Frequently Asked Questions
General
What is LinguaMorpha?
A morphology-first language app for Latin (every declension and adjective pattern, the full classical verb system, macron-accurate checking, a sentence parser and an agreement drill), Spanish and French (full verb conjugation in sixteen tenses, noun gender and plurals, set phrases and vocabulary). All three mark irregular forms with the same colour code. It is not a full language course; it is a structured, grammar-first drill tool for mastering what you have been taught elsewhere. See the Features page for what's inside.
Do I need to learn Latin first to get value out of Spanish or French?
No. The courses share machinery (the adaptive engine, the drill screens, the help system), not a learning path; each course stands on its own.
That said, taking more than one is rewarding in its own right: with the same colour code in all three, the differences stand out — where two languages kept the same Latin ending differently, or how a Latin case turns into word order and prepositions.
Which languages can I learn?
Latin, Spanish, and French, all in the same app, in no required order.
Is LinguaMorpha free?
It's a free download with a free trial — no subscriptions, no ads. A 21-day trial of every course and every feature starts when you finish the first-launch setup; after that, you unlock the courses you want with a one-time in-app purchase. Purchases belong to your Apple ID, and thanks to Universal Purchase, unlocking a language on your iPhone unlocks it on your Mac too (and the other way round).
You unlock each language — Spanish, French, or Latin — individually, or buy Unlock all languages, which unlocks every course, including any course added to the app later, at no additional charge. The App Store listing in your country is the source of truth for the current prices; we don't restate them here so they can't go stale.
What devices does LinguaMorpha support?
iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a companion app for Apple Watch that is only a reference for the conjugation tables of Spanish and French verbs. The App Store listing shows the minimum system version for each. Two optional extras use Apple Intelligence and need iOS 26 or macOS 26 on a device that supports it: the idiomatic sentence translation in the Latin sentence parser, and a translation of the exact form in the conjugation drills where the app has none of its own. See Where you study.
Do I need an internet connection to use the app?
No. All word data is bundled with the app, your answers are stored on your device, and speech uses the voices installed on your device. You only need a connection to buy or restore a purchase, and to open the online dictionaries in the Spanish and French courses.
Which Spanish dialect does the app teach?
Peninsular Spanish — the Spanish of Spain. The conjugation tables include vosotros and the drills ask for it, and the example sentences mostly use the vocabulary of Spain — ordenador rather than computadora, coche rather than carro. For speech, you can still choose any regional Spanish voice installed on your device.
What variety of Latin does the app teach?
Classical Latin, with every form stored with its macrons; typed answers are checked leniently on macrons by default, strictly if you prefer. Vocabulary is chosen at the level of an introductory course, so sentences from a beginner's textbook — Ørberg's Familia Romana, Wheelock — usually parse in the sentence parser.
Which languages can the app itself be shown in?
English, Dutch, or Spanish. That choice (App language in Settings) sets the language of the menus, labels and help, and the language translations are shown in. Spanish is not offered as the app language while you study Spanish, because a translation into the language you are learning would only repeat the word — except with the Spanish Lengua castellana scheme for native speakers, which shows no translations.
Accounts, sync, and data
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no account system. Open the app and start using it.
Can several people use the app on one device?
Yes. Tap the flag to open Scheme and level, and choose Add learner. Each learner has their own progress, scheme and level; everything else is shared.
Does my progress sync between my devices?
There's no automatic sync — each device keeps its own answer history and nothing is uploaded. But you can move it yourself: export your study history under Settings → Progress → Study History and import it on the other device; importing adds answers and never removes any. Practice Sets move separately, as a backup of your set library from the Practice Sets screen (on the Mac, in the File menu).
Where is my data stored?
In the app's own private storage on your device — a database that iOS and macOS keep walled off from other apps. Nothing is sent to a server.
How do I reset my progress?
Open Settings, go to the Progress tab and choose Reset Progress. You can reset verb, noun, word or phrase progress on its own, or Reset all progress at once; only the learner in use is reset. (Erase all data and settings is a separate factory reset of every learner and all settings.)
Using the app
What are Theory, Study and Practice?
The three sections every Self Study hub is built from: Theory explains the rules, Study lets you browse without anything being recorded, and Practice is where every answer is recorded. See The Theory / Study / Practice pattern.
What's the difference between word pool and session size?
Your word pool is everything eligible to appear — a hub's Select groups choices, your level and your topics — and your session size is how many questions one sitting asks (Questions per session in Settings → Study). See Choosing what is in play.
How do I answer a flashcard?
Tap the card to turn it over, then swipe right if you knew it, left if you didn't — or tap Correct or Wrong (on the Mac, and on iPhone and iPad when VoiceOver is on). See Flashcard sessions.
What is the sentence parser?
A Latin-only mode of Look up: type or paste a Latin sentence and every word comes back with its lemma, its form and its translation. See Sentence parser.
What is the concordance drill?
A Latin drill, called Agreement drill in the Adjectives and Nouns hubs: you pick the form of an adjective that agrees with its noun in case, number and gender. See Adjectives and the concordance drill.
What is the Dictionaries button?
The book button on a verb, noun or word page in the Spanish and French courses, which opens online dictionaries for the word — Linguee, WordReference and Reverso, plus RAE for Spanish. You choose which ones appear under Dictionary services in Settings.
Why is part of a verb form shown in red?
Red marks the part of a form that departs from its pattern; a fully red form has to be learned whole. See Conjugation tables for the full key.
How does the adaptive learning work?
Every answer is recorded on your device; words you got wrong last time come first, then new words and your weakest words, in a mix set by Learning pace. See Adaptive learning — how it works.
Speech
Why does the speech sound robotic?
Your device comes with Standard voices, and they sound mechanical. Better ones are free to download — choose Enhanced: Spanish for the Spanish course, French for the French course, and Italian if you study Latin. The Support page shows how, step by step.
Which voice reads Latin?
An Italian voice installed on your device, at about half the normal speed — no system has a Latin voice. Treat it as an approximation; the written form with its macrons remains the authority on pronunciation. See Latin speech.
Can I slow the speech down?
Yes, for Spanish and French: use the Speed slider on your course's tab in Settings (on iPhone and iPad, on the Voice screen). Latin always plays at its own slow speed.
Feedback and bugs
How do I report a problem or suggest something?
Email feedback@linguamorpha.nl — it goes straight to the developer. Inside the app, press and hold a Help button or ? to start an email about that screen, with the app version and the screen's name already in the subject.
Something isn't working — what should I try?
Try these in order:
- Force-quit and reopen the app.
- Check for an app update in the App Store.
- Restart your device.
- As a last resort, reinstall the app. Export first: reinstalling deletes your answer history and practice sets, so export them (see above) and import them afterwards.
If the issue persists, email support@linguamorpha.nl with your device model, your system version, and the LinguaMorpha version and build — a line like 1.4 (102), found under ⋯ → About on iPhone or iPad, or LinguaMorpha → About LinguaMorpha in the Mac menu bar.
Privacy
What data does LinguaMorpha collect?
Nothing personal. See the Privacy Policy for the full statement.
Does LinguaMorpha share my data with third parties?
No — there is no server to share data with. Your study data stays on your device unless you export it yourself.