Vocabularyyy — an English vocab app built on active recall, spaced repetition, and AI-generated stories
Hey r/ShowYourApp 👋
I've been building **Vocabularyyy** for the last few months. It's an iPhone vocab app built around three things: **active recall, spaced repetition, and context-based learning** — the goal is to remember new English words in the most efficient way possible.
**How it works:**
**Add words to your library.** Three ways:
- Pick from curated lists (SAT, Business Communication, Sports, Arts, Education, Health…)
- Add them manually
- Or **share from any app** — highlight a word in Safari, Kindle, a news app, anywhere → share to Vocabularyyy → it's added automatically with definition, example sentences, native-language translations, synonyms, audio. Status: *new*.
**Build a study set.** Group the words you actually want to learn together (e.g., "SAT words - 01"). Adding a word to a set moves its status from *new* → *learning*.
**Drill it 10+ ways with spaced repetition.** Flashcards, complete sentence, spelling, multiple answers, synonym match, random mix, plus translated-definition variants. The SRS handles scheduling: words that stick come back less often; words you keep missing come back more. I've got words with "next review in 146 days" because I've nailed them enough times that the algorithm pushed them out.
**Learn in context with AI stories.** Pick up to 10 words from your library and the app writes a short story weaving them in — every word stays highlighted inline and tap-to-define. You can also listen with AI narration.
iPhone/Android available. Free to start at **https://vocabularyyy.com\*\*
Built solo. Would love feedback on the concept, the design, or the onboarding. Happy to answer tech questions in the comments. Would also love feedback on where to find users that actually need this type of app? In relevant subreddits (English learners, etc.) I can't post the app, since it will be blocked due to self promotion rule - even though users are asking exactly the problem this app is supposed to solve.