Comparison

Lexent vs Hausmärchen

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

Head to head
About

Lexent

Features
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Read Books in Foreign Languages — Without the Struggle Reading books in another language is one of the best ways to learn — but constantly switching to translators and dictionaries ruins the experience. This app changes that. With instant translation built directly into your reader, you can understand anything without leaving the page. • No interruptions. • No copy-paste. • Just seamless reading. Translate Anything in One Tap Understanding a book has never been easier. • Double-tap any word to see its translation instantly • Select a sentence or paragraph to translate it immediately • Translate the entire page with a single tap Everything happens inside the book, so you stay focused on the story. Learn Languages While Reading Turn every book into a powerful language learning tool. Discover new vocabulary naturally as you read and instantly understand unfamiliar words without breaking your flow. Perfect for learning: • English • Spanish • French • German • Italian • Portuguese • Polish • Ukrainian • Chinese • Japanese • Korean …and 50+ supported languages. Reading real books helps you: • improve vocabulary faster • understand grammar in context • build natural language intuition Built for Modern Readers • Instant AI-powered translations • Clean, distraction-free reading experience • Translate words, phrases, or full pages • Designed for language learners and book lovers • Works with books in .fb2 and .epub formats Whether you're learning a new language, reading foreign literature, or improving your vocabulary, this reader makes multilingual reading simple and enjoyable. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lexent.app/privacy.html

About

Hausmärchen

Features
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Hausmärchen is the Brothers Grimm, carefully kept. Two hundred and forty-five tales. The canonical 1857 corpus, the ten Children's Legends, and thirty-five Paralipomena the Grimms collected then withdrew. Four reading variants per tale: the original Deutsch, Margaret Hunt's 1884 Victorian English, a modernized translation, and a Junior re-telling for ages four to twelve. Six hundred and sixty illustrations from seventeen masters. Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Walter Crane, Otto Ubbelöhde, Anne Anderson, Elenore Plaisted Abbott, Gustave Doré, Robert Anning Bell, Hermann Vogel, Alexander Zick, Henry Justice Ford, Maxfield Parrish, Adrienne Ségur, Carl Offterdinger, Ludwig Emil Grimm — and contemporary work by Jasmine Becket-Griffith (CC0) and Jessica von Braun. Switch illustrator on any tale. Or hit Surprise Me. — A curated library — Ten thematic sections: Magic & Wonder, Beasts & Birds, Love & Courtship, Family & Hearth, Wits & Tricksters, Faith & Miracles, Saints & Sacred Figures, Fate & Fortune, Junior Editions, and the Lost Tales (Paralipomena). No algorithm. No infinite scroll. A daily tale chosen by the calendar — the same date returns the same tale, every time. — Children's Mode — A parent-locked mode narrows the library to sixty hand-rewritten Junior tales, with on-page violence removed. The German, Victorian, and Modern variants disappear. The Gallery hides. Exit requires the parent PIN. The PIN is hashed locally, never transmitted (the app has no network), and three wrong attempts triggers an escalating cooldown. — Free — All 210 canonical tales, half free to read in your choice of Deutsch or Modern English. One hero illustration per tale, distributed across the seventeen illustrators. Children's Mode works fully — the safety feature is never gated. — Studio Support Edition: $9.99, once — Unlocks all four reading variants on every tale, all 35 Lost Tales (Paralipomena), all 660 illustrations, every illustrator on every tale, the full sixty-tale Children's Mode library, and the daily-tale notification. One-time purchase. No subscription. Yours forever. — Privacy — Zero data collection. No tracking. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No accounts. No ads. The app makes no runtime network calls — every tale, every illustration, every font ships in the bundle. Read on the subway, on the plane, in the woods. No connection required, ever. — A studio note — Hausmärchen comes from Solocosmo Studios. The historical texts are public domain; the illustrations are public domain or used with the artist's permission. The Junior re-tellings and the Modern English variants were prepared by the studio for this app. A finite, curated book. Built to be read — not optimized to keep you scrolling. Privacy Policy: https://solocosmo.github.io/hausmaerchen-site/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://solocosmo.github.io/hausmaerchen-site/terms.html

Screenshots

Lexent4 screens
Hausmärchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lexent and Hausmärchen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Lexent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hausmärchen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lexent versus Hausmärchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexentHausmärchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB480 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMykyta StryhunkovQUINTILIAN LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lexent

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Access$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Access$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Hausmärchen

One-time1
  • Studio Support Edition$9.99

Questions

Is Lexent free?
Lexent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hausmärchen free?
Hausmärchen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lexent or Hausmärchen have ads?
Neither Lexent nor Hausmärchen shows ads.

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