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Brill

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iPhone app that puts a new vocabulary word and its translation on your home screen widget each day for the language you are learning.

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Brill homepage screenshot

About Brill

Brill is an iPhone app that turns the home screen into a language-learning surface. Instead of opening a course each time, you see a new word and its translation in a widget every day, which makes short, repeated exposure part of ordinary phone use rather than a separate study session.

The app is built around widgets plus features intended to help users remember more of what they see, and it offers courses for a range of languages. The homepage lists German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay and Hokkien among them, with example words shown in widget style, including romanized pronunciations for languages written in non-Latin scripts.

Brill is a commercial iOS app with a pricing section on its website, though specific plan details are not given in the available description. It suits learners who want low-effort daily vocabulary practice to sit alongside a fuller course or classes.

Key features

  • Home screen widgets showing daily words
  • Courses for multiple languages
  • Translation shown beside each new word
  • Romanization for non-Latin scripts
  • Features aimed at vocabulary retention

Good fit for

  • →Daily vocabulary practice between lessons
  • →Learners of Asian and European languages on iPhone
Tags
language-learning
vocabulary
ios
widgets
flashcards
education

Brill: questions and answers

What is Brill used for?
Brill is an iPhone app that puts a new vocabulary word and its translation on your home screen widget each day for the language you are learning. It is a good fit for daily vocabulary practice between lessons, and learners of Asian and European languages on iPhone.
Is Brill free?
Yes. Brill has a free plan.
Is Brill open source?
No. Brill is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Education & LMS category, open-source options include Anki, AnkiDroid and freeCodeCamp.
What are some alternatives to Brill?
Brill competes with Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu.

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