Comparison

iconRead vs Riffluent

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

Head to head
About

iconRead

Features
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Help kids and foreign language learners to learn English, by playing Youtube videos with Karaoke style syncing subtitles and showing words' meanings in sliding small pictures (icons, hence the name iconRead, pronounced as "I can read!"). This app turns usual English Youtube videos and English texts into an immersive language learning experience.

About

Riffluent

Features
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Riffluent trains your English listening with real YouTube videos. Instead of slow, scripted textbook audio, you practice with real people speaking at real speed. Videos play via the official YouTube embedded player. How you train - Daily session: hand-picked sentences worth learning, refreshed every day - Listen to one sentence at natural speed, then fill in the words you hear - Stuck? Get a first-letter hint โ€” or let the answer reveal itself - Every completed sentence becomes a review card with a translation - In Loop, repeat a clip until it truly sticks See your consistency - Set a daily goal, track completed sentences and streaks - Look back on a calendar of your learning and watch your level grow No sign-up required โ€” start right away. Video playback uses the YouTube embedded player and is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.

Screenshots

iconRead4 screens
Riffluent4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
iconRead versus Riffluent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametericonReadRiffluent
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun OuyangByeonghan Baek

In-app purchases

None

iconRead

No in-app purchases

None

Riffluent

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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