Wokabulary
| Developer(s) | Coding Friends UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 9, 2016 |
| Stable release | 6.0.3
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| Written in | Swift |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | iOS, iPadOS, macOS |
| Available in | Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English (United States), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
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| Type | Flashcard, spaced repetition |
| Website | www.wokabulary.com |
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Wokabulary is a flashcard-based language learning app developed by the Berlin based app development studio Coding Friends UG. It does not include any content but provides a tool for language learners to add and practice their individual vocabularies. The app incorporates features such as spaced repetition, multiple quiz modes, and statistics on the learning progress.
Wokabulary is written in Swift and SwiftUI and runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.
Features
Flashcard Creation and Management: Users can create their own flashcards or import word lists from external sources. Each flash card has fields for a foreign language word and its translation, as well as a free-form comment field, and optional topic tags.
Quiz: Wokabulary offers three quiz modes to practice words: A flash card quiz, in which the user manually marks if they know a word, a typing quiz, in which the user needs to type in the translation, and a listening quiz, in which a word is read out and the user needs to type in the correct spelling.
Spaced Repetition: Wokabulary implements a spaced repetition algorithm to optimize the timing of reviewing flashcards. The app implements a proprietary algorithm that is similar to the Leitner System. There are six learning levels, with new words starting in the lowest. When words are answered correctly in the quiz, they rise to the next level. When they are answered incorrectly, they drop to a lower level. The level a word is in determines the repetition interval for the word.[1] Wokabulary also allows words to be marked as fully learned, so they are generally exempt from quizzes.
Tag System: To organize and sort words, Wokabulary provides a tagging system. One or more custom tags can be assigned to each word to categorize or group words. These tags can also be used to filter words for quiz sessions. Since version 6, Wokabulary has a dedicated tag management view to rename or replace tags.
Language Support: Wokabulary supports creating word sets in any language combination and script. It is fully unicode compliant and can switch the keyboard layout automatically. The app also makes use of the built-in speech output system of macOS and iOS to let the user read out words in order to hear the pronunciation.[2]
Statistics and Achievements: The app tracks users' learning progress, and provides statistics and graphs on how many words have been learned and how many quizzes have been taken. Since version 6, Wokabulary also has a challenges system that awards users achievements for various learning milestones.
History
The first version of the app was published under the name “Papapapaya” in 2011 and was released for Mac OS X 10.5.[3] It was developed by Gabriel Reimers, Julius Peinelt and Anna Neovesky. Papapapaya already used the same spaced-repetition system with six levels and offered multiple quiz modes as well as statistics. In August 2013, version 2.0 was released under the new name “Wokabulary” and with a simpler one-window interface. Wokabulary now also came with an iPhone version and was offered in the App Store.
In 2016, the development team incorporated as Coding Friends UG (haftungsbeschränkt) and released Wokabulary 4, which had been re-written in Swift.[4]
Wokabulary 6 was initially announced on the Wokabulary feedback forum in 2022.[5] It was completely re-written using SwiftUI and is the first major release since 2018. Wokabulary 6 was released to the App Store on June 24, 2023.[6] It features a completely re-designed interface and much improved cross-platform capabilities, as well as a new Apple Watch app. Wokabulary 6 is a universal app that runs on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Wokabulary 6 also marks a transition away from a one-time in-app purchase to a subscription model, which the developers argue is necessary for sustained development.[7]
In 2023 developer Anna Neovesky was selected to participate with Wokabulary in the Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Female Founders.[8]
See Also
External links
References
- ↑ "How are words selected for the quiz?". Wokabulary Support. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Change or improve the voice for speech output". Wokabulary Support.
- ↑ "Wokabulary 5.0 released". Wokabulary. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Portfolio". Coding Friends. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Wokabulary Feedback". Wokabulary Feedback.
- ↑ "Introducing Wokabulary 6". Wokabulary Blog.
- ↑ "The story behind Wokabulary". Wokabulary Blog.
- ↑ "Explore apps from our alumni". Apple Entrepreneur Camp. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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