vocabulary · iOS & Apple Watch
Learn a word every time you glance.
LexWidget puts a word on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Add words once — a smart rotation keeps them in front of you until they stick.
the widget is the product
Everywhere you already look.
Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and the Smart Stack — every size of the same idea, up to a large Deck at a Glance. A smart rotation favours the words you’ve seen least, so nothing goes stale. Tap any widget to open its full entry.
themes that live
One word, five ways to see it.
Pick a lens and it re-skins the whole app — the list, every entry, the capture sheet, and all your widgets — while rendering each word’s living state: how familiar it is, how recently you’ve seen it, the time of day. Lenses, not skins. Pop Lexicon is free; the other four come with Pro.
what it does
Built to make words stick.
Widgets everywhere
Every widget size, plus Apple Watch complications and the Smart Stack. A smart rotation favours the words you’ve seen least.
Interactive widget & Control Center
Mark a word known or jump to the next right on the home widget — no app launch — and add or advance words from Control Center on iOS 18.
SAT & GRE starter decks
Add a free 300-word SAT deck in one tap — it never counts toward your free word limit. A harder 300-word GRE deck comes with Pro.
Auto-fill entries
Type a word; fill its definition, part of speech, and IPA pronunciation from a bundled dictionary — no network.
Colour-coded decks
Group words into decks, give each a pop colour, point a widget at one, and focus the decks that matter.
On your Apple Watch
The current word on your watch face and Smart Stack, synced quietly through your own iCloud.
Add words fast
Paste a list, import a file, or share text from any app. With Pro, just say “Add a word to LexWidget” to Siri — the app never opens.
Hear & export
Hear any word spoken aloud, and export your whole library to CSV or JSON whenever you like.
new in 1.5 · flashcards
Study the words on screen.
One tap from your word list turns the words you’re looking at into full-screen cards — the word big on the front, its pronunciation, definition and example on the back. Cards wear your lens and deck colour, and the next card peeks out behind the current one, so you always know there’s more to swipe.
- freeFlip
Tap to turn the card. Swipe or use the arrows to move on.
- freeFull screen
Hide every control so the card fills the display.
- proTimed
Each side shows for 3, 5, 8 or 12 seconds, then turns and moves on.
- proSneak peek
Press and hold to lift the card and glimpse the definition.
new in 1.5 · iphone duo · free
Built for iPhone Duo.
Fold it, open it, stand it up — LexWidget picks the layout from how you’re holding it, with nothing to set. The word you’re reading follows you from one fold to the next.
- Open like a book — your list on the left, the word’s page on the right, split on the crease.
- Half-folded like a laptop — the word page on top, the list below. In flashcards, the card on top and the controls below.
- Open and upright — stacked, and you choose which half holds the list.
- Tent — a flashcard stand: just the card, nothing else.
a look inside
Six screens, one idea.
The app is one glance deep — a lexicon you can build fast and read anywhere.
your lexicon
A whole lexicon,
one screen deep.
Every word with its pronunciation, part of speech, and how often you’ve seen it.
the entry
Every word,
up close.
Definition and example — tap to hear it, or pin it as a favourite.
on-device auto-fill
Add a word.
We fill the rest.
Definition, part of speech, and IPA — from a bundled dictionary, no network.
decks
Colour-code decks.
Focus favourites.
Give each deck a pop colour, point a widget at it, and star the ones you want more.
apple watch
On your
wrist, too.
The current word on your watch face and Smart Stack, synced over iCloud.
one-time unlock
No subscription.
No server.
Free for 30 words and one deck. One $4.99 unlock opens everything — forever.
import
Already have a list? Bring it in.
A word list from a spreadsheet, a PDF, or another app all lands in one review screen — map the columns, fix or drop rows, choose a deck. It runs on your device, and nothing saves until you say so.
Comma- or tab-separated lists from anywhere.
Multi-sheet workbooks — pick the sheet you want.
Reads the text layer line by line. A scan needs a text PDF.
Drop in words, one per line — no file needed.
Share selected text straight into a new word.
step 1
Pick a file
CSV, TSV, Excel (.xlsx), or a text-based PDF — from Files, iCloud, anywhere. Up to 20 MB.
step 2
Map the columns
Say which column is the word, the definition, and an example, with a live preview of the first rows. A PDF skips this and goes straight to review.
step 3
Review & import
Edit, deselect, or swap any row and pick a deck. Nothing saves until you tap Import — and words you already have are held back.
the review screen
You see every row before a single word is saved.
One screen for every source. Nothing touches your library until you tap Import — and it happens on your device, with no network.
- Edit any word or definition inline
- Deselect the rows you don’t want
- Swap the word and definition in one tap
- Words you already have are held back for you
- Choose which deck the new words go into
- Pro: fill blank definitions, part of speech & pronunciation from the on-device dictionary in one tap
best excel setup
Lay it out this way and it maps itself.
| A · Word | B · Definition | C · Example |
|---|---|---|
| pellucid | translucently clear | “The lake was pellucid.” |
- One sheet — extra sheets add a “choose a sheet” step.
- Column A the word, B the definition, C an example; A and B map automatically.
- Put titles in the first row, then mark it as a header so they aren’t imported.
- One word per row, plain text. Files up to 20 MB.
Data not collected.
Everything you add is processed on your device and synced through your own iCloud. There is no LexWidget server, no account, and no analytics. The App Store privacy label says “Data Not Collected” — and we mean it.
pricing
One-time. No subscription.
Try it free. When you’re ready for the whole thing, it’s a single purchase you own forever.
- Up to 30 words, 1 deck
- Free 300-word SAT starter deck
- All Home & Lock Screen widget sizes
- Type & paste to add words
- Flip flashcards & full-screen study
- iPhone Duo layouts
- Light, dark & system themes
- Unlimited words & decks
- On-device auto-fill, hear-it & export
- Import CSV / Excel / PDF & per-deck widgets
- Apple Watch app & all widget themes
- GRE starter deck & Deck at a Glance widget
- Timed & Sneak peek flashcards
- Add words with Siri & fill blanks on import
questions
Good to know.
Is there a subscription?
No. LexWidget is free for up to 30 words and one deck. Everything else is a single one-time purchase of $4.99 — no subscription, ever. You buy it once and keep it.
Do I have to build my whole list myself?
No. Add the free 300-word SAT starter deck in a tap — it doesn’t count toward the free limit (Pro adds a 300-word GRE deck) — or import a list you already have from CSV, Excel, or a text-based PDF. Either way you review every word on your device before anything is saved.
How does it sync across my devices?
Through your own iCloud. Your words move between your iPhone and Apple Watch automatically — quietly, and without any LexWidget account or server in the middle.
Is there an Apple Watch app?
Yes. Your current word appears on the watch face and in the Smart Stack, with complications in every shape. The full Watch app is part of the Pro unlock.
What can I say to Siri?
With Pro, say “Add a word to LexWidget” — or “Save a word in LexWidget”, “Capture a word in LexWidget”, or “Add a new word to LexWidget”. Siri asks “What’s the word?”, and it’s saved without opening the app; leave out the definition and it’s filled on-device. The same action works from Spotlight, the Shortcuts app, and the Action button.
Does it work on iPhone Duo?
Yes, free. Fully open, your word list and a word’s page sit side by side; half-folded, the page goes on top and the list below; stand it as a tent and it’s a flashcard stand. The same word stays open as you fold and unfold. Needs iOS 27.1 or later on the Duo.
What data do you collect?
None. There’s no account, no analytics, and no trackers. Auto-fill runs from a bundled dictionary on your device — nothing you add ever leaves it except through your own iCloud. Read the privacy policy for the details.
Which devices does it need?
iPhone on iOS 17 or later, and Apple Watch on watchOS 10 or later. The iPhone Duo layouts need iOS 27.1 or later.