# LockVocab - Lock Screen Words — TOEIC & IELTS word wallpaper

> TOEIC & IELTS word wallpaper (iPhone/iPad app by Poyu Chiang.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lockvocab-lock-screen-words/id6794406991 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Poyu Chiang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1835443971)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-08-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-17

## What is LockVocab?

You wake your phone 80 times a day. What if each one taught you a word?

LockVocab turns your Lock Screen into a vocabulary card you cannot miss. No app to open, no time to set aside — the word is simply there, where you already look. See it enough times and it sticks.

Built for exams and for work: 5,200 words — 1,500 TOEIC core, 1,400 business English, 1,000 everyday English and 1,300 IELTS/TOEFL academic vocabulary. The TOEIC, business and academic lists are calibrated against published exam-corpus frequency lists, and every word comes with phonetics, a plain-English definition, synonyms, word origin and a natural example sentence.

WHAT YOU GET

• Vocabulary on your Lock Screen
21 paper-style templates (single word, example card, vertical, manuscript grid, multi-word lists, side-by-side translations and more), 8 accent colors and 4 typefaces, mixed however you like, on a built-in background or your own photo. A Shortcut swaps in fresh words on a schedule you choose.

• Live Activity and Dynamic Island
Turn on Live Activity and a word card stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — tap the corner for the next batch, without opening the app.

• One-tap setup
Add the ready-made Shortcut in a single tap, then follow the step-by-step guide, as pictures or as a short video, if you also want the wallpaper to change itself every day. Switch to the Shortcuts app mid-video and it keeps playing in Picture in Picture.

• Learn and review
Mark each card "got it" or "not yet", save favorites, tap to hear the pronunciation. Everything you missed collects into a review list you can also use as your wallpaper source.

• Choose what you study
Pick your source: all words, favorites, words you missed, TOEIC core, business English, everyday English, or IELTS/TOEFL. The wallpaper and the Live Activity can each use a different one.

ABOUT PAYING

The first 100 words, every template that shows 1–4 words (10 in all) and photo backgrounds are free. A single purchase unlocks every word, the topic word lists and the 5–10 word templates — no subscription, no auto-renewal, no ads.

PRIVACY

No account, no personal data, no ad tracking. Everything works offline except the setup videos. The app sends only anonymous usage statistics, with no personal data, to help improve it. Your progress stays on your device.

Wake your phone. Learn a word.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 完整版 | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is LockVocab safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess LockVocab.

## Is LockVocab legit?

LockVocab - Lock Screen Words appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LockVocab is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.4 — 2026-10-09

• Smoother first setup: if you just added the Lock Screen shortcut, tapping "I already have the lock screen shortcut" now applies your new style right away instead of asking you to add it again
• Small fixes

### 1.9.3 — 2026-10-09

• Prices load more reliably: if the price hasn't loaded yet, the app retries instead of letting a purchase fail
• No more repeated words: a word that appears in several categories now shows up only once, and reviews don't repeat a word right away
• Live Activity "Shuffle words" no longer brings back the previous set of words
• Siri and Shortcuts phrases now in your language
• Small fixes

### 1.9.2 — 2026-10-07

• New "My picks": choose exactly which words show on your Lock Screen, including from Words I missed, Favorites, or a category
• The word you see in the preview is now the word that goes on your Lock Screen
• Moving the text no longer shrinks it, and each style has its own sensible range
• Cleaner home screen: "Set Up Lock Screen" opens the style editor, and the setup guide has its own button
• After your first wallpaper change, a short video shows how to switch words automatically every day
• Smoother font size slider, plus small fixes

### 1.9.1 — 2026-10-06

• Applying a new style is smoother: if your Lock Screen shortcut isn't set up yet, we'll help you add it in one tap instead of showing an error
• Shortcut deleted or renamed? Add it again in one tap and you're back
• Minor fixes and polish

### 1.9.0 — 2026-10-04

• Video guides: all three ways to set up your Lock Screen (One tap, Every day, Build it yourself) now have real screen-recorded walkthroughs. Switch between Step by step and Video guide anytime, and tap the progress bar to jump to a step
• Picture in Picture: switch to the Shortcuts app while a guide video is playing and it keeps going in a small window, so you can follow along as you set up
• Vocabulary expanded to 5,200 words (1,500 TOEIC core, 1,400 business, 1,000 everyday, 1,300 IELTS/TOEFL), with categories re-calibrated against exam-corpus frequency lists
• Longer definitions on the wallpaper now show up to two lines instead of being cut off
• New word now fades in and out, and words don't repeat until you've seen the whole set
※ The "A word every hour" widget has been removed (Live Activity and Dynamic Island are unchanged)

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