnamese — with native example sentences.