Comparison

Lemnly vs Lexikon

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

Head to head
About

Lemnly

Features
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Lemnly is the calm way to learn a language: read real stories and articles, tap any word for an instant translation, and every word you look up becomes a flashcard you'll actually remember. No leagues. No hearts. No streak-guilt. Just reading โ€” and vocabulary that sticks. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Read graded short stories (A1โ€“B2), classic books, or import any web article. โ€ข Tap a word for an instant translation, part of speech, and example โ€” plus a one-tap grammar explanation. โ€ข Every word you collect flows into smart spaced-repetition review (FSRS) that schedules to your memory, not to a streak. โ€ข Watch your reading vocabulary โ€” and your estimated CEFR level โ€” grow. WHY LEMNLY โ€ข Calm and beautiful, built for your phone first. โ€ข The whole read โ†’ look-up โ†’ remember loop in one app. โ€ข Honest coaching from Bodhi โ€” real competence over fake motivation. Currently supports learning Spanish, German, and English (from any of the three).

About

Lexikon

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Your child's teacher already told you their reading level. AVI M3. Grade 2. Reading level L3. Most "educational" apps ignore that number and hand every kid the same content. Lexikon doesn't. Lexikon is a reading app built around one idea: articles pitched exactly at the level your kid reads at right now, in the language(s) they're actually learning to read in โ€” not generic "ages 6-8" content, not gamified filler, not video. WHAT'S INSIDE Hundreds of encyclopedia-style articles and hands-on project guides, written from scratch at real graded reading levels, across five languages: โ€ข Dutch โ€” AVI M1 to M4 โ€ข Turkish โ€” levels 1 to 5 โ€ข Danish โ€” Trin 1 to 4 โ€ข Spanish โ€” leveled L1 to L4 โ€ข English โ€” leveled L1 to L4 Topics range from animals and the water cycle to black holes, DNA, the Cold War, and how AI actually works โ€” real subject matter, written down to a specific reading level, not dumbed down into a different app for every age. Every article ends with two talking-point questions, so reading turns into a two-minute conversation at the dinner table instead of a silent screen. BUILT FOR TWO-LANGUAGE HOUSEHOLDS Raising a bilingual reader? Lexikon supports two active languages at once โ€” Spanish and English, Turkish and Dutch, whatever your household actually speaks โ€” each with its own independent reading level. Your child doesn't get bumped down to "beginner" in their stronger language just because they're still catching up in the other one. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. There's no sign-up, no profile, no email address collected โ€” ever. No ads shown to your kid, personalized or otherwise. Nothing about your child is sold or shared with advertisers. Compare that to the reading apps you've already tried: independent reviewers have flagged well-known "free" kids' reading apps for showing personalized ads to children or selling parent account data to ad networks. Lexikon has no accounts to sell data from in the first place. OFFLINE BY DESIGN Articles download once and stay on the device โ€” no connection required to read on a flight, at a cabin, or when you've (sensibly) turned the WiFi off. No autoplay, no infinite feed, no notifications trying to pull your kid back in beyond a single optional daily reading reminder. READING STREAKS THAT REWARD ACTUAL READING Track progress by category and build a reading streak โ€” the reward is finishing another real article, not unlocking a cartoon or a spin-the-wheel prize. FREE TO START Every language includes 10 full articles free, no payment info required. After that, Lexikon Premium unlocks unlimited reading in every language your family uses: โ€ข Monthly โ€” $0.99/month โ€ข Annual โ€” $4.99/year โ€ข Lifetime โ€” $14.99 one-time, yours forever All three plans work with Family Sharing, so one purchase covers the whole household. New articles publish every month in every language you read โ€” this isn't a fixed library you'll exhaust in a weekend. โ€” Subscription Terms: Lexikon Monthly ($0.99/month) and Lexikon Annual ($4.99/year) are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price of the selected plan. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings; no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Lexikon Lifetime ($14.99) is a one-time, non-renewing purchase. Privacy Policy: https://lexikon-866fb.web.app/privacy-policy ยท Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lemnly4 screens
Lexikon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lemnly at none against Lexikon's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Lexikon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lemnly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Lemnly versus Lexikon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLemnlyLexikon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSooties LLCBahadir Yilmaz

In-app purchases

None

Lemnly

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lexikon

Subscriptions2
  • Lexikon Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Lexikon Annual$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lexikon Lifetime$14.99

Questions

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

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