Anyvoc — FAQ

Last updated: 2026-07-27.

This FAQ follows the app: one chapter per main screen, plus a general chapter at the front and one that spells out what Pro adds to Basic. If you don't find your question answered here, write to us at feedback@anyvoc.eu.

General

What can Anyvoc do for me?

Anyvoc builds a personal vocabulary out of whatever you're already reading. Give it an article, a photo of a book page, a note you typed, or something you say out loud, and it pulls out the words worth learning, translates them, adds an example sentence, and tags each one with a skill level (CEFR). A spaced-repetition trainer then drills them until they stick.

In practice that means:

• Vocabulary from your own material — six ways to get text in, including the camera and your voice (Adding Content).
• A trainer that schedules itself — Leitner boxes decide what's due; four quiz modes, listening practice, and two games keep the drilling from going stale (Learning with the Trainer).
• Material at your level — every word carries a skill level (CEFR), so you can skip the basics you already know and hold back the advanced ones you don't need yet.
• 12 learning languages, an interface in five, and everything except adding new content and signing in works offline.
• Your vocabulary stays on your device — no cloud sync, no ads, no trackers, no analytics.

Basic is free and stays free. Pro lifts the one-language ceiling and a few other limits — see Pro / Basic.

Which languages does Anyvoc support?

Anyvoc supports 12 learning languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech.

That list can grow. If the language you want to learn isn't on it, write to feedback@anyvoc.eu and name it — requests are how we decide what gets added next.

What is the CEFR level?

CEFR stands for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages — the standard scale that schools, textbooks, and language certificates use to describe how far along a learner is. It runs in six bands:

Anyvoc tags every word with one of these, which is what lets you aim the app at your own level: extract only vocabulary from B1 upwards, say, or hide the C words while you're still working through A2. In the app the six bands show up as five chips — C1 and C2 are merged into a single "C".

What do the CEFR level chips above the tab bar do?

Three tabs carry a row of CEFR level chips, and they don't all do the same thing:

• Content — the chips set a minimum for what gets extracted from new content. Tapping A2, say, extracts vocabulary from A2 upwards and skips the A1 basics you already know. This selection never hides anything you've already saved.
• Trainer — deselected levels are hidden from training and from the box counts.
• Vocabulary — deselected levels are hidden from the displayed list.

On the Trainer and Vocabulary tabs the words stay stored on the device — re-enable the level and they reappear immediately. By default all levels are selected, and this works the same on every tier.

Exception: vocabulary you've added yourself — long-press save, manual add, or list import — is always extracted regardless of the level selection. Your explicit intent beats the filter.

How reliable is the CEFR classification?

Anyvoc assigns each word one level per language. Treat it as a well-informed default rather than a final judgement: it's a good guide for aiming your filter, but where exactly the line between two neighbouring bands falls is a judgement call even among teachers. If a whole batch feels off-level, adjust your CEFR filter.

Does Anyvoc come with any starter content?

Yes. Every new language pair starts with a short sample text already imported, so you can try reading and extraction immediately. And if you pick level A1 during onboarding, Anyvoc offers to import a 250-word basics pack for your learning language.

Where is my vocabulary stored?

Locally on your device. There is no cloud sync. When you switch to a new device you lose your vocabulary collection — export a backup first (Settings → Account → Create / Restore Backup).

What happens when I'm offline?

The trainer works fully offline — all quiz modes, listening practice, the matching game, your vocabulary list, the streak, and Leitner reviews. What does not work offline: adding new content via AI extraction (needs internet) and sign-in.

Is my content stored or used for AI training?

No. We don't store any of your content server-side. The AI provider Anyvoc uses for vocabulary extraction does not use submitted content for model training, per its API terms. The full processor list and legal basis for each step is in the privacy policy.

Does Anyvoc send ad-tracking or analytics?

No. Anyvoc uses no ads, no trackers, no analytics SDKs. The only external connections are sign-in, AI processing, and — when you add a link — your device fetching that page directly; all purely functional and described in the privacy policy.

Do I need an account?

Yes — Anyvoc requires an account for ongoing use. Guest mode is meant for trying the app first: you get a limited number of guest sessions to evaluate Anyvoc, after which you sign in to keep using it (email OTP, plus Sign in with Apple on iOS and Sign in with Google on Android). A signed-in account is also required for Pro, since the store validates the purchase against your sign-in.

Which sign-in methods are there?

• Email with OTP code — you enter your email, receive a 6-digit code, enter it. No password.
• Sign in with Apple — iOS only.
• Sign in with Google — Android only.

Pro / Basic

What's the difference between Basic and Pro?

Anyvoc has two tiers. Basic is free, indefinite, and a full product on its own. Pro adds the features that lift the natural one-language / one-level ceiling, plus a higher daily vocabulary allowance.

• Languages: Basic = one learning language at a time; Pro = up to three in parallel.
• Save from original text: long-press a word or multi-word phrase in the source to add it as a vocab — Pro only.
• Alternate meanings: an "Alternative: …" hint on cards for words with a second common sense, captured during text extraction — Pro only.
• Native-language content: paste or share text in your own language and have Anyvoc translate it into your learning language before extracting vocabulary — handy when the source you want to learn from isn't in the target language yet. Pro only.
• Full-text translation next to the original — Pro only.
• Daily new-vocabulary cap: Basic adds up to 30 new words a day; Pro is unlimited. (The length limit on a single piece of content is the same on both tiers.)
• Everything else — the trainer and all its quiz modes (flashcard, typing, puzzle, multiple choice), listening practice, the matching game and gender quiz, the Leitner boxes, text-to-speech, CSV / spreadsheet import, backup & restore (signed-in accounts), the streak, the daily learning goal — is available without Pro; everything except backup & restore works for guests too.

I'm only learning one language — is Pro still worth it?

Possibly. Four of the features above have nothing to do with juggling several languages: saving a word or phrase straight from the original text, the "Alternative: …" hint for second meanings, importing content written in your own language, and the full-text translation next to the original. On top of that, Basic's daily cap on new vocabulary disappears. If none of those sound useful, stay on Basic — it's meant as a real product.

Can I learn multiple languages in parallel?

Yes — but it's a Pro feature. On Basic you can switch learning languages at any time, but you only keep the vocabulary of the most recently active language. Pro subscribers hold vocabulary and learning history in up to three learning languages simultaneously.

What happens if I cancel Pro and have vocabulary in multiple languages?

On cancellation a dialog appears in which you pick one language to keep. Vocabulary and content of all other languages are deleted. This is not reversible — create a backup first via Settings → Account → Create / Restore Backup → Create backup while you're still Pro if you want to keep the other languages in a file you can restore later. After cancellation, backup & restore remain available on Basic, but a single export then only contains the one language you kept.

Why does Pro cost money?

Two reasons.

1. Language AI is not free for us. Every time Anyvoc turns an article, a photo of a page, or a note into a vocabulary deck, an AI model runs the analysis — and that analysis costs us money. Pro subscriptions are what cover it.

2. Anyvoc is a deliberately small project. No growth team, no ad budget, no investors. The economics have to work on a modest scale, which means subscription revenue from people who find the app useful — not ads, data sales, or hidden up-sells. Our part of the deal is to keep the operation lean and the price where it is. Yours, if Anyvoc helps you learn, is to consider going Pro.

What does Pro cost?

Currently:

• Monthly: €3.99
• Quarterly: €9.99
• Yearly: €29.99

All prices are final consumer prices including applicable VAT. Prices are shown again before purchase in your store's payment dialog — that's the binding display. The in-app purchase option itself launches with the public store release of the app.

We want to keep Anyvoc ad-free, but turning your text into vocabulary runs an AI model that costs us money — so we're genuinely grateful for every paying subscriber's support, and in return you get plenty of value for your own learning.

How do I cancel Pro?

• iOS: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → Anyvoc → Cancel subscription
• Android: Play Store → Profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → Anyvoc → Cancel subscription

You keep Pro features until the end of the current period.

Can I get a refund?

Refunds run through your store (Apple or Google), not us. We have no direct access to payment data:

• Apple: https://reportaproblem.apple.com/
• Google: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2479637

For matters outside the standard refund paths, write to us at feedback@anyvoc.eu — we'll help where we can.

Adding Content

How does new vocabulary material get into Anyvoc?

There are six ways:

1. Share from another app (Safari, Chrome, Notes, …): select the text or link, tap the share icon in your system app, choose Anyvoc from the list.
2. Paste a link on the Content tab → "+" → "Add a Link". Anyvoc fetches the page and pulls out the readable text for vocabulary extraction.
3. Type it on the Content tab → "+" → "Type it". Use this for your own notes or short passages.
4. Choose an image on the Content tab → "+" → "Choose an Image". Anyvoc reads the text out of the image — the image itself does not leave your device. A quick editor lets you crop and rotate before extraction.
5. Snap a photo on the Content tab → "+" → "Snap a Photo". Same idea as "Choose Image", but the camera opens directly — useful when the page you want to learn from is right in front of you. The same crop / rotate editor opens after the shot.
6. Record audio on the Content tab → "+" → "Record Audio". Speak in your learning language; Anyvoc transcribes what you say into the editable text area, where you can clean it up before saving. Recording stops automatically after a short pause in your speech — or whenever you tap stop. The transcript is trimmed to the standard length limit (the same on every tier) when you save.

Can I crop or rotate the photo before extraction?

Yes. After you pick an image or snap a photo, a small editor opens with corner handles for cropping and buttons to rotate by 90°. Trim away the parts you don't want, straighten the page, then tap done to send the adjusted image to extraction. To use the capture exactly as it is, simply tap done without adjusting anything. Dismissing the editor with the back arrow cancels the whole import instead — nothing is extracted.

Which images work with OCR?

Clear, well-lit photos of printed text work very well. Trouble cases: handwritten text, very small print, photos at a steep angle with strong perspective, or pages where multiple columns run into each other. If the extracted text preview looks wrong, better to cancel and take a sharper photo.

Why does vocabulary extraction take a moment?

Anyvoc has an AI model analyse the text to generate vocabulary, translations, and example sentences. Longer passages take longer. The app shows a rotating status hint while it works. Vocabulary, translations, example sentences, and CEFR levels produced this way are AI-generated content.

How do I control which words get extracted?

With the CEFR level chips above the tab bar. On the Content tab they set a minimum: tap A2 and Anyvoc extracts from A2 upwards, skipping the A1 basics you already know. Unlike on the other tabs, this is not a display filter — it decides what is created in the first place, and it never affects vocabulary you already saved. Details in What do the CEFR level chips do?

Can I save a single word straight from the text?

Yes, with Pro: long-press a word in the original text to add it as a single vocab — including multi-word phrases like "prateleira de bagagem" or "kein Bock haben". Words saved this way are stored whatever the level chips are set to. See Basic vs Pro.

How do I delete a piece of content?

Swipe the content card to the left on the Content tab — the same gesture that deletes a word in the vocabulary list. The vocabulary extracted from that card goes with it, along with its learning progress, so delete a card only once you're done with the words it gave you.

Learning with the Trainer

How do the Leitner boxes in the trainer work?

Anyvoc uses the Leitner system: each vocabulary item sits in one of five timed review boxes; the further along, the less often you'll be prompted to review it. Answer correctly and the item moves up a box; answer incorrectly and it falls back to box 1.

Review intervals:

Answer a word correctly while it's in box 5 and it graduates to a final Mastered box. Mastered words leave the scheduled review rotation entirely — they no longer appear in due-driven rounds, so the trainer can keep focusing on what you're still learning. They do still take part in free practice rounds (starting a round when nothing is due), and a wrong answer there sends the word all the way back to box 1.

What do "Missed" and "Got it" mean in the trainer?

• Got it — you knew the answer. The item moves up a box.
• Missed — you didn't know it or weren't sure. The item falls back to box 1.

There's nothing in between — be honest, better to tap "Missed" twice than promote a box too quickly.

Why do I get the "Missed" cards again at the end of a round?

Cards you missed during a round come up once more for review at the end. That gives your brain the first repetition boost immediately.

How many cards per round?

Twenty by default. You can adjust this in the trainer settings that open when you tap the play button before a round — pick 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30.

Flashcard, typing, puzzle, or multiple choice — which is better?

All four have their use:

• Flashcard is fastest, good for daily review routines. You tap "Got it" or "Missed".
• Typing requires you to write the answer — better for vocabulary you also want to actively produce (writing, speaking). Typo tolerance is built in, and you can tighten it up in Settings.
• Puzzle reconstructs the answer from scrambled letter tiles. Good for spelling-heavy languages and visual learners; trains the orthographic shape of a word without forcing free recall on a keyboard.
• Multiple choice asks you to pick the correct translation from several options. Lightest cognitive load — good for a first pass over fresh vocabulary or for training on the go.

Switch in the trainer settings — tap the play button before a round.

Can I mix quiz modes?

Yes. In the trainer settings you enable one or more modes. Pick a single mode and every card uses it. Enable several and each card draws one of them at random — so the mode varies card to card within a round, keeping you out of a single-mode rut.

If no card on the device fits puzzle mode (e.g. every answer is too long), puzzle is left out of the draw for that round — so you'll never land in an empty round just because the random pick happened to be puzzle.

Can I change the quiz direction?

Yes — in the same trainer settings: native → learning, learning → native, or random (picked once per round, not per card). This applies to the Classic category; Listening and the Matching / Gender games always run from the learning language.

Why are some words missing in puzzle mode?

Puzzle mode is best suited to shorter answers — very long words sit out of the puzzle round so the letter tiles stay a comfortable tap-target size. Those words are still trained normally in the other modes; they just don't appear in puzzle rounds.

If every stored word is too long for puzzle mode, a puzzle-only round simply won't start — open the trainer settings via the play button and enable another mode.

What is listening practice?

The trainer has a separate Listening category that trains you by ear: instead of showing the word, Anyvoc speaks it aloud and you answer with the listening version of flashcard, typing, puzzle, or multiple choice. It uses your device's text-to-speech voice, so it works on every tier (Guest / Basic / Pro).

Listening is one of three trainer categories you switch between in the trainer settings — the others are the regular vocabulary trainer ("Classic") and a third category holding two games: Matching and the Gender quiz (both below). Each round trains exactly one category.

What is the Matching game?

Matching is a tap-to-link board: a column of words and a column of translations, which you pair up by tapping. It's a quick, low-pressure way to refresh a batch of vocabulary, and is available on every tier.

What is the Gender quiz?

For learning languages with grammatical gender, the Gender quiz shows a noun and asks you to tap its gender (for German, say, der / die / das). Only nouns whose gender Anyvoc knows take part, and the mode isn't offered when your learning language is English. You pick between Matching and the Gender quiz in the trainer settings, and it's available on every tier.

How does the speaker icon on the trainer cards work?

Tap the speaker (top-right of a card) to hear the learning-language word read by your device's text-to-speech engine. Voice quality + accent depend on your OS — Anyvoc does not bundle its own voices. Available to every tier (Guest / Basic / Pro). Outside the trainer, tapping a word row in the vocabulary list speaks the word too.

For nine languages — Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish — a small info icon appears top-left. Tap it for a popup listing the regional voice variants (e.g. pt-BR vs pt-PT, en-US vs en-GB) and where to switch between them:

• Android: Settings → Accessibility → Text-to-speech output
• iOS: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices

What is the daily learning goal?

The Daily Learning Goal in Settings → your learning language's settings → Daily Learning Goal (pick 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50, default 20) caps how many new words land in your "Due today" pool each day. Words you already started learning continue cycling through the Leitner schedule normally — only never-seen-before words are capped. Lets you import a 250-word basics list without being flooded on day one.

What does the "Due today" row under Overall Progress show?

The small coloured pills below the main Leitner boxes show how many words from each box are due for review today, after the Daily Learning Goal cap. Tap a pill to open a read-only list showing exactly those words — useful for previewing what a session will actually present.

The total number of cards surfaced as due on any single day is also capped: if a large backlog comes due at once, it's spread across several days rather than dumped on you in one sitting.

Why are some words I saved missing in the trainer?

Most likely the CEFR level chips above the tab bar: levels you deselect on the Trainer tab are held back from training and from the box counts. The words stay stored on the device — re-enable the level and they reappear immediately. Mastered words are the other case: they graduate out of the scheduled rotation and only come back in free practice rounds. See What do the CEFR level chips do?

What's the streak in the trainer stats?

A daily run-time: every day you've trained at least one vocabulary item counts as a streak day. Multiple learning languages contribute to the same streak — someone learning French and Italian in parallel doesn't build two separate streaks.

What progress can I see?

Beyond the daily streak, the trainer home shows:

• Learned today — how many words you've reviewed today against your daily goal; tap it to see exactly which ones.
• Best streak — your longest run of consecutive training days.
• Mastered — how many words have graduated to the Mastered box; tap it to browse them.
• Review calendar — a dot row of your most recent training days.
• Overall progress — how much of your vocabulary has reached the higher Leitner boxes.

Vocabulary List

What does the Vocabulary tab show?

Your stored vocabulary for the learning language you're currently using — everything Anyvoc extracted for you plus everything you added yourself. It's where you look a word up, see what you've collected so far, narrow the view down by level, and fix or remove entries you don't want. Training happens on the Trainer tab.

Where do the words in the list come from?

Four sources, all landing in the same list:

• vocabulary Anyvoc extracted from content you added
• words you saved from the original text by long-pressing them (Pro)
• words you added by hand
• entries from a CSV or spreadsheet import

The last three count as added by you, so they're stored whatever the level chips are set to. The list's own level filter still applies afterwards — a word can be stored and hidden from the list at the same time.

Can I filter the list by CEFR level?

Yes — the chip row above the tab bar hides the levels you deselect. This only changes what the list displays: the words stay stored, and re-enabling the level brings them straight back. The Trainer tab has its own, separate chip row, so filtering here doesn't change what you train. Details in What do the CEFR level chips do?

Can I hear a word from the list?

Yes — tap a word row and your device's text-to-speech engine speaks the learning-language word, the same voice the trainer cards use. Available on every tier (Guest / Basic / Pro).

Can I edit or delete a word?

Yes — swipe a row in the list: left deletes the word, right opens it for editing. Editing is how you fix a translation that came out of extraction wrong, correct a typo in an imported list, or reword an entry into the form you actually want to be tested on. Deleting removes the word from your vocabulary, so it stops coming up in the trainer too.

Settings

What can I change per learning language?

Most of Anyvoc's options are set per learning language, under Settings → your learning language's settings:

• Daily Learning Goal — how many new words enter your due pool each day (details).
• Strict accents — whether typing mode requires exact accents.
• Auto-play — speak the learning word automatically when a card is revealed.
• Gender display — how nouns with grammatical gender are shown.
• Import Vocabulary Lists — CSV, TSV, or spreadsheet import.

The rest is account-wide: backup & restore under Settings → Account, account deletion under Settings → Delete Account, and the feedback mail under Settings → Feedback.

Can I make typing answers stricter, or hear cards automatically?

Yes — per learning language, under Settings → your learning language's settings: a strict-accent toggle makes typing mode require exact accents (for languages that use them; by default close-enough spellings count), and an auto-play toggle speaks the learning word automatically when a card is revealed.

How does Anyvoc handle noun genders and articles?

For languages with grammatical gender, nouns are stored with their gender, and you choose per learning language how they're shown everywhere — as a compact marker (Hund (m)), with the indefinite article (ein Hund), or with the definite article (der Hund, the default where available). Find the switch under Settings → your learning language's settings. Spoken audio and the expected typing answers follow the same convention, and the Gender quiz trains the genders directly.

How do I import a list of words from a CSV or spreadsheet file?

Settings → your learning language's settings → Import Vocabulary Lists. Two source buttons:

• Import CSV — pick a CSV, TSV or plain text file. Rows like Haus, casa or Haus\tcasa are recognised as bilingual pairs.
• Import Spreadsheet — pick an .xlsx, .xls, .ods, or .fods file (Excel, legacy Excel, LibreOffice / OpenOffice). The first sheet is read and converted to the same format as CSV — column A becomes the learning word, column B the translation.

The picked content lands in the editable text area; you can review and edit before tapping Save. Up to 100 entries per import. Available to every tier, including Guest. (List import is not the same as Restore Backup — the latter handles full backup snapshots, is available to every signed-in account, and goes through a single-language picker on Basic if the snapshot covers more than one language.)

Google Sheets: there's no direct integration — but you can File → Download → Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) or OpenDocument (.ods) in Google Sheets, then import the downloaded file with the button above.

How do I export my vocabulary?

Settings → Account → Create / Restore Backup → Create backup. You receive a portable file with all vocabulary, content cards, and review streak. On another device, restore it via Restore backup on the same screen. Available to every signed-in account (guests: sign in first); on Basic, restoring a backup that covers more than one language asks you to pick a single language to keep, in line with the one-language-at-a-time invariant.

Can I delete my account?

Yes — Settings → Delete Account. This deletes:

• the server-side sign-in data (email address, tokens, account metadata)
• all local vocabulary, content, and learning progress on this device

The action is irreversible.

Troubleshooting & contact

The app crashes or hangs — what now?

1. Close the app completely (swipe it away from multitasking) and reopen.
2. If that doesn't help: restart the device.
3. If even that doesn't help: write to us via Settings → Feedback — the email automatically includes your app version and platform so we can reproduce the issue.

Adding a link says "could not extract content".

Some sites are so JavaScript-heavy that Anyvoc finds no readable text on the page. Try:

• select the text from the page in the original app and share it as text instead of as a link to Anyvoc
• or paste the content via Content → "+" → Type it

I have the same word listed twice.

In the rare case that the same spelling exists in two learning languages (e.g. casa in Italian AND Spanish), those are two distinct vocabulary items — Anyvoc stores them deliberately separately per language. If both are in the same language, please report it via feedback.

My question isn't answered here.

Write to us at feedback@anyvoc.eu, or via Settings → Feedback in the app — that email automatically includes your app version and platform, so we can answer specifically.