Comparison

Thai Tones vs Poly Thai Reader

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

Head to head
About

Thai Tones

Master the challenging tones of the Thai language through a gamified learning experience. This app gradually increases difficulty, allowing users to visually track their progress and aim for mastery.

Highlights
  • Gamified learning approach
  • Gradually increasing difficulty
  • Visual progress tracking with ranks
  • Focus on Thai tones
  • Voice guidance
Features
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Let's master the Thai tone of voice with this app. It is designed to become gradually more difficult. Master the growth of Thai language like a game! The Thai tones are very difficult to learn, but let's learn them without difficulty by increasing the difficulty level little by little. You will be able to see your progress visually with the ranks. Let's aim for perfect! voice:Achi

About

Poly Thai Reader

This app offers a library of graded Thai stories with native audio and instant word definitions to help learners improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. It features adjustable audio speed, romanization toggles, and grammar explanations for various learning levels.

Highlights
  • Graded Thai stories
  • Native Thai audio with adjustable speed
  • Instant word definitions
  • Favorite words list
  • Romanization toggle
  • Grammar explanations
  • 5 reading levels
Features
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Struggling to read Thai stories? I designed Poly Thai reader - Read Thai Stories อ่านภาษาไทย to make reading fun and accessible, with a library of graded stories perfect for every level! As a Thai teacher (from "Thai with Grace" on YouTube!), I know how hard it can be to find interesting Thai reading material that's perfect for your level. Other resources may lack the audio pronunciations or the ability to simply look up words with a tap. That's why I created Poly Thai reader - a Thai graded reader app filled with engaging stories that will help you improve your reading skills, whether you are just starting (you can use transliteration) or are intermediate already. I've included all kinds of stories about Thai culture, personal stories about my life, conversations/dialogues, and more. I carefully created each story to build your reading skills while keeping you entertained and motivated. Features: - Native Thai Audio: Listen to my voice as I read each story aloud! You'll learn the correct pronunciation and tones naturally, just by listening. You can also adjust the speed of the audio. - Word-by-Word Highlighting: Watch each word light up as I read it, so it's super easy to follow along. - Instant Word Definitions: Tap any word to see its meaning and hear native audio pronunciation instantly. - Favorite Words List: Save new words to your "favorites" list to review later and build your vocabulary. - Dictionary: Search thousands of Thai words to find the definition and hundreds of example sentences - Categorized words: Search through categories to learn Thai vocabulary and save any word to your own list! - Quiz yourself: Quiz yourself on your saved Thai words and sentences - Romanization Toggle: Turn the romanization (transliteration) on or off depending on your level. Great for beginners or those who want to read pure Thai! - Grammar explanations: Each level has grammar explanations to clear up any questions you might have. For example, explanations about Thai classifiers, pronouns in Thai, Thai patterns, and more. - Change font: You can change the font to practice reading Thai in different fonts. The stories in my graded Thai reader are designed to gradually improve your reading skills: 5 levels for Thai reading: 1. Newbie Level: very-simple stories with a very limited vocabulary. Perfect for those who are brand new to reading Thai! 2. Beginner Level: Simple stories with basic vocabulary and sentence structures. Great for building a strong foundation in easy Thai reading. 3. Easy Level: Slightly longer stories with a bit more vocabulary and some common grammar patterns. 4. Intermediate Level: More challenging Thai stories with a wider range of vocabulary and grammar concepts. 5. Hard Level: These stories have more complex topics, vocabs, patterns, are read at a normal pace (although you can adjust the speed), and are similar to Thai native level texts. Learn Thai for free or upgrade to access: - All the current and future stories - All the vocabulary categories Poly Thai reader is the perfect app for anyone learning Thai language and looking to improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. If you are ready to level up your Thai reading skills - download Poly Thai reader today and see how quickly you improve! Terms of Use: https://thaiwithgrace.com/poly-thai-reader-terms Privacy Policy: https://thaiwithgrace.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Thai Tones4 screens
Poly Thai Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poly Thai Reader at 80% against Thai Tones's 0%. Poly Thai Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Thai Tones's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Thai Tones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Poly Thai Reader sells 3 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

Poly Thai Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Thai Tones's written reviews are positive against 80% of Poly Thai Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thai Tones ships an update every 4 days, Poly Thai Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thai Tones versus Poly Thai Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThai TonesPoly Thai Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB90 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNaoki YamagishiEdgar Ruiz

Customer experience

Thai Tones

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Poly Thai Reader

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thai Tones

One-time1
  • open steps$5.99
3 purchases

Poly Thai Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Poly Thai Reader - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Thai Tones free?
Thai Tones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poly Thai Reader free?
Poly Thai Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thai Tones or Poly Thai Reader?
Poly Thai Reader is rated higher. Thai Tones averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Poly Thai Reader averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Thai Tones or Poly Thai Reader have ads?
Thai Tones shows ads; Poly Thai Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Thai Tones or Poly Thai Reader?
Thai Tones ships an update every 4 days, and Poly Thai Reader monthly. Most recently, Thai Tones was updated on September 18, 2026 and Poly Thai Reader on September 17, 2026.

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