ScenioLearn the words and phrases for the things around you.
Photograph a coffee, a café or a whole street. Scenio gives you the word for each thing, how to say it, and the phrases people use in that place. In English, Spanish and 23 more languages.
- 🎟 Free to start
- 👤 No account
- 📱 iPhone & iPad
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How it works
One photo labels the whole table.
Take a photo of your breakfast. Latte, croissant, butter knife, placemat: each item gets a label in the language you're learning. Tap a label to hear it.
- The wordPronunciation and example sentences for everything you tap.
- What you'd sayShort lines for this exact place, like “An oat milk latte, medium.”
- What you might hearThe replies that come back, like “Hot or iced?” and “For here or to go?”
Your collection
Every word you save becomes a sticker.
Scenio cuts the object out of your photo and puts it in your Journal with a white border, like a sticker in a scrapbook. Open it later and the word comes with the place you found it.
Bagel · Frühstück · カラーコーン · Cherry tomato · Waterfall · Эскимо · 교통신호등 · Perro
Atlas
Rehearse the conversation before you have it.
Choose a place, such as a coffee shop, an airport or a pharmacy. Atlas gives you the key words, the sentence patterns and a sample conversation. When you're ready, say it out loud to an AI partner who plays the barista.
- More than 70 everyday placesCafés, restaurants, airports, hotels, pharmacies and more, each with key words and sentence patterns.
- Say it to an AI partnerRole-play the conversation and ask for a hint whenever you're stuck. Premium.
- One full lesson free in every sceneOpen any scene and try a complete lesson before you decide anything.
Read and hear
Hear every line. Read the characters.
Tap a word, phrase or sentence to hear it. Chinese lines show pinyin and Japanese lines show furigana, on titles, example sentences and phrases, so you can say a sentence the first time you see it. Switch them off when you don't need them.
Voices
Ten voices, and the words light up as they're read.
Choose from Mia, Lena, Sofia, Nora, Ella, Leo, Max, Noah, Hugo and Theo. On iOS 18 or later, supported languages are read on your device, and each word changes color as it is spoken.
- MMia
- LLena
- SSofia
- NNora
- EElla
- LLeo
- MMax
- NNoah
- HHugo
- TTheo
Chinese and Thai are read online, and Japanese doesn't highlight word by word.
这盘早餐里有鸡蛋。
Also inside
Small things that make it stick.
Review your own photos
Listen, speak, read and spell. Scenio tracks the four separately, so each word comes back when you are about to forget it.
25 languages
Pick any native language and any learning language. Chinese and Japanese come with pinyin and furigana.
Tap a word for its card
See the meaning and part of speech. Press and hold to look up a whole phrase. English and Spanish work offline.
Sofa or couch?
When a thing has more than one name, Scenio shows both, which one fits where, and an example for each.
Pick up where you left off
Premium members sync their collection through their own iCloud, so a new phone keeps every sticker.
For kids and grown-ups
Rated 4+, no ads, no account. Big tap targets for little hands and a calm design for everyone else.
Guides
Start with a phrase list.
Free guides built from the same lessons you'll find in Atlas.
Spanish phrases for travel
What to say at the airport, hotel, taxi, restaurant and pharmacy, with English meanings.
Read the guide →Spanish vocabulary by picture
Everyday words by place, from the café counter to the pharmacy shelf.
Read the guide →Scenio vs Google Translate
When to translate, and when to learn.
See the comparison →Free & Premium
Free to start. Premium when you want the rest.
Your Journal, pronunciation and daily review are free. Premium adds more scenes and practice.
Free
Always
- Daily photos
- Your whole Journal, pronunciation, example sentences and phrases
- Daily review: listen, speak, read, spell
- One full lesson in every Atlas scene FREE
- Two free tries of the scene drawer
Premium
Monthly or yearly. The yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial.
- Unlimited scanning
- Every Atlas lesson, plus AI role-play with hints
- Unlimited scene drawer
- Add your own scenes and abilities
- Switch the learning language on any word or scene
- iCloud sync across your devices
Prices and trial eligibility are shown in the App Store.
Questions
Good to know.
Read all questionsCan I practise speaking with Scenio?
Yes. Every Atlas scene has a sample conversation. Premium members can role-play the whole conversation with an AI partner and ask for a hint when stuck. Scenio does not score pronunciation.
How is Scenio different from Speak or Duolingo?
Duolingo and Speak are built around a course. Scenio starts from what you photograph and the place you are going: learn the words and phrases for that scene, then rehearse the conversation.
Is there an Android version?
Scenio supports iPhone and iPad today (iOS 17+). An Android version is coming soon.
Is it the same app as Scenio: Photo & Video Show?
No. That is an unrelated slideshow app.
What is Scenio?
Scenio is an iPhone and iPad app for learning vocabulary and phrases from photos. You photograph an object or a scene, and it shows the word, its pronunciation and example sentences, plus the phrases you might say and hear in that place. It supports 25 languages.
Is Scenio a translator?
Scenio is built for learning. You photograph an object or a place, and it teaches you the word, how it sounds and the phrases people use there, then keeps them for review. For translating a document or a conversation, a translation app is the right tool.
What if it gets the word wrong?
Recognition can miss. You can edit the word on the result screen before you save it, and the examples and phrases follow your correction.
What does it cost?
It's free to download, with daily photos and one full Atlas lesson in every scene. Premium is monthly or yearly, and the yearly plan has a 3-day free trial. Prices are in the App Store.
Where do my photos go?
Recognition needs the internet. A photo is sent to our servers and passed to an AI vision provider only to identify what's in it. Scenio doesn't store your photos on its servers. There is no account and there are no ads. Your collection lives on your device, and Premium members can sync it through their own iCloud.
Is it suitable for children?
Yes. It is rated 4+, has no ads and no social features, and works without an account.
Does it work offline?
Recognition and AI conversations need a connection. Saved words stay available, English and Spanish word cards work offline, and on iOS 18 or later supported languages can be read aloud on your device.
Which languages can I learn?
25, including English (US and UK), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Pick any native and learning pair, except two variants of the same language.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later. An Android version is coming soon.
Is Scenio the same as SightWord?
Yes. The app was called SightWord until September 2026. Same app, new name.
Start with the next thing you see.
Free to download. Your first scene is one photo away.
An Android version is coming soon.
Download on the App Store