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iOS app · Language learning

Your world. Your words.

The words that matter are often the ones you meet on a sign, in a conversation or while reading. Word by Word makes a personal collection out of those moments.

Explore Word by Word
Keep a little
of what you learn.
ord / noun /
Swedish for “word”
Word by Word vocabulary notebook showing saved Swedish words and meanings

Word by Word

About this project

Product design & development

The problem

Language learning often starts with a prescribed list. Words encountered in daily life need a place to be captured, understood and revisited in their own context.

The approach

Build around a personal word diary. Keep saving quick, allow a meaning that makes sense to the learner, and offer different ways to return to the collection.

Design decisions

Capture comes first

A word saves on the device immediately, without waiting for dictionary lookup or sync.

Meaning stays personal

Dictionary suggestions can help, while custom meanings keep the learner in control.

Make connections visible

The Explore map groups saved words, offering another way to rediscover a vocabulary.

The product

A vocabulary notebook for iPhone with a word diary, dictionary suggestions, visual exploration, practice and widgets.

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