Once you've created a deck -- whether by scanning a page, importing a shared link, or building one from scratch -- this is where you'll spend most of your time. Here's everything you can do with your decks and the words inside them.
Your Decks Library
The Decks tab is your home screen. It shows all the decks you've created for your currently active language pair (for example, English to German).
Each deck card gives you a quick overview at a glance:
- Deck name at the top
- One line with the word count and how many words you've mastered, for example "10 words · 0 mastered", with a progress bar below it
- A Practice button so you can jump straight into a study session without opening the deck first. It shows as long as the deck has words left to master.
Tap anywhere on a deck card to open it and see all the words inside. Or, if you're ready to study, just hit Practice.
Inside a Deck
When you open a deck, you'll see a detailed view of everything in it.
At the top, the header shows three stats: Total Words, Mastered count, and % Complete, along with a progress bar and a message like "10 words left to master."
Below that, a switch with three tabs shows how many words or exercises each one holds, for example Practicing (10):
- Practicing -- words you're still working on
- Mastered -- words you've completed (7 correct spellings in a row)
- Exercises -- fill-in-the-blanks texts you've generated from this deck's words. See Fill-in-the-Blanks Exercises for the full walkthrough.
Each word card in the list shows you:
- The word in your native language (in bold)
- The translation in the language you're learning, with a speaker icon you can tap to hear the pronunciation
- A short definition explaining the word
- An example sentence showing how it's used
- A thin progress bar -- you need to spell a word correctly 7 times in a row to master it (a mistake resets the count, but it carries over between sessions)
Tap a word card to practice just that one word.
In the top-right corner of each word card, two quick actions sit side by side:
- Checkmark -- mark the word as learned right away (skips the 7-spelling requirement). A message confirms that the word moved to Mastered, with an Undo button in case you tapped by mistake. On a mastered word, this button reads Practice again and moves the word back.
- Pencil -- edit the word's details
To delete a word, press and hold its card and choose Delete (on Android the app asks you to confirm). You can also delete it from the word's edit form.
The deck header has three buttons at the top right: a bell for reminders, a share button, and a ••• menu with Edit deck. On Android, the same actions sit in the header as separate buttons. We'll cover each of those below.
Adding Words Manually
You don't have to rely on scanning alone. To add words to a deck, tap the round + button next to Practice at the bottom of the deck. The Add a word sheet opens: you can Scan text or Pick a photo to add the words from another page, or choose Add word manually to type one in. The word form has the source text, the translation, a part of speech, a definition and example sentences. Tap Save word when you're done. Turn on Keep adding words to add several in a row: the button then reads Save & next. Adding by hand is handy when you come across a new word during conversation or while reading and want to add it to an existing deck.
Editing a Deck
Tap ••• in the deck header and choose Edit deck. From here you can:
- Rename the deck -- just update the name field and tap the ✓ at the top right to save
- View deck info -- see the word count and when the deck was created
- Delete the deck -- tap Delete Deck below the deck statistics
Be careful with deletion. It permanently removes the deck and all its words. This cannot be undone.
Sharing Decks
Sharing is great for teachers who want to distribute vocabulary lists to a class, study groups working on the same material, or parents who want to set up words for their kids on a different device.
To share a deck, tap the share icon in the deck header. A form slides up where you fill in:
- Deck Title -- defaults to the deck name, but you can change it
- Description -- a short note about what the deck covers
- Your Name -- this will be visible to anyone who imports the deck
All three fields are required, and a shared deck can have up to 200 words.
Tap Share Deck, and you'll get a link that's automatically copied to your clipboard. You can paste it into a message, email, or wherever you'd like. Anyone who opens that link in the app will be able to import a copy of your deck.
Changed the deck after sharing it? Open the share form again -- it's now titled Update Shared Deck -- and tap Update to publish the new version, or Stop Sharing to take the link down. People who imported the deck see Updates Available on their copy and can tap Apply Updates to get your changes.
Setting Reminders
Got a test coming up? A deadline to learn certain words by? Tap the bell in the deck header to set a reminder.
First, pick a deadline date using the calendar -- this is when you need to know these words by. Then choose your daily reminder time, the time of day you'd like to get a notification nudging you to practice. This time applies to all your deck reminders; you can change it later in Profile under Reminder Time.
The app will send you a push notification every day at your chosen time, reminding you to study that deck. The deck card on the Decks screen shows the date next to a small calendar icon. To change the date or turn the reminder off, tap the bell again and choose Edit Reminder or Remove Reminder.
And here's a nice bonus: once you master all the words in a deck, the app automatically switches to retention reminders. It will check in with you at spaced intervals -- 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days after completion -- to make sure the words stick in your long-term memory. While one of these checks is waiting, the deck card shows a Test due badge.
