Readum vs ReadNative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Readum
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Read books in another language and grow your vocabulary as you go. Readum brings together an ebook reader, contextual translations, and flashcards for review. Select an unfamiliar word, see its meaning based on the sentence, and save it to your personal dictionary. Later, reinforce new vocabulary with spaced repetition. Readum features: โข 184 languages available for creating language pairs; โข import your own books in EPUB format; โข free classics from the Project Gutenberg catalog; โข AI-powered translations of words and sentences; โข save words together with their original context; โข listen to word pronunciation; โข flashcards for regular review; โข separate dictionaries for different language pairs; โข learning statistics and flexible reading settings. Read what interests you. Unfamiliar words will gradually become familiar. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readus.app/privacy-policy
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 update cadence: Readum at fortnightly against ReadNative's every 2 months. ReadNative's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Readum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ReadNative sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Readum ships an update fortnightly, ReadNative every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readum | ReadNative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | libersave.com GmbH | Nicolas Maissouradze |
In-app purchases
Readum
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$44.991 Year
ReadNative
- ReadNative Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- ReadNative Year Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- ReadNative Lifetime$99.99








