Comparison

Léelo vs JustReader

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

Head to head
About

Léelo

This app helps users improve their Spanish reading comprehension. Import your own DRM-free Spanish ebooks and get instant English definitions, translations, and audio pronunciations by tapping on words or sentences. It offers a free tier with limited imports and a premium subscription for unlimited access to graded readers and classics.

Highlights
  • Import DRM-free Spanish EPUBs
  • On-tap English definitions
  • Instant sentence translation
  • Save words to vocabulary list
  • Offline dictionary and translation
  • Graded readers (A1-C2)
  • Public-domain classics
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Bring your own Spanish books. Understand every word. Léelo is an EPUB reader for people whose Spanish is still a work in progress. Import any DRM-free Spanish ebook, tap a word you don't know, and get an English definition without leaving the page or losing your place. HOW IT WORKS Import from Files, iCloud Drive, or wherever your books live. Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, and Wikisource are all free and all work. Tap a word for an instant English definition, its part of speech, and audio pronunciation. Tap again to save it to your vocabulary list. Tap a whole sentence for a natural translation plus a word-by-word breakdown, so you can see how the grammar actually fits together. It all runs on device. No account, no sign-in, and no internet needed once your dictionary has downloaded. WHICH BOOKS WORK Any DRM-free EPUB. That covers Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, and anything you bought from a DRM-free seller. Copy-protected books will not work, in this app or any other. Books bought from Kindle or Apple Books only open inside those apps. Léelo checks before importing and tells you plainly when a file is protected, instead of failing halfway through. WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT'S NOT Free forever: 2 books you import yourself, every A1 graded reader, and 5 classics you pick. Premium: unlimited imports, all 296 graded readers from A1 to C2, and all 66 classics. 30-day free trial, then $5.99/month, or $49.99 once for lifetime access. If you plan to read a shelf of your own books, you want Premium. The free tier exists so you can read a real book start to finish before you decide. ALSO INCLUDED 296 original graded readers across the full CEFR ladder, A1 through C2, for when you'd rather build up to the hard stuff. 66 public-domain classics in Spanish. Reading streaks, saved words, and progress that syncs across iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Lifetime is a single payment with no renewal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://leeloreader.com/privacy/

About

JustReader

A free, native reader for Mac, iPad, and iPhone that supports various file formats. It offers a customizable reading experience with multiple themes, fonts, and scroll options, plus on-device translation and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Supports EPUB, FB2, MOBI, HTML, TXT, RTF, DOC/DOCX
  • Customizable themes, typefaces, and palettes
  • Continuous scroll, paged, or two-page spread
  • On-device translation
  • Chapter navigation and in-book search
  • No ads or tracking
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JustReader is a free, native reader for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Open a book file and read it the way it should look — one book at a time, no library to manage, no account, no ads. OPENS WHAT YOU HAVE EPUB, FB2, MOBI, HTML, TXT, RTF, DOC/DOCX (Mac), and their ZIP variants — with chapter extraction, footnotes, encoding detection, and embedded images. THE FULL READING EXPERIENCE Nine typefaces and 41 themes across five palettes, plus Typewriter and Terminal. Continuous scroll, paged, or two-page spread. Real hyphenation in Latin, Cyrillic, CJK, Arabic, and Greek. Read Aloud with word-by-word highlighting. On-device translation — nothing leaves your device. Chapter navigation, in-book search, an image gallery, and a fullscreen mode with multiple clock styles. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking, no ads. Files stay on your device. WANT YOUR LIBRARY TO FOLLOW YOU? ContinuousReader is the full version: an iCloud-synced library with your reading position to the exact paragraph on every device, bookmarks and notes, OPDS catalogs, reading statistics, folders, and more. Free.

Screenshots

Léelo4 screens
JustReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JustReader at none against Léelo's 2. JustReader also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Léelo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. Léelo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. JustReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Léelo ships an update every 4 days, JustReader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Léelo versus JustReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLéeloJustReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron HamptonOleksii Koshkin

Customer experience

Léelo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JustReader

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Léelo

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99
None

JustReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Léelo free?
Léelo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustReader free?
JustReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Léelo or JustReader have ads?
Neither Léelo nor JustReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Léelo or JustReader?
Léelo ships an update every 4 days, and JustReader fortnightly. Most recently, Léelo was updated on October 25, 2026 and JustReader on October 24, 2026.

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