Comparison

Graded English Picture Books vs Lingo

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

Head to head
About

Graded English Picture Books

Features
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Graded English Picture Books helps young learners practice reading and listening with illustrated English stories. Read at your own pace, listen to each sentence, and answer short comprehension questions. The Global edition starts with In My Picture, an illustrated story about familiar places and everyday activities. Read the story, listen to the narration, and use the English teaching notes as you practice. A parent or guardian manages the account. Sign in with Apple is available on iPhone and iPad.

About

Lingo

Features
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Learn a language by reading stories. Pick any two of 10 languages: one you read and learn, one your translations show up in. Tap a word you don't know and its meaning opens instantly. Hold a sentence and see the whole thing translated. WHICH LANGUAGE DO YOU WANT TO LEARN? English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese — whichever you pick, you read stories in it and see the meanings in your own language. Your first language pair is always free. START AT YOUR OWN LEVEL If you are starting out, there are short A1 and A2 stories you can finish in one sitting. Then B1 stories, and from there the classics of world literature. A short vocabulary test at the start tells you where to begin. LEARN WHILE READING Tap any word and its meaning opens. Hearing a word pronounced is always free. Save the words you want to keep; the app brings them back on the day you are about to forget them. THE BOOKS ARE ALWAYS FREE 529 stories and classic works, spread across 10 languages. English has the deepest catalog (113 books: 63 original graded stories + 50 classics), and the other nine languages keep growing. No ads, ever. WHAT THE FREE TIER INCLUDES - All 529 books, unlimited reading - 15 word translations per day - 10 AI sentence translations per day - A 100-word vocabulary notebook - Spaced repetition, unlimited - Reading statistics - Word pronunciation, unlimited - Offline reading - Your first language pair (e.g. English → Turkish, or German → Japanese) is always free WHAT PREMIUM ADDS - Studio narration on 63 original English stories, with the spoken word highlighted as you listen (not yet available in the other 9 languages) - Unlimited word translations - An unlimited vocabulary notebook - 200 AI sentence translations per day - A second language pair — learn English and Japanese at the same time The classic works are taken from sources whose copyright has expired. The graded stories were written for this app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Graded English Picture Books4 screens
Lingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lingo at daily against Graded English Picture Books's weekly. Graded English Picture Books's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Graded English Picture Books sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lingo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graded English Picture Books ships an update weekly, Lingo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Graded English Picture Books versus Lingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraded English Picture BooksLingo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Meita Technology Co., Ltd.Yagiz Ergil

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Graded English Picture Books

One-time3
  • Starters(初级)永久解锁$19.00
  • Movers(中级)永久解锁$29.00
  • Flyers(高级)永久解锁$39.00
3 purchases

Lingo

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Aylık$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly (Sale)$5.991 Year
  • Premium Yıllık7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Graded English Picture Books free?
Graded English Picture Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingo free?
Lingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Graded English Picture Books or Lingo have ads?
Neither Graded English Picture Books nor Lingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graded English Picture Books or Lingo?
Graded English Picture Books ships an update weekly, and Lingo daily. Most recently, Graded English Picture Books was updated on November 10, 2026 and Lingo on November 6, 2026.

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