Kapio

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Point your camera at a scene and learn how to talk about it in another language.

“I have a 100+ day streak, and I still can’t describe what’s on my desk.”

That’s the frustration behind Kapio. I wanted to practise describing things I actually see during the day. A meal, a shop window or my desk gives me something familiar to start with.

You choose a scene, and Kapio gives you a sentence about it in the language you’re learning. You can check the meaning, hear it aloud and save it with the photo for later.

I built Kapio myself, from the iPhone app to the backend. It’s now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

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How Kapio got here

On the App Store
I released Kapio for iPhone and iPad. You can download it and try it with a scene of your own.
Choosing the sentence style
I added three sentence styles so you can choose the level of detail. The meaning and audio are there to help when a sentence is unfamiliar.
Saving scenes as Memories
I built Memories so a useful sentence doesn’t disappear when you put your phone away. Save the scene and you can return to the sentence, its meaning and key phrases later.
Starting with the camera
I built the app around one scene and one complete sentence. Pointing it at my desk should help me describe what’s there, rather than just give me a list of objects.

What I built

I built the camera flow, explanations, audio and saved Memories across the app and backend. Someone should be able to capture a scene while they’re out and return to it when they have time to practise.

I’ve kept the AI service separate from the rest of the app so I can try different models as I learn what works. Supabase stores accounts and saved learning material.

The camera only sends a still image when someone asks for a sentence. It doesn’t record video or need microphone or location access, and a scene is only saved to Memories when they choose to keep it.