Comparison

ReadNative vs StillPage

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

Head to head
About

ReadNative

Features
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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

About

StillPage

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Stillpage turns a classic novel into a gentle path into another language. You start reading in English. A few words arrive in your new language. As you go on, more of them do โ€” until you are reading whole sentences you would not have understood on page one. HOW IT WORKS A tap means "I didn't know that." That is the only thing you ever have to do. Tapping a word shows you what it means, and tells Stillpage to keep showing it. A word you read past without tapping is treated as one you have learned, and new words take its place. There is no quiz, no streak, and nothing to keep up with. The book moves at your pace because it moves with your reading. WHAT IS IN IT โ€ข Eight classics โ€” Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde, Pride and Prejudice, The Time Machine, The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland โ€ข Spanish, French, German and Italian โ€ข Every word tappable, with a definition written for a reader rather than a dictionary โ€ข Hear any word spoken aloud โ€ข Flashcards for the words you keep tapping, if you want them PRIVACY There is no account and nothing to sign in to. There is no analytics, no tracking, no advertising and no crash reporting โ€” not from us and not from anybody else. What you know, what you have read and where you are up to are stored on your device. We never receive them. No account. iPhone, iOS 15 or later.

Screenshots

ReadNative4 screens
StillPage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StillPage at none against ReadNative'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. ReadNative sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. StillPage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ReadNative versus StillPage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadNativeStillPage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size111 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNicolas MaissouradzeAndrew Laignel

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ReadNative

Subscriptions2
  • ReadNative Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • ReadNative Year Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • ReadNative Lifetime$99.99
None

StillPage

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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