Comparison

Read Thai Alphabet vs Poly Thai Reader

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

Head to head
About

Read Thai Alphabet

Master the Thai alphabet with this comprehensive educational app. It provides detailed information on consonants, including pronunciation, Romanization, and visual aids. Interactive quizzes help track your progress, with additional lessons available for purchase.

Highlights
  • 44 consonants with illustrations
  • Thai and Romanized script
  • English translation of letter names
  • Consonant class and color-coding
  • Initial and final sound indicators
  • Native speaker audio
  • Learning progress quizzes
Features
Read full description

The best free app for learning the Thai alphabet! A complete introduction to the 44 consonants that make up the Thai alphabet. *Photos to illustrate the name of each letter. *Full name of each letter in Thai and Romanized script. *Translation of the letter names in English. *Consonant class of each letter (low, middle, or high) given and color-coded. *Sound made by each consonant as both the initial and final sound of syllables indicated. *Audio of each letter's full name spoken by a native Thai. *Quizzes to track your learning progress Extra lessons available with in-app purchases: *Complete guide to Thai vowels *Thai numbers, tone marks, and punctuation *Guide to tone rules for sounding out words *Letter combination behavior and irregular spellings *Multi-syllable words *Full sentence reading practice

About

Poly Thai Reader

This app offers a library of graded Thai stories with native audio and instant word definitions to help learners improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. It features adjustable audio speed, romanization toggles, and grammar explanations for various learning levels.

Highlights
  • Graded Thai stories
  • Native Thai audio with adjustable speed
  • Instant word definitions
  • Favorite words list
  • Romanization toggle
  • Grammar explanations
  • 5 reading levels
Features
Read full description

Struggling to read Thai stories? I designed Poly Thai reader - Read Thai Stories อ่านภาษาไทย to make reading fun and accessible, with a library of graded stories perfect for every level! As a Thai teacher (from "Thai with Grace" on YouTube!), I know how hard it can be to find interesting Thai reading material that's perfect for your level. Other resources may lack the audio pronunciations or the ability to simply look up words with a tap. That's why I created Poly Thai reader - a Thai graded reader app filled with engaging stories that will help you improve your reading skills, whether you are just starting (you can use transliteration) or are intermediate already. I've included all kinds of stories about Thai culture, personal stories about my life, conversations/dialogues, and more. I carefully created each story to build your reading skills while keeping you entertained and motivated. Features: - Native Thai Audio: Listen to my voice as I read each story aloud! You'll learn the correct pronunciation and tones naturally, just by listening. You can also adjust the speed of the audio. - Word-by-Word Highlighting: Watch each word light up as I read it, so it's super easy to follow along. - Instant Word Definitions: Tap any word to see its meaning and hear native audio pronunciation instantly. - Favorite Words List: Save new words to your "favorites" list to review later and build your vocabulary. - Dictionary: Search thousands of Thai words to find the definition and hundreds of example sentences - Categorized words: Search through categories to learn Thai vocabulary and save any word to your own list! - Quiz yourself: Quiz yourself on your saved Thai words and sentences - Romanization Toggle: Turn the romanization (transliteration) on or off depending on your level. Great for beginners or those who want to read pure Thai! - Grammar explanations: Each level has grammar explanations to clear up any questions you might have. For example, explanations about Thai classifiers, pronouns in Thai, Thai patterns, and more. - Change font: You can change the font to practice reading Thai in different fonts. The stories in my graded Thai reader are designed to gradually improve your reading skills: 5 levels for Thai reading: 1. Newbie Level: very-simple stories with a very limited vocabulary. Perfect for those who are brand new to reading Thai! 2. Beginner Level: Simple stories with basic vocabulary and sentence structures. Great for building a strong foundation in easy Thai reading. 3. Easy Level: Slightly longer stories with a bit more vocabulary and some common grammar patterns. 4. Intermediate Level: More challenging Thai stories with a wider range of vocabulary and grammar concepts. 5. Hard Level: These stories have more complex topics, vocabs, patterns, are read at a normal pace (although you can adjust the speed), and are similar to Thai native level texts. Learn Thai for free or upgrade to access: - All the current and future stories - All the vocabulary categories Poly Thai reader is the perfect app for anyone learning Thai language and looking to improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. If you are ready to level up your Thai reading skills - download Poly Thai reader today and see how quickly you improve! Terms of Use: https://thaiwithgrace.com/poly-thai-reader-terms Privacy Policy: https://thaiwithgrace.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Read Thai Alphabet4 screens
Poly Thai Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Poly Thai Reader at 5.0 against Read Thai Alphabet's 3.5. Poly Thai Reader also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 71%). Read Thai Alphabet's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Read Thai Alphabet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Poly Thai Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Thai Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Read Thai Alphabet's written reviews are positive against 80% of Poly Thai Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read Thai Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, Poly Thai Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Read Thai Alphabet versus Poly Thai Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead Thai AlphabetPoly Thai Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB90 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRyan ZanderEdgar Ruiz

Customer experience

Read Thai Alphabet

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral13.2%
Negative15.7%

Poly Thai Reader

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Read Thai Alphabet

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Quiz doesn't work properly
  • Thai spelling errors
  • Audio playback issues from lesson one onwards
  • Missing letters ฤ and ฦ
  • Quiz section has missing questions and answers
Show 11 more
  • No audio on vowel quiz
  • Purchased modules not accessible across devices (iPad vs. phone)
  • Add-ons did not download or work
  • Quiz doesn't work, no answer to select
  • Sound function not working on iPad, but works on iPhone
  • Cannot control volume
  • Audio is very quiet
  • Some quiz questions don't display anything
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Control buttons are buggy
  • App is slow on iPhone 4

Requested features

18 requests
  • Fix non-functioning quiz parts
  • Add pronunciation to quiz
  • Show initial/final sounds in quiz
  • Add missing letters (ฤ, ฦ)
  • Fix spelling errors
Show 13 more
  • Allow access to purchased modules on all devices
  • Add play button for vowels/consonants after selection
  • Option to change background color
  • Add word match function
  • Improve quiz functionality (more questions, answers)
  • Fix audio playback issues
  • Fix add-on download/functionality
  • Improve volume control
  • Make audio louder
  • Fix app crashing/freezing
  • Fix buggy control buttons
  • Improve app speed
  • Remove or improve ad implementation

Poly Thai Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Read Thai Alphabet

One-time10
  • Get Step 7$0.99
  • Get Step 8$0.99
  • Get Step 9$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Get Step 10$0.99
  • Get Step 11$0.99
  • Get Step 2$0.99
  • Get Step 3$0.99
  • Get Step 4$0.99
  • Get Step 5$0.99
  • Get Step 6$0.99
3 purchases

Poly Thai Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Poly Thai Reader - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Read Thai Alphabet free?
Read Thai Alphabet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poly Thai Reader free?
Poly Thai Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Read Thai Alphabet or Poly Thai Reader?
Poly Thai Reader is rated higher. Read Thai Alphabet averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Poly Thai Reader averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Read Thai Alphabet or Poly Thai Reader have ads?
Neither Read Thai Alphabet nor Poly Thai Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read Thai Alphabet or Poly Thai Reader?
Read Thai Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, and Poly Thai Reader monthly. Most recently, Read Thai Alphabet was updated on September 21, 2026 and Poly Thai Reader on September 17, 2026.

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