Words U - An iOS app that makes you sound smart

@marwannas haha! Sam and I are beholden to you for giving this app an endeavor!

@marwannas @daspianist guffawing. Our gramercy!!!

@samrealizes @rrhoover Thanks for hunting Words U, Ryan! Sam and I have always had education angle when it came to making apps (Sam was a tutor since first grade), and building the Emojimo apps allowed us to explore the technology with emojis, as our.. Emoji MVP. Words U is actually a stand-alone learning app. The transformed words are highlighted and interactive, and learners can tap on them to reveal definitions and more. We thought one of the best ways to expose and help learners expand their vocabulary is through context - and what better and more relevant context than new vocabulary words inside their own conversations. Words U is our exploration of texting as a medium for learning, and we hope it could help time-constrained students, whether its for their own personal enrichment or preparing for exams like the SAT, learn more effectively. Also it helps them sound smart, too 😙

@shlomofellig Thanks for your kind words Shlomo! Incidentally, I also learned to code through Codecademy - that's how I managed to develop this app with Sam!

@daspianist Well you did one hell of a job. Congrats!

@nicomage Thanks for your kind words Nico, and I hope you like using it! 👍 Here is our scintillating conversation :)

Thank you @andretacuyan ! We really enjoyed making the college journey (we were inspired by TwoDots, which Sam leveled up from 1 to 92 in one day). I hope that the journey could similarly encourge learners to level up and expand their vocabulary :) Here is a screenshot from the journey:

@golocalapps Yes, we like how gaming can add to the challenge of learning. Not only is the journey available, but we have little bits of "candy" throughout the app which are revealed to heavy users. For example, the leader of a group wears a crown 👑

@nparsons08 Great point Nick. As a messenger, its always hard to get it out there to people because the existing network effects of the likes of Whatsapp or FB Messenger. The reason why this is standalone is that our target audience are students and ELL learners. These learners prefer to have the interactivity of a messenger where they could tap on words to find definitions, or revert to the original text if they get confused. This is messenging for the sake of learning and communications, and therefore needs those things.

@gerwitz You're right, Hans! Stay tuned, we will be on Product Hunt soon :)