A website for Mot du Jour
- www.motdujour.app tells the story: features, pricing, questions and answers, and a note from the person who made it.
- This changelog is here too, with a feed.
What's new
Changes to Mot du Jour, newest first. Follow along with the feed.
Reminders when the app is closed
- Practice reminders arrive even when the app is closed.
- Word pools run from A1 to C2, then All 6,000+ words.
- Help is first in the menu and stays open on iPhone.
- Importing a backup resets a daily limit the backup does not include to 25.
Plurals, articles and fixes
- Irregular plurals show on the card, and Listen says them with the singular.
- English nouns show “the”, as the French side shows its article.
- The header has the Mondrian mark.
- A report says what it is about.
- “How it works” labels the controls on screen.
- Importing a backup or share link checks that your progress was stored, and sync sends your last grades when you leave the page.
Again goes to the end
- “Again” sends the card to the end of the session.
- The counter lists and the menu are framed like the counters.
- Search brings you back to the card you were on.
- A cancelled subscription shows correctly.
Sound effects, and your counters
- A swish when a card flips and a sound for each grade, softer than first tried.
- Auto play says each card once.
- Tap a counter to see the words in it.
Fixes to meanings, forms and sound
- On iPhone, the volume buttons now control the media volume while words are spoken.
- Re-recorded five pronunciations that were reported.
- Feminine forms for 29 more nouns for people, le chéri among them.
- Nouns carry a badge on the French side, and the English side shows the word type.
Sync prices
- Sync costs €1 / $1.29 a month or €10 / $12.99 a year.
Sync, accounts and passkeys
- Sign in with a code sent to your email, and keep your progress in step across your devices with sync.
- Pay for sync from the menu, and manage or cancel it there.
- Use a passkey for faster sign-in on a device.
- The Privacy policy and Terms are published, and you can delete your account.
Reports go straight to us
- “Report a mistake” sends directly, and offers email when offline.
Verbs and adjectives, spelled out
- Conjugation tables say what kind of verb it is and underline the -ger and -cer changes.
- Adjectives show their feminine form, and say both forms when they differ.
- Feminine forms for 38 more nouns for people.
- Some cards with a separate feminine lead with it.
- Clearer meanings and examples for 7 more cards.
Back, and a steadier reload
- A Back button undoes your last grade, so you can grade that card again.
- Reloading the page keeps you on the card and side you were looking at.
- Clearer meanings and examples for 12 cards.
Feminine forms
- Nouns for people show their feminine form.
Recordings everywhere, and speech settings
- Recorded pronunciations play on every device.
- Choose how fast words are spoken, and turn on auto play.
- Search understands a query that starts with an article.
Recordings switched on
- The recorded pronunciations are on, at an even volume.
Words said aloud on iPhone and iPad
- Recorded pronunciations for iPhone and iPad, to go with the voices already built in.
- Nouns that only exist in the plural take “les”.
Report a mistake
- Every card has a “Report a mistake” link.
- Listen is labelled in English.
A new mark
- The logo is now a small Mondrian composition.
Made for phones
- The app fits phone screens.
- Choose how many new words you meet each day, set a practice reminder, and take a backup of your progress.
A new look, and a home of its own
- The app takes on a Mondrian-inspired design.
- It now lives at motdujour.app.
Mot du Jour begins
- The first version: French flashcards, one word at a time.