Software with a point.

Focus127 is an independent Australian software studio. We build a small number of products, use them every day, and keep sharpening them until they earn their place.

View Versolingo Get in touch

01  /  Current work

Versolingo

Language learning that remembers what you know.

Most language apps put you back at zero every morning. Versolingo keeps track of every single word you have met, so a session spends its time on the words that still need it.

  • Adaptive daily sessions

    Every session is built from where you actually are, not a fixed lesson order.

  • Word level progress

    Progress is stored per word. Already know one? Unlock it and move on.

  • Phrase and recall practice

    Words on their own are not language. Recall and phrase work put them back in place.

  • Friend battles

    Head to head rounds against someone you know. A real reason to open it.

  • Instant in the browser

    Open a link and start. No app store, no install, no waiting on a download.

Powered by VersoLoop, our own learning and scheduling engine.

Open versolingo.net
Versolingo running in a browser, showing the language picker with Spanish, Indonesian, Japanese, French and Filipino.
Versolingo, captured live at versolingo.net.

02  /  The engine

VersoLoop

VersoLoop is our own learning and scheduling engine. It holds a state for every word you have met, then uses that state to decide what your next session contains. Answer well and a word steps back. Hesitate and it returns sooner.

New Learning Solid Unlocked

The loop picks the words that need work. Click any word to unlock it.

    A simplified illustration of how the loop behaves. This is not the Versolingo interface.

    03  /  How we work

    Four things we hold to.

    1. 01

      Useful over bloated

      Every feature has to earn the weight it adds. The default answer is no, and the product is better for it.

    2. 02

      Built through real use

      We use what we make, daily, in the state it is actually in. Problems get found the honest way.

    3. 03

      Small experiments, clear feedback

      Change one thing, watch what it does, keep it or drop it. Small moves you can read beat big ones you cannot.

    4. 04

      Steady refinement over hype

      No countdowns, no launch theatre. The work gets better most weeks, and that adds up.

    04  /  Next

    In the lab.

    More focused software is in progress here. It gets named when it works and not before, so there is nothing to announce yet. Say hello if you want to hear about the next one.

    05  /  Contact

    Got something worth building?

    Collaborations, questions about Versolingo, or a problem you think fits. One email, read by a person.

    hello@focus127.com

    Prefer the direct line? luke@focus127.com