Trace Thai vs I can read Thai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace Thai
Learn to read and write the Thai alphabet with interactive tracing exercises. Includes all consonants, vowels, tone marks, and numbers with audio pronunciation. Test your knowledge with a built-in quiz feature.
- Trace Thai consonants, vowels, and numbers
- Audio pronunciation for letters and numbers
- Progress saving for continued learning
- Test yourself recall and writing quiz
- Covers all 44 consonants and 32 basic vowels
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This app is designed to help you to learn to read and write the Thai alphabet. Exercises include all 44 Thai consonants and 32 basic vowels, tone marks and numbers. An outline of each character is shown and you can trace over the outline to learn to write the character. Your writing is saved on your iPhone or so that you can close the program and return to it later where you left off. Audio samples of each of the letters and numbers are included to help with learning the correct pronunciation. The app includes a "Test Yourself" feature to test how well you can write and recall the characters.
I can read Thai
Learn the Thai alphabet, vowels, and tones with daily practice and flashcards. Master pronunciation and recognize Thai script using common fonts. Become proficient in reading Thai quickly and easily.
- Learn Thai alphabet and vowels
- Master Thai tones
- Daily practice and testing
- Flashcard reference material
- Recognize Thai script with common fonts
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"I can read Thai" provides reference material and flashcards that you can use for a few minutes every day to learn the Thai alphabet and vowels and master the tones. Everything you need to be able to correctly pronounce any Thai words you see can be learned by using this app. Simply use the app for a few minutes a day to practice and test yourself, and you'll be reading Thai in no time. You can even pick from a large selection of common fonts to help with recognition of real Thai writing in the real world.
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Verdict
Trace Thai and I can read Thai both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of I can read Thai's written reviews are positive against 14% of Trace Thai's. I can read Thai also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Trace Thai's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Trace Thai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. I can read Thai asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trace Thai against 5.0 for I can read Thai. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Trace Thai's written reviews are positive against 67% of I can read Thai's.
Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, I can read Thai every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace Thai | I can read Thai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Robinson | Dana Reese |
Customer experience
Trace Thai
I can read Thai
In-app purchases
Trace Thai
- Full Unlock$1.99
I can read Thai
No in-app purchases
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