Deftly

A well chosen word a day

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Most vocabulary apps teach you words you will never use. Deftly does the opposite. It takes the words you already use, and shows you the ones you have been getting subtly wrong. Every day, Deftly puts one word or phrase on your home screen, along with what it actually means and how it is commonly misused. "Peruse" does not mean to skim; it means to read closely. "Nonplussed" does not mean unbothered. "Begs the question" is not "raises the question." Small distinctions, but the kind a careful speaker is glad to get right. WHAT YOU GET - A home-screen widget with a new entry every day - For each one: the real definition, the common misunderstanding, and example sentences showing it used correctly and incorrectly - A hand-curated collection of words, phrases, and easily-confused pairs - Headwords checked against the Merriam-Webster Dictionary - No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking, and it works offline Deftly is not about correcting other people. It is about the quiet satisfaction of using exactly the right word for what you mean, and noticing, now and then, the ones you did not. Add the widget, and learn something true every day.

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Fixes a widget readability issue. The widget's text was turning white on its light background in Dark Mode, so it became hard to read. The widget now stays readable in both Light and Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad.

Version 1.0.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Justin Wheelan
    Size
    • 1.2 MB
    Category
    • Education
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Justin Wheelan
  • Privacy Policy

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