Support
Need help with WordCatch? Most questions are answered below. If not, email [email protected] with your device model, iOS version, the app version (shown at the bottom of Settings) and what happened — we read every message.
The answers below describe WordCatch 2.0 for iPhone and iPad (iOS 18 or later). It replaces Vocabulary Master; see Coming from Vocabulary Master.
Daily lessons
How do lessons work?
Open the Today tab and tap Start under Today's lesson. A lesson takes about 5 minutes and can include new work words, quick checks, a matching game and, in Meetings and Email, a short read. Words you have learned come back in your next lessons right before you would forget them. One lesson a day keeps your streak going; the next one is ready tomorrow. Want more today? Tap Extra practice.
What is the path?
Your path on the Today tab shows the work topics — Meetings, Email, Job interviews, Business travel, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Projects, Negotiation, Customer service, Presentations and Office life — each with its own lessons and words. Tap a topic and choose Learn this topic next to switch; what you have already learned stays.
Can I rate myself instead of doing exercises?
In Settings → Advanced, turn on Practise with self-rating: Extra practice then shows each word and you rate how well you knew it (Again, Hard, Good or Easy). Today's lesson always uses exercises. Lesson sounds and haptics can be turned off there too.
How do I get reminders?
Settings → Reminders → turn on Daily reminder and choose a time (you can also tap Remind me at … after a lesson). If nothing arrives, check that notifications for WordCatch are on in the iOS Settings app.
Catching words
How do I catch a word from what I read?
On the Today tab, tap Catch words from your reading, then:
- Paste text — from an email, chat or document;
- Scan a page — point the camera at printed English;
- Use a photo — pick a picture of printed text;
- Share from Safari — in Safari, Mail, Notes or Books, select some text, tap Share, then WordCatch. Select the paragraph before tapping Share: if only a link is shared, there is nothing to read.
Tap a word you don't know to see its meaning, translation and pronunciation, then tap Save word. It keeps the sentence you found it in and joins your next lessons and reviews. Text is recognised and translated on your iPhone or iPad; nothing you read is sent anywhere.
Translations don't appear
Choose your language in Settings → Translate into. French, Thai and Vietnamese meanings are built in. For other languages, iOS downloads the language from Apple the first time; after that, translations work offline. If the download did not finish, open the setting again and tap Download.
Can I save a word with Siri or Shortcuts?
Yes: the Save a Word action looks up an English word and adds it to your words.
Widgets
Touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit → Add Widget, and choose WordCatch: Word of the day shows one of your words, Due today shows the reviews waiting and your streak. Small widgets also fit the Lock Screen.
Your words
Where are my words?
The Words tab lists everything you have learned and caught. Each topic's words are also a starter deck: open the Words tab → Starter decks. To delete a word, swipe left on it and tap Delete.
Export and import
Settings → Export and import → Export my words saves a JSON file with your words, sentences, lessons and review history where you choose (for example Files or iCloud Drive). Import from a file adds what is missing and never deletes anything.
Moving to a new iPhone or iPad
Your words and progress are stored only on your device; there is no account and no sync between devices. To move them, either restore a backup of your old device or use iPhone Quick Start, or export on the old device and import the file on the new one. Then tap Restore purchases if you have Premium.
Premium
What is free and what is Premium?
Free: the Meetings and Email topics in full, lesson 1 of every other topic, and up to 100 words caught from your reading. WordCatch Premium adds all topics and their word decks, and unlimited caught words.
How much is it? Is it a subscription?
No subscription. Premium is a single one-time purchase (Lifetime) that is yours forever: US$9.99 in the United States, and the local price in your country is shown in the app before you buy. There is nothing to renew or cancel, and there are no ads. One purchase works on all your iPhones and iPads signed in with the same Apple Account.
I paid but Premium isn't unlocked
Open Settings and tap Restore purchases, signed in with the Apple Account you bought with. If the purchase is waiting for approval (for example Ask to Buy), Premium unlocks as soon as it is approved. If it still doesn't unlock, email us the date of purchase; please don't include your Apple Account password.
What happens to my words if I go over the free limit?
Nothing is ever deleted. If you have more than 100 caught words without Premium (for example after an import), the extra words stay in your list, locked, until you unlock Premium.
Coming from Vocabulary Master
WordCatch 2.0 is a new edition of Vocabulary Master. It starts fresh: words and progress from version 1.x are not carried over. If you bought a topic pack in Vocabulary Master, tap Restore purchases: Premium is unlocked at no extra cost. The old “Remove ads” purchase does not include Premium (WordCatch has no ads).
Privacy
WordCatch has no account, no ads and no tracking, and connects to our servers only for AI Plus (and a short service-status check). Read the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use and the credits for the word data.