Chinese vocabulary widget

Chinese words, one glance at a time.

Glancealot turns your iPhone widgets into gentle Mandarin Chinese vocabulary prompts. See characters, pinyin, and meanings on your lock screen or home screen throughout the day.

Chinese Words
缘分
yuánfèn · fated connection
The sense of destiny that brings two people together, too complex for luck and too intangible for fate alone.

A Chinese word of the day widget.

Use Glancealot for daily Mandarin vocabulary on iPhone. The widget can show a character, pinyin, translation, and short context, making it easy to revisit Chinese without starting a full study session.

For characters, pinyin, and meanings.

Chinese words often need more than one line. Glancealot supports compact widget layouts for quick prompts and larger home screen widgets when you want extra context.

Sample widget prompts

你好
nǐ hǎo · hello
谢谢
xièxiè · thank you
缘分
yuánfèn · fated connection

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Glancealot can show Mandarin Chinese vocabulary on iPhone lock screen widgets and home screen widgets.

Yes. Choose a Chinese pack or make your own list, then use Glancealot to show daily characters, pinyin, and meanings.

Yes. You can create custom lists for characters, pinyin, translations, phrases, or class vocabulary.

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Glancealot turns the dead seconds on your lock screen into something you'll actually remember.