Text Adventure vs ForeignReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Text Adventure
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PageWalker turns 28 timeless classics into adventures you play, books you read and stories you hear, in 13 languages. PLAY THE CLASSICS Step into Treasure Island, Sherlock Holmes, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and many more. Every adventure has 60 scenes and three choices at each turn. Choose well and the story goes on; choose badly and the page burns. LEARN WHILE YOU READ Tap any word or sentence to see it in your language, right on the page. Save new words to your Vault and practice them in Learn. TALK WITH THE HEROES Ask Captain Nemo, Sherlock Holmes or Alice about their story, by text or by voice. Up to 20 messages a day. LISTEN ALONG Built-in narration reads the page aloud and highlights each word as it goes. READ YOUR WAY Pick your text size, day or night mode and the language you know best. PLAY WITHOUT SIGHT Audio-first mode reads each page and its three choices aloud; say 1, 2 or 3 to choose. With VoiceOver, double-tap any sentence to hear it in your language. Setup steps are read out as you go. 13 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. PAGEWALKER PRO Pro unlocks every adventure and classic, tap-to-translate, chat with the heroes and narration. Choose Pro Weekly or Pro Yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://pagewalker.website/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
ForeignReader
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Foreignreader Read books in a foreign language without breaking your flow. Foreignreader is built for one thing: uninterrupted reading with instant understanding. Tap any word to get a translation immediately. Need more context? Tap again to see how the word works in the sentence. No exercises. No distractions. Just reading. Read physical books too. Point your camera at any page, ForeignReader scans it instantly and lets you read it with the same word-by-word translations. How it works: β’ Tap a word β instant translation β’ Tap again β context-aware meaning β’ Expand β full sentence translation β’ Scan a page β read any physical book with translations Free: β’ Unlimited word translations β’ 5 context translations per month β’ 5 sentence translations per month β’ Scan physical book pages Pro: β’ Unlimited context-aware translations β’ Unlimited sentence translations β’ Scan physical book pages β’ Sync across devices Learn through reading, not exercises. Terms of Use: https://foreignreader.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://foreignreader.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ForeignReader at none against Text Adventure's shown. Text Adventure's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Text Adventure sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and ForeignReader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Adventure ships an update every 3 weeks, ForeignReader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Adventure | ForeignReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 β better | 26.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 593 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furkan Sabri CETINKAYA | Nikolai Pronichev |
In-app purchases
Text Adventure
- PageWalker Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
- PageWalker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
ForeignReader
- ForeignReader PRO$2.991 Month
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