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

Capture new words from your surroundings and make them stick. This app uses spaced repetition and AI to create personalized quizzes, ensuring you remember vocabulary without tedious drills. Sync your learning across devices.

Highlights
  • Capture words via typing, writing, or photo
  • AI-powered word selection from articles/videos
  • Spaced repetition for effective memorization
  • Personalized word lists for different contexts
  • Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Learn from the sentence you first encountered the word in
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Met a word in real life? Write it down and make it yours. A street sign, an email from work, a form at the doctor's. When a word stops you, put it in Scribo. Scribo fills in the meaning, the sound and an example. Then it brings the word back as a quick quiz right before you'd forget it, so it sticks without drilling. Save a word in seconds Type it, write it with your finger or Apple Pencil, or snap a photo. You can also share text from another app. Ten words make a step Your words line up on Home as a path. Finish a step's quiz and the next one opens. Keep separate word lists for work, daily life or an exam. Today's quiz, right on time Spaced repetition asks again just before you'd forget. A few minutes a day is enough. Only the words worth learning Paste an article or a YouTube link and AI picks the words worth learning at your level and mixes them into your steps. Only the ones you miss go into your word list. The sentence you met it in Every word keeps the sentence you found it in, and the meaning it had there. On iPad and Mac too On iPad, write with Apple Pencil and read the articles and videos you care about at your level. Sign in and your words follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free to start Save up to 50 words, then 10 a day, for free. Quizzes are always free. Scribo Pro gives you unlimited saved words and new readings, your full learning insights, and the freedom to switch the language you learn. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at 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.

Highlights
  • AI-generated stories at your level
  • Tap-to-explain words and sentences
  • Personalized vocabulary notebook
  • Classic novels retold
  • Reading streaks and progress tracking
  • Book clubs for social learning
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. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

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
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB23 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 Yearly$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 November 6, 2026 and Leafy on November 6, 2026.

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