Mirror Reader vs Engly Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mirror Reader
This app offers a bilingual reading experience with side-by-side translations of real books. It includes features like instant word lookup, vocabulary saving, bookmarks, and audio playback to aid language learners.
- Parallel translations
- Instant word lookup
- Save vocabulary
- Bookmarks and progress tracking
- Audio playback
- Cloud synchronization
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Read real books in two languages side by side. Mirror Reader helps you learn languages naturally through real reading. Follow the original text alongside a translation, understand words in context, listen to books, save new vocabulary, and track your reading progress. No forced memorization. No repetitive drills. Just real reading. LANGUAGES Preview books for free in any combination of 80 supported languages, even in guest mode. Premium and Creator unlock full bilingual reading in any combination of these languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Cantonese, Hokkien/Min Nan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Wu/Shanghainese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Egyptian Arabic, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Nigerian Pidgin, Norwegian, Odia, Pashto, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Eastern), Punjabi (Western), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yoruba, and Zulu. FEATURES • Read books with parallel translations • Combine any supported languages in either direction • Explore a growing library of bilingual books • Look up words instantly and save new vocabulary • Review saved vocabulary with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add bookmarks and track your reading progress • Listen to any book using your device’s built-in text-to-speech voices • Sign in with your email to synchronize your library, personal texts, and reading progress across devices • Use guest mode without creating an account or entering a password • Delete your account directly inside the app LEARNING ENGLISH When English is the language you are learning, you can: • Practice pronunciation with spoken-word feedback and scoring • Estimate the study time needed to reach your English-learning goal FREE ACCESS Preview books in any combination of 80 supported languages, even in guest mode. PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited access to the full cloud catalog and full bilingual reading in any combination of 80 supported languages through a single auto-renewable subscription. CREATOR Creator includes all Premium features and lets you import and prepare your own texts for bilingual reading in any combination of 80 supported languages. Build your vocabulary, improve your comprehension, and enjoy real books in another language—one page at a time. Terms of Use: [https://www.mirrorreader.com/terms/](https://www.mirrorreader.com/terms/) Apple Standard EULA: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Privacy Policy: [https://www.mirrorreader.com/privacy/](https://www.mirrorreader.com/privacy/)
Engly Reader
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Engly Reader turns everything you read into an English lesson. Open an article, a book, a document, or a video, tap any word you don't know, and instantly see its meaning, pronunciation, and difficulty level. No copy-pasting into a dictionary, no switching apps. Just read, tap, and learn. WHY ENGLY READER Most reading apps stop at showing you text. Engly Reader helps you understand it. Every word is tappable, every definition is one tap away, and every word is graded by CEFR level (A1–C2) so you always know what's worth learning next. TAP-TO-DEFINE, ANYWHERE • Tap any word to open a clean definition card • Clear English definitions grouped by part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) • IPA phonetic pronunciation for every word • Hear the word spoken aloud with natural text-to-speech • Optional translation of definitions into your own language LEARN BY CEFR LEVEL • Every word is graded A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, or C2 • Browse curated word lists for each level • See, at a glance, which words in a text are beginner, intermediate, or advanced • Focus your study on the words that match your level READ ALMOST ANYTHING • Web articles — paste a link and read distraction-free • PDF documents • EPUB books • Word (DOCX) documents • PowerPoint (PPTX) slides • Markdown files • Plain text WATCH AND LISTEN • Built-in media player for audio and video • Synced subtitles you can tap word-by-word • YouTube support with tappable captions • Bilibili support with tappable captions • Listen to a word, see it, define it — all in one place NATURAL TEXT-TO-SPEECH • High-quality on-device speech for words and passages • Follow along with word highlighting as it reads • Build listening and pronunciation skills together PAGE WORD LISTS • See every word on a page sorted by difficulty • Quickly spot and review the vocabulary that matters • Turn any text into a study list BUILT FOR LEARNERS • Clean, focused reading view • Works across your whole library of saved content • Designed to keep you reading — and keep you learning HOW IT WORKS 1. Add an article, document, book, or video to your library 2. Start reading or watching 3. Tap any word you don't know 4. See the meaning, pronunciation, and CEFR level instantly 5. Keep reading — your vocabulary grows with every tap Whether you're preparing for an exam, reading the news in English, studying for work, or just enjoying a book, Engly Reader meets you at your level and grows with you. Read more, learn naturally, and enjoy English with Engly Reader.
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Verdict
Mirror Reader and Engly Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Mirror Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Engly Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Mirror Reader | Engly Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VALENTYN VATSEK | Kumar Manikant Gautam |
In-app purchases
Mirror Reader
- Premium Books$5.991 Month
- Premium Books$39.991 Year
Engly Reader
- Start 7-Day Free TrialFree
- One Time Purchase$9.99









