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A new phrase every glance

LearnOnLock puts a phrase in the language you're learning on your Lock Screen, Home Screen and Apple Watch. Native script, English meaning, and a transliteration so you can read it from day one.

Join the beta Coming soon to the App Store

Installs through TestFlight. For iPhone with iOS 17 or later, plus an Apple Watch app.

  • متشکرمPersian
  • ありがとうJapanese
  • GraciasSpanish
  • شكراArabic
  • 谢谢Mandarin
  • धन्यवादHindi
  • 감사합니다Korean
  • MerciFrench
iPhone Lock Screen showing a LearnOnLock widget with the Persian phrase صبح بخیر, Good morning, sobh bekheyr

What's in the beta

Learn in the moments you already have

You check your phone dozens of times a day. Each glance can teach you something.

Language picker listing Persian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Korean in their own scripts

30 languages, real scripts

Persian, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Korean and more, each shown in its own writing system.

iPhone Home Screen with small and medium LearnOnLock widgets next to app icons

Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets

The same cream phrase card sits on your Lock Screen and right next to your apps. Tap it and the app opens to that exact phrase.

Widget showing the Persian phrase خوشبختم with Nice to meet you and the transliteration khoshbakhtam

Script, meaning and sound

Every phrase in its native script with the English meaning, plus a transliteration for non-Latin scripts.

Two widget states: tapping Shuffle changes Good morning to How are you?

Shuffle

Want another one? Shuffle to a new phrase right from the widget, without opening the app.

Phrase screen for Where is the bathroom? with Say it out loud and Play to compare buttons

Hear it, say it

Tap play to hear the phrase spoken by your iPhone's built-in voices, then say it out loud yourself.

Settings menu with phrase change options from 1 minute to daily

Every minute to daily

Choose how often the phrase changes: every minute, every few minutes, hourly, or once a day.

Learning Paths screen with topics like Introductions and Numbers and time, and a review card with Again and Got it buttons

Review and beginner paths

Mark phrases Again or Got it to review what you've seen, and work through beginner topics in order.

Apple Watch showing صبح بخیر, Good morning, with Shuffle and Play buttons

Apple Watch

Phrases on your wrist, with Shuffle and Play. Your language and settings sync from your iPhone.

How it works

Three steps, then just live your day

  1. Pick a language

    Choose from 30 languages. Phrases stay hidden until you pick one, and you can switch any time.

  2. Add the widget

    Put LearnOnLock on your Lock Screen, your Home Screen, or both. The Watch app picks up your choice too.

  3. Learn every time you pick up your phone

    A new phrase shows up as often as you like. Tap it to open the phrase, hear it, and review it later.

Public roadmap

Where LearnOnLock is heading

No dates promised. This will change based on what testers tell me.

Now In the beta

Everything above: 30 languages, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, native script with English and transliteration, Shuffle, tap to open, spoken audio, how often it changes, Review and beginner paths, and the Apple Watch app.

Next Working toward

  • App Store launch
  • A much bigger vocabulary in every language, working toward 10,000 unique words each
  • Better transliteration for Hebrew and Urdu
  • Translation fixes from native-speaker testers

Later Exploring

  • More widget looks
  • More topics and paths
  • Whatever testers ask for

Try it while it's in beta

Install it with TestFlight, add the widget, and tell me what you think.

Join the beta Coming soon to the App Store