# Vokabulo > Vokabulo is a personal vocabulary trainer for people working from B1 toward C2, built on the words each learner’s own work, conversations and interests require rather than on a shared syllabus. Vokabulo is a personal vocabulary trainer for people who already speak a second language and want to keep getting better rather than stagnate. Most apps and courses get a learner to B1. Vokabulo is built for everything after, where the words a person needs come from their own work, conversations and interests rather than from a syllabus. The gain is not only a bigger word count, but more precision, more natural speech, more range and more expression. Vokabulo supports more than 100 languages in any pair combination, is available for iPhone and iPad, and is free to start. It is developed by Wolfgang Männel and published by Tathros GmbH in Bad Soden am Taunus. vokabulo.com - **Product**: Vokabulo - **App Store name**: Vokabulo: Vocabulary Trainer - **In one sentence**: An AI vocabulary trainer for everyday life in another language: for the words that come from work, conversations and interests - **Category**: Education, language learning, vocabulary - **Positioning**: Not for starting a language. For moving from B1 to C2 - **Audience**: Learners from B1 upward who already use a second language at work, at home or in daily life - **Platform**: iPhone and iPad (requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26). No Android version - **Languages**: More than 100, in any combination - **Interface languages**: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese - **Price**: Free with limits. Vokabulo Pro is $69.99 a year in the US, £59.99 in the UK and €69.99 in the eurozone, about €5.83 a month. Pro Family covers up to six people for $99.99, £99.99 or €119.99 a year. Apple sets prices per storefront, so they differ by country - **What Pro adds**: More than one language pair, unlimited translations and Scenes, the AI tutor beyond the first 30 days, and import of the learner’s own word lists with context enhancement - **First released**: 23 March 2026 - **Publisher**: Tathros GmbH, Bad Soden am Taunus, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany - **Developer**: Wolfgang Männel - **Availability**: Apple App Store (https://apps.apple.com/app/vokabulo-your-smart-vocab/id6755148621) - **Press contact**: Wolfgang Männel, press@vokabulo.com The product information, press FAQ, comparisons and the whole help centre are also available as one plain-text file: [llms-full.txt](https://www.vokabulo.com/llms-full.txt). Both files are generated from the content of vokabulo.com every time the site is built (last build: 2026-10-16). If they ever disagree with a live page, the live page is right. ## Product - [Vokabulo](https://www.vokabulo.com/en): Build the vocabulary of your own life. For people past the basics who want to say exactly what they mean. 100+ languages. Free to start on iPhone and iPad. - [Press and media kit](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/media): Press resources for Vokabulo, the AI vocabulary trainer for people past B1 in a second language. Facts, prices, approved copy, screenshots, logos and a direct press contact, no registration required. - [Help centre](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support): Step-by-step guides for Vokabulo: capturing vocabulary in context, AI-powered study sessions, Scenes, Sets, and getting the most from the app. - [Vokabulo on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/vokabulo-your-smart-vocab/id6755148621): the app for iPhone and iPad. ## Help centre - [Is Vokabulo right for you?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/getting-started/is-vokabulo-for-you): If you already use a foreign language every day and have stopped getting better at it, yes. Vokabulo is built around the words your own life throws at you, not around a course syllabus. - [How do I install Vokabulo and set it up?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/getting-started/install-and-set-up): Download it from the App Store and complete the registration flow so Vokabulo knows which language you are learning and your proficiency level. - [What is the Words screen for?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/what-is-the-words-screen): It is your vocabulary headquarters. Everything you add, edit, tag, search and review lives here, as one list per language pair. - [How do I add a new word?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/add-a-word): The field sits on the Words screen, above your list. Type or paste a word, a phrase or a whole sentence and press return. Vokabulo builds the card: translation, gender and an example sentence. You check it and tap Save. - [Why does every word come with a context sentence?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/why-context-matters): Because a word on its own is hard to recall and easy to misuse. The example sentence fixes the meaning and gives your memory something to hold on to. - [What are usage labels?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/usage-labels): Small coloured chips that say when you can use a word: Formal, Slang, Business and seven more. Most words carry none, a word never carries more than two, and you can filter by them. - [Can I trust the AI translation?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/can-i-trust-the-ai): Almost always, but not blindly. It handles the everyday cases very well and can still trip over slang, ambiguity or rare meanings, so edit anything that feels off. - [How do I import a word list from Excel or CSV?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/words/import-word-list): In Settings – Languages, tap Import words and pick a .csv or .xlsx file whose first row names the two languages, for example Spanish and English, or an Anki deck. Import is part of Pro. Duplicates are skipped, and whatever is missing, a translation or the example sentences, is completed by AI. - [What is a Scene?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/scenes/what-is-a-scene): A vocabulary list generated from a real situation you describe. Instead of learning random words, you say what you need to be able to say, and Vokabulo builds the words for it. - [What is a Set?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/sets/what-is-a-set): A ready-made vocabulary list built around a topic, a situation or a job. Sets cover the specific words a textbook never gets around to. - [How does Vokabulo decide what I study?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/study/how-vokabulo-picks-words): It uses spaced repetition, so each word comes back around the time you are about to forget it. If too few words are due, the session is topped up so there is always something to practise. - [How do the levels work?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/study/the-levels): Every word shows a level from 0 (new) to 5 (mastered), based on how firmly you know it. Right answers push its next review further out, up to a year. A wrong answer brings it back within minutes and starts it low again. - [Can I study without looking at my screen?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/study/hands-free-mode): Turn on Hands-Free Mode in the session setup and study by audio and voice alone, while walking, driving or doing chores. - [Does Vokabulo work offline?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/pro-tips/offline-use): Almost entirely. Studying, adding and editing words all work offline, while translation, Scenes, your tutor, Sets and the leaderboard need a connection. Words you capture with no signal are filled in as soon as you are back online. - [Where do I manage my subscription?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/support/settings/subscription): Under Subscription. That is where your plan and your billing details live. ## Comparisons - [How Vokabulo compares to Anki, Duolingo, Quizlet and Babbel](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/compare): Vokabulo is the language app for after the language apps. See how it compares to Anki, Duolingo, Quizlet and Babbel on where the words come from, effort, spaced repetition, devices and price. - [Vokabulo vs Anki](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/compare/vokabulo-vs-anki): Anki gives you total control and leaves the cards to you. Vokabulo fills in the translation, an example sentence and usage for the words from your own life. Features and prices side by side. - [Vokabulo vs Babbel](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/compare/vokabulo-vs-babbel): Babbel teaches a language through structured lessons and reviews the words from those lessons. Vokabulo reviews the words you choose, from your own life. Features and prices side by side. - [Vokabulo vs Duolingo](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/compare/vokabulo-vs-duolingo): Duolingo builds the foundations of a language with a game-like course. Vokabulo is built for what comes next: the words of your own life. Features and prices side by side. - [Vokabulo vs Quizlet](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/compare/vokabulo-vs-quizlet): Quizlet is a flashcard tool for every subject, with millions of shared sets. Vokabulo is made for vocabulary: save a word and the translation, an example sentence and usage notes are added for you. Features and prices side by side. ## Other languages Every page on vokabulo.com exists in six languages, and each page links to its other editions with hreflang. The homepages: - [English](https://www.vokabulo.com/en) - [Deutsch](https://www.vokabulo.com/de) - [Français](https://www.vokabulo.com/fr) - [Italiano](https://www.vokabulo.com/it) - [Español](https://www.vokabulo.com/es) - [Português (Brasil)](https://www.vokabulo.com/pt) ## Optional - [llms-full.txt](https://www.vokabulo.com/llms-full.txt): everything above in full, as one plain-text file. - [Blog](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog): Practical guides on vocabulary building and language learning for expats and professionals who use a foreign language every day. - [The word that arrives twenty minutes too late, or why I built Vokabulo](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/218-the-word-that-arrives-twenty-minutes-too-late-en): Why vocabulary very quickly becomes a personal matter, and why there was no tool for that until recently. - [Why I built Vokabulo instead of becoming a DJ](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/86-why-i-built-vokabulo-en): David Solomon ran Goldman Sachs and moonlighted as DJ D-Sol. Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple and then quietly spent years teaching elementary school. The day job rarely tells the whole story. - [Mastering Vocabulary with Vokabulo](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/1-mastering-vocabulary-with-vokabulo-en): Vocabulary is the only infinite part of language: the fuel grammar relies on. Context-first learning is the method that makes new words actually stick. - [Why Context Matters More Than Translation](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/5-context-matters): A single translation of 'run' gives you four wrong meanings. Context-based vocabulary learning shows why situation beats word-for-word translation every time. - [Breaking the Intermediate Plateau](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/30-breaking-the-intermediate-plateau-en): At B2 nobody corrects you anymore — and that is the real trap. Breaking the intermediate plateau means retiring recycled phrases for more precise vocabulary. - [You Can Read It But You Can't Say It: How to Close the Passive-Active Vocabulary Gap](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/70-passive-vs-active-vocabulary-en): Most intermediate learners have thousands of words they recognize but can't produce under pressure. Here's what creates that gap — and how to close it. - [Why language apps stop working, and what actually gets you speaking](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/211-why-language-apps-fail-en): Five minutes a day was never going to be enough. The word counts everyone repeats are made up too, and the real numbers are worse news for course apps than the myth is. What the job actually looks like, and how to build a routine that gets you through it. - [How to expand your English vocabulary as an adult](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/217-expand-english-vocabulary-adults-en): You have spoken English for years, and you still reach for the same twenty words. Why school methods stop working past B1, what separates active from passive vocabulary, and the routine that actually gets new words into your mouth. - [Understanding the Forgetting Curve](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/4-understanding-the-forgetting-curve-en): Ebbinghaus proved we forget 70% of new words within 24 hours. Here is how spaced repetition patches the leak and makes vocabulary stick for good. - [How to Use ChatGPT to Learn Vocabulary (And the One Thing It Can't Do)](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/54-chatgpt-vocabulary-learning-en): ChatGPT is a remarkable language learning tool — but there's one critical thing it cannot do. Here's how to use it properly, and what to add to fill the gap. - [AI Vocabulary Trainer: What Does AI Actually Deliver?](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/139-ai-vocabulary-trainer-what-ai-actually-delivers-en): Every vocabulary trainer advertises AI now. Few mean it. How to spot real AI, what it actually changes about learning words — and where it's overhyped. - [The 10 Best Vocabulary Apps in 2026 (Tested & Ranked)](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/18-top-10-ai-vocabulary-apps-for-2026-en): We tested the 10 best vocabulary apps of 2026, free and paid. See which builder actually makes words stick, and which to skip. Updated October 2026. - [Best AI Vocabulary App 2026: Ranked by Real-World Usefulness](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/79-best-ai-vocabulary-app-2026-en): Not all 'AI vocabulary apps' are the same. Some slap a chatbot on old flashcards. Others rebuild how you learn from scratch. Here's what actually matters. - [Best Spaced Repetition Vocabulary App 2026: Beyond Anki](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/82-best-spaced-repetition-vocabulary-app-2026-en): Spaced repetition works — the science is solid. But the app you use to do it matters enormously. Here's how today's tools compare, from Anki veterans to AI-powered newcomers. - [Best Vocabulary App for Expats: What Actually Works When You Move Abroad](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/80-best-vocabulary-app-for-expats-en): Generic vocabulary apps teach you 'the cat drinks milk.' This is what expats actually need — and the one app built specifically for people living the language every day. - [Best Vocabulary App for Small Business and Professionals](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/83-best-vocabulary-app-for-professionals-en): A small business needs the vocabulary of its own trade, not a generic business course. Vokabulo builds it from your real calls, emails and contracts. - [Best Free Vocabulary App 2026: What You Actually Get Without Paying](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/85-best-free-vocabulary-app-2026-en): “Free” vocabulary apps range from genuinely useful to glorified ads. We tested them so you don't have to — here's what's actually worth your time, and what to upgrade to when you're ready. - [Looking for an Anki Alternative? 6 Modern Vocabulary Trainers Compared](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/140-anki-alternative-6-modern-vocabulary-trainers-en): Anki is powerful — and feels like Windows 95. If you want the effect of spaced repetition without sinking hours into card maintenance: these 6 Anki alternatives do more. - [The Best Duolingo Alternatives for Vocabulary in 2026](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/77-best-duolingo-alternatives-for-vocabulary-en): Duolingo is brilliant at habits — but if you actually need to speak, these apps go deeper. An honest comparison for learners who've outgrown the owl. - [Quizlet Alternatives for Language Learners: 6 Apps That Do More](https://www.vokabulo.com/en/blog/78-quizlet-alternatives-for-language-learners-en): Quizlet is fine for flashcards. But if you're learning a language for real life, these tools build the vocabulary that actually transfers to conversations.