Snap it. Learn the word.
Take a photo of a mug and PictoTango cuts it out as a sticker, with the word in Japanese (マグカップ), Chinese (马克杯) and 18 other languages, plus an example sentence. Listen to it now, review it later.
iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) · Free - Free
- No ads
- No sign-up
- Recognition stays on your iPhone
Tap a sticker and Mimi reads the word aloud.
How it works
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1Snap
Point the camera at something around you. You can also start from a photo in your library.
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2Cut out
The object is cut out automatically and becomes a sticker.
- mug Japanese マグカップ magukappuChinese (Simplified) 马克杯 mǎ kè bēi
3Listen and remember
You get a card with the word, reading and an example sentence in the languages you picked, with audio. Saved cards come back in review mode.
One thing, twenty languages
Choose what to learn from 20 languages. Try the audio here with your browser’s voices.
- Japanese マグカップ magukappu
- English mug /mʌɡ/
- Chinese (Simplified) 马克杯 mǎ kè bēi
- Chinese (Traditional) 馬克杯 mǎ kè bēi
- Korean 머그잔
- Spanish taza
- French mug
- German Becher
- Italian tazza
- Portuguese (Brazil) caneca
- Russian кружка
- Arabic كوب
- Hindi मग
- Indonesian mug
- Vietnamese cốc
- Thai แก้วมัค
- Turkish kupa
- Dutch mok
- Swedish mugg
- Polish kubek
Browse words by scene
The 104 words in the app, grouped into 11 scenes like the kitchen and school. Every word comes with an example sentence in all 20 languages.
- 13 Kitchen mug, spoon, plate, bowl
- 22 Home key, chair, table, lamp
- 17 Food & drinks apple, rice, bread, banana
- 11 School & stationery notebook, backpack, pen, pencil
- 10 Travel bottle, wallet, bag, suitcase
- 9 Electronics phone, camera, computer, keyboard
- 7 Outdoors umbrella, bicycle, waterfall, flower
- 6 Transport train, bus, car, taxi
- 5 Clothes & accessories watch, glasses, hat, shirt
- 2 Animals cat, dog
- 2 Health mask, medicine
Your photos stay on your iPhone
- No account
- There is no sign-up. Open the app and start taking photos.
- No ads, no tracking
- No advertising SDKs, tracking SDKs or third-party analytics.
- On-device recognition
- Recognising and cutting out objects happens on your iPhone. Photos, stickers and cards are saved on the device.
Questions
- Is PictoTango free?
- Yes. It is a free download on the App Store and shows no ads (version 1.0.1, as of 25 September 2026).
- Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
- Recognising and cutting out objects happens on your iPhone. Photos, stickers, word cards and review progress are saved on the device. The app contains no advertising SDKs, tracking SDKs or third-party analytics.
- Which languages can I learn?
- You can choose from these 20 languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Polish.
- Which devices are supported?
- iPhone and iPad running iOS 17.0 or later. There is no Android version at the moment.
Start with the mug on your desk.
iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) · Free 