Verb Dojo

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2026.7

Latest

Reliable Search on iPhone and iPad

  • Improved Command-F now focuses Search immediately, and Escape closes it when using a physical keyboard.
  • Improved Selecting “Show all verbs” now exits Search and returns to the full Learn list.
  • Fixed Fixed Search on iPad so it accepts typing correctly and stays active while scrolling.
  • Changed On iOS 26 and later, Search now opens from the Learn toolbar on both iPhone and iPad instead of using a separate Search tab.

2026.6

Learn, Search and Review redesign

  • New Added filters to show all verbs, learned verbs, or verbs still to learn.
  • New Added sorting by frequency or alphabetical order in both directions.
  • New Improved Search so it matches verbs in both the studied language and English. On iOS 26, Search now has its own tab while you are in Learn.
  • New Added quick language switching directly from Learn and Review.
  • Improved Redesigned Learn and Review with clearer text, improved verb and tense lists, and easier-to-read Review status.
  • Improved Updated the data-sharing screen with clearer instructions and better support for large text and smaller screens.
  • Fixed Fixed the Review countdown so minute labels are always correct.

These are big changes, so if you discover any issues, please tap Contact in the app, and I’ll fix them ASAP!

2026.5

iOS 27 support

  • Improved This update adds support for iOS 27 and the new Apple devices announced this week!

2026.4

Resizable iPhone Mirroring and smoother onboarding

  • New Added support for resizing the Verb Dojo window while using iPhone Mirroring, with layouts that adapt smoothly to more screen sizes and proportions.
  • Improved Redesigned the onboarding experience with clearer, easier-to-read pages.
  • Improved Made Premium access checks and Restore Purchases more reliable.
  • Improved Improved layouts throughout the app on iPhone, iPad, and narrow or resized windows.
  • Improved Made progress export and import smoother without rebuilding the app's main screens.
  • Improved Improved language selection, accent help, Sync, and Contact Support screens.
  • Fixed Fixed a loading indicator that could appear over onboarding at launch.
  • Fixed Fixed Learn and Review controls that could become hidden or misplaced around the keyboard.
  • Fixed Fixed several tab bar and study-navigation issues, especially on iPad.

2026.3

New FAQs and nicer release notes

  • New Added new FAQs to the app, including an AI prompt to help import and format texts.
  • Improved Made release notes display in a nicer way.
  • Fixed Fixed the contact email button for users who have not correctly set their default email app in Settings.
  • Changed Verb Dojo now requires iOS 17 or later.

2026.1

Liquid Glass tab bar

  • Improved Updated the tab bar with filled icons to better match the Liquid Glass design.
  • Changed Updated the app to require iOS 17 or later.
  • Changed Updated the New badge color to blue instead of red.

2025.4

iOS 26 support

  • Improved Added support for iOS 26 and Apple's Liquid Glass design.

It is still a work in progress, so please contact me from the app if you see places where I could do better.

2024.6

Spanish database fix

  • Fixed Fixed the Spanish verb esperar in second person plural, indicative future.

2024.3

Launch crash fix

  • Fixed Fixed a crash that could happen at launch on devices running iOS 17.4 or later.

2024.2

French database fix

  • Fixed Fixed French database answers for some tenses of essayer and considerer so only the most common acceptable form is required.

2023.10

Review translation setting

  • New Added a setting that lets you hide the English translation of a verb in Review mode.

2023.1

Spanish typo fix

  • Fixed Fixed a typo in the Spanish database for transformar, nosotros/nosotras, subjunctive present.

2022.5

Spanish durar fix

  • Fixed Fixed the Spanish database entry for durar, which had used conjugations for dudar.

2022.2

More French verbs

  • New Added 50 French verbs.

2021.10

Dark Mode, iPad, sync, and shortcuts

  • New Added Dark Mode.
  • New Released the iPad version.
  • New Added a Sync button to share or save progress data.
  • New Added keyboard shortcuts for iPad physical keyboards.
  • New Added a help alert explaining how to enter accents.
  • New Added buttons to enter accents when a physical keyboard is connected.
  • Improved Added a nicer Settings screen.
  • Improved Improved the contact system so it works with other email apps.
  • Improved Improved the fully-studied alert text.
  • Fixed Fixed a Spanish typo: vosotros ocupais.

2021.7

Verb selection search and FAQ

  • New Added a search bar on the verb selection screen.
  • New Added a FAQ on the tense selection screen.

2021.6

Reflexive pronoun fix

  • Fixed Fixed many reflexive Spanish verbs that showed the reflexive pronoun twice.

2021.5

Performance fix

  • Fixed Fixed the long loading times that could affect users who had studied hundreds of verbs.

2021.4

Spanish verbs and subjunctive imperfect

  • New Added 143 Spanish verbs and their conjugations.
  • New Added Spanish Subjunctive Imperfect with both -ra and -se endings.
  • Known Issue The larger verb database could make the app load slower on some devices.

2020.15

Spanish haber fix

  • Fixed Fixed haber, second person plural, Past Simple: hubisteis.

2020.14

More French verbs

  • New Added 30 French verbs, bringing the app to the 50 most frequent French verbs.

2020.13

More Spanish verbs and reflexive verbs

  • New Added 50 Spanish verbs, bringing the app to the 100 most frequent Spanish verbs.
  • New Added support for reflexive verbs in Spanish and French.
  • Improved Removed the confirmation alert when leaving the first study-flow page.

2020.12

Review algorithm fix

  • Improved Improved Spanish vosotros/vosotras and Ustedes translations in English.
  • Fixed Fixed failed conjugation reviews so the next review happens after 24 hours instead of 10 days.

2020.11

Whitespace answer fix

  • Fixed Ignored accidental trailing spaces after answers instead of marking them incorrect.

2020.9

Sound effects setting

  • New Added a setting to disable sound effects.

2020.8

Review answer fix

  • Fixed Fixed an issue where review mode could sometimes require an incorrect answer.

2020.7

More Spanish verbs

  • New Added 15 Spanish verbs: contar, empezar, esperar, buscar, existir, entrar, trabajar, escribir, perder, producir, ocurrir, entender, pedir, recibir, recordar, and terminar.

2020.3

Review options and launch performance

  • New Added a setting to learn conjugations more than once.
  • New Added a Settings badge when there are new release notes to read.
  • Improved Optimized launch and data loading performance by about 95%.
  • Fixed Fixed a typo in the English translation of devoir/deber.

2020.2

Spanish polite-you fix

  • Fixed Fixed the English translation when studying Spanish with Usted.

2020.1

More Spanish conjugations

  • New Added 10 Spanish verb conjugations: venir, pensar, salir, volver, tomar, conocer, vivir, sentir, tratar, and mirar.
  • Fixed Fixed several Spanish and French database mistakes reported by users.

2019.3

Mail panel fix

  • Fixed Fixed an issue where iOS 12 devices could not close the Mail panel after reporting a conjugation error.

2019.2

Tutorials and access

  • New Added instructions the first time you encounter a new learning method.
  • Improved Allowed opening the conjugation of a verb even after it has already been studied.

2019.1

Verb Dojo arrives

  • New Released the first version of the app.