One thing a day • iPhone, iPad & Mac

Learn Daily: English Words, Facts & Notes

Learn one interesting thing a day. Then it comes back, so you actually keep it.

An idiom you have heard a hundred times but never said out loud. A word you use every day without knowing where its name comes from. Twenty seconds in the morning, a glance at your widget, and one question in the evening - spaced repetition doing the rest.

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How a day looks

Three moments, none of them longer than it takes to read a text message.

Morning

A notification arrives at a time you pick. An idiom, a word or a fact worth knowing. Twenty seconds, then you get on with your day.

Daytime

A widget on your home or lock screen shows today's term and keeps the answer back. You see it every time you pick up the phone, and remembering it is the practice. Tap to see the answer, tap again to hide it.

Evening

One question: still remember this? Yes or no, answered right from the notification.

What happens after that

Say yes and it comes back later each time. Say no and it returns sooner, with the meaning spelled out again. Nothing is punished: forgetting just tells the app what to do next.

Today 3 days 1 week 2 weeks 1 month

Months later it adds up to something you can look at: how many are still with you. Your collection shows what is

fresh warm cooling worth another look

What is in it

A daily mix of things worth knowing, drawn from all topics - or pick the topics yourself with Learn Daily+ and change them whenever you like.

Expressions you never use

The idioms you recognise in films and articles but never reach for yourself, with the meaning in plain words.

The exact word

The precise word instead of the approximate one, so a sentence says what you actually meant.

The world around you

Where the names of everyday things come from, how things work, and why people think and behave the way they do.

Everything ships with the app

Nothing is generated on the fly. It works with no signal - on a plane, in a lift, underground.

Already knew it?

Mark it known and another takes its place: once a week on the free plan, any day with Learn Daily+.

Make it yours

Different colour themes, three of them free. Learn Daily+ adds the rest and a home screen icon to match.

Things of your own

The words worth keeping are often the ones you found yourself.

  • Write your own cards - a phrase from a meeting, a word from a book.
  • They join the same evening checks as everything else, on the same schedule.
  • Ten on the free plan, as many as you like with Learn Daily+.
  • Export everything you have written at any time.

Worth showing

A good word is better shared.

  • Send a card to somebody as a picture, in your theme, with the meaning on it.
  • On day thirty, a hundred, half a year and a year there is a poster with the number on it, just to celebrate a little.

No pressure built in

Most learning apps are built to keep you anxious about losing progress. This one is built so that missing a day costs you one day.

  • No ads, anywhere, in any version.
  • No streak to lose. Miss a day and you have missed a day, not everything.
  • No account to create. No analytics, no trackers, no third party of any kind - nothing is sent anywhere.
  • Your collection syncs between your own devices through your iCloud account and goes no further.
Free, for good
  • The thing a day
  • The evening question
  • The widget
  • Three colour themes
  • Ten of your own cards
Learn Daily+
  • Open and search your whole collection
  • Pick the topics yourself
  • Every theme and a matching icon
  • Your history: week, month, the whole run
  • Unlimited cards, swap any day

Monthly, yearly with a free week, or one payment for life. The yearly plan shares with your family: up to five other people, each with their own collection.

On iPhone

Where the morning notification, the lock screen widget and the evening question live - the whole routine happens without opening the app.

On iPad

A comfortable place to browse your collection, write your own cards and see which ones are cooling.

On Mac

Read it with the morning coffee, answer before you close the laptop, and type your own cards with a real keyboard.

Who it suits

Anyone who likes knowing things and has given up on apps that want an hour a day.

English learners

The expressions and precise words that separate fluent English from correct English, one at a time.

People who love words

Where the everyday vocabulary came from, and the exact word for the thing you keep describing.

The curious

A fact about the world each morning, and a reason to still remember it next month.

The busy

A routine that fits into twenty seconds and survives a missed day without starting over.

Available On

Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. One purchase covers all three.

iPhone

iOS 17.0 or later

iPad

iPadOS 17.0 or later

Mac

macOS 14.0 or later

Frequently asked questions

How does the spaced repetition work?

Each evening you answer one question: do you still remember today's thing? Say yes and it comes back in three days, then a week, then two weeks, then a month. Say no and it returns sooner, with the meaning spelled out again. Forgetting is not punished - it just tells the app when to ask next. See how spaced repetition works.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. Nothing is generated on the fly and everything ships with the app, so it works with no signal - on a plane, in a lift. Your collection syncs between your own devices through your iCloud account and goes no further.

Is there a streak I can lose?

No. There is no streak anywhere in the app. Miss a day and you have missed a day, not everything you built. Milestones on day thirty, a hundred, half a year and a year are there to celebrate, not to guilt you.

Can I add my own words and phrases?

Yes. Write your own cards - a phrase from a meeting, a word from a book - and they join the same evening checks as everything else. Ten on the free plan, as many as you like with Learn Daily+.

What stays free, and what does Learn Daily+ add?

The thing a day, the evening question and the widget stay free, with three colour themes, ten of your own cards and one swap a week. Learn Daily+ lets you open and search your whole collection, pick topics, use every theme and a matching icon, see your history, write unlimited cards and swap a card any day. Monthly, yearly with a free week, or one payment for life; the yearly plan shares with up to five other people.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later, and Mac on macOS 14 or later. One purchase covers all three.