Sonnet vs ReadNative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonnet
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Sonnet helps you actually learn French — by recalling it, not just reading it. Instead of multiple-choice guessing, you type the answer. Every drill checks your spelling letter by letter, turns the word green when you nail it, and a built-in hint nudges you one letter at a time when you're stuck. VERBS • Practice 944 verified verbs across every tense and mood. • Type the conjugation; wrong letters show in red, correct turns green. • Spaced repetition brings back what you forget, and starts you on the most common verbs first. • Rate each card Hard or Easy to tune your schedule. PHRASES • 1,000+ everyday French phrases, the kind you'll actually use. • Switch direction: recall the meaning, or type the French. • Tap any French word to see what it means. WORDS • Build vocabulary with around 3,000 of the most common French words. • Search and browse the whole list any time. CONJUGATOR • Look up any verb and see its full conjugation tables, with the stem and ending colour-coded. • Verbs are numbered and grouped by how common they are. GRAMMAR • Short, clear notes for each tense — including when the subjunctive is triggered. ALSO • Hear words and phrases spoken aloud. • Daily goals and a progress view. • Light and dark themes. iPhone and iPad. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline. No account. No ads. No tracking. Nothing you do leaves your device. Free to use. Bon courage !
ReadNative
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Learn a language by reading stories you can actually finish. ReadNative is a graded-reader app. Every book is a retelling of a classic, a folk tale or a legend, written to start at A1 (HSK 1 for Chinese) and build toward B1, so the language gets harder at the same pace you improve. Read chapter by chapter, at your own speed. 20 LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Persian, Thai, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Serbian, Greek and Hebrew. Every language has its own library and its own reading path. TAP ANY WORD Stuck on a word? Tap it and see its meaning in the context of that sentence, not a dictionary list of ten options. Languages with non-Latin scripts show romanization, so you can read Hebrew, Persian, Thai, Armenian or Georgian from day one. Tap a whole sentence to see a full translation when you need it. REMEMBER WHAT YOU LOOK UP Words you look up are saved. Review them with spaced repetition (SRS), and watch your known-word count grow as you meet words again without needing a lookup. START FREE The first book in every language is free, with no time limit. ReadNative Pro unlocks the full library, with more books being added in every language, and lets you import your own EPUB books to read with the same tap-to-translate tools. GOOD TO KNOW - Translations and explanations are in English. - Read-along narration is available for the Chinese books (and one Georgian book). Most books are text only. - Offline reading is supported, so a book works on a plane or a train. WHY READING? Short stories give you the same words again and again in new situations, which is how vocabulary sticks. A graded reader keeps the text at a level where you understand most of it, so you read for the story instead of fighting every sentence. Pick a language, open the free book, and read the first chapter today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readnative.org/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonnet at none against ReadNative's 3. Sonnet also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). ReadNative's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. ReadNative sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Sonnet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sonnet ships an update every 2 weeks, ReadNative every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonnet | ReadNative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Brandon van Rijn | Nicolas Maissouradze |
In-app purchases
Sonnet
No in-app purchases
ReadNative
- ReadNative Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- ReadNative Year Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- ReadNative Lifetime$99.99









