Comparison

Readle vs Most Common Words

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

Head to head
About

Readle

Master new languages through engaging real-world stories and bite-sized lessons. Practice reading, listening, and vocabulary with interactive quizzes and flashcards. Track your progress and see measurable improvements in just 5 minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Learn through real stories
  • Bite-sized daily lessons
  • Reading and listening practice
  • Instant word lookup
  • Smart vocabulary practice
  • Quizzes and skill testing
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, German & more with real stories. Forget boring textbooks. Practice daily with structured levels designed for real progress. Improve your language skills in just 5 minutes a day with reading, listening, and testing in one place. Track your progress and see real results. Learn languages faster with over 2,000 real-world news stories, transformed into bite-sized lessons, flashcards, quizzes, and interactive practice. Readle (formerly Langster) is a CEFR-graded language learning app designed to help you master French, German, Spanish, English, Japanese, and Chinese in real-world contexts. Just 5 minutes a day is all it takes to learn, practice, and improve consistently. WHY Readle? • Learn through real stories, not random sentences • Practice with flashcards, quizzes, and vocabulary training • Improve reading, listening, and comprehension together • Built for daily learning and measurable progress Download Readle for FREE and start learning languages in a smarter way. ====== WHAT LANGUAGES CAN I LEARN? You can learn French, Spanish, German, English, Japanese, and Chinese ====== WHY LEARNING WITH STORIES WORKS ► LEARN THROUGH IMMERSION & LEVELS Our language experts turn real-world news into structured lessons across: • CEFR (A1–B2) • JLPT (N5–N2) • HSK (1–4) Learn step-by-step with level-based progression. ► BITE-SIZED DAILY LESSONS Over 2,000 stories & articles designed for: • fast learning • daily practice • real-world understanding Includes vocabulary, grammar tips, and context-based learning. ► IMPROVE READING & LISTENING • Listen sentence by sentence • Train pronunciation naturally • Learn how the language is actually used ► INSTANT WORD LOOKUP Tap any word for: • translation • conjugation • meaning in context No need to switch between apps. ► GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT Understand grammar naturally through real examples. Perfect companion for learners using: Deutsche Welle, DW learn German, Klett Lernen, Klett Augmented, Schritte Plus Neu, Hueber, TV5MONDE, etc. ► SMART VOCABULARY PRACTICE • Spaced repetition flashcards • Review at the optimal time • Turn passive reading into active learning ► QUIZ & TEST YOUR SKILLS • Practice with quizzes in every story • Test reading comprehension and vocabulary • Prepare for exams like: IELTS, TOEFL, DELF, Goethe, DELE, JLPT, HSK ► DAILY STORIES & CONTENT New stories every day across topics like: • Travel • Culture • Food • Technology • Science • News (TV5monde, BBC, RFI, France 24, Le Monde, French TV, radio, DW/Deutsche Welle, etc.) WHY READLE WORKS Readle combines: • Real-world content • Daily practice + testing loop • Clear progress tracking So you don’t just learn — you improve every day. SUPPORT Questions? Contact us: support@readle-app.com Privacy policy: https://readle-app.com/en/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://readle-app.com/en/terms-of-use/

About

Most Common Words

Master 31 languages with 3,000 essential words and over 100,000 example sentences. Features hands-free learning, spaced repetition, quizzes, and offline access. Sync progress across devices and personalize your studies with custom word lists.

Highlights
  • 3,000 essential vocabulary words
  • 100,000+ example sentences
  • Hands-free learning
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Offline access
  • Progress sync across devices
Features
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Master 31 languages effortlessly with 3k essential vocabulary words, over 100k example sentences, hands-free learning, quizzes, spaced repetition, sync, dictionary, and notifications - Perfect for beginners and advanced learners - 3000 words are all you need to express yourself and have everyday conversations in a language easily. This app has all the most common ones that are essential to know for everyday conversations, always available on your phone, anywhere, anytime, even while offline. - 100k+ example sentences with native pronunciation to put vocabulary into real conversation context - Automatic and flexible spaced repetition, so you will always see and practice the words that are the most beneficial to review based on last review time, number of times reviews, and current status of the word - Filter by levels (A1, A2, B1, B2), over 100 topics, categories, and sub-categories (e.g. family, food, entertainment, home, time, work, nature, body, travel, society, feelings, health, education, technology), and parts of speech (adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions) - Study without even opening the app, on your lock screen or smartwatch, with flexibly scheduled notifications - Flashcard autoplay and auto-pronounce loops over your flashcards for times when you are multi-tasking and cannot use your hands for an effortless hands-free learning experience (so you can learn even when working, watching a movie, or doing chores) - Practice with your favorite interactive quiz types to master your vocabulary (there are a total of 9 practice quiz types with 36 total variations regarding hint, answer type, and language) - Easily accessible dictionary that lets you search with keywords, and you can even expand your search to all 100k+ example sentences that contain the given keywords - Backup and sync your word progress, stars, statistics, and practices across all devices in real-time so that you can pick up any of your devices with the latest state already synced - Stick to your goals by setting a daily review goal, and optional daily notifications to remind you to study - You can understand your current study level and progress and monitor the current states of all 3000 most common words with a single glance from the main screen - Add your own words and tags with instant auto-translate for faster adding - Import your own word lists from plaintext files with flexible delimiters (comma, semicolon, tab, or custom separators) to personalize your learning experience with specialized vocabulary from your textbooks, work, or interests - Home screen widget keeps your learning active by cycling through your currently studying words directly on your phone's home screen - review vocabulary without even opening the app - Core features are free forever, while extra features can be unlocked by in-app purchases The following translations translations are supported for English learners, or speakers: Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Estonian, Croatian, Czech, Indonesian, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Lithuanian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Hindi, Afrikaans, Vietnamese Conjugations are available for English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Indonesian, Romanian, Danish Reader and Books are available for people studying German, Spanish, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch from English

Screenshots

Readle4 screens
Most Common Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Most Common Words at none against Readle's shown. Most Common Words also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Readle's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Readle sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Most Common Words sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Most Common Words holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readle has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readle ships an update every 3 weeks, Most Common Words every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Readle versus Most Common Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadleMost Common Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA-Type TechnologiesDominik Gyecsek

Customer experience

Readle

All ratings1,490 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews914 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative9.5%

Most Common Words

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Readle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio not working for some users
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages beyond the current offerings
  • Improve navigation and search functionality
  • Provide more detailed grammar explanations
  • Allow customization of vocabulary and quiz settings
  • Integrate speaking and writing practice exercises

Most Common Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Readle

Subscriptions7
  • Learn Languages: Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Langster Monthly: Daily Reads$12.991 Month
  • Readle Monthly: Daily Reads$14.991 Month
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  • Readle Quarterly Subscription$44.993 Months
  • Langster Yearly: Daily Stories7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Learn Languages: Premium$69.991 Year
  • Readle Yearly: Daily Stories7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Langster Premium Lifetime$199.99
  • Readle Premium Lifetime$249.99
5 purchases

Most Common Words

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro$12.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro2 variants$79.99
  • Lifetime Pro2 variants$119.99

Questions

Is Readle free?
Readle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Most Common Words free?
Most Common Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Readle or Most Common Words?
Most Common Words is rated higher. Readle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Most Common Words averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Readle or Most Common Words have ads?
Readle shows ads; Most Common Words does not.
Which is updated more often, Readle or Most Common Words?
Readle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Most Common Words every 6 weeks. Most recently, Readle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Most Common Words on October 2, 2026.

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