About
Who makes PolyYapp
PolyYapp is an iPhone and iPad app for learning Dutch vocabulary with spaced repetition. It is built by A.I. Software, an independent software developer, and published on the App Store as PolyYapp - Learn Dutch. It is free, with no ads, and you can start without an account.
Why
Why it works this way
Vocabulary only, on purpose
Words are the part of a new language that only repetition fixes, and the part a course has the least time for. PolyYapp does that one job and says so: there are no grammar lessons and no speaking practice, so it sits next to a course or a teacher instead of pretending to replace them.
From your language, not through English
Many people learning Dutch in the Netherlands did not grow up with English. One setting in PolyYapp changes both the interface and the language Dutch meanings are shown in, so a learner studies Dutch straight from Spanish, French, Polish, Russian, Turkish or Ukrainian, as well as English.
Nothing to sign up for
The first launch creates an anonymous ID and shows one welcome screen, then a Start Lesson button. There is no level test, no goal to set and no account to make. Everything you need to learn works without signing in; Sign in with Apple is needed to create new words of your own, for the Profile screen and to delete your account, and it ties your progress to your Apple ID.
Facts
The details
| Developer | A.I. Software |
|---|---|
| App | PolyYapp - Learn Dutch |
| App Store subtitle | Dutch Vocabulary & Flashcards |
| Platform | iPhone and iPad (iOS 13.0 or later). The same app also runs on Apple silicon Macs as the iPad app (macOS 11.0 or later, on a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later). No Android version. |
| App Store category | Education (also Reference) |
| Language taught | Dutch, for now |
| App languages | 7: English, Spanish, French, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Exercise types | 5 |
| Business model | PolyYapp is free to download and use, with no in-app purchases and no ads today. |
| Account required | No. Sign in with Apple is optional. |
| Internet connection | Required |
| Bundle identifier | re.aisoftwa.bb |
The same lessons also run as an experimental Telegram mini app, through the PolyYapp bot. The App Store app is the main way to use PolyYapp.
Media
Screenshots
These are the App Store screenshots, shown as they appear on the listing. The figures in them (a streak, a lesson score) are the screenshot’s, not a measurement.
