Readibu vs Language Player 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readibu
Access a vast library of Chinese web novels, short stories, and children's tales. Enhance your learning with integrated dictionary lookups, text-to-speech, and pinyin display. Premium features offer advanced tools like sentence translation and offline reading for an immersive language learning experience.
- Explore Chinese web novels
- Tap for character definitions
- Reader mode for web pages
- Pinyin/zhuyin display
- Text-to-speech
- Offline reading (Premium)
- Sentence translation (Premium)
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Discover new stories and worlds in Chinese! Ready to move beyond flashcards and graded readers? Readibu is your portal to the world of popular Chinese web novels, short stories and children stories enjoyed by native readers — or bring your own books and read them the same way. From historical to sci-fi or romance to horror, there's always something good to read. Readibu is a Chinese reading app where you can: 1. Explore popular web novels, short stories, and children stories from native Chinese sites — browse by ranking, category, or search 2. Import your own EPUB, PDF, or TXT files and read them alongside your web library 3. Tap on characters for definitions 4. Open web pages in a reader for immersive reading 5. Absorb the language while you're immersed in gripping adventures Supported features: • Tap for dictionary • Text-to-speech • Simplified and traditional conversion • Pinyin/zhuyin display over words • Add custom url to display in reader • Import EPUB, PDF, and TXT files into your library • Organize your reading with collections, bookmarks, and history • Check the difficulty of any text with HSK-level breakdowns • Look up words in Pleco, MDBG, Yellow Bridge, Baidu Translate, and more • Export saved vocabularies • Auto-detect next chapter • Auto-save last page you were on • Back up and restore your library and vocabulary ================================ ENHANCE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE WITH READIBU PREMIUM • Cloud sync - Sync subscription, library, bookmarks, vocabs and reading progress between devices • Sentence Translation - Unlimited translation by Google Translate • Image Search - Display image search results for selected text • Offline Reading - Download pages for reading offline • Quiz Mode - Quiz your pinyin, tones, and definitions of words you looked up before • Smart Name Recognition - Detect names of people, orgs and places in content • Syntax Analysis - Analyze syntax of sentence Free trials included with all plans! 1-month subscription: $4.99 per month 3-month subscription: $9.99 per month 12-month subscription: $47.99 per year Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the end of your free trial period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period or trial. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Itunes Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.readibu.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://www.readibu.com/terms Have questions? Feel free to contact us at support@readibu.com.
Language Player 2
Learn over 200 languages with a vast library of over 600,000 videos. Tap on words within videos to instantly look up meanings and expand your vocabulary through engaging clips. Ideal for beginners and intermediate learners seeking an interactive and effective language acquisition method.
- Extensive video library (600,000+)
- Supports over 200 languages
- Tap-to-translate word lookup
- Vocabulary building through video clips
- Interactive learning experience
- Suitable for novice and intermediate learners
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Language Player is the ultimate language learning app that offers over 600,000 videos in more than 200 languages. With a simple tap, users can watch videos, click on words to look up their meaning, and learn new vocabulary through hundreds of video clips. The app is perfect for both novice and intermediate learners who want to improve their language skills through an engaging and interactive experience. Whether you're learning English, Spanish, Mandarin, or any other language, Language Player has something for everyone. Download now and start your language learning journey today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Readibu at 4.8 against Language Player 2's 4.3. Readibu also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 56%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Readibu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Language Player 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Readibu holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readibu has 152 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Readibu's written reviews are positive against 56% of Language Player 2's.
Readibu ships an update every 8 days, Language Player 2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readibu | Language Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (152 ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lingyi Chen | Jiang Long |
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In-app purchases
Readibu
- Readibu Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Readibu 3-Month Premium14 Days trial$9.993 Months
- Readibu Yearly Premium14 Days trial$47.991 Year
Language Player 2
- Lifetime Pro Account$169.00
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