Comparison

Learn Lao vs Read Lao

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

Head to head
About

Learn Lao

Master Lao conversation quickly with this comprehensive language learning tool. It offers audio functionality, personalized flashcards, quizzes, and progress tracking, all supported by a text-to-speech engine. Learn thousands of common words and phrases using your native language.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous native languages
  • Text-to-speech audio functionality
  • Interactive quizzes and study modes
  • Bookmarking for flashcards and questions
  • Progress indicators and visualization
  • Create custom flashcards with audio/images
Features
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This app is a great resource to learn Lao language . The app is engineered to make users fluent enough to easily do conversation in Lao language by studying for a very short amount of time. Audio functionality and bookmarking is available throughout the app on chapter, section, study mode and quiz mode. The app will help you learn Lao language using your native language. Following are the main features of this app 1. Supports a long list of Native Languages 2. Uses Text to Speech Engine for Audio Functionality 3. Quizzes 4. Study Mode 5. Bookmarking Study Flashcards and Quiz Questions 6. Progress Indicators for Every Chapter 7. Visualization for Overall Progress 8. Ability to create your own Flashcards with Audio and Images Currently following native languages are supported. 1. English 2. Arabic 3. Bangla 4. Bosnian 5. Bulgarian 6. Burmese 7. Catalan 8. Chinese 9. Croatian 10. Czech 11. Danish 12. Dutch 13. Estonian 14. Filipino 15. Finnish 16. French 17. Galician 18. Georgian 19. German 20. Greek 21. Gujarati 22. Hausa 23. Hebrew 24. Hindi 25. Hungarian 26. Icelandic 27. Indonesian 28. Italian 29. Japanese 30. Javanese 31. Kannada 32. Kazakh 33. Khmer 34. Korean 35. Zulu 36. Latvian 37. Lithuanian 38. Macedonian 39. Malay 40. Malayalam 41. Marathi 42. Mongolian 43. Nepali 44. Norwegian 45. Pashto 46. Persian/Farsi 47. Polish 48. Portuguese 49. Punjabi 50. Romanian 51. Russian 52. Serbian 53. Sinhala 54. Slovak 55. Slovenian 56. Spanish 57. Sundanese 58. Swahili 59. Swedish 60. Tamil 61. Telugu 62. Thai 63. Turkish 64. Ukrainian 65. Urdu 66. Uzbek 67. Vietnamese 68. Basque This app teaches you thousands of commonly used words and phrases in Lao language. Currently it covers following range of topics. 1. Everyday used common expressions 2. Greetings and welcoming others 3. Traveling and directions 4. Numbers and money related 5. Location and places 6. Conversation and social media 7. Time, dates and scheduling 8. Accommodations and arrangements 9. Dining and outdoors 10. Socializing and making friends 11. Movies and entertainment 12. Shopping 13. Communication difficulties 14. Emergency and health 15. General questions 16. Work and profession 17. Weather conditions 18. Miscellaneous topics

About

Read Lao

Learn to read the Lao alphabet with this educational app. It offers lessons and exercises to build comprehension and practice spelling of the Lao script.

Highlights
  • Lao alphabet lessons
  • Comprehension building
  • Spelling practice
  • Fun exercises
  • Educational content
Features
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An educational app to teach anybody how to read the Lao alphabet. Through a series of lessons and fun exercises, you can build your comprehension with the Lao script while practicing your spelling

Screenshots

Learn Lao4 screens
Read Lao4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Read Lao at 100% against Learn Lao's 0%. Read Lao also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Lao sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Read Lao asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read Lao holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Learn Lao's written reviews are positive against 100% of Read Lao's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Lao ships an update every 16 months, Read Lao every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Learn Lao versus Read Lao: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn LaoRead Lao
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhumman Tech LLCBenita Sills

Customer experience

Learn Lao

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Read Lao

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Lao

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$9.99
None

Read Lao

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Lao free?
Learn Lao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read Lao free?
Read Lao is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn Lao or Read Lao?
Read Lao is rated higher. Learn Lao averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Read Lao averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Learn Lao or Read Lao have ads?
Neither Learn Lao nor Read Lao shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Lao or Read Lao?
Learn Lao ships an update every 16 months, and Read Lao every 3 weeks. Most recently, Learn Lao was updated on September 25, 2026 and Read Lao on September 29, 2026.

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