# VivaVocab! Smart Flash Cards — Language Learning Supplement

> AI-powered smart flashcards for language vocabulary learning. (iPhone/iPad app by Penyo Pal Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vivavocab-smart-flash-cards/id545789161 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Penyo Pal Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/531843577)
- Category: Games, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 208 App Store ratings · 114 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.3 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vivavocab-smart-flash-cards/id545789161/reviews.md

## What is VivaVocab! Smart Flash Cards?

Learning a new language? Boost your vocabulary through fun and "surprisingly effective" practice.

"I can't believe how well this works. It's magic. I wish I found it sooner. Thank you!"

Based on the latest research in language acquisition and memory formation, VivaVocab's smart flash cards are powered by an "AI tutor" - a state-of-the-art algorithm that adapts the content you see based on your learning progress.

VivaVocab just focuses on vocabulary, so we recommend combining it with other apps (or tutors) for a complete language learning experience.


Available Languages :

  - English / ESL
  - Mandarin Chinese (with Simplified Chinese hanzi and/or pinyin)
  - French
  - Turkish
  - Russian
  - Polish


Features include...

Customization

   Adjust what cues are displayed for each language, to make it appropriate for first-time-language learners or students learning a second language.

       ex. disable 'text' cues to play just with pictures and audio, appropriate for children learning their first language
       ex. disable 'hanzi character' cues in Chinese, to focus on building your vocabulary for speaking/listening, but not reading/writing


No Shenanigans

     We deeply respect our users: no ads, no manipulative gamification "dark patterns", no sharing data with 3rd parties, no mandatory accounts.


Multiple Profile Support

    Ex. you can create separate profiles for siblings sharing an iPad.

Device Sync

    You can optionally create an account to be able to sync profiles between multiple devices.

Offline Play

    You can play without internet (but, you do need to be online to download new content)


Try each language for free, with 10+ levels covering basics such as numbers, colors, days-of-the-week and food. If you like the experience, purchase a language pack to unlock 1000+ words for a given language and all future content updates (you even get to pick your price).

We want to hear from you! If you find a bug, have words you'd like us to add, or have an idea for a new feature, please email hello@vivavocab.com



Pro Tips!

For Teachers:

  Easily handle multiple students playing across various devices with VivaVocab's support for multiple profiles and account syncing.

For Mandarin Learners:

  Want to focus on speaking and listening? You can disable hanzi.
   ...or, you can disable pinyin, or keep pinyin and hanzi, or neither (and just play with pictures and audio).

For Parents of Young Children:

  If your child hasn't learned to read yet, you can disable text and just play with audio and pictures.

For Everyone Else:

  Click on the "??? button" to let our AI tutor decide which words you should practise next.

## Key features

- AI-powered adaptive learning
- Customizable learning cues
- Multiple profile support
- Offline play capability
- No ads or manipulative gamification
- Device sync option

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allergy Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Seafood Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Artist Episode | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Artist Episode | $3.99 | one-time |
| The Artist Episode | $5.99 | one-time |
| The Banker Episode | $5.99 | one-time |
| The Banker Episode | $3.99 | one-time |
| The Banker Episode | $0.99 | one-time |
| French Premium Word Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Polish Premium Word Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Russian Premium Word Pack | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of VivaVocab! Smart Flash Cards?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
- 🎓 Effective vocabulary learning method
- 🎨 Engaging visual and auditory learning
- ⭐ Great for beginners and children
- 💰 Generous free content available
- 🔄 Effective repetition-based learning
- 🎯 Progressive difficulty levels
- 📱 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🗣️ Clear pronunciation guidance
- 💡 Works without English knowledge

**Cons**

- 🔊 Background music too loud and intrusive
- 🔊 Cannot mute music without losing audio
- 📚 Limited vocabulary content
- ❌ Missing grammatical articles (masculine/feminine)
- ⚠️ Lacks sentence-building instruction
- 🎮 Repetitive gameplay becomes boring
- 💸 Confusing pricing structure
- 🐛 Audio playback issues
- 📝 Incorrect vocabulary translations
- 👤 No multi-user profile support

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Background music cannot be turned off independently
- Audio volume issues on some devices
- No sound output on certain devices
- Incorrect word translations (cookie/biscuit)
- In-app purchase not unlocking content
- App Store review link not functioning

**Most requested features**

- Add option to disable background music
- Include grammatical articles in lessons
- Expand vocabulary content significantly
- Add sentence-building lessons
- Support for additional languages
- Multi-user profile tracking
- Clearer pricing options
- More advanced levels

## Recent user reviews (10 of 114)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vivavocab-smart-flash-cards/id545789161/reviews.md

### 5/5 — My favorite!!

*2024-12-23, version 4.0.1*

I never write reviews for apps but this is such a genuinely useful & honest language learning app. Im using it to learn Polish vocabulary, and I just bought the locked content because it’s so worth it. You can learn a ton of basic words for free and decide if you want more specific vocabulary that’s locked. I think the free vocab is worth it if you’re trying out a new language for sure. I decided to buy the rest of the content (one purchase for every locked section) and they’ll let you choose how much you want to pay for it between $0.99 and whatever else. You can pay whatever and it will still unlock everything for you, when so many other apps would make you pay money for every individual section you want to unlock. Cant recommend it enough, and I hope they keep adding more languages!

### 2/5 — Okay but needs a lot of work

*2017-04-01, version 2.1.5*

Nice little flashcard game, but doesn't teach any articles to help with sentence building. Also the music is extremely detrimental. You can barely hear the words over it to know which was said, and it's about two bars long and repeated over and over. Need the option to turn it off and keep the voiced words.

### 5/5 — Dear developer

*2016-12-29, version 2.1.5*

Make more levels!  This is a great simple app for little kids, but it needs more vocabulary words.

### 5/5 — Parfait pour Teo 5ans

*2016-10-18, version 2.1.5*

Top !

### 3/5 — A bit of a problem

*2016-09-24, version 2.1.5*

It's nice that the app teaches vocabulary, but French it's not like English. In English, the definite article doesn't matter that much because "the"is the only definite article used in the language. French, however, has masculine and feminine; so if you're going to introduce a word, you need to introduce it with its article.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2016-06-16, version 2.1.5*

It is perfect to use whe I have a free afternoon, but the background music is loud and annoying please make a setting to Change this otherwise, perfect! I have been using ie for about a month and I am already becoming fluent!!

### 5/5 — Très bien

*2016-02-14, version 2.1.5*

Ma fille m'a bluffé

### 5/5 — Child fluent at French at 4 years

*2016-01-18, version 2.1.5*

My son Charlie got inspired to learn French by watching a YouTube video of family fun pack I just love this app because it helps my child learn and it's appropriate for any age

### 2/5 — Please make music optional!

*2016-01-09, version 2.1.5*

Disabling sound completely defeats the purpose of hearing the words.  However, after listening to the loud background music for a short time I decided this app isn't for me.

### 2/5 — Boring

*2016-01-05, version 2.1.5*

I like that it was repetitive but I found that after a few rounds, it quickly got boring and the music is very annoying. Not a good use of my time.

## Frequently asked questions about VivaVocab! Smart Flash Cards

### What does VivaVocab! do?

VivaVocab! is a language learning supplement that uses AI-powered smart flashcards to help you boost your vocabulary. It adapts the content you see based on your learning progress, making practice surprisingly effective.

### What are the key features of VivaVocab!?

Key features include an AI tutor that personalizes your learning, customizable cues (text, pictures, audio, pinyin, hanzi), multiple profile support for different users, offline play, and no ads or manipulative gamification.

### How much does VivaVocab! cost?

You can try each language for free with basic levels. To unlock over 1000 words and all future content updates for a specific language, you can purchase a language pack. You even get to pick your price for these packs.

### What languages are available on VivaVocab!?

The app currently supports English/ESL, Mandarin Chinese (with Simplified Chinese hanzi and/or pinyin), French, Turkish, Russian, and Polish. New content and languages may be added in the future.

### Can I use VivaVocab! without an internet connection?

Yes, you can play without an internet connection for offline practice. However, you will need to be online to download new content or language packs initially.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.1 — 2022-03-29

Fixed IAP screen not disappearing after purchase.

### 4.0.0 — 2022-03-28

A huge update, years in the making. Featuring more languages to learn, 10x more content per language, a new AI tutor, multiple-profile support, and lots of configuration options.

If your previous purchases are not available (from Penyo Pal French, Mandarin, or English), email help@vivavocab.com and we'll make it right.

### 3.0.0 — 2018-12-03

We're back with a major update! 
Completely re-made interface, all languages in one app with some more big improvements to come soon!

### 2.1.5 — 2013-06-19

update application name

### 2.1.4 — 2013-06-12

New episode released - The Banker.

Learn 40 words related to numbers, math, finance and banking.

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