French article trainer for iPhone & iPad
Articlette: Le ou La? French
Le or la? Stop guessing, start knowing.
Every French learner hits the same wall: is it le fromage or la fromage? Articlette turns that daily doubt into a quick game — ten nouns per round, instant feedback with the right article, and spaced repetition that keeps bringing back exactly the nouns you miss until they stick.
How it works
A learning loop that fits in a coffee break.
Play a ten-word game
Tap le or la for each noun. Right answers pop and score points; wrong ones shake and show the correct article — often with the rule that explains it. Sounds and haptics make it feel like a game, not a quiz.
Learn the patterns
French genders aren't all memorization. The Patterns tab teaches thirteen ending rules with example words — nouns ending in -age are le, nouns ending in -tion or -ette are la — so whole families of words fall into place at once.
Let your mistakes come back
A Leitner spaced-repetition engine tracks every noun. Miss one and it returns sooner; answer it correctly four times in a row and it counts as mastered — while your day streak, history, and scores show how far you've come.
What's inside Articlette
A focused trainer for one stubborn problem — with real game feel.
Quick, self-paced games
A game is ten nouns, weighted toward what you need to practice most. Ten points per correct answer, a live score, and a results screen that replays every answer — no timer breathing down your neck.
Spaced repetition under the hood
Every noun climbs a ladder of Leitner boxes: a wrong answer sends it back to the start, four correct answers in a row make it mastered. Mastered nouns still resurface now and then, so they stay mastered.
Thirteen le/la rules — exceptions included
From -age, -ment and -eau (le) to -tion, -té, -ette and -ure (la): clear rules with real example words, each shown in its article's color. The famous exceptions — la page, le silence, le squelette — are in the app too, as advanced words, so the rules never catch you out.
Every game, every answer
History keeps each finished game with its date, duration, and score — and you can reopen any game to see every answer. A words-to-work-on list shows what you miss most, so you always know what to practice next.
Scores you can share
Day streak, nouns mastered, best score, and accuracy in one place. Share your scoreboard read-only through iCloud and follow the scoreboards friends share with you — a little friendly pressure helps.
For learners from everywhere
The app runs in French, English, Dutch, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, and every noun shows its meaning while you play. Over 200 everyday nouns across three difficulty levels — beginner words first, so early games build confidence.
Privacy
Your practice is nobody's business
Articlette is built the niApps way: no account, no tracking, no servers of ours.
On your device
Noun progress and your day streak live on your iPhone or iPad; finished games and scores sync through your own iCloud. Nothing touches a niApps server.
No ads, no trackers
No ads, no account. Only anonymous usage statistics (PostHog, EU) and purchase handling (RevenueCat); your games and scores sync through Apple's iCloud.
Sharing on your terms
Score sharing is read-only: people you share with can see your scores and the nouns of each game, but can never change anything. Remove a person or stop sharing anytime.
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Articlette is coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Want a note when the le/la trainer ships? Drop us a line.
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