Learn Anything vs Lectio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Anything
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Learn Anything: LaoshiAI helps you study with the Feynman Technique: explain an idea simply, find what you do not understand yet, then rebuild the explanation until it is clear. Capture a lecture, paste a topic, upload a document, or add a YouTube link. LaoshiAI turns the source into beginner-friendly Smart Notes that define terms, connect ideas, and explain why each concept matters. Instead of giving you dense summaries, LaoshiAI helps you understand the topic well enough to teach it back. Use LaoshiAI to: - Create Feynman-style notes from audio, PDFs, text, photos, and videos. - Break complex ideas into simple explanations and concrete examples. - Review key concepts with flashcards, quizzes, transcripts, translations, and mind maps. - Ask follow-up questions when a note is unclear. - Build a library of topics you can revisit before class, exams, meetings, or self-study sessions. The goal is simple: learn anything by explaining it clearly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lectio
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Your notes, in your ears. Lectio turns your study material into a chaptered audio lecture. Upload a PDF, a slide deck, a YouTube link, a photo of your notebook or a web page, and start listening after a short wait. You can also record the class yourself. LISTEN • Chapter-by-chapter narration with a transcript that follows the audio • Background playback — screen off, walking, on the bus • Up to double speed MAKE IT STICK • An automatic quiz the moment the lecture ends, with an explanation for every question • Flashcards and a spaced review queue — enter an exam date and the reviews tighten toward it • Cheat sheet: the lecture's key ideas on one screen KEEP GOING • Daily listening goal, streak and XP • Sort lectures into courses; the home screen builds a mix from the course of your nearest exam PRO • Many more lectures per month • Ask the lecture: questions are answered from that lecture's own content • Upload your own recording, and choose the narration voice and difficulty The free plan makes 3 lectures a month. Pro is offered monthly and yearly, current prices are shown in the app, and fair use is capped at 35 lectures a month. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Available in English and Turkish. Terms of Use: https://akaiprod.github.io/lectio-site/en/terms.html Privacy: https://akaiprod.github.io/lectio-site/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
Learn Anything and Lectio are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Learn Anything sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Lectio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Anything ships an update weekly, Lectio every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Learn Anything | Lectio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dimitri Harding | Turhan Anil Unkaya |
In-app purchases
Learn Anything
- LaoshiAI Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- LaoshiAI Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- LaoshiAI Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
Lectio
- Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









