10+ languages · 100% Free · Works OfflineLearn a New Word
Every Day.
Any Language.
A beautiful vocabulary app with home screen widgets that delivers daily words in 10+ languages. Track your streak, learn offline, and watch your vocabulary grow.
Engineered for the daily learner.
Every feature exists to keep one habit alive: a single beautifully chosen word, in front of you, every morning.
Languages with native depth
Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, and more — each curated by language specialists with native examples and IPA pronunciation.
Home screen widgets
Glance and WidgetKit native widgets in four sizes — from a 2×2 word card to a 4×4 full entry — placed exactly where you check the time.
Works offline, always
All vocabulary syncs locally. No connection? No problem — learn in flight, on the metro, anywhere.
Daily background sync
A new word arrives at midnight via background fetch — your widget is fresh before your alarm.
Streak that respects you
Track current and longest streaks, milestones, and weekly progress. Miss a day? Just start fresh.
“I Know This” in one tap
Confirm a known word straight from the widget — your streak updates without opening the app.
Beautiful on every platform.
Crafted with native design patterns for both iOS and Android.
Try the widget. Right here.
Click "I Know This Word" on the widget below — just like you would from your home screen.
Available in Small, Medium & Large.
The medium and large widgets show translations, example sentences, and an interactive "I Know This" button — right on your home screen.
Start in three simple steps.
From download to daily habit in under two minutes.
Install from the App Store or Google Play. Pick from 10+ languages. Setup takes under 60 seconds.
Long-press your home screen → tap + → search LinguistWidget → choose your size → done. Under 30 seconds.
Read your daily word with translations, IPA pronunciation, and real examples. Tap "I Know This" from your widget to confirm — no app needed.
10+ languages. One word a day, your choice.
Each language is graded A1–C2, hand-curated by native speakers, and comes with IPA pronunciation, example sentences, and a daily home-screen widget.
Plus more than a dozen additional languages including Hebrew, Polish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Swahili, Hindi, Indonesian, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Hungarian — all with the same daily-word widget, CEFR grading, and offline support.
Tips to learn faster.
Practical guides on vocabulary building and language learning strategies.
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Frequently asked questions.
Start learning today.
Download LinguistWidget and discover a new word every day. Your journey to a richer vocabulary starts now.
The free vocabulary widget for iPhone & Android.
LinguistWidget is a free vocabulary builder app with a beautiful home-screen widget for iOS and Android. Every morning a curated word of the day lands on your phone — translation, IPA pronunciation, an example sentence, and a one-tap “I Know This” button — so you build vocabulary without ever opening an app.
Whether you're learning Spanish vocabulary for beginners, Italian phrases for travelers, or starting Japanese with hiragana and katakana, LinguistWidget grades every word from A1 (beginner) to C2 (mastery) so you only see vocabulary at your level.
Built around the science of spaced repetition and the 80/20 rule of vocabulary, the app prioritizes the highest-frequency words first so just 1,000 words unlocks ~85% comprehension of any language.
The iPhone widget uses Apple's WidgetKit and supports Small (2×2), Wide (4×2), Medium (4×3), and Large (4×4) sizes plus iOS Lock Screen widgets. The Android widget is built with Jetpack Compose-Glance and Material 3, with the same four sizes plus an interactive “I Know This” button on medium and large widgets — so you can confirm a word straight from your home screen without launching the app.
All vocabulary is 100% offline — perfect for travelers, commuters, and anyone learning on the metro or in flight. Your streak tracks consecutive days, and the Statistics screen shows your current and longest streaks, weekly activity chart, total words learned, and CEFR mastery percentage.
LinguistWidget is the simplest Duolingo alternative for daily vocabulary, the cleanest Anki alternative if you don't want to build decks, and the only widget-first vocabulary app that works on both iOS and Android — completely free, no paywalls.