SpareTime Learning vs Curio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpareTime Learning
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SpareTime Learning is a mobile application that offers a variety of learning materials in a micro-learning format. It allows you to utilize your spare time effectively while continuing your education.
Curio
Discover fascinating short stories on history, science, psychology, and more. Engage with AI-powered explanations, interactive scenarios, and save content for later. Learn and explore topics that spark your curiosity through bite-sized, engaging reads.
- Curated short reads
- AI-powered explanations
- Interactive scenarios
- Save and organize content
- Multi-language support
- Offline reading (Pro)
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Curio turns the swipe habit into something worth keeping. Instead of doomscrolling, swipe through beautiful full-screen reads: weird history, psychology, science, horror stories, money lessons, hidden knowledge, and rabbit holes you actually want to fall into. WHY CURIO • A feed built for curiosity — short, specific, fascinating reads picked for your interests • Today's News — real stories from around the world, a new edition every day • Bible Curiosities — strange stories from the Bible • Bite-sized by design — most cards take 20–45 seconds, with depth one tap away • Explain Deeper — Curio AI unpacks any card: simpler, deeper, quiz me, or turn it into a story • Build a feed on a topic — pick one Curio covers and scroll a rabbit hole built around it • Listen with premium voices — natural, expressive narration for every card • Interactive scenarios — Would You Survive? Make the call and see how you score • Save what matters — bookmark and revisit ideas worth keeping • Read in 4 languages — English, 中文, Español, Português, with bilingual mode • Easy on your eyes — SmartRead Display, night themes, and reading comfort settings CURIO PRO Go Pro: unlimited deep dives, every story in Today's News, every AI tool on every card, higher daily Explain and Listen access with fair-use limits, unlimited scrolling and saves, and offline reading. Every category stays free to read. Eligible new subscribers get a 3-day free trial; otherwise billing starts immediately at $12.99/month or $79.99/year. Cancel anytime. Curio is for people who save weird facts at 2AM, love rabbit holes, and want their scrolling to leave something behind. Turn scrolling into learning. Download Curio. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://trycurio.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://trycurio.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpareTime Learning at none against Curio's 9. Curio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Curio sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. SpareTime Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpareTime Learning ships an update every 6 days, Curio every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | SpareTime Learning | Curio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chi Hang Lee | Leon Kelvin Li |
In-app purchases
SpareTime Learning
No in-app purchases
Curio
- Curio Pro Weekly$3.497 Days
- Curio Pro Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Curio Pro Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- More on This Topic$1.99
- 1 Custom Feed$2.99
- 5x More on This Topic$7.99
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- 5 Custom Feeds$9.99
- 15x More on This Topic$19.99
- 15 Custom Feeds$24.99









