Leland vs SonLerni
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leland
Streamline your coaching business with this app. Manage client messages, accept new requests, and view client information on the go. Designed for approved coaches to efficiently handle their business operations.
- Client messaging
- Intro call requests
- Order requests
- Basic client info
- On-the-go business management
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Leland is a platform where the world's most ambitious people gather together to learn, grow, and reach their goals. Connect with your peers and join thousands of experts across hundreds of categories in conversation, across free livestreams, or in specialized 1:1 sessions.
SonLerni
Improve your listening comprehension in French, Spanish, German, and English with authentic audio and AI-powered explanations. Learn through real conversations and podcasts, with transcripts and study tools to reinforce understanding. Designed for intermediate learners to bridge the gap between reading and understanding native speakers.
- Authentic audio and podcasts
- AI-powered explanations
- Transcripts for listening support
- Vocabulary review tools
- Adjustable playback speed
- Focus on real-world comprehension
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Ready to take your fluency to the next level? SonLerni is for intermediate speakers (A2–B2) who have made some progress in learning a language but lose native speakers at full speed. Level up with native podcasts in English, French, German, Spanish and Hebrew, with synced transcripts, paced playback and phrase-by-phrase replay. TOTAL IMMERSION, NOT TEXTBOOK AUDIO Real conversations at natural speed, full of the slang, idioms and shortcuts textbooks skip. Podcasts let you eavesdrop on natives. SonLerni makes sure you catch what they say. AI TUTOR Lost? Tap the phrase. The AI tutor translates it literally, what the speaker actually means and the nuance: casual, regional or formal. Ask a follow-up, then another. The AI tutor loves rabbit holes. TOO FAST? SLOW IT DOWN • A transcript that follows the audio phrase by phrase • Replay by phrase, not by seconds • Fine-tune the playback speed FLASHCARDS BUILD THEMSELVES Every phrase you ask about becomes a flashcard, with the sentence you heard it in. A few minutes of review a day keeps it. PICK YOUR LEVEL Made for A2–B2. Set your level and get episodes that stretch you without losing you. FIVE LANGUAGES. ONE APP. English, French, German, Spanish and Hebrew. Switch languages any time. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Minutes listened, active days, flashcards and weekly goals, all on one screen. BUILT FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS Outgrown beginner apps? Your next level is native podcasts, explained. SUBSCRIPTION SonLerni Premium is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged when you confirm your purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sonlerni.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leland at none against SonLerni's 2. Leland also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (62 vs 10). SonLerni's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. SonLerni sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per year. Leland asks for nothing beyond the download.
SonLerni holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leland has 62 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Leland's written reviews are positive against 100% of SonLerni's.
Leland ships an update every 4 days, SonLerni weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leland | SonLerni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (62 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Leland | Sonlerni LLC |
Customer experience
Leland
SonLerni
In-app purchases
Leland
No in-app purchases
SonLerni
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
