Stories vs BookTap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stories
Learn languages through engaging stories and vocabulary building. This app offers graded reading materials, instant translation, and AI-powered tutoring to enhance comprehension and retention. Practice grammar, listen to native speakers, and track your progress with smart flashcards and interactive exercises.
- Graded stories in 12 languages
- Instant word and phrase translation
- AI tutor for grammar and vocabulary
- Smart flashcards with spaced repetition
- Short video clips with tappable subtitles
- Interactive verb conjugation practice
- Listening mode for audio practice
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Learn languages by reading stories you actually enjoy, then turn what you read into vocabulary you remember. Story Languages helps you learn naturally with thousands of graded stories in 12 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. Read at your level from beginner to fluent, explore classic literature, and hear how the language is really spoken in short video clips. How it works: Read a story at your level. Tap any word for instant translation and pronunciation. Save new words in one tap. Review them later with smart flashcards and spaced repetition. Need help while you read? Your built-in AI tutor explains grammar, translates phrases in context, and quizzes you on saved vocabulary based on what you’re reading. Story Languages includes: - Graded stories from A1 to C2 - Short video clips with subtitles you can tap to translate - Instant word and phrase translation in context - Smart flashcards for long-term retention - AI tutor for grammar, explanations, and quizzes - Interactive verb conjugation practice - Listening mode for reading and audio practice - Streaks, word tracking, and recall progress - Dark mode, RTL support, and a clean, distraction-free design - No ads, no clutter If you want a language learning app built around real reading, vocabulary growth, and everyday practice, Story Languages gives you everything in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://storylanguages.com/privacy
BookTap
Learn a new language by reading engaging stories. Tap any word for instant definitions and create personalized flashcards. Progress through levels with books that adapt to your growing vocabulary.
- Read stories in target languages
- Tap words for instant definitions
- Automatic flashcard creation
- Personalized vocabulary quizzes
- Offline reading and learning
- Adjustable text and layout
- Audio playback for sentences and pages
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Learn Italian, English or Turkish by reading short stories written for learners, from your first words at A1 to fluent reading at C1. Read a book, tap any word you don't know, and the meaning appears right there on the page. You keep reading. Every word you tap becomes a card, and later the app quizzes you on your own words. Then a short grammar topic shows you why the sentence works. START FREE The first book at your level, cover to cover, plus two gift books on your second and third visits and the first grammar topic of every level. No account, no email, no ads. THE DICTIONARY COMES TO YOU A tapped word shows its dictionary form, its meaning in this sentence, and a play button to hear it. Press and hold a sentence to see it in your language and hear it read aloud. A GRAMMAR PATH, ONE TOPIC AT A TIME 47 topics from A1 to C1. Each topic explains the rule in your language, then practices it with real sentences from the books, and ends with a short test. Pass a level test to move ahead. YOUR DECK BUILDS ITSELF Every word you tap becomes a card. BookTap tests you on your words only, with questions taken straight from the book you read. What you know moves further out; what you miss comes back sooner. WORD RACE A quick game against the clock: sort each word into the right corner before time runs out. Three levels of difficulty, a record for every length. KEEP THE HABIT A daily streak with a small safety net, a daily goal you choose, badges, a weekly summary and gentle reminders you control. 212 ORIGINAL BOOKS, A1 TO C1 563 chapters written for learners, across five levels: A1 44, A2 48, B1 43, B2 38, C1 39. A placement test finds where to start. THREE LANGUAGES Speak English? Read Italian or Turkish. Speak Italian? Read English or Turkish. Speak Turkish? Read Italian or English. The app itself speaks your language. IT BEHAVES LIKE A BOOK Real page-turns with the sound of paper. Sepia, light and dark. Your type size, line spacing and page layout. Works fully offline. HOW IT WORKS The first book at your level is free in full, along with two gift books on your second and third visits and the first grammar topic of every level. The word race is free once a day on your first three game days. Every other book, the full grammar path, level tests and the unlimited word race open with BookTap Pro, a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription; the 7-day free trial applies to the yearly plan only. Payment is charged to your Apple account, the subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can cancel any time in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://github.com/Genesisdevapps/booktap-legal/blob/main/terms_en.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/Genesisdevapps/booktap-legal/blob/main/privacy_en.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stories at none against BookTap's shown. Stories also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Stories sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.90 per month and BookTap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stories against 5.0 for BookTap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Stories ships an update every 4 days, BookTap every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stories | BookTap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fatih Demirci | GLYDE GAMES OYUN VE YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Stories
BookTap
In-app purchases
Stories
- Premium Monthly$12.901 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.901 Year
BookTap
- BookTap Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- BookTap Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









