YOUR WORLD, IN NEW WORDS
Put a word oneverything you see.
Turn everyday photos into a picture dictionary. Learn words with labels on real objects, pronunciation, examples and photo-based vocabulary review.
Free to start·Made for iPhone · iOS 17+

羊角面包
yángjiǎo miànbāo
croissant
In this scene
羊角面包放在小白盘子里。
The croissant is on a small white plate.
Tap a pin to discover a word.
Illustrative scene. The labels and word cards are from WordPin.
A little curiosity. A lot of new words.
01 / How it works
Learn what you see.
A kitchen, a street stall, a menu, a screenshot. One photo often gives you a dozen words or more, each labeled right where it is.
electric kettlelemonEVERYDAY THINGS. NEW CONNECTIONS.Everything in your kitchen.
A kitchen, a street stall, a menu, a screenshot. One photo often gives you a dozen words or more, each labeled right where it is.
Practise kitchen words ↗Pronunciation
Tap to hear it, as often as you like.
Examples
Two natural sentences, translated.
Review with your own photos.
The photo goes dark except for one thing. What’s it called? The better you know it, the longer until it comes back.
02 / Review
Review with your own photos.
The photo goes dark except for one thing. What’s it called? The better you know it, the longer until it comes back.
Interactive sample ↗
What’s the highlighted thing called in Chinese?
Try recall ↗03 / Languages
Same things, another language.
All 17 languages can explain, and 12 of them can be learned. Switch languages below the photo.
* Explanations only for now: it can be your language, but can’t be learned yet.
04 / Pricing
Start free.
The free plan includes 3 photo scans a day; the daily scene doesn’t count toward them.
Free
$0
- 3 photo scans a day
- The daily scene
- Word cards, pronunciation and photo review
Pro · coming in the next app update
$3.99/ month
or $39.99 / year
- 50 photo scans per day in total
- Everything in Free
Planned pricing. Subscriptions are not yet available in the published app.
THE WORDPIN JOURNAL
Small lessons for the everyday.
01Picture vocabulary · English
Breakfast vocabulary with a picture
Learn four English words from a breakfast scene, with Chinese meanings and example sentences.
Read the story ↗
02Picture vocabulary · English
English and Spanish words at a market
Use one market picture to compare six everyday words in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Read the story ↗
03Learning guide · 中文
拍照学英语:从物品叫法到看图复习
用早餐照片练习 mug、glass、vase 等常见英语单词。先看物品、核对含义,再用例句和看图回忆完成一次学习。
Read the story ↗GOOD QUESTIONS
A few things you might be wondering.
What does WordPin do?+
Take a photo in the iPhone app. WordPin names objects and visible words, adds pronunciation and examples, and lets you save useful vocabulary for picture-based review.
Can I try it without uploading a photo?+
Yes. The interactive sample on this website runs in your browser with a supplied image. No photo upload or AI request is needed.
Which languages can I learn?+
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. All 17 interface languages can explain these words.
Is it free?+
The current iPhone app includes 3 photo scans each day. Daily scenes do not use that allowance. Pro is planned at $3.99/month or $39.99/year with 50 total scans per day; it is not yet available.
Are the AI labels always right?+
AI can make mistakes in names, translations and examples. Check the label against your picture and report a problem from the iPhone word card.