Comparison

LearnStories vs Fluentish

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

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About

LearnStories

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Learn Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Russian, and Italian through illustrated stories made for language learners. Tap any word to see its meaning, hear the pronunciation, and save it. Review saved words with spaced repetition flashcards so they actually stick. HOW IT WORKS 1. Discover — Browse graded stories from beginner (JLPT N5, HSK 1, CEFR A1) to advanced 2. Read — Tap any word for instant definitions, audio, and example sentences 3. Save — Build your personal vocabulary list as you read 4. Study — Review with flashcards using spaced repetition CREATE YOUR OWN STORIES Generate custom AI stories on any topic. Pick your language, difficulty level, page count, and art style — get a unique illustrated story in seconds. FEATURES Ā· Graded readers for 5 languages Ā· Tap-to-translate with dictionary and audio Ā· Vocabulary tracking and highlighting Ā· Spaced repetition flashcards with context Ā· AI story creation Ā· Art styles: Storybook, Manga, Anime, Watercolor, Pixel Art Ā· Offline downloads SUPPORTED LEVELS Ā· Japanese: JLPT N5 → N1 Ā· Chinese: HSK 1 → 6 Ā· Korean: TOPIK 1 → 6 Ā· Spanish, Italian, Russian: CEFR A1 → C1 Start reading today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://learnstories.ai/privacy_policy

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Fluentish

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Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian or Arabic by scrolling. Fluentish is a language learning app built like a feed: an endless scroll of tiny exercises, with flashcard-style spaced repetition underneath, that adapts to your level. Swap an hour of doomscrolling for real vocabulary. The app is in English, Spanish and French. Spanish and French speakers learn English. NO LONG LESSONS. JUST A FEED. There is no track to complete and no end screens. Exercises arrive continuously: match words, complete sentences, pick what you heard, read tiny stories. More than a dozen card types, mixed so it never feels like a worksheet. Answer by tapping, silent and one-handed, or with typing and speech practice on Plus. IT MEASURES, IT NEVER ASKS Fluentish times your answers. Fast and correct means you know the word; slow means it's shaky; wrong means not yet. Your vocabulary is tracked word by word, and difficulty adapts immediately, with no quiz asking what you already know. SPACED REPETITION, BUILT IN Words you've learned retire into a spaced repetition queue (FSRS) and resurface right before you'd forget them, like flashcards without maintaining a deck. Export your dictionary to CSV or Anki flashcards with Plus. A LESSONS TAB TO BROWSE, NOT A COURSE TO FINISH What sits behind the cards, in one place and free: the alphabet or sound system, grammar notes one idea at a time, conjugation and declension tables with a play button on every form, greetings and politeness formulas, and short true notes about the language itself. FIVE LANGUAGES FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS • Spanish: vocabulary by frequency, listening practice, and Spanish conjugation tables with audio on every form. • French: vocabulary in context, and French verbs conjugated form by form. • German: vocabulary, conjugation tables, and German declension shown case by case. • Italian: vocabulary, verbs, and short stories once the words are yours. • Arabic: from the alphabet up, described below. LEARN ARABIC FROM ZERO Arabic is taught as Modern Standard Arabic across all ten levels, starting with the alphabet itself. Early cards carry the harakat, the short-vowel marks, and shed them as you climb, which is how real Arabic text works. Arabic is laid out right to left and set at a size it can actually be read at. FIND YOUR LEVEL IN 2 MINUTES A short placement test starts you at your real level, from beginner to advanced (levels 1–10). Beginners start with the 500 most useful words in the language; intermediate learners skip what they already know. FREE VS PLUS Free: unlimited scrolling, forever. No daily limit, no hearts. Free covers every level up to your placement level (minimum levels 1–3). Fluentish Plus: advance through all 10 levels, typing and speaking cards, dictionary export, streak repair, and a streak pause of up to 14 days. $7.99/month or $39.99/year with a 7-day free trial on annual. And if you break a streak without Plus, saving it once costs $0.99. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Speaking practice is graded from recognized text, never from audio: your recordings never reach Fluentish. Your phone does the recognizing, on device where it supports the language and otherwise through Apple's own speech service, the same one behind your keyboard's dictation key. Fluentish has seven language pairs: Spanish, Italian, French, German and Arabic for English speakers, plus English for Spanish and French speakers. Each direction is its own course, generated and checked separately rather than mirrored from another language. The app interface is available in English, Spanish and French. More pairs are on the way; we'd rather do these properly than ship ten badly. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://fluentish.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://fluentish.co/privacy

Screenshots

LearnStories4 screens
Fluentish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fluentish at every 9 days against LearnStories's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. LearnStories sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Fluentish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LearnStories ships an update every 5 months, Fluentish every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
LearnStories versus Fluentish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearnStoriesFluentish
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZYAGA LLCYuval Fatal

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LearnStories

Subscriptions2
  • Reader Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Creator Monthly$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • 50 Pages$14.99
2 purchases

Fluentish

Subscriptions2
  • Fluentish Plus$7.991 Month
  • Fluentish Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is LearnStories free?
LearnStories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fluentish free?
Fluentish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LearnStories or Fluentish have ads?
Neither LearnStories nor Fluentish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LearnStories or Fluentish?
LearnStories ships an update every 5 months, and Fluentish every 9 days. Most recently, LearnStories was updated on October 15, 2026 and Fluentish on October 6, 2026.

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