Comparison

TrueRead vs Untranslatable

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

Head to head
About

TrueRead

Features
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TrueRead is an app that helps you check if the person you're seeing is trustworthy. Do a quick check or full assessment on a given person. Check for green and red flags, and read useful tips.

About

Untranslatable

Discover words from other languages that capture unique feelings and concepts English lacks. Learn their meanings, origins, and pronunciation, and build a personal lexicon of your favorites. The app offers a calm, literary design with widgets and reminders to help you savor new vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Daily word discovery
  • Meaning and origin explanations
  • Native speaker pronunciation
  • Usage examples
  • Search by meaning
  • Browse by theme/mood/language
  • Personal lexicon
  • Spaced review
Features
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One word a day from another language that English never bothered to name. Japanese has a word for the dappled light that falls through leaves: komorebi. Portuguese has one for the ache of missing someone you may never see again: saudade. Danish has hygge, Tagalog has gigil, Inuktitut has iktsuarpok. English has… a whole sentence, and a shrug. Untranslatable brings you one of these words every morning — beautifully typeset, with everything you need to fall in love with it: • MEANING — what the word really captures, and why a whole culture needed to name it. • ORIGINS — where it comes from, root by root. • PRONUNCIATION — hear it spoken by a native speaker, in its own language. • A USAGE EXAMPLE — see it living in a real sentence. THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT Describe a feeling in your own words — "the ache of missing someone far away", "cozy and warm inside while it storms" — and Untranslatable finds the word that names it. It searches by meaning, not spelling. THE LIBRARY Browse every word by theme, mood, and language. Or tap Surprise me and let one find you. ADOPT THE ONES YOU LOVE Found a word you can't live without? Adopt it into your personal Lexicon and say it out loud any time. Gentle spaced review helps you keep the ones that matter. Your Passport quietly stamps every word you've met and every language you've visited, and a reading streak keeps you coming back. MADE FOR SAVOURING • A calm, literary design with a serif made for reading — in light or dark. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing today's word. Tap to open it. • Ask Siri for today's word. • A morning reminder, at a time you choose — one a day, never more. • Your week in words: a weekly look back, plus beautiful cards for the words worth passing on. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Untranslatable asks for nothing and keeps nothing. Your streak and your lexicon live only on your device. Some feelings only exist once someone gives them a name. Come collect them.

Screenshots

TrueRead4 screens
Untranslatable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TrueRead at 15.1 against Untranslatable's 18.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TrueRead versus Untranslatable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrueReadUntranslatable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawat SupaongprapaYiwen Luo

In-app purchases

None

TrueRead

No in-app purchases

None

Untranslatable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrueRead free?
TrueRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Untranslatable free?
Untranslatable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrueRead or Untranslatable have ads?
Neither TrueRead nor Untranslatable shows ads.

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