Comparison

Scribo vs Leafy

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

Head to head
About

Scribo

Effortlessly save and remember new words encountered during reading, watching, or studying. Capture words instantly via handwriting or typing, with AI-powered organization providing definitions and translations. Build a personal vocabulary collection and review words to make them last.

Highlights
  • Instant word saving
  • Handwriting and keyboard input
  • AI-generated definitions
  • Personalized wordbook
  • Review and memory tools
  • Language learning support
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Learn the language. Keep the knowledge. Paste a link to an article or video, add a PDF or ebook, or paste any text. Scribo rewrites it in the language you're learning, at your level, in sections you can finish in about five minutes. There's no placement test and no level to pick. Scribo works out your level from what you do and writes the next piece to fit. Learn from what you care about Start from the articles, videos and books you actually want to understand, not a fixed course. Long books come in parts, so nothing is too long to begin. Get unstuck without leaving the page Tap any word to see what it means and save it with one tap. Select a sentence you don't follow and Ask Scribo about it. Make it yours At the end of a section, answer one question in your own words, typed or spoken. Putting it into words is what makes it stay. Practice in a few minutes a day Practice brings back the words you saved right before you'd forget them, and mixes in building sentences, listening to lines from your videos, speaking and writing. When you speak or write, Scribo shows what to fix and how it would sound more natural. Save words from anywhere Write a word with Apple Pencil, type it, point your camera at a page, or share it from another app. Scribo fills in the meaning and examples. A model of you that keeps growing Scribo measures five skills (reading, vocabulary, listening, speaking and writing) from what you actually do, maps the fields you learn in, and describes how you learn. That picture decides how your next piece is written. Free to start Scribo Pro gives you unlimited new readings, unlimited saved words, your full learning insights, and the freedom to switch the language yous renew automatically unless canceledat least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://scribo.cc/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://scribo.cc/privacy/

About

Leafy

Learn languages through personalized AI-generated stories tailored to your reading level and interests. Get instant explanations for words and sentences, and build your vocabulary with a review notebook. Engage with classic novels adapted for your level and join book clubs for a social learning experience.

Highlights
  • AI-generated stories
  • Tap-to-explain words
  • Vocabulary notebook
  • Reading streaks
  • Book clubs
  • Classic novels retold
Features
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Leafy teaches you a language through stories. Pick the language, your level and what you like, and Leafy's AI writes a story just for you, chapter by chapter. Tap a word or long-press a sentence for an instant explanation in your own language, and save the ones you want to keep to your vocabulary notebook for review. Good for you if • textbooks bore you and real books are still too hard • you want to read a little every day, about things you actually like • you want to learn words in context, not from lists What you get • 12 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean • Stories at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, in chapters sized to your daily goal • Tap-to-explain words and long-press-to-explain sentences (interface in English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese) • An AI tutor you can ask more about the story • Classic novels retold at your level • Vocabulary notebook with review mode, reading streaks and your growing forest • Book clubs to read with friends, and reminders to keep going Start for free. Leafy Premium is a monthly subscription billed to your Apple ID that renews automatically each month. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings › Subscriptions; after cancelling you keep access until the end of the current period. Stories and explanations are generated by AI. Terms https://readleafy.com/terms · Privacy https://readleafy.com/privacy · hello@readleafy.com

Screenshots

Scribo4 screens
Leafy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Leafy at daily against Scribo's every 3 days. Leafy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Scribo's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scribo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and Leafy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scribo against 5.0 for Leafy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribo ships an update every 3 days, Leafy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scribo versus Leafy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriboLeafy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDain JungDongkeon Nam

Customer experience

Scribo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Leafy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scribo

Subscriptions3
  • Scribo Pro Monthly$10.991 Month
  • Scribo Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Scribo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scribo Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Leafy

Subscriptions1
  • Leafy 프리미엄$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Scribo free?
Scribo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leafy free?
Leafy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scribo or Leafy?
Scribo and Leafy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Scribo or Leafy have ads?
Neither Scribo nor Leafy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribo or Leafy?
Scribo ships an update every 3 days, and Leafy daily. Most recently, Scribo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Leafy on November 1, 2026.

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