LingoShelf vs Leafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
LingoShelf
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LingoShelf is a multilingual wordbook app. You can use AI to search for words, get meanings and example sentences, and save them on your phone. Features like word shuffling, hiding words or meanings, and starring important words are included to help with memorization. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, feel free to email us anytime. Support languages : Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
Leafy
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Leafy teaches you a language through stories. Pick the language, your level and what you like, and Leafy's AI writes a story just for you, chapter by chapter. Tap a word or long-press a sentence for an instant explanation in your own language, and save the ones you want to keep to your vocabulary notebook for review. Good for you if β’ textbooks bore you and real books are still too hard β’ you want to read a little every day, about things you actually like β’ you want to learn words in context, not from lists What you get β’ 12 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean β’ Stories at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, in chapters sized to your daily goal β’ Tap-to-explain words and long-press-to-explain sentences (interface in English, Korean, Japanese) β’ An AI tutor you can ask more about the story β’ Classic novels retold at your level β’ Vocabulary notebook with review mode, reading streaks and your growing forest β’ Book clubs to read with friends, and reminders to keep going Start for free. Leafy Premium is a monthly subscription billed to your Apple ID that renews automatically each month. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings βΊ Subscriptions; after cancelling you keep access until the end of the current period. Stories and explanations are generated by AI. Terms https://readleafy.com/terms Β· Privacy https://readleafy.com/privacy Β· hello@readleafy.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LingoShelf at none against Leafy's 1. Leafy's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Leafy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. LingoShelf asks for nothing beyond the download.
LingoShelf ships an update monthly, Leafy daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LingoShelf | Leafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahyun Kim | Dongkeon Nam |
In-app purchases
LingoShelf
No in-app purchases
Leafy
- Leafy ν리미μ$5.991 Month









