Comparison

리슨90 vs Leafy

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

Head to head
About

리슨90

Experience a revolutionary listening training program designed to improve English sound recognition in just 30 seconds. This app scientifically analyzes why Koreans struggle with English sounds and offers a systematic approach to enhance auditory perception.

Highlights
  • 30-second listening experience
  • Auditory resistance training
  • Pre- and post-training listening tests
  • Core and Master listening curricula
  • Linguistic and auditory analysis of listening difficulties
  • Personalized listening level assessment
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평생 안들리던 영어가 30초만에 들리는 "30초체험" 안들리던 영어 소리가 갑자기 선명하게 들리는 놀라운 청각 자극 훈련을 경험해 보세요! Listen90 은 한국인이 영어 자음과 주파수를 인지하지 못하는 원인을 과학적으로 분석하여, 귀를 트이게 만들어주는 최초의 체계적 리스닝 전용 훈련 프로그램입니다. 주요 기능 및 앱 내 컨텐츠 안내 1. 무료 체험 컨텐츠 즉시 체험: 30초 만에 영어 소리 인지 능력이 향상되는 특수 음성 즉시 체험 훈련 방식 체험: Listen90만의 고유한 청각 저항 훈련 방식을 미리 경험하는 훈련 음성 제공 비포&애프터 테스트: 훈련 전과 후의 변화를 유저가 직접 체감할 수 있는 청취 레벨 테스트 음성 2. 체계적인 유료 마스터 커리큘럼 Core Pack (기초 청취 개선) "유튜브 미국영어 80% 듣기" - 영어 소리 선명도 개선 단계별 과정, 오디오 속도 적응 훈련, 핵심 말하기 연계 훈련 문장 제공 Master Pack (고급 청취 완성) "유튜브 미국영어 98% 듣기" - 영어 특유의 연음과 자음을 집중 타격하는 심화 프로세스, 마스터 레벨 선명도/속도 개선 과정 3. 리스닝 핵심 이론 수록 - 한국인이 영어 소리를 알아듣지 못하는 언어학적·청각학적 이유 분석 - 유저별 현재 듣기 수준 평가 기능 및 영어 소리 선명도와 저항훈련의 개념 가이드 제공 - 참고: 본 앱은 단순 텍스트 반복이 아닌, 특수 변조 및 정밀 필터링된 오디오 컨텐츠를 기반으로 귀의 인지 능력을 혁신하는 기능성 어학 훈련 앱입니다.

About

Leafy

Learn languages through personalized AI-generated stories tailored to your reading level and interests. Get instant explanations for words and sentences, and build your vocabulary with a review notebook. Engage with classic novels adapted for your level and join book clubs for a social learning experience.

Highlights
  • AI-generated stories
  • Tap-to-explain words
  • Vocabulary notebook
  • Reading streaks
  • Book clubs
  • Classic novels retold
Features
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Leafy teaches you a language through stories. Pick the language, your level and what you like, and Leafy's AI writes a story just for you, chapter by chapter. Tap a word or long-press a sentence for an instant explanation in your own language, and save the ones you want to keep to your vocabulary notebook for review. Good for you if • textbooks bore you and real books are still too hard • you want to read a little every day, about things you actually like • you want to learn words in context, not from lists What you get • 12 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean • Stories at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, in chapters sized to your daily goal • Tap-to-explain words and long-press-to-explain sentences (interface in English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese) • An AI tutor you can ask more about the story • Classic novels retold at your level • Vocabulary notebook with review mode, reading streaks and your growing forest • Book clubs to read with friends, and reminders to keep going Start for free. Leafy Premium is a monthly subscription billed to your Apple ID that renews automatically each month. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings › Subscriptions; after cancelling you keep access until the end of the current period. Stories and explanations are generated by AI. Terms https://readleafy.com/terms · Privacy https://readleafy.com/privacy · hello@readleafy.com

Screenshots

리슨904 screens
Leafy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Leafy at daily against 리슨90's every 9 days. 리슨90's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 리슨90 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Leafy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 리슨90 against 5.0 for Leafy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

리슨90 ships an update every 9 days, Leafy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
리슨90 versus Leafy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter리슨90Leafy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEffi Inc.Dongkeon Nam

Customer experience

리슨90

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Leafy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

리슨90

One-time1
  • 6개월 수강권2 variants$799.99
1 purchases

Leafy

Subscriptions1
  • Leafy 프리미엄$5.991 Month

Questions

Is 리슨90 free?
리슨90 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leafy free?
Leafy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 리슨90 or Leafy?
리슨90 and Leafy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 리슨90 or Leafy have ads?
Neither 리슨90 nor Leafy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 리슨90 or Leafy?
리슨90 ships an update every 9 days, and Leafy daily. Most recently, 리슨90 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Leafy on November 1, 2026.

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