Comparison

Read Thai vs Sabai

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

Head to head
About

Read Thai

Master the Thai alphabet with this modern learning tool. It offers a comprehensive collection of articles, flashcards, and a quick reference guide to help you read Thai easily. Includes vocabulary building and in-app support.

Highlights
  • Thai alphabet learning
  • Articles from basic to advanced
  • Hundreds of flashcards
  • Quick reference page
  • Vocabulary builder
  • In-app chat support
Features
Read full description

"Read Thai" is a modern app to help you learn how to read the Thai alphabet! Features: - A large collection of articles, from basic to advanced - Hundreds of flashcards - A quick reference page with all characters/rules in one easy to scan view - Full app search - In-app chat for support and help - Vocabulary

About

Sabai

Learn Thai effortlessly with daily words appearing on your phone's lock screen. This app integrates language learning into your daily routine without pressure, offering pronunciation, meaning, and practice tools.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widget for daily words
  • Thai script, pronunciation, and meaning
  • Customizable word frequency
  • Flashcard practice
  • Learning progress tracking
  • Favorite words and streaks
Read full description

Learn Thai the easy way: a few new words a day, right on your Lock Screen. You pick them up just by glancing at your phone. No lessons, no pressure, no daily grind. Sabai makes Thai part of your everyday life. Useful Thai words show up on your phone throughout the day, so the language feels a little more familiar every time you check your screen. HOW IT WORKS • Add the Sabai widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen • Each word comes with Thai script, easy pronunciation and its meaning • Choose how many new words you want a day and when your Lock Screen words change • Tap a word in the app to hear it spoken by a natural Thai voice LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE • Practice with simple flashcards • Mark words as Learned, Almost Got It or Still Learning, and Sabai brings back the ones you need • Save your favourites, keep your streak and watch your progress grow No account needed. Your learning progress stays on your device. Terms: https://sabailearn.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://sabailearn.com/privacy

Screenshots

Read Thai4 screens
Sabai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read Thai at none against Sabai's 2. Read Thai also leads on ratings volume (136 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Sabai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Read Thai asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Read Thai against 5.0 for Sabai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read Thai has 136 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read Thai ships an update every 11 days, Sabai weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Read Thai versus Sabai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead ThaiSabai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (136 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Winger-langLuis Halama

Customer experience

Read Thai

All ratings123 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.0%

Sabai

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Read Thai

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sabai

Subscriptions2
  • Sabai Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Sabai Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Read Thai free?
Read Thai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sabai free?
Sabai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Read Thai or Sabai?
Sabai is rated higher. Read Thai averages 4.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Sabai averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Read Thai or Sabai have ads?
Neither Read Thai nor Sabai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read Thai or Sabai?
Read Thai ships an update every 11 days, and Sabai weekly. Most recently, Read Thai was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sabai on October 28, 2026.

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