Comparison

Languan vs BuRead

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

Head to head
About

Languan

Features
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Learn a language by speaking it — with Lucky, your parrot tutor. === WHAT LANGUAN DOES === Speaking Practice Say the sentence out loud. Languan listens on-device and then shows you, word by word, what came through clearly and what didn't. Every course has speaking exercises. AI Language Tutor Chat or talk with Lucky in 15 languages. On devices with Apple Intelligence the model runs on-device; where it isn't available the conversation is handled by our server. 15 Languages English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Dutch, Hindi, Greek and Swedish. Bite-Sized Lessons Multiple choice, fill in the blank, word matching, translation, listening and speaking. Earn XP and keep your streak alive. Placement Test Eight questions to find your CEFR level before you start, so you don't begin below where you already are. Chess Tactics 16 hand-built puzzles: checkmate, fork, pin, skewer and endgame. Math Brain Gym Classic, Speed and Equation modes. Four operations across 12 levels. Stay Motivated Daily streaks, a hearts system, an XP leaderboard, achievements and gem rewards. Works With Siri "Start a lesson in Languan." Lessons work offline. The AI tutor needs a connection. === SUPER LANGUAN === Unlimited AI Teacher sessions, unlimited hearts, no ads, streak repair and exclusive badges. Free to download. Premium features available via subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cengizyilmazturk.notion.site/Languan-Gizlilik-Politikasi-1f0d6a1c7ba48045b52ccfe9e9ffae6f

About

BuRead

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BuRead is a reader for people learning a language by reading real things: articles, books and videos with subtitles. Tap a word to see what it means in this exact sentence. The words you tap come back later for review, inside sentences you have already read. WHAT YOU CAN READ • Articles: paste a link, and the page opens as clean text. • Books: EPUB, with a paged mode and a table of contents. • YouTube videos with subtitles: the transcript sits next to the video, and its words behave like words in a text. • Add a link or an EPUB right from your iPhone or iPad, or save a page from your desktop browser with the Chrome extension. WHILE YOU READ • Tap a word: translation, pronunciation, and what it means in this particular sentence. • Select a phrase: it is saved whole and broken down word by word. • Give a word a status with one tap: 1, 2, 3, known, ignore. The marks show right in the text and fade as you learn. • Every text shows what share of its words you already know, so you can pick by difficulty instead of guessing. • Listen to any word or sentence. YOUR WORDS • One vocabulary across everything: a word learned in an article is recognised in a book and in video subtitles. • Review in your own sentences: a word comes back inside the sentence where you met it, not on a bare card. A few minutes a day, and the intervals take care of themselves. • See how many words you know and how it grows. ONE ACCOUNT EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad and the web. Reading positions, vocabulary and notes are the same everywhere: start on the tablet, and the phone opens the same place. Downloaded texts read offline. LANGUAGES Read in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Russian, with meanings in your own language. PRIVACY No ads and no trackers. Your materials stay yours: nobody else sees them. Details at buread.app/privacy. Made by one developer who wanted to read novels in a new language without a dictionary in the other hand. Questions and ideas: support@buread.app

Screenshots

Languan4 screens
BuRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuRead at none against Languan's 3. Languan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Languan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. BuRead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Languan ships an update every 3 days, BuRead every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Languan versus BuRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguanBuRead
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercenk yilmazDmitrii Efremov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Languan

Subscriptions3
  • Super Languan Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Languan Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Languan Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

BuRead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Languan free?
Languan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuRead free?
BuRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Languan or BuRead have ads?
Neither Languan nor BuRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Languan or BuRead?
Languan ships an update every 3 days, and BuRead every 2 weeks. Most recently, Languan was updated on October 25, 2026 and BuRead on October 24, 2026.

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