FocusWord

The annotation-based language learning app

iOS and macOS 26.0+

Mark words you don’t know

Annotate them with a few taps

Recall them later with SRS

Built-in translation and dictionary lookup

Native TTS voices for 40+ languages

Track your progress and stay motivated

Import and study what’s important to you

Practice modes to develop your skills

Over 60 languages at your fingertips

And more!

  • Sync across your devices with iCloud
  • Add notes directly onto your cards
  • Master cards automatically
  • Add your preferred translation and dictionary services
  • Change font sizes with Dynamic Text
  • Light and dark modes
  • 100% privacy—no ads or data collection
    • Doesn’t apply to external services which can be accessed through the app

Current supported languages: Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bangla, Basque, Bhojpuri, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese (aka Yue Chinese), Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin Chinese (Simplified), Mandarin Chinese (Traditional), Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Odia (aka Oriya), Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi (aka Panjabi), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (aka Wu Chinese), Sinhalese (aka Sinhala), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

Beta languages: Latin, Macedonian, Tatar. Sample decks are not available for beta languages.

Not all languages have access to native translate, look up, and TTS features. Practice modes are only available for Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Japanese.