Polidict 1.2.17: fill in the gap, choose modes on Today
What’s new in Polidict 1.2.17 for iPhone and iPad, and a short recap of versions 1.2.12–1.2.16, which we haven’t written about yet.
Polidict 1.2.17 is out for iPhone and iPad. Writing practice has a new exercise in which you fill in the missing word in a sentence. You can now choose practice modes right on Today, and Discover opens with collections. The changelog lists every change on every platform.
The Today card with the practice mode toggles above the Start mixed practice button
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What’s new in Polidict 1.2.17
Fill in the missing word
Writing practice has a new exercise: fill in the missing word in a sentence. Polidict shows a sentence with a gap where your word belongs, and you complete it with the word in the form the sentence needs. New words start easy: you pick the word from a few options or arrange its letters. As you get to know a word, you type it yourself.
Sentences come from the examples you saved with your words. If none of a word’s examples use it in the exact form you saved, Polidict writes new sentences in the background, and they show up in a later practice. It can only do this while you’re signed in and online.
If you type the right word in the wrong form, Polidict tells you so. That counts as a miss in writing, but you still get credit for knowing the meaning.
Writing asks you to type sooner
Writing used to have you arrange letters for many rounds before you typed. Now it switches to typing much earlier, and a word can’t reach Mastered in writing until you’ve typed it.
If an answer is marked wrong only because of a typo, tap It was a typo. The answer counts, but the word comes back a little sooner.
Choose practice modes on Today
The practice card on Today has a row of five icons: Quiz, Writing, Speaking, Listening and Matching. Tap an icon to turn that mode on or off; one always stays on. The word count above the row updates as you change modes.
Discover opens with collections
Before you search for anything, Discover now shows a row of ready-made collections to browse. Topic ideas are gathered in one list. If you aren’t signed in, you see one sign-in button instead of several shortcuts that all led to sign-in.
A calmer look
We removed the sparkle icons and the glow that covered the screen while AI was writing suggestions. Suggested text now appears in the editor word by word, and titles on celebration screens are marked with a highlighter stroke, line by line. A word’s progress in writing, listening, speaking and definitions now sits in one card.
A word’s learning progress in writing, listening, speaking and definitions, in one card
Speaking practice also starts listening sooner after you tap the microphone.
What you may have missed: versions 1.2.12–1.2.16
| Version | What changed |
| 1.2.12 | Polidict celebrates your milestones after practice, and you can share them as story-sized cards |
| 1.2.13 | Adding a word always opens an empty form, and translations you fill in are saved with the word |
| 1.2.15 | Import your Anki decks with their review progress. Your first practice opens once you’ve added five words |
| 1.2.16 | Buying Plus works after a dropped connection. Clearer text, easier-to-read practice results, and language names in your app language |
How to update
iPhone and iPad: open Polidict on the App Store and tap Update.
Android: install or update Polidict on Google Play, currently at version 1.2.16. The new exercise and the practice mode toggles on Today will come to Android in a later update. Our Android launch post covers the app in full.
The changelog lists every release with its platform, version and date. The roadmap shows what we’re working on now. Send ideas and feedback to support@polidict.com.