Glossa

Flashy language apps fail to teach you enough words to get by... Meet Glossa: built on the idea that if we teach you thousands of words, you'll understand the language. Let’s be fair: Most language apps shower you with gold stars, green checkmarks, and fake milestone alerts while you forget everything you just saw. You log a 200-day streak, but you still can't read a menu abroad, follow a film, or spot basic words in the wild. Why? Because "feeling like you’re learning" keeps you subscribed whereas (truly) learning takes grit. And Glossa doesn't sugarcoat your progress... - When you remember a word, your score goes up. - When you forget, it goes down. - You can drop from three stars back to two, or right back to one. It isn't a punishment... it's just REALITY. When you finally earn your status in Glossa, it ACTUALLY means something. WHY GLOSSA WORKS • Complete Vocabulary Categories: If you're learning kitchen items, you learn the whole drawer—fork, knife, spoon, plate, cup. No weird gaps, no cherry-picking random words that never appear together in the real world. • Adaptive Difficulty: As you improve, the quizzes get intentionally harder. You’ll face similar-looking words and tight contextual clusters... You will fail, and it will be frustrating. But when you master a word, you’ll actually know it --- not just guess it out of a multiple-choice lineup. • Words First, Sentences Later: Skip the confusing grammar lectures. You can’t run before you can walk. Glossa focuses on building your core vocabulary until word recognition is instant, giving you the raw material you need to build real sentences later. • Honest Gamification: We have streaks, XP, and leaderboards, but they only track what stays in your head—not just how many times you tapped an app icon. Lose your focus, and your XP goes down. If you just want cheap dopamine, go somewhere else. • Real Retention Tracking: Every single word has a memory score tied to your performance. Struggling words show up more frequently. Mastered words disappear, then loop back later to ensure they actually stuck. • Instant Recognition: Swipe right if it matches, left if it doesn’t. It’s fast, simple, and relentless. By removing the lag time, you stop translating back and forth in your head and start naturally recognizing the language. FEATURES • Swipe-based flashcards designed for rapid, high-speed practice • Spaced repetition engine that hunts down your specific weak spots • Complete, zero-gap vocabulary lists organized by topic • Granular, per-word statistics tracking your true memory retention • Strict daily streaks backed by a transparent 6-month activity graph • Native text-to-speech pronunciation for natural audio grounding • Competitive leaderboards built around retention, not clicks • Dynamic difficulty scaling that pushes back as soon as you improve Easy dopamine? Go somewhere else. Real progress? Download Glossa. For support: https://glossaweb.com/support Link to the License agreement and Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/