Every word on your tier,
before the exam.
Set your exam date once. Sapling schedules all 1,729 words on your AQA GCSE Spanish tier so each one comes back before the paper — not a flashcard pile that stops the moment you close the app.
Free to download. iPhone, iOS 17 or later. No account, no login — your progress stays on your device.
Built for one exam, not for
"learning a language".
Every part of Sapling exists because the AQA GCSE Spanish paper asks for it. Nothing else made the cut.
Your whole tier, nothing spare
1,729 words on Higher, 1,258 on Foundation, across nine AQA themes. Higher includes Foundation, and you only ever revise the tier you're sitting.
Timed to your exam date
Set your paper date and the minutes a day you can manage. Sapling works out how many new words a day gets you there — and says so plainly.
More than flashcards
Type the missing word from context, listen, take dictation, read aloud, and recall from English. Recognising a word isn't the same as producing it.
Speaking and listening too
Read-aloud and dictation use on-device speech recognition to check your pronunciation. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded.
Secure, learning, not started
Progress by word and by topic — how much is genuinely secure, not hours logged or a streak. Secure means recalled across three days, including typing.
No account, no faff
No sign-up, no email, no password. Open it and start. Your progress is stored privately on your iPhone.
Four screens you'll
actually use.
Three taps, then just
show up daily.
Set the exam
Foundation or Higher, your paper date — exact, or just the month if that's all you know — and the minutes a day you can manage.
Get today's list
Reviews first, then new words, paced to hit your date across five study days a week. Each session has an end you can see.
Watch coverage climb
Words move from not started to learning to secure, and anything shaky comes back on its own before the exam.
How to actually make GCSE
Spanish vocab stick.
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Little and often beats cramming
Ten focused minutes a day moves words into long-term memory. One panicked three-hour session the night before doesn't.
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Test recall, not recognition
Spotting a word in a list is easy. Producing it from the English — typing it, saying it — is what the paper asks for.
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Revise by theme and tier
Grouping vocabulary the way AQA structures the exam means your revision maps onto what you'll actually be asked.
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Work backwards from the date
Knowing how many days are left — and pacing new words against it — is what stops revision drifting until it's too late.
Free to start. A year
for less than a textbook.
Download and try it for nothing. Full access is an optional subscription — both options unlock the same thing: your whole tier, every exercise type, planning and progress.
- Your full tier, Foundation or Higher
- Exam-date planning and daily workload
- Covers the whole GCSE year
- Your full tier, Foundation or Higher
- Exam-date planning and daily workload
- For joining closer to the paper
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Before you start.
Which exam board does Sapling cover?
Sapling is built around the AQA GCSE Spanish vocabulary list, organised by theme and tier, covering both Foundation and Higher papers.
How many words are on the AQA GCSE Spanish list?
1,729 words on Higher and 1,258 on Foundation, across nine AQA themes. Higher includes everything on Foundation, so you only ever revise the tier you're sitting.
What's the best way to revise GCSE Spanish vocabulary?
Short, regular sessions that mix recognition and recall. Seeing a word, typing it from context, hearing it and saying it back all build different connections — Sapling schedules a mix of these every day, so vocabulary moves from "I've seen that" to something you can produce under exam conditions.
Is Sapling free?
It's free to download and try. Full access is an optional subscription: a GCSE Year Pass at £19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or Finish-line access at £6.99 a month if you're joining closer to the exam.
Do I need an account?
No. There's no sign-up, no email and no password. Your learning progress is stored privately on your iPhone.
Can it work around my exam date?
That's the whole point. Set your tier, paper date and daily time budget, and Sapling tells you how many new words a day gets you there, adjusting as you go. If you don't know the exact date yet, the month is enough.
Is Sapling made by AQA?
No. Sapling is an independent revision tool built around the published AQA specification. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA.
Your GCSE year,
sorted.
Free on the App Store. Set your exam date tonight and know exactly what tomorrow looks like.
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