Comparison

Readibu vs LingoLingo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

LingoLingo

Features
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Turn doom scrolling into language learning! LingoLingo is the easiest way to learn and practice languages. Just start watching, and LingoLingo will learn your preferences and show you engaging YouTube videos that are just right for you! Skip videos that are too difficult or if the content isn't for you. Finish videos that you like. Our AI-powered algorithm will learn what kind of videos work best for you and keep you engaged. The easiest and most entertaining way of learning languages - with real content from native speakers! How it works: 1. Choose your language and start watching 2. Exercises pop up while you watch, to improve your understanding 3. Complete all exercises and celebrate your achievement! 4. Continue and stay engaged with more videos picked just for you! Choose from 14 languages and level up your vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and language understanding. LingoLingo also lets you explore videos in over 20 categories to find content that you love! You can also paste any YouTube link and see the transcript, where you can select words to translate, practice your pronunciation and save new vocabulary. LingoLingo lets you learn with videos made by native speakers. We believe this is the best way to learn - interacting with real content, not with made up sentences and generic topics. -- Features -- • YouTube Integration: Paste any YouTube link to explore authentic content • Smart Translations: Get context-aware translations and explanations • Speaking Practice: Perfect your pronunciation with audio recordings and AI-powered feedback • Progress Tracking: See exactly how much you've learned • Final Celebration: Complete your lesson and see your stats! Install LingoLingo today and start learning languages YOUR way! List of languages: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) English French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Spanish Swahili Turkish Videos used in app screenshots: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3pT9m0SQno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qunWdLHhiko - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOAml_8Auq8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEsj2Vr9ew Privacy Policy: https://lingolingo.app/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Readibu4 screens
LingoLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Readibu at none against LingoLingo's shown. Readibu also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Readibu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LingoLingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readibu ships an update every 8 days, LingoLingo weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readibu versus LingoLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadibuLingoLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (152 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB111 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLingyi ChenYunus Abduelhayoglu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Readibu

Subscriptions3
  • 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
2 purchases

LingoLingo

Subscriptions2
  • LingoLingo Pro$6.991 Month
  • LingoLingo Pro - Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Readibu free?
Readibu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LingoLingo free?
LingoLingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readibu or LingoLingo have ads?
LingoLingo shows ads; Readibu does not.
Which is updated more often, Readibu or LingoLingo?
Readibu ships an update every 8 days, and LingoLingo weekly. Most recently, Readibu was updated on August 31, 2026 and LingoLingo on September 9, 2026.

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