Comparison

语境岛 vs Rakuo

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

Head to head
About

语境岛

Transform your favorite audio and video content into personalized language learning lessons. Generate transcripts, practice listening with adjustable pacing, and use AI-powered tools to understand vocabulary in context. Spaced repetition helps you remember new words and phrases effectively.

Highlights
  • Import audio/video content
  • Generate sentence-aligned transcripts
  • A-B repeat for intensive listening
  • AI-powered contextual analysis
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary recall
  • Sync across devices
Features
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Turn the content you love into lessons you can listen to, study, and revisit again and again. 【CONTENT · PODCASTS & IMPORTS】 · Podcasts: Search and subscribe to foreign-language podcasts. New episodes arrive automatically and can be downloaded for transcription. · Import: Import audio or video from Files, Photos, or your media library. TV shows, courses, interviews, recordings, and more are supported. · Transcripts: Generate sentence-aligned subtitles in 99 languages. Transcription runs entirely on your device, and audio is never uploaded. 【LISTEN · INTENSIVE LISTENING】 · A–B Repeat: Loop one sentence, multiple sentences, or any selected audio segment. · Pauses: Add time between sentences for recall. · Sentence Wheel: Jump directly to any sentence. · Picture in Picture: Watch video in a floating window while reading. 【READ · READING TOOLS】 · Spotlight: Highlight the current sentence while dimming or hiding the rest. · Mask: Hide the text, listen first, then tap to reveal it. · Inline Notes: Show meanings beneath saved words. · Cloze: Hide learned words and recall them while listening. · Highlights: Saved learning items are automatically marked in the text. · Find: Search and locate words within the current material. · Global Search: See every sentence across your library where a word has appeared. · Transcript Refinement: Re-transcribe incorrectly recognized sentences. 【UNDERSTAND · YUJINGDAO AI & MORE】 · Yujingdao AI: Select a word or sentence and analyze it together with its context. It explains what it means here, not just an isolated dictionary definition. · Your choice of services: Connect Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Zhipu GLM, Doubao, MiniMax, DeepL, Youdao, Baidu, Tencent, Volcano Engine, and more with your own API keys. · Local Dictionaries: Import your own dictionaries for offline lookup. 【REMEMBER · LEARNING UNITS】 You are not just saving a word, but the moment you encountered it — the source, sentence, and time. · Inbox: Organize learning units by source and time. · Study Pool: Choose what to learn and when to begin. · Today: See what is due for review. 【SPACED REPETITION × YOUR CONTEXT】 Yujingdao uses adaptive spaced repetition. After each review, your rating — Again / Hard / Good / Easy — helps estimate memory strength and calculate the next review date. Words you remember well appear later; words you may forget return sooner. Every card stays connected to its original sentence. Context Cloze, spelling, and listening exercises all use the context and original audio where possible. Remember it where you first encountered it. 【SYNC】 Study history, saved items, and podcast subscriptions sync between iPhone and iPad through iCloud. 【MEMBERSHIP】 Yujingdao is free to download and use. Some advanced features, including Yujingdao AI, require a membership subscription. Available plans and prices are shown in the app. · Payment is charged to your Apple Account after purchase confirmation. · Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. · You can manage or cancel subscriptions in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://legal.yujingdao.cc/pages/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://legal.yujingdao.cc/pages/terms/ Membership Agreement: https://legal.yujingdao.cc/pages/membershipTerms/ Feedback: feedback@yujingdao.cc

About

Rakuo

Features
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Rakuo helps you learn languages in a natural way through the videos and books you love, combined with smart tools. Core features support cross-language learning across English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Watch the videos you love and analyze their subtitles, with deep insight into how conversations work based on those subtitles. Watch English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese videos and analyze the deeper conversation patterns within them, along with word definitions and sentence-level grammar parsing. Supports word-by-word and step-by-step analysis in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, plus furigana annotations for Japanese books — so reading is no longer stressful. • Grammar Analysis Tap any sentence to see a clear breakdown of its grammar points, structure, and meaning — every grammar point can be traced back to where it appears. • Reading Mode Import English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese books and read them with in-depth word definitions and sentence-level grammar parsing. Japanese books come with furigana readings. • AI Learning Assistant Ask questions about English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean grammar, vocabulary, and usage. Get in-depth grammar explanations. • Vocabulary & Favorites Save the words, grammar points, and sentences you want to remember. Track when you first encountered them. • Multi-language Support The interface supports English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. Premium Membership Subscribe to unlock all premium benefits: 500 AI assistant messages per month 120 minutes of realtime voice conversations per month Unlimited video subtitles and Japanese read-aloud Unlimited favorites and follows Unlimited access to Rakuo Ultra/Pro offline models Free users get full access to all core features with a daily allowance. Subscriptions renew automatically. You can manage or cancel them anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rakuo.top/terms Privacy Policy: https://rakuo.top/privacy

Screenshots

语境岛4 screens
Rakuo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 语境岛 at every 6 days against Rakuo's fortnightly. 语境岛 also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads, 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. 语境岛 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year and Rakuo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

语境岛 ships an update every 6 days, Rakuo fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
语境岛 versus Rakuo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter语境岛Rakuo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size523 MB966 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer磊 张颖嬿 邱

In-app purchases

6 purchases

语境岛

Subscriptions5
  • Plus$69.991 Year
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Sonopage AI S 年会员$119.991 Year
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  • Sonopage AI M 年会员$149.991 Year
  • Sonopage AI L 年会员$299.991 Year
One-time1
  • Go 体验包$1.99
4 purchases

Rakuo

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 3-Month Subscription$12.993 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription$24.996 Months
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  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is 语境岛 free?
语境岛 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rakuo free?
Rakuo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 语境岛 or Rakuo have ads?
Neither 语境岛 nor Rakuo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 语境岛 or Rakuo?
语境岛 ships an update every 6 days, and Rakuo fortnightly. Most recently, 语境岛 was updated on November 9, 2026 and Rakuo on November 9, 2026.

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