Who should get it: Learners who want to read online and digital content, check word meanings, and add to vocabulary-building lists.Recent Price: $3.99 USD
Wakaru is a contextual-help reader and a godsend for improving reading and vocabulary, and this is the app I’ve spent a lot of time looking for. The reason why it makes the list is because it combines 3 simple into features into one app:
- Reader - Web browser & eBook reader.
- Contextual lookup - When reading, you can select any text and look up its meaning.
- Vocabulary list builder - This is where Wakaru really shines. After you look up the meaning, you can add it to your own custom vocabulary study lists, add notes, and even export vocabulary lists into Excel and other common formats.
Before Wakaru came out, you had to use 3 Apps, a dictionary, a browser and a list builder to accomplish what this one app does. Brilliant!
