Context
Vocabulary, one word a day
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Curious about a word? Save it. Context explains it in plain English, shows how it's really used, and traces where it came from. Vocabulary that actually sticks.
Context
You know the feeling. A word comes up in a book, a podcast, or a meeting, and you let it slide past, because looking it up means a dictionary definition written in words you would also have to look up.
Context is for those words. Save one, and you get it explained the way a well-read friend would explain it: in plain English, with examples of how it is actually used, and the story of where it came from.
Saving a word takes seconds. Type it in, and if you like, say where you ran into it, whether that was the book you are reading, a show, or a conversation. Context uses that to explain the word as it was meant in your sentence, not just in the abstract. If you found it while reading on your phone, you can share it straight to Context from any app.
Every word you save comes back with four things. A plain English explanation with no dictionary jargon. Real examples showing how the word is genuinely used. Its etymology, so you know where it came from and how it got here. And a short note tying it back to the place you found it.
Your Today tab surfaces a single word from your library each morning. There are no streaks to protect and no decks to grind. Just one word, considered properly, and then you get on with your day.
Add the lock screen or home screen widget and today's word is waiting the next time you pick up your phone. You can set a daily reminder for a time that suits you, or leave it off entirely.
When you want to know what stuck, there are short quizzes on the words you have saved. They tell you what you actually remember rather than what merely felt familiar.
Everything you save stays in your library, searchable and tied to your Apple account, so it follows you to a new phone.
Start with today's word.
Context is free for 30 days, with everything unlocked. After that, full access is an auto-renewing subscription: Context Annual, $14.99 USD a year, with prices elsewhere set by Apple from that amount. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. It renews each year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use: https://context.snugsy.ca/terms
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Information
- Seller
- Snugsy Inc.
- Size
- 56.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Guns or Other Weapons
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Context Annual $14.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Snugsy Inc.