You plug in your phone three times a day. That’s…Three phrases a day,
with zero effort

1,000+ words and phrases a year, on autopilot. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean or Turkish.

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Vocabcord's daily notifications: three useful Spanish phrases with English translations
A useful Spanish phrase with its English translation and audio playback in Vocabcord
Useful Spanish phrases with English translations from the Vocabcord 500 collection

Plug in your phone.
Hear a word.

Every time you plug in to charge, you hear a word and see it on screen. You pick up a lot of it, almost without noticing.

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Set it up once. Fifteen seconds.

Then the words just come to you… cordially, forever.

09:41 Friday, June 13 Au revoir Goodbye Merci Thank you Bonne nuit Good night
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Pick your pair

Start free with the English starter. Pick a level and theme, and switch pairs anytime.

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Set it up once

We guide you through the 15-second setup. Then just plug in as usual.

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Plug in. Hear and see it

Your charger does the rest. A phrase every plug-in, no app to open, no streaks.

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It runs on the time you don’t have.

No lessons to schedule. No streaks. No guilt. No... owl. 🔫 One phrase, every time you plug in.

Research places conversational fluency at ~3,000 high-frequency words
— one year of charging gets you halfway there.

Plug in. Hear it. Put it down.

The trigger is already in your day. One phrase from your selected pack plays automatically, and a notification shows the word. You never need to open the app.

Vocabcord's charging preview shows a Spanish phrase with its English translation in a notification
The Spanish phrase ¿Hablas inglés? with its English translation, audio button and listening history
¿Hablas inglés? — Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?Do you speak English?
Habla despacio, por favor — Speak slowly, please
Habla despacio, por favorSpeak slowly, please
¿Cuánto cuesta? — How much?
¿Cuánto cuesta?How much?

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Memory that fades gets refreshed.

Phrases you’re about to forget surface more often. Ones you know cold drift back. No quizzes. No tapping. Just listening. Studies show spaced repetition improves retention by ~25% over traditional study.

Lock-screen widget showing the most recent phrase

Glance. Remember.

Add the widget to your lock screen and home screen. After a plug-in, one glance reinforces what your ears just caught.

Home-screen widget showing the most recent phrase

Free to start.No account needed.

The English B1 starter and language samples stay free.Or try every pack with a 14-day premium trial.

Live and learn.

Paul, Vocabcord founder
Paul
Vocabcord Founder

I built it because it’s magic. It’s a magic no-think moment that happens a few times each day, and if we can stack it with being exposed to new words in a language we’re learning, to just literally “be connected with it” in everyday life…

Weirdly, it also repositions you for presence. If only for that brief moment, you remember your intention to keep learning. And you broaden your horizons by a new color, a new greeting, or a new way to ask the way.

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42,000+ phrase entries for everyday life, travel and work.

17 Vocabcord 500 collections, four Specialist 200 collections for work, and A1–C2 vocabulary.

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$4.58/mo

billed annually at $54.99

Try every collection free for 14 days. Cancel at least 24 hours before it ends to avoid being charged. Trial available to eligible subscribers.

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$7.99/mo

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

Free starter pack and language samples included. No account or card needed.

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When owl is sad and done…

Does Vocabcord work with wireless chargers and MagSafe powerbanks?

On iPhone, wired chargers (Lightning / USB-C) and Apple MagSafe trigger Vocabcord automatically. Some third-party wireless chargers and MagSafe-style powerbanks don’t fire iOS Shortcuts automations because they negotiate power as generic Qi devices, which iOS doesn’t always classify as a charger event. If yours is one of those, set up an alternate Shortcuts trigger using Battery Level — when your battery crosses any specific level (e.g. above 80%), the Vocabcord shortcut fires the same way. On Android, enable charging playback and complete the background-permission setup in the app.

Does Vocabcord drain my battery?

No. Vocabcord runs only when iOS launches it via your Shortcuts automation — it plays one short audio clip (3–8 seconds) and exits. There’s no background process, no location tracking, no network listening. Energy cost per plug-in is comparable to opening Safari for one second.

Will phrases play if my phone is on silent?

Yes by default — Vocabcord uses iOS’s playback audio session, which respects the silent switch only if you opt in via Settings. If you prefer phrases to be muted alongside everything else, toggle Respect silent mode in Vocabcord’s settings and the audio session switches to ambient mode.

Can I switch language packs anytime?

Yes. Tap the pack switcher in the top-right of the home screen to change the active pack at any time. Your spaced-repetition state is per-pack, so switching back later picks up exactly where you left off — phrases you’ve heard a lot drift toward the back, ones you’re about to forget surface more often.

Do I need an account?

No accounts, no sign-in, no email required. Your spaced-repetition state lives entirely on your device — Vocabcord doesn’t run a backend that stores user data. You can use the app fully without ever touching the network beyond the initial pack download.

Can I cancel my subscription anytime?

Manage your subscription in the store where you subscribed: Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on iPhone, or Google Play → profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions on Android. Refund requests are handled by the relevant store.

Do I need to be online to hear phrases?

Download a pack once and listen offline. Premium packs require active premium access. The free English starter is included with the app.

Charge your head up with new words.

B1 English starter free. One subscription unlocks every language.

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