560 words, each with the phrase it replaces, a definition, an example and spoken pronunciation.
Vocabulary app
Unvery
Find the one better word for everyday phrases, for iPhone and Android.
Overview
What Unvery is and why it exists.
Unvery swaps the vague phrases we lean on for the one precise word that says it better: very tired becomes exhausted, put off becomes postpone, can't be avoided becomes inevitable. Learn 560 words through seven quick games, see each one again right before you'd forget it, and check your own writing with Sharpen. Free, with no ads, no account and no subscription. Everything stays on your device.
Highlights
Why people love Unvery.
Three levels: Everyday, Sharper and Advanced.
Seven games: Swap It, Which Means, Fill the Gap, Unscramble, Match Up, Speed Round and Daily Mix.
Sharpen finds weak or wordy phrases in your own text, offline.
Spaced repetition brings back the words you miss sooner.
XP, streaks, best scores and 15 achievements.
Add your own words, plus a word of the day widget on iPhone.
No account, no ads, no tracking.
The story
From problem to product.
The problem
Most vocabulary apps teach rare words in isolation, so they never make it into the way you actually talk and write.
The approach
Start from the everyday phrase you already use and learn the one word that replaces it, then spot those phrases in your own writing.
Under the hood
How it came together.
Scope
What the product covers, end to end.
- Built-in word bank with meaning groups so near-synonyms never appear as each other's wrong answers.
- Seven game modes and a daily goal.
- Sharpen: an offline checker for intensifiers, plain phrases and verb phrases in any tense.
- Progress tracking with Leitner boxes, streaks and achievements.
- Custom words, daily reminders and a WidgetKit word of the day.
Technology
How it is built and kept running.
- Flutter app for iPhone and Android.
- Leitner-box spaced repetition.
- Rule-based phrase matching that handles verb tenses without a network call.
- Native iOS widget that shares the word of the day schedule with the app.
- On-device storage only.
Role & delivery
What NashSaint designed, built and shipped.
- Product design and engineering.
- Word bank curation and game design.
Outcomes
The difference it makes.
- 01 Replace a vague phrase with a precise word in seconds.
- 02 Write shorter, clearer emails and essays.
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