Real videos. Real words.
Really remembered.
Real videos, not textbook dialogs
Fresh English and Japanese videos from real creators, added every day. Real speech, real speed, real culture.
Subtitles you can touch
Every word is aligned to the audio. One tap jumps to that exact moment and shows the meaning.
Look it up, then keep it
Spaced-repetition review turns one-time lookups into words you actually remember — verified by practice, not by wishful thinking.
Three steps. One habit.
Watch
Follow along with synced, word-level subtitles and optional translation.
Tap
See readings, meanings, and the exact sentence the word came from.
Review
Short reviews, scheduled right before you would forget.
Built for the whole journey of a word
From the first time you hear it, to the day it sticks for good.
Every word remembers where it came from
Your wordbook keeps the sentence, the translation, and the video where you found each word.
- The exact sentence and its translation, saved with the word
- Jump back to that moment in the video anytime
- See every video where you met the same word
Review right before you forget
FSRS spaced repetition picks the perfect day for each review, so a few minutes a day is enough.
- Rate how well you remembered: Forgot, Hard, Remembered, Easy
- Words level up to Mastered as they truly stick
- No guilt for busy days — overdue reviews simply wait
Small steps, every day
Streaks and gentle stats show how far you've come — watch time, words saved, reviews done.
- Daily streaks that reward consistency, not intensity
- See your vocabulary grow state by state
Subtitles that fit your eyes
Tune the reading experience until it feels just right.
- Font size and translation on or off
- Furigana and romaji helpers for Japanese
- Highlight colors you control, state by state
New videos, every single day
The library refreshes daily with new English and Japanese videos from real creators. Difficulty labels help you pick what fits — from first steps to native level.
What LingoDew is
LingoDew is a free-to-start mobile app for learning English and Japanese from real YouTube videos. Subtitles are aligned to the audio word by word: tapping a word jumps to that moment and shows its meaning, and every saved word keeps its source sentence and video. Reviews are scheduled with FSRS spaced repetition. English videos are labelled A1–C2 and Japanese videos N5–N1. Wordbook is unlimited, with up to 50 concurrent learning words per language and 10 AI sentence explanations per day on the free tier; Pro unlocks unlimited learning capacity and unlimited AI explanations for US$4.99 per month.
| Languages you can learn | English (A1–C2) and Japanese (N5–N1) |
|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS and Android |
| App interface languages | English, Japanese, Chinese |
| Account needed | No — only for cross-device sync or Pro |
| Free tier | All videos, lookups, reviews, and sync; up to 50 learning words, 10 AI explanations/day |
| Pro | US$4.99/month — unlimited learning & AI explanations, cancel anytime |
| Offline | Wordbook and review cards work offline; videos need a connection |
| Video source | Real YouTube creators, new videos every day |
Free to learn. Pro for unlimited learning & AI explanations.
Every core learning feature is free with an unlimited wordbook. Pro unlocks unlimited learning capacity and unlimited AI sentence explanations.
Free
- All videos, subtitles and tap lookups
- Unlimited wordbook & saved words
- Up to 50 learning words per language
- 10 AI sentence explanations per day
- Spaced-repetition review included
- Sync across iOS & Android with account
Pro
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited learning capacity
- Unlimited AI sentence explanations
- Pro shared across iOS & Android
- Cancel anytime
Prices are shown in the app, in your local currency, from the App Store or Google Play.
Questions, answered
Is LingoDew free?
Which languages can I learn?
Do I need an account?
Where do the videos come from?
Does it work offline?
What if I subscribe on one platform?
Your next video is your next lesson.
Free to start · No account needed