How the page reads what you wrote
Write in either language. It handles the rest.
Write a line in your own language on a journal page, and a translation appears beside it, on its own. Write it in the language you're learning instead, and she quietly checks it for you. Either way, there's nothing to press.
The page reads what you wrote
Most of the journal's writing space does one simple thing without being told: it looks at the language a line is already in, and responds accordingly. Write in your own language, and a translation settles in beside it. Write in the language you're learning, and the line gets a quiet look instead, checking for anything worth a small suggestion. You never choose which one happens — the line itself decides.
No button, because there was nothing left to press
This didn't always work this way — earlier versions had a translate button you had to reach for. It's gone now, not because translating stopped mattering, but because reaching for a button was one more thing standing between you and just writing. The same goes for the check: it happens as part of writing a line, not as an extra errand afterward.
Quiet, and easy to quiet further
A correction, when there is one, doesn't interrupt you — it waits as a small paw mark on the note, and you open it whenever you're curious, if ever. It's never marking you wrong, only ever offering one better way to say it; language learning is the work of a lifetime, not a single test, so there's no hurry to get there. If a particular line is better left exactly as you wrote it, mark it "don't translate" and it stays untouched. Prefer to check things yourself, on your own schedule? Turn automatic checking off in settings, and call it up with a tap instead.
Also in the same book
The same fork happens wherever you're writing in the journal — a line for today, a note pasted in from elsewhere, a caption under a photo. Chat with the cat when you'd rather talk something through than write it down, or look back at what you've saved so far.
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How does it know which one to do?
It looks at the language the line is already in. Written in your own language, it gets a translation. Written in the language you're learning, it gets a quiet check instead — the two don't happen to the same line at once.
Do I have to ask for the translation or the check?
No. Both happen on their own once you finish a line, on the journal's main writing surface. If the check finds a small suggestion, a little paw mark appears on the note — open it when you feel like it, or don't.
Can I turn it off?
Yes, two ways. Mark any single line "don't translate" if you'd rather leave that one as it is. Or turn off automatic checking altogether in settings, and trigger it yourself with a tap whenever you actually want a second opinion.
Is there a limit to how much it will translate or check?
A single note translates up to 300 characters; beyond that, you'd want the wand or a manual translation instead. Once a line's been translated, it's remembered, so editing something else on the page doesn't spend the credit again.
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan includes 30 translated lines a day and 5 checked lines a day — two separate allowances, since writing tends to need more room than checking does.