Comparison

Polyglot Reader vs Russian Reading & Audio Books

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Polyglot Reader

Read books in foreign languages and learn new vocabulary. Tap on unknown words for instant translations and save them to flashcards for later study. Supports various document formats and offers pronunciation practice and knowledge tests.

Highlights
  • Read books in multiple formats (PDF, EPUB, TXT)
  • Translate unknown words and phrases instantly
  • Create flashcards for vocabulary learning
  • Pronunciation support for words and phrases
  • Knowledge tests for vocabulary sets
  • Scan and recognize text from documents
Features
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Read books in any foreign language and turn every unknown word into a flashcard you'll actually remember. Now with an account and cloud sync: your books and flashcards go with you to every device. Polyglot Reader is your pocket library, dictionary and flashcard trainer in one app. Tap any word or phrase in a book, get an instant translation with transcription, hear the pronunciation, and save it to a deck to review later. Built for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a refined dark theme. — ACCOUNT & SYNC — • Sign in with Apple, Google or email • Books, card sets, flashcards and language pairs stay in sync across all your devices • Your own books are uploaded to the cloud together with their covers • New device? Sign in and your library and flashcards come right back — READ — • Completely redesigned reader, bookmarks, translation popup and settings • New System theme that follows iOS automatically, plus refined Light and Dark • Open books in PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF and TXT • Import from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or any file app • Scan a paper page — the app recognizes the text and saves it as a book • Highlights words you don't know yet, right inside the page • Vertical scrolling, comfortable type settings, picture zoom — LIBRARY — • Thousands of free books in 38+ languages, sorted into sections like Classics, Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, Horror & Mystery, Fairy Tales, Philosophy, Adventure • Adapted A2–B1 readers for German learners, plus original literature in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Greek and many more • New sorting, new sections and search inside every shelf • Filter to show only recent books • Difficulty level and tags shown right on each cover • Drag and drop books between shelves • New "Added manually" section for everything you imported yourself • Smoother search, scroll and sharing on iPad — LEARN — • Redesigned cards and study screens • Ready-made flashcard sets for English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Japanese — verbs, nouns and themed categories • Smart virtual decks: All cards, Recent, Unknown — see progress at a glance • Quick preview and actions inside every deck • Pick a default deck for new words you save while reading • Per-card knowledge level with a colored progress bar (red → green as you master each word) • Three study modes: foreign only, foreign + native, native only • Hands-free mode — keep learning without touching the screen • Long-press context menu: mark as known or unknown in one gesture • Optional shuffled order during study • Filter to show only words you haven't learned yet • Pronunciation for both the word and its translation • Knowledge tests for every deck • Export and import cards in CSV — TRANSLATE — • 111 offline dictionaries — no internet, no quota • On-the-fly transcription for all popular languages • Speech-to-text: just say the word, get the translation • Add your own phrases and translations to any deck • Edit translations when you want a better wording • 90+ languages supported, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and many more — AND ALSO — • System, Light and Dark themes • Choose Google or Yandex as your online translator • Compact mode on iPhone, expanded card view on iPad • Notifications to bring you back to recent cards Whether you're reading Sherlock Holmes in English, Kafka in German, Don Quixote in Spanish or Dostoevsky in Russian — Polyglot Reader turns reading into vocabulary, one tap at a time. Questions or feedback: support@readandlearnapp.com

About

Russian Reading & Audio Books

Learn Russian by reading classic world literature and listening to audiobooks. This app offers a curated selection of books and hours of audio content to improve vocabulary and comprehension. Designed for beginners, it provides an immersive and enjoyable language learning experience.

Highlights
  • 12 curated reading books for beginners
  • Hours of Russian audiobooks
  • Background audiobook playback
  • Improves vocabulary and listening skills
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • World classic literature selection
Features
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How to learn Russian? By reading and listening. This app has both. It will help you to learn Russian. It has 12 reading books in it. It will help you learn new Russian words. It is easy to use. Reading experience developed to be the best. It has hours of audiobooks in it. It will improve your listening. Listening and reading is important to speak a language. You can listen audio books in the background. It is fun to listen audiobooks while commuting. There are books selected carefully for beginners in this app. These books are world classics. Thus, it is easy for you to understand the content of the books. The books in the application are; - Алиса в стране чудес в переводе Заходера с иллюстрациями - Лев, колдунья и платяной шкаф - Артур и Запретный город - Волшебник Изумрудного города - Тысяча и одна ночь - Все приключения Белоснежки - Тайна заброшенного замка - Чарли и шоколадная фабрика - Чудесное путешествие Нильса с дикими гусями - Старик Хоттабыч - Золотой ключик, или приключения Буратино - Приключения Карандаша и Самоделкина and many Russian audio books... Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.myapp.page/language-reading-books/privacy

Screenshots

Polyglot Reader4 screens
Russian Reading & Audio Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

Polyglot Reader and Russian Reading & Audio Books both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Polyglot Reader's written reviews are positive against 25% of Russian Reading & Audio Books's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Polyglot Reader sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Russian Reading & Audio Books sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polyglot Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Polyglot Reader's written reviews are positive against 25% of Russian Reading & Audio Books's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Polyglot Reader versus Russian Reading & Audio Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyglot ReaderRussian Reading & Audio Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (74 ratings) — better4.2 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton IvanovNatalja Morozova

Customer experience

Polyglot Reader

All ratings74 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative20.0%

Russian Reading & Audio Books

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Polyglot Reader

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$22.991 Year
  • Annual subscription$34.991 Year
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual subscription$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade from advanced to professional version$3.99
  • Upgrade from Starter to Advanced version$15.99
  • Full version$99.99
4 purchases

Russian Reading & Audio Books

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ads free usage$39.99

Questions

Is Polyglot Reader free?
Polyglot Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Russian Reading & Audio Books free?
Russian Reading & Audio Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polyglot Reader or Russian Reading & Audio Books?
Polyglot Reader is rated higher. Polyglot Reader averages 4.4 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Russian Reading & Audio Books averages 4.2 from 40 ratings.
Do Polyglot Reader or Russian Reading & Audio Books have ads?
Both Polyglot Reader and Russian Reading & Audio Books show ads.
Which is updated more often, Polyglot Reader or Russian Reading & Audio Books?
Polyglot Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, and Russian Reading & Audio Books every 5 weeks. Most recently, Polyglot Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Russian Reading & Audio Books on November 1, 2026.

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