mandarin is here. simplified chinese with pinyin tone marks. 1,010 cards across 101 stages. cultural depth: hot pot phrases, 春节 traditions, wechat etiquette, 996 work culture, the 加油 cheer that every chinese speaker uses and no english word translates. what's in 1.7.0 — mandarin in the language picker, paywall, settings, widget, tune feed — native zh-cn voice for pronunciation — pinyin with tone marks throughout (nǐ hǎo, not ni3 hao3) — tone sandhi explained on the cards where it actually happens — sentence builder uses word-boundary tiles, not character-by-character (你好 is one tile, not 你 + 好) so you see how mandarin builds meaning — ten cultural stages woven into the standard arc: tea + 干杯, hot pot, 春节, wechat life, 长辈 / family respect, 春运 / the great homecoming, 996 office life, 砍价 / bargaining, 成语 / four-character idioms, 敬语 / honorifics — widget fix: long multi-word terms now render fully on the lock screen widget (was a portuguese display bug, now handles every language cleanly) — ten languages total: spanish, french, german, italian, dutch, russian, japanese, korean, portuguese, mandarin still free: stage 1 in any language. plus unlocks all 101 stages everywhere. learn the lazy way.

Brazilian Portuguese is here. WordWake now teaches nine languages. 1,010 BR Portuguese cards across 101 stages. Hear it in Brazilian voices Luciana and Felipe. Tap-any-word literal meanings in Sentence Builder work in Portuguese too. From oi and obrigado all the way to saudade and jeitinho. Reading lessons (Russian, Korean, Japanese) now show the English translation for each example word. Daily notifications for letter cards now include the English translation too. Practice games (Word Match, Sentence Builder, Fill the Blank, Speed Recall, Reverse Recall) all work in Portuguese. Plus unlocks all 101 stages in all nine languages, plus Elite English for sharpening your own. Monthly, yearly, or lifetime.

Sentence Builder just got smarter. Drop-in word tiles now mix in real same-language distractors, so picking the right word actually tests you, not just word order. Tap any word in your built sentence to see its literal English meaning. Word by word, the way the language actually assembles meaning. A "Why this works" panel after each sentence breaks down the grammar. Lock Screen reading lessons (Russian, Korean, Japanese) now rotate through every letter you've unlocked instead of getting stuck on the first one. Practice screen now leads with Sentence Builder and Reverse Recall, the two strongest games for active practice.

WordWake now has Practice — five ways to make your words stick. - Practice any stage with five interactive games: match meanings, build sentences, fill the blank, beat the clock, and produce words from memory - Type Korean, Japanese, and Russian with built-in keyboards — no extra setup, and it doubles as alphabet practice - "Why this works" notes explain the grammar as you play - Practice the first stage of any language free - An optional, gentle practice streak — on only if you want it Glance to learn, play to remember.

WordWake now teaches Korean — and teaches you to read it. - Korean joins the family: 1,000+ words across 101 stages, in Hangul with friendly pronunciation on every card - New reading lessons for Korean, Japanese, and Russian: learn the alphabet in short lessons, and finish each one by reading real sentences yourself - Complete an alphabet to unlock pure-script mode — your Lock Screen, no training wheels - Simpler setup: one widget, thirty seconds Glance your way to a new alphabet.

A polish pass, the lazy way: - Sharper, more natural example sentences across all seven languages - Japanese Lock Screen cards now show full sentence translations on every word - Faster app launch - Purchases now restore more reliably — Plus sticks across devices and reinstalls Pick a language, add the widget, glance your way to fluency.

Script Starter is now easier to learn from. Russian and Japanese starter cards now include symbol sounds, example words, pronunciation guides, and audio buttons so beginners can hear both the character and a real word that uses it. This update also keeps the first lesson free while making Plus the home for the full catalog.

What’s New: - Added a clearer widget setup flow with a guided demo and extra help options - Added daily notification setup for users who want WordWake cards without relying only on widgets - Improved the Home screen study cards so users can swipe through the current lesson - Added pronunciation audio support for vocabulary cards - Improved stage checks so users can choose exactly which lesson to test - Fixed purchase restore and entitlement handling for Plus access - Polished iPad layout, wording, and small UI details across the app

This update makes WordWake more reliable and easier to use. - Fixed Plus Lifetime offer-code redemption so users who redeem a code are properly unlocked - Improved Restore Purchases behavior for Plus access - Added focused stage checks so users can choose which lesson/feed they want to test - Spark facts and bonus feeds no longer get mixed into regular lesson tests - General polish and reliability improvements

WordWake now supports Dutch. This update adds a full Dutch learning catalog alongside Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Italian. It also includes content cleanup, validation updates, and small polish across the language feed so cards continue to feel clear, useful, and widget-friendly.

WordWake now paces stage checks at up to 3 a day — learning stays relaxed and pressure-free, the way a daily habit should be. Plus behind-the-scenes polish.

This update makes WordWake easier to set up and smoother to use: Clearer Lock Screen widget setup with a new step-by-step checklist Better Tune Feed controls for language and Spark Facts frequency Improved Spark Fact widget text for easier reading Fixed stage rotation controls after stage checks Cleaner feed catalog with deprecated extras removed Polish for pronunciation, study cards, and widget learning flow

WordWake 1.1 makes the app easier to use even before the widget is set up. New in this update: • Swipe through the 10 cards in your current stage from the Home screen • Hear pronunciation audio for language cards • Clearer widget setup guidance • Better support for Russian learners, with pronunciation-first cards • Daily notification option for users who prefer reminders • Widget reliability and polish improvements