Glagol vs ReadMaxxing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glagol
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Learn Russian by practising it. Glagol teaches Russian through real sentences instead of memorised tables. You meet every word in context, hear it in native-quality audio, and lock it in with a smart review system. WHAT'S INSIDE • A1–B2 curriculum — four parts, unit by unit • 600+ words — with stress marks and native-quality audio • The six cases — Russian's hardest topic, step by step, always in context • Verbs — aspect pairs, verbs of motion, conjugations • Cyrillic alphabet course — all 33 letters in seven short lessons • The Lab — phrases, patterns, writing, dictation and speed typing • Smart review (FSRS) — surfaces your weak words and tracks their strength • Compass — a personal daily plan that tells you what to study HOW IT WORKS Short daily sessions. New words go through an introduction phase, then a mastery phase — a per-word progress bar shows exactly how far each one has come. Mistakes aren't forgotten; they come back at the right moment. FREE AND PRO The whole learning path is free: every level from A1 to B2, the vocabulary, the cases, the verbs and the alphabet course. Glagol Pro unlocks the full Compass daily plan, the four Lab studios (phrases, patterns, writing, dictation) and offline vocabulary. English, Turkish, Spanish and Uzbek interface. Your progress syncs seamlessly across your devices. Privacy Policy: https://glagol.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://glagol.app/terms
ReadMaxxing
This app helps you improve your reading speed and comprehension through gamified exercises. Set daily page goals, log your progress with physical books, and play engaging games designed to train your reading skills. Unlock advanced features and unlimited access with a Pro subscription.
- Daily page goal setting
- Physical book reading log
- Gamified reading training
- Reading speed baseline
- Vocabulary check
- Speed reading tests
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You buy books and never read them. You fall asleep three pages in. You finish a page and cannot remember a word of it. You might even secretly hate reading, and you know it still has to get done. I built ReadMaxxing for two reasons. I loved video games and hated reading. Now, I have spent years training people to read better, myself included. So I put the two together. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a page goal. How many pages a day. 2. Log the pages you read, from a real paper book. 3. Play games that train how you read. FREE, EVERY DAY - Your reading speed baseline and your Reading IQ - The reading log and your page goal, with no limit, ever - Three levels of the Path a day. That is nine games - The Vocabulary Check PRO - The Path with no daily cap, and every Circle beyond the first - The whole Games tab: every game, any time, no daily limit - Vision Expansion (only pro access) - Gem or Glass (only pro access) - The Gauntlet: a speed reading test, one word per flash (only pro access) - The Verbal Recall Test (only pro access) You read the books. The app trains the reader. Privacy Policy: https://readmaxxing.org/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Glagol at 3 against ReadMaxxing's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Glagol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ReadMaxxing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glagol ships an update every 5 days, ReadMaxxing weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glagol | ReadMaxxing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Tugrul Ozenen | Dzmitry Piskun |
In-app purchases
Glagol
- Glagol Pro — Monthly$9.991 Month
- Glagol Pro — Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
ReadMaxxing
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual$79.901 Year
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