Senseward

Go beyondtranslation.

Turn the books you love into language you can use. Read, listen, understand a word in context—then make it yours through review and AI Practice.

Download on the App Store

For Mac and iPad. Free download. Pro subscriptions on iPad; Mac requires App Store version 2.77.0 or later.

See Senseward in action
A real Senseward EPUB reading page from Small Discoveries.
On her first Saturday, changed her plans.

Start with a story. Your own books, a comfortable page, and room to get curious.

AudiobooksEPUBPDFYour books. Your pace.

Meet a word. Remember it.

A saved word is a beginning. Come back to its sentence, test what you remember, and discover what you missed.

  • Recognition, cloze and reverse review—with explanations after you answer.
  • Review due words first. See your learning history and progress.
  • Explore US / UK pronunciation with available Apple voices, or export to Anki.
An actual vocabulary review question with its original sentence and four answer choices.
Real app. Original sample story. Your next word could be anywhere.
The Neighbour and the Beach Path, a real AI Practice lesson generated from sample-story vocabulary.
A real AI Practice lesson generated from the sample story’s vocabulary.

Your words. New stories.

Make today’s study part of a fresh story or conversation. AI Practice builds a lesson around your selected words, with translations and listening when you need them.

Short / Regular / Long use at least 10 / 20 / 30 words. AI requires an account and your permission. Saved lessons can play with Apple speech for free.

Explore the learning guide

See how it works.

Choose something you'd like to try.

The meaning in this sentence

Keep the original sentence beside the meaning and examples.

Shown on Mac.

See it on your screen.

Seven ways to make a book your own. Switch between Mac and iPad, explore the screenshots, or play the 28-second preview.

Read — Mac

Press play. Get the idea.

Read → understand → review → practise. With the upbeat track, or with sound off.

Genuine app captures. English interface with Simplified Chinese sample explanations. Music: Cat Walk by Arulo, licensed from Mixkit.

A good book. More possibilities.

Bring your own library

Import audiobooks, DRM-free EPUBs and text-based PDFs. Each stays a separate book. Keep a PDF’s original layout and pick up where you left off.

Hear it in your own rhythm

Listen to EPUBs and selectable PDF text with Apple voices on your device. Supported audiobooks can be transcribed locally, with sentence replay, Listen First and shadowing. Voice and transcription availability depends on your device and language.

Stay curious with optional AI

Translate a sentence, explore its meaning, read a chapter summary or ask a question. You decide when to use AI. Sign-in and permission are required; Settings shows your actual daily allowance.

Keep your books close

Local reading works without an account. Original book files stay on your device. Optional learning sync connects vocabulary, review history and reading progress. Import the same book edition on each device; AI Practice lessons and recordings stay where you create them.

Your next chapter starts here.

Senseward is available on the App Store for Mac and iPad. Bring a book. Find a word. See where it takes you.

Download on the App StoreAll download options

For Mac with macOS 26+ and iPad with iPadOS 26+.