VocLock
The VocLock app

Learn a language every time you unlock your phone.

You unlock your phone dozens of times a day. VocLock turns each of those moments into a quick word from the language you're learning, so the words stick without setting time aside.

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  • Free account keeps your progress
  • Learning works offline
  • Switch phones without starting over
  • Free, or Pro without ads

Small moments, real progress

A few new words a day, asked again and again until you know them, with the most common words first.

Words on your lock screen

Answer a word to unlock. Stuck? Letter hints help, and your emergency PIN always gets you in.

Smart review

Words come back after 1, 3, 7, 14 days and more, right before you'd forget them.

Hear every word

Tap the speaker to hear how a word sounds, using your phone's built-in voice.

News in your new language

Read today's news from Wikipedia with every word you know swapped into the language you're learning.

Home-screen widget

Flip through today's words right on your home screen, with example sentences and a new word every time you unlock. Part of VocLock Pro.

Private by design

No account needed to learn. If you make one, only your progress goes into it (plus what you choose to share with friends), and you can delete it any time. Read the privacy policy.

Languages

The most frequently used words of each language, each with an example sentence: around 2,500 for French, Spanish and Japanese, around 900 to 1,200 for the newer courses, and growing. Japanese, Russian and Korean start with their alphabets; Chinese comes with pinyin. The app itself is in English and German.

  • FrenchforEnglish & German speakers
  • SpanishforEnglish & German speakers
  • ItalianforEnglish & German speakers
  • Portuguese (Brazil)forEnglish & German speakers
  • TurkishforEnglish & German speakers
  • RussianforEnglish & German speakers
  • JapaneseforEnglish & German speakers
  • KoreanforEnglish & German speakers
  • Chinese (Mandarin)forEnglish & German speakers
  • EnglishforGerman speakers
  • GermanforEnglish speakers