Babel Browser vs Lecto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babel Browser
Experience seamless bilingual reading and video subtitle translation with this browser's integrated AI-powered tool. It offers one-click translations for web pages, PDFs, and input boxes, making foreign language content accessible and understandable.
- One-click bilingual web page translation
- AI-powered bilingual video subtitles
- Real-time PDF and document translation
- Multilingual input box translation
- Mouse hover paragraph translation
- Optimized for mainstream websites
- Support for 10+ translation services
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The Babel Browser comes built-in with "Immersive Translate" eliminating the need for additional extensions to enjoy the convenience of one-click bilingual reading, bilingual video subtitles, PDF translations, and more. "Immersive Translate" is a free, useful, highly acclaimed, AI-driven bilingual web page translation extension designed to effectively bridge the information gap. Key Features: Immersive Reading of Foreign Websites: By intelligently identifying and translating the main content area of web pages into a bilingual comparison, Immersive Translate offers a novel reading experience in foreign languages, hence the name "Immersive Translate." Immersive Video Browsing: Powered by AI, it supports bilingual subtitle translation for dozens of mainstream video sites including YouTube, Netflix, Coursera, and more. Powerful Input Box Translation: Transforms any webpage's input box into a multilingual translator, instantly unlocking a bilingual real-time conversation experience with tools like Google Search. Efficient Document Translation: One-click export of bilingual eBooks, along with real-time bilingual translation support for PDFs, subtitles, TXT files, and more. Innovative Mouse Hover Translation: Simply hover the mouse over any paragraph on any webpage, and the translation will immediately appear below the paragraph. Paragraphs are considered the smallest unit in the design philosophy of Immersive Translate, preserving their context so we can truly understand and learn foreign languages. Deep Customization and Optimization for Mainstream Websites: Optimized for Google, Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and other mainstream sites, ensuring smoother and more efficient searching, socializing, and information gathering. Full Platform Support: Besides all major desktop browsers, mobile devices also offer the same immersive translation experience, making bilingual browsing of social media like Twitter and Reddit easy. Support for 10+ Translation Services: Within Immersive Translate, you can choose from over 10 translation services such as Deepl, Microsoft Translate, Google Translate, Tencent Translate, and more, with the list continuously expanding. "Immersive Translate" is free to use, hoping everyone can effortlessly, pleasantly, and elegantly access the wealth of foreign language information on the internet without language barriers.
Lecto
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Lecto — your private read-it-later link queue. Save interesting pages when you don't have time to read them. Lecto captures the title and preview, keeps links on your device first, and opens them in Safari or Chrome when you're ready. No ads. No tracking. SAVE IN ONE TAP Share from Safari, Chrome, or any app. Lecto fetches the title, description, and preview image automatically. LOCAL-FIRST Your library stays on your device. Optional HTTPS sync to servers hosted in France. OPEN IN YOUR BROWSER One tap opens the page in your preferred browser. Lecto is not a built-in web reader. LECTO PRO After a 5-day account trial, Lecto Pro (monthly subscription — price shown by the App Store before you confirm) unlocks ongoing use: unlimited library, lists, tags, and multi-device sync. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. ORGANIZE YOUR LINKS • To Read, Favorites, and Archived tabs • Tags, filters, and personal notes • Read / unread indicator • Sort and full-text search • Bulk actions ACCOUNT REQUIRED Sign in with email, Google, or Apple. Sign in with Apple is available on iOS. IMPORT & EXPORT Import from Pocket or OPML. Export your library anytime. PRIVACY Privacy policy and terms of use are available in the app. Delete your account in one tap. We do not sell your data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lecto at 13.0 against Babel Browser's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Babel Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lecto sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Babel Browser ships an update every 4 weeks, Lecto monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Babel Browser | Lecto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funstory.ai limited | Guillaume LELEU |
In-app purchases
Babel Browser
- Monthly Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year
Lecto
- Premium Mois$3.991 Month









