Comparison

CL vs Mango Reader

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

Head to head
About

CL

This application provides access to a comprehensive language learning platform on mobile devices. It offers over 100 languages, alphabet lessons, vocabulary building, and core skill development activities. Smart insights help track learning progress and review material.

Highlights
  • 100+ languages available
  • Alphabet lessons
  • Supplemental vocabulary with native pronunciation
  • Core skill-building activities (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
  • Smart insight and review for learned vocabulary
  • Optional user-created lesson sharing
Features
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THIS APP REQUIRES A CL-150 ACCOUNT TO USE. If you have a CL-150 account, simply enter the username and password on the log in screen. This app is designed to allow you to take your language learning on-the-go, with all the latest features that the CL-150 platform has to offer. CL-150 (Latest Version) Features: • 100+ Languages (and Growing!): From Afrikaans to Zulu, the number of languages available to learners is constantly growing. • Alphabet Lessons: You can't learn to read or write if you don't know the alphabet. Get started on the right foot with our Alphabet course. • Supplemental Vocabulary: Build proficiency by learning thousands of useful words and phrases categorized by topic and presented in an engaging, memory-building format complete with native speaker pronunciation. • Core Skill-Building Activities: Work your way through activities that build all four core skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. • Smart Insight and Review: Learned Vocab Items tell you how much you’ve learned and when it's time to review. Privacy Details: We take your privacy seriously. Please refer to our App Privacy label below. Some detail: • “Email” - Your email address is used for password recovery or to send you messages such as Daily Refreshers and other notifications that you ask to receive. If you are working with an instructor, you may also receive messages from your instructor via email as well as in the program. We do not view or access any of your other emails or messages. • “User Content” – Some versions of this program offer the ability to create your own learning lessons and share them with the community. This is entirely optional.

About

Mango Reader

This app helps intermediate language learners improve their skills by providing real-time translations and pronunciation for words on any website. Users can save new vocabulary, bookmark content, and enjoy an ad-free reading experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time website translation
  • Word and phrase pronunciation
  • Personalized vocabulary lists
  • Ad-free reader mode
  • Website and article bookmarking
  • Supports 14 languages
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With Mango Reader, you can go to any website on the internet and get translations for words you don’t know, in real time, while you’re reading. Designed with Intermediate-level language learners in mind, this powerful tool will help boost your language proficiency to an Advanced level. • Visit any website in the language you're learning and immerse yourself in content that interests you. • Highlight unfamiliar words and phrases to see their translation and hear them pronounced. • Save vocabulary you want to learn to personalized lists with the tap of a button. • Convert web pages into readable content without ads or distractions using "Reader Mode." • Bookmark your favorite websites and articles. • For the full experience, get the Mango Languages app to practice new vocabulary. Mango Reader supports 14 languages, including Modern Standard Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Latin American Spanish, and English.

Screenshots

CL4 screens
Mango Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CL at 4.8 against Mango Reader's 4.6. CL also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 13) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Mango Reader's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CL holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CL has 83 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of CL's written reviews are positive against 63% of Mango Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CL versus Mango Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCLMango Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (83 ratings) — better4.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better13
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTransparent Language, Inc.Creative Empire, LLC

Customer experience

CL

All ratings83 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Mango Reader

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

CL

No in-app purchases

None

Mango Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CL free?
CL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mango Reader free?
Mango Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CL or Mango Reader?
CL is rated higher. CL averages 4.8 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Mango Reader averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do CL or Mango Reader have ads?
Neither CL nor Mango Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CL or Mango Reader?
CL ships an update monthly, and Mango Reader monthly. Most recently, CL was updated on October 12, 2026 and Mango Reader on September 21, 2026.

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