PictoTango: Photo Vocabulary
Flashcards in 20 languages
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Snap something nearby, tap it, and it becomes a word sticker, with the word and an example sentence in 20 languages, plus IPA, pinyin and audio.
Take a photo of something around you and turn it into a word card you can listen to and review.
Tap an object in the photo and PictoTango cuts it out like a sticker, then shows the word and an example sentence in any of 20 languages, with IPA for English and pinyin for Chinese.
Free, no ads, no account needed. Use it to help kids learn the names of everyday things, or to start a new language yourself.
SNAP, TAP, SAVE
• PictoTango recognizes what's in your photo and shows its name
• Tap the object you want and it's cut out cleanly, like a sticker
• Recognition runs on your iPhone or iPad, so it works offline
LEARN IN 20 LANGUAGES
• Words and example sentences in 20 languages
• IPA for English, pinyin for Chinese
• Tap to hear the word, at normal or slow speed. Audio plays even when your phone is on silent
• Study one language or several at once
YOUR WORD BOOK
• Words are grouped by the day you found them, so you can look back at what you saw
• Review mode hides the answer so you can try to remember it first
• If something isn't in the built-in dictionary, save it anyway and rename it later
WHO IT'S FOR
• Parents who want to name things around the house in English or Chinese with their kids
• Beginners who'd rather learn words from their own day than from a textbook
• Travelers who want to know what everyday things are called before a trip
LANGUAGES
English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Polish
Works on iPhone and iPad.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
PictoTango 2.0 is a big update.
• Meet Mimi the owl, who blinks, waves and moves its beak along with the pronunciation.
• Tap an object to cut it out cleanly.
• On supported devices, Apple Intelligence looks at your photo to name the object, and can make cards for things outside the built-in dictionary.
• Review now mixes picture, listening and fill-in-the-blank questions, and spaces them out based on how well you remember each word.
• Daily review reminder (turn it on in Settings) and sound effects.
• Translations and example sentences reviewed in all 20 languages. Your existing cards carry over.
The developer, JIAPENG Zhao, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- JIAPENG Zhao
- Size
- 8.7 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 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 19 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 ZJP