https://wordify.it/blog Stories, updates, and lessons from building Wordify — a vocabulary app that lives on your lock screen. en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:42:12 GMT https://wordify.it/blog/why-i-stopped-using-duolingo https://wordify.it/blog/why-i-stopped-using-duolingo Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Duolingo works for millions of people. It didn't work for me - and not for the reasons you'd expect. Here's why I stopped using it, what I tried instead, and why I eventually built my own vocabulary app. https://wordify.it/blog/lock-screen-widgets-that-teach https://wordify.it/blog/lock-screen-widgets-that-teach Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most lock screen widgets are clocks, weather, and battery percentages. A few are different - they teach you something every time you glance at your phone. An honest comparison of the apps that do this well in 2026. https://wordify.it/blog/how-spaced-repetition-works https://wordify.it/blog/how-spaced-repetition-works Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical guide to spaced repetition - the SM-2 algorithm, how it actually decides when to show you each word, and the common mistakes most learning apps make. With examples in plain English. https://wordify.it/blog/how-wordify-started https://wordify.it/blog/how-wordify-started Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The honest backstory behind Wordify - why I built a vocabulary app that lives on your lock screen, how a Spain vacation turned into a side project, and what I learned shipping to two app stores.