A DUNGEON CRAWLER FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Your voice is the spell.

Descend through a pixel crypt. Every monster carries a word. Say it out loud in the language you’re learning and it falls.

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An encounter: a giant spider holding the word “dessert”, with the microphone listening
HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, one floor at a time

1

Explore the crypt

Each floor is one theme, like Food & Drink or Animals. Find the monsters, the rune and the sealed exit.

2

Face a word

Every monster shows a word in your language. Stuck? Hear it spoken, at a small cost in points.

3

Speak to cast

Say the translation out loud. Get it right and the spell lands. Get it wrong and you lose a heart, then you see the answer.

FEATURES

A real game, with real words

Spellbook category Food & Drink: a grid of found words, with “il pane” selected

The Spellbook remembers

Every word you defeat goes into your Spellbook, sorted by floor. Listen again, see how well you know it, and work each word from found to practised to known by heart.

Practise without pressure

Practice mode has no hearts and no timer. Learn a word by hearing it, then switch to Recall and say it from memory before you reveal the answer.

Practice in Recall mode: say the Italian for “bread”, then tap to reveal
◆ RUNESEach floor hides one rune. Collect all 17.
■ HEALINGSay two words in a row to win back a heart.
♥ HARD MODENo heart refills between floors. For the brave.
ABC TYPE ITOn the bus? Switch from voice to typing any time.
LANGUAGES

Learn from any of five

Pick the language you speak and the one you want to learn. Every pair keeps its own Spellbook, so you can switch whenever you like.

  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Italiano
  • Español
  • Français
17 floors · themes from Food & Drink to Common Verbs
EVERYWHERE YOU ARE

iPhone, iPad and Mac

Exploring a floor on iPhone with the on-screen D-pad
IPHONEBig touch controls and a D-pad, on either side.
The floor map on iPad
IPADThe full crypt on a bigger screen, with a keyboard if you want one.
The Word Crypt title screen on Mac
MACArrow keys to move, Space to speak.

Questions

Do I need to speak out loud?

Voice is the main way to cast, but you can switch to typing at any moment, in the settings or right in an encounter.

Does speech recognition need the internet?

On supported devices it runs on the device using Apple’s speech recognition, so your voice stays on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

Which languages can I learn?

English, German, Italian, Spanish and French, in any direction. Each language pair has its own progress.

Is there a timer?

Encounters keep the pressure on. Practice mode has no hearts and no timer, for calm repetition.

What happens when I miss a word?

You lose a heart and see the correct word, and you can hear it for free. Then you try again.

The crypt is waiting.

Bring your voice. Leave with a few hundred new words.

Download on theApp Store iPhone · iPad · Mac