PictoTango: Photo Vocabulary
JIAPENG Zhao Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
PictoTango: Photo Vocabulary is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by JIAPENG Zhao. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated September 25, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 8 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 25
- 2026 · v2.0.0
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About PictoTango: Photo Vocabulary
Take a photo of something around you and turn it into a word card you can listen to and review. Tap an object in the photo and PictoTango cuts it out like a sticker, then shows the word and an example sentence in any of 20 languages, with IPA for English and pinyin for Chinese. Free, no ads, no account needed. Use it to help kids learn the names of everyday things, or to start a new language yourself. SNAP, TAP, SAVE • PictoTango recognizes what's in your photo and shows its name • Tap the object you want and it's cut out cleanly, like a sticker • Recognition runs on your iPhone or iPad, so it works offline LEARN IN 20 LANGUAGES • Words and example sentences in 20 languages • IPA for English, pinyin for Chinese • Tap to hear the word, at normal or slow speed. Audio plays even when your phone is on silent • Study one language or several at once YOUR WORD BOOK • Words are grouped by the day you found them, so you can look back at what you saw • Review mode hides the answer so you can try to remember it first • If something isn't in the built-in dictionary, save it anyway and rename it later WHO IT'S FOR • Parents who want to name things around the house in English or Chinese with their kids • Beginners who'd rather learn words from their own day than from a textbook • Travelers who want to know what everyday things are called before a trip LANGUAGES English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Polish Works on iPhone and iPad.
What’s new
Version 2.0.0 · Updated September 25, 2026
PictoTango 2.0 is a big update. • Meet Mimi the owl, who blinks, waves and moves its beak along with the pronunciation. • Tap an object to cut it out cleanly. • On supported devices, Apple Intelligence looks at your photo to name the object, and can make cards for things outside the built-in dictionary. • Review now mixes picture, listening and fill-in-the-blank questions, and spaces them out based on how well you remember each word. • Daily review reminder (turn it on in Settings) and sound effects. • Translations and example sentences reviewed in all 20 languages. Your existing cards carry over.
App privacy
The developer, JIAPENG Zhao, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| PictoTango: Photo Vocabulary | – | Free | September 25, 2026 |
| ChineseSnap | – | Free | Aug 21, 2026 |
| SnapCí: Collect Chinese Words | – | Free | Apr 23, 2026 |
| 絵で覚える英熟語300 | – | Free | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Yumwords - Kids | 5.0 / 5 (3) | Free | May 6, 2026 |
| XiaoHua 小华 | – | Free | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Growly -Learn English with Fun | – | Free | Aug 13, 2026 |