Vocabulary, grammar, and real English

Everything you need to learn English, in one app.

Save new words. Work through short grammar lessons. Learn the slang people really use. Then practice with quizzes and AI stories.

Free to download. Works without internet.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

How it works

See a new word? Save it in seconds.

Type any word or phrase. Vocably shows you a simple meaning, an example sentence, and what type of word it is. Tap once to save it.

The Vocably search screen showing a word with its meaning, an example sentence and its word type.

Plain meanings
Written to be understood, not copied from a dictionary.
Real examples
See the word inside a full sentence.
Word types
Nouns, verbs, idioms and 8 more, labelled for you.

Practice stories

Your words, turned into a story.

Choose the words you want to practice. Vocably writes a short story that uses them. Seeing a word in a real situation helps you remember it far better than a word list does.

A practice story in Vocably with the reader's own saved words highlighted in the text.

Built from your words
Not a generic reading exercise.
A new story every time
Practice the same words in a different situation.
Two free stories a day
No card needed.

The Vocably lesson list beside an open lesson on the verb to be.

Lessons

Start from the very beginning.

Short lessons cover the grammar you need first — the verb "to be", a/an/the, singular and plural, asking questions. Each lesson has clear examples, a short dialogue, and a quiz at the end.

The Verb 'To Be'
A, An, and The
Singular and Plural
Asking Questions
Simple Past Tense

A Vocably quiz question beside the progress screen showing a streak and an activity calendar.

Practice

Practice a little, every day.

Take a quiz on the words you saved — up to 30 questions at a time. Review the ones you got wrong. Vocably counts your streak, tracks your weekly goal, and shows every day you practiced on a calendar.

Streaks and weekly goals

The British slang list and the kitchen word list in Vocably.

Vocabulary packs

Learn the English people actually speak.

200 British slang phrases across 10 everyday topics — the pub, the office, money, travel. Plus 70 kitchen words and actions, so you can name the things around you.

General Everyday
Greetings & Social
Insults & Banter
Praise & Approval
Criticism & Disapproval
Work & Office
Money & Shopping
Food, Drink & Pubs
Travel & Directions
Feelings & States

Pools

Keep your words organized.

Group words into pools — one for work, one for a book you are reading, one for the words that keep catching you out. Mark a word Hot to practice it more, or Done when you know it.

Start with one word.

Vocably is free to download on iPhone and Android.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

Vocabulary, grammar, and real English

Everything you need to learn English, in one app.

Save new words. Work through short grammar lessons. Learn the slang people really use. Then practice with quizzes and AI stories.

Free to download. Works without internet.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

How it works

See a new word? Save it in seconds.

Type any word or phrase. Vocably shows you a simple meaning, an example sentence, and what type of word it is. Tap once to save it.

Plain meanings
Written to be understood, not copied from a dictionary.
Real examples
See the word inside a full sentence.
Word types
Nouns, verbs, idioms and 8 more, labelled for you.

Practice stories

Your words, turned into a story.

Choose the words you want to practice. Vocably writes a short story that uses them. Seeing a word in a real situation helps you remember it far better than a word list does.

Built from your words
Not a generic reading exercise.
A new story every time
Practice the same words in a different situation.
Two free stories a day
No card needed.

Lessons