Comparison

Latislava vs Russian Stories

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

Head to head
About

Latislava

Connect with native Russian speakers to learn the language and explore Slavic cultures. Practice conversation, take classes from experts, and build genuine friendships.

Highlights
  • Connect with native Russian speakers
  • Learn Russian through conversation
  • Cultural exchange and traditions
  • Online classes with native teachers
  • Interactive chat and audio messages
Features
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DOS MUNDOS CONECTADOS EN UN SOLO LUGAR Sumérgete en la riqueza de dos idiomas (español y ruso) con múltiples culturas y tradiciones. Bienvenido a Latislava, un lugar donde personas nativas del idioma español y el idioma ruso se encuentran para aprender juntos y compartir experiencias únicas. ¿Te gustaría aprender el idioma ruso mientras haces nuevos amigos en los países eslavos? ¡Latislava es tu plataforma para aprender, intercambiar y conectar! • Conoce Nuevas Personas: Amplía tu círculo social teniendo conexiones genuinas con nativos del idioma ruso. ¡Haz amigos en los países eslavos mientras aprendes su idioma y enseñas español! • Aprende Ruso Divirtiéndote: Sumérgete en una experiencia de aprendizaje única. Practica ruso con hablantes nativos y mejora tus habilidades lingüísticas de manera rápida y efectiva. • Intercambio Cultural: Explora la cultura eslava, tradiciones y perspectivas. ¡Enriquece tu vida a través del intercambio de experiencias y conocimientos! • Likes y Superlikes: Demuestra tu interés por las personas que te gustan. Envía Likes y utiliza Superlikes para destacar especialmente tu interés y enviar un mensaje directo que la otra persona podrá ver de forma destacada. • Descubre Quién Te Dio Like: Consulta las personas que han mostrado interés en ti y descubre los Superlikes que has recibido junto con los mensajes que te han enviado. • Vídeos: Disfruta de contenido de nuestras creadoras eslavas, que comparten su idioma, cultura, experiencias y diferentes aspectos de la vida en los países eslavos. • Notificaciones: Recibe avisos directamente en tu teléfono cuando tengas un Like, un Superlike, un match, un mensaje o cuando haya nuevo contenido en la sección de Vídeos. • Clases con Expertos: ¡Desarrolla tus habilidades con clases en línea impartidas por profesores nativos del ruso! Aprende de la autenticidad y perfección. • Experiencia Interactiva: Chatea, envía audios y conoce a personas que comparten tus intereses. ¡Cada conversación es una oportunidad para crecer y conectar! • Una Comunidad en Crecimiento: Cada vez se incorporan más personas y creadoras eslavas a Latislava, ofreciendo nuevas oportunidades para conocer personas, practicar ruso y descubrir la cultura eslava. Descarga Latislava ahora y empieza tu viaje por el mundo eslavo hoy mismo!

About

Russian Stories

Enhance your language skills by reading and listening to stories tailored to your proficiency level. Instantly look up word meanings, save them for later review with flashcards, and practice with interactive exercises. Offers content in Russian, Turkish, and English.

Highlights
  • Stories at your language level (A1-C2)
  • Tap-to-translate words and phrases
  • Audio playback with highlighted text
  • Flashcard vocabulary review
  • Interactive reading comprehension exercises
  • AI-generated custom texts
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Improve your Russian, Turkish or English by reading and listening to stories at your level. Tap any word you don't know to see its meaning, save it, and review it later with flashcards. Luna Reader brings reading, listening and word practice together in one place. Pick your level from A1 to C2, follow along with the audio and understand a little more with every story. Read at your level • Stories in Russian, Turkish and English, from A1–A2 up to C1–C2 • Tap a word to see its base form and what the exact form in the sentence means • Turn on paragraph translations whenever you want to check your understanding • Choose your translation language from more than 30 options Listen while you read • Listen to stories read aloud • Follow the highlighted sentence as the audio plays • Adjust the playback speed to suit you • Hear the pronunciation of any word you tap Keep the words you find • Save words and whole sentences to My Words • Review with flashcards: mark each card Again, Almost or Got it, and Luna plans when you see it next • Practice your saved words with quiz, matching and listening rounds Practice with what you read • Fill in the blanks, Paragraph ordering and Build a sentence exercises made from the texts you read More to explore • LunAI: choose a level and a topic, and LunAI creates a text just for you to read and practice • Songs: watch music videos with synced lyrics and tap any word in the lyrics • News: read current news in the language you're learning and tap words as you go • Grammar (for Russian learners): practice questions grouped by topic and level • Authors (for Russian learners): stories and books by classic Russian writers such as Pushkin and Chekhov See your progress • Stats show your daily streak, your accuracy and the words you learned this week • Your saved words and progress sync across your devices with iCloud, without creating an account Luna Premium Luna Reader is free to download, and some stories and features are free to use. Luna Premium unlocks all stories, all grammar topics and more LunAI texts. • Premium is offered as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lunasoft.com.tr/privacy.html Support and contact: info@lunasoft.com.tr

Screenshots

Latislava4 screens
Russian Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Russian Stories at 91% against Latislava's 0%. Russian Stories also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). Latislava's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. Latislava sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Russian Stories sells 2 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

Russian Stories holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Latislava's written reviews are positive against 91% of Russian Stories's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Latislava ships an update every 4 weeks, Russian Stories every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Latislava versus Russian Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLatislavaRussian Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (13 ratings)4.8 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB156 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperConexion Eslava LLCLUNASOFT DIJITAL HIZMETLER TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Latislava

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Russian Stories

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Latislava

One-time8
  • 3 Superlikes$17.49
  • Clase de Ruso$17.99
  • Membresía Plata$27.90
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  • 7 Superlikes$29.95
  • Curso de Ruso$42.99
  • 15 Superlikes$47.95
  • 31 Superlikes$79.99
  • Membresía Diamante$214.99
2 purchases

Russian Stories

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Latislava free?
Latislava is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Russian Stories free?
Russian Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Latislava or Russian Stories?
Russian Stories is rated higher. Latislava averages 2.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Russian Stories averages 4.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Latislava or Russian Stories have ads?
Russian Stories shows ads; Latislava does not.
Which is updated more often, Latislava or Russian Stories?
Latislava ships an update every 4 weeks, and Russian Stories every 4 days. Most recently, Latislava was updated on November 3, 2026 and Russian Stories on November 4, 2026.

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