Deftly

Deftly

A well chosen word a day

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  • Released
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  • May 28, 2026
  • May 29, 2026

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Most vocabulary apps teach you words you will never use. Deftly does the opposite. It takes the words you already use, and shows you the ones you have been getting subtly wrong. Every day, Deftly puts one word or phrase on your home screen, along with what it actually means and how it is commonly misused. "Peruse" does not mean to skim; it means to read closely. "Nonplussed" does not mean unbothered. "Begs the question" is not "raises the question." Small distinctions, but the kind a careful speaker is glad to get right. WHAT YOU GET - A home-screen widget with a new entry every day - For each one: the real definition, the common misunderstanding, and example sentences showing it used correctly and incorrectly - A hand-curated collection of words, phrases, and easily-confused pairs - Headwords checked against the Merriam-Webster Dictionary - No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking, and it works offline Deftly is not about correcting other people. It is about the quiet satisfaction of using exactly the right word for what you mean, and noticing, now and then, the ones you did not. Add the widget, and learn something true every day.
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What's New in Deftly

1.0.1

May 29, 2026

Fixes a widget readability issue. The widget's text was turning white on its light background in Dark Mode, so it became hard to read. The widget now stays readable in both Light and Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad.

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