Comparison

牛听听 vs Luka Reading

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

Head to head
About

牛听听

Features
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牛听听,熏听启蒙教育提倡者。帮助妈妈更好地进行早教。 日本绘本之父松居直先生说过,要使孩子喜欢书,不是靠文字,也不是靠图画,而是靠耳朵。熏听启蒙,就是用“耳朵”来“阅读”。这就是牛听听的由来。牛听听团队还联合心理学专家团队,基于多个国内外先进早教理论,提出“熏听启蒙”的早教理念,构建了牛听听熏听启蒙教育平台,并创造性地推出专为儿童早教成长而设计的智能硬件——牛听听儿童智能熏教机。 牛听听APP配合牛听听儿童智能熏教机,拥有丰富的优质儿童资源、科学的熏陶成长体系和强大的早教功能。 【精选内容】 --海量资源——涵盖英语、国学、绘本、音乐等12个大主题分类,70子主题分类,24个成长场景丰富少儿内容,满足孩子早教需求。 --原创节目——四档优质原创早教电台栏目连载更新,《历史上的今天》、《小小音乐家》、《亲子趣英文》和《STEAM探索馆》,覆盖儿童成长的方方面面,还有更多精品订阅持续更新。 --精品专题——英语魔方、绘本小屋、音乐之声、国学长廊和育儿专题五大精品专题,专业主题文解析搭配精品音频推荐,图、文、音频三者相互完美融合。 --成长地图——0-6岁各个关键期的育儿成长手册和英语学习成长地图,把握儿童成长学习每一步,解决早教烦恼。 【特色功能】 --问卷评测——儿童成长专家倾心构建的问卷评测系统,科学客观反馈孩子成长状况,并推荐相应的成长课程。 --熏陶课程——英语国学等内容根据记忆曲线编排,学的高效、记的牢靠。加入课表设置好后,优质内容定时自动播放,帮助孩子养成好习惯。 --每日打卡——专业团队精选编辑主题丰富的打卡小组,还有老师专业引导跟解读。牛听听打卡学习让孩子自己动手刷卡,让学习变成了一件有仪式感的事情。 --亲子互动——既可以给孩子录制一个故事,也可以通过APP和熏教机和孩子发语音消息,也可通过密语传达你想说的话。 --远程控制——APP是你的远程遥控器,远程开关机、点播、设闹钟……一切都在掌控之中。 【愿景】 倾听世界,启蒙未来。愿以我们的微薄之力,让经典的东西方文化通过日复一日的熏陶,浸润到儿童内心深处,慢慢生根发芽,成为其未来的力量之源! 【联系我们】 任何问题或建议,请联系我们 官方微信公众号:牛听听(微信号:benewtech) APP内置客服系统:可直接在APP咨询人工客服任何问题。

About

Luka Reading

This app enhances a child's reading experience by connecting to a smart robot that reads picture books aloud. It offers features like parent voice recording, book recommendations, and a parrot mode for interactive communication.

Highlights
  • AI-powered robot reads picture books
  • Parent voice recording for personalized narration
  • Book recommendations based on child's needs
  • Parrot mode for interactive communication
  • Growing cloud library of curated books
  • Reading previews
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Reading – the best gift to children Luka Reading app is the companion app for Luka! Luka is a Reading Robot, the first kids robot of Ling Technology (ling.ai). Built with cutting-edge AI technology and life-like character design, Luka brings a futuristic reading experience to families with 2+ years old babies. Helping kids to foster reading habits, Luka energetically reads pictures books to children, helps you find the next picture book to buy and gives reading previews. With many efficient and helpful functions, Luka is the one-stop shop to meet your child’s reading and storytelling demand. Help them discover their passion for reading with Luka! Luka Reading app, helping children discover their passion for reading. Every page of every picture book is recorded by a professional voice actor. Pick a page and Luka will read for you! Parents record, parents voice to accompany children at any time; children record, develop expression skills Constant updates & a growing cloud library, we select every book for children with love. Recommend a picture book according to the child's growing needs, and choose a picture book to become more intimate. Featured mass audio resources. Luka Parrot Mode – the new magic trick for parents! Tap the default Emoji in the app or type in a sentence, Luka will say it in his voice. Luka helps parents to communicate, guide emotions, give instructions and foster good habits with kids. Please join the Luka family, let’s use AI technology to foster the reading habit, and share the good happy reading time. Automatic subscription service description 1. Subscription Service: DEEP_VIP_GROUP(1 year), LISTENING_VIP_GROUP(1 year), READING_VIP_GROUP(1 year) 2. Subscription Price: DEEP_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 198 RMB/year READING_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 98 RMB/year LISTENING_VIP_GROUP: The annual renewal price is 98 RMB/year 3. Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it is credited to the iTunes account 4. Automatic renewal: The Apple iTunes account will purchase the fee within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the deduction is successful 5. Turn off the service: you can "Settings" on your iPhone, click "Apple ID", choose "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", select subscription service, and click turn off service 6. Agreement address:https://netposa-public.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/luka/app/agreement/Luka%20Privacy%20Agreement.html 7. Terms of Use (EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

牛听听4 screens
Luka Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 牛听听 at 77% against Luka Reading's 23%. 牛听听 also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). Luka Reading's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. 牛听听 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Luka Reading sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

牛听听 holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of 牛听听's written reviews are positive against 23% of Luka Reading's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
牛听听 versus Luka Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter牛听听Luka Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (34 ratings) — better2.3 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3442 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB208 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer深圳市本牛科技有限责任公司Luka Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

牛听听

All ratings34 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative20.0%

Luka Reading

All ratings42 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative68.2%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

牛听听

One-time6
  • 2400牛币$1.99
  • 5600牛币$3.99
  • 17600牛币$12.99
Show 3 more
  • 21600牛币$15.99
  • 41600牛币$30.99
  • 61600牛币$44.99
11 purchases

Luka Reading

Subscriptions5
  • Luka Reading VIP$14.991 Year
  • Listening VIP$14.991 Year
  • Luka Deep VIP$29.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Reading Vip Year$29.991 Year
  • Reading Vip Year$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • ¥6 = 6000 Luka Coins$0.99
  • ¥12 = 12000 Luka Coins$1.99
  • ¥18 = 18000 Luka Coins$2.99
Show 3 more
  • ¥30 = 30000 Luka Coins$3.99
  • ¥68 = 68000 Luka Coins$9.99
  • ¥128 = 128000 Luka Coins$19.99

Questions

Is 牛听听 free?
牛听听 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luka Reading free?
Luka Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 牛听听 or Luka Reading?
牛听听 is rated higher. 牛听听 averages 2.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Luka Reading averages 2.3 from 42 ratings.
Do 牛听听 or Luka Reading have ads?
牛听听 shows ads; Luka Reading does not.
Which is updated more often, 牛听听 or Luka Reading?
牛听听 ships an update monthly, and Luka Reading monthly. Most recently, 牛听听 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Luka Reading on October 21, 2026.

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