Reverso vs IPA Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reverso
Build vocabulary faster and retain it with interactive flashcards. Create custom decks, generate them with AI from text or images, and practice with engaging study modes like a pairing game and a 3D translation challenge. Stay motivated with daily streaks and keep your data private on your device.
- AI-powered deck generation
- Custom flashcard creation
- Interactive study modes
- Pairing and 3D translation games
- Import ready-made decks
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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Reverso is the ideal app for building vocabulary faster and actually remembering what you learn. Create your own flashcards, generate full decks with AI from text, images, or documents, and practice with interactive study modes. Whether you're learning your first words or expanding advanced vocabulary, Reverso helps you stay consistent and make progress every day. --- CREATE SMART FLASHCARDS Build custom decks in seconds with a title, description, and cards. Add examples, organize decks into groups, and study your content your way. AI CHAT DECK BUILDER Ask the assistant to generate flashcards from a topic, image, or file. Instantly turn ideas and materials into ready-to-study decks. FLASHCARD STUDY MODE Review cards with a polished swipe experience, flip interactions, pronunciation support, and helpful word details to reinforce memory. PAIRING GAME Practice active recall by matching words and translations. Great for speed, focus, and improving recognition under pressure. GUN GAME (3D PRACTICE MODE) Train translations in a fast-paced 3D challenge: aim, shoot, and pick the correct answer to make studying more engaging. IMPORT READY-MADE DECKS Quickly import curated language decks by level (A1/A2) and start learning immediately without building from scratch. STREAKS & DAILY MOTIVATION Keep your learning habit alive with streak tracking, completion feedback, and progress-focused practice sessions. PRIVACY FIRST Your deck data stays on your device. No account required. No forced cloud sync. --- Privacy: https://supporturl.vercel.app/privacy Terms of use: https://supporturl.vercel.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
IPA Reader
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IPA Reader adds IPA phonetic transcription to English PDFs and web pages. Tap any word to hear how it sounds and see what it means, without leaving the page. Reading in English gets slow when you are unsure how a word sounds, and stopping to look it up breaks your concentration. IPA Reader keeps the phonetics, the meaning and the audio in the same place as the text. READ - BROWSER, PDF AND READER MODE - Built-in browser with Bing or Google search, plus a PDF reader, both with automatic IPA annotation - Every line of a PDF is annotated, including tightly spaced body text - Open PDFs from Files, Mail or any other app through Share and "Open in" - In-document search, outline navigation, go to page, and PDF display themes - Reader mode strips the clutter, with adjustable fonts, spacing and themes - American and British IPA, switchable with one tap - A common-word filter hides annotation on words you already know, in browsing, reader mode and PDF UNDERSTAND - WORD LOOKUP AND TRANSLATION - Tap a word once for its pronunciation and its dictionary definition together - Definitions in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and English - Translate a whole article on the web, or the current page of a PDF - Long-press a sentence to play it, copy it, collect it or attach a note LISTEN - TEXT TO SPEECH - Sentence-by-sentence playback with the current sentence highlighted - Speed from 0.4x to 2.0x, for every level - Voices filtered to your accent preference, with previews before you choose - Auto mode selects the highest quality voice installed on the device PRACTICE - SHADOWING AND REVIEW - Record yourself reading a sentence and get a pronunciation score - Flashcards for saved vocabulary and saved sentences, in separate modes - Spaced repetition schedules each item for the day you are about to forget it TRACK - GOALS AND STREAKS - Daily goals, learning streaks and reading time - XP, levels, quests and achievements - Progress insights across everything you read and practise ORGANIZE - COLLECTION, NOTES AND BOOKMARKS - Save words and sentences, and attach colour-coded notes - Bookmarks, browsing history and an archive organised by source PRIVACY AND LANGUAGES - Everything is stored on your device. No account and no registration. - The interface is available in 51 languages FREE AND PRO Free every day: 2 article translations, 15 word lookups and 5 saved items. One tap on a word costs at most one lookup, replaying audio from the definition panel costs nothing, and sentence playback is always free. Pro removes the daily limits. Useful for academic papers, textbooks, news, novels and exam preparation - TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge and GRE. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reverso at every 5 days against IPA Reader's every 2 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Reverso sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and IPA Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reverso ships an update every 5 days, IPA Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reverso | IPA Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | vadym formanyuk | 粤珠 袁 |
In-app purchases
Reverso
- Reverso Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Reverso Pro yearly$39.991 Year
IPA Reader
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Annual$12.991 Year





