Learn Language by Video vs Language Readers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Language by Video
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Learn Chinese from videos you actually want to watch. Mora turns Chinese YouTube videos, dramas, movies, podcasts, and local files into interactive Mandarin lessons. Generate synced Chinese-English captions, see Pinyin above Hanzi, tap any word for its meaning, and practice the exact language you just heard. WATCH CHINESE. UNDERSTAND MORE. Import content you enjoy and let AI transcribe the Mandarin audio into timed bilingual captions. Word-level highlighting follows playback, helping you connect natural Chinese speech with characters, Pinyin, and English meaning. READ HANZI WITH PINYIN Display Pinyin above Chinese characters while the video plays. Slow down difficult lines, repeat the current sentence, skip silent gaps, or hide captions when you are ready to test your listening. LOOK UP WORDS WITHOUT LEAVING THE VIDEO Tap a Chinese word or phrase to see its definition, pronunciation, and examples. Save useful vocabulary and sentences to Favorites so the expressions you meet in real videos do not disappear after the scene ends. ASK AI ABOUT ANY LINE Chat with AI using the video transcript as context. Ask what a sentence means, why a word is used, how the grammar works, or how to express the same idea naturally. TURN WATCHING INTO PRACTICE Create exercises directly from your Chinese captions, including multiple choice, cloze, sentence order, flashcards, dictation, and listening drills. Every question stays connected to the video you chose. A PLAYER BUILT FOR CHINESE LEARNERS - Synced Chinese-English captions - Pinyin displayed above Hanzi - Word-level playback highlighting - Sentence repeat, speed control, and silence skipping - Subtitle masking and Picture in Picture - Follow-along transcript with tap-to-lookup BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Import from Files, Photos, YouTube, or the Share menu. Organize your media in folders, import existing SRT or ASS subtitles, and export captions as SRT, ASS, text, or PDF. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a Chinese video, podcast, or audio file. 2. Generate Chinese captions with English translation. 3. Turn on Pinyin and watch at your own pace. 4. Tap, save, ask, and practice without switching apps. Mora is made for English speakers learning Mandarin Chineseβfrom beginners reading their first Pinyin to advanced learners training their ears with native dramas, interviews, and podcasts. Open a Chinese video. Understand what you watch. Privacy Policy: https://kksoftservice.github.io/mora/policy.html Terms of Use: https://kksoftservice.github.io/mora/support.html Contact Us: lens.ai@outlook.com
Language Readers
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Other apps make you click. We let you read. FlowLingua is a bilingual reader that turns any foreign-language book into a bilingual book. Import your own books, articles, videos and audio β or start with the ready-made content in the library. Read and listen to foreign-language content as if it were your native language. Every word and every sentence is already translated β synced to the audio, with no clicking at all. No dictionary, no vocabulary drills, no loss of flow. It is the digital heir of the interlinear tradition β the bilingual books and parallel-text editions of Ilya Frank, but without the page flipping, and for any book you choose. βΈ WHAT FLOWLINGUA DOES β’ Automatic bilingual reading β the Birkenbihl method in its purest form: every word of your book sits right under the original, including grammatical structure. β’ Translated sentence by sentence β plus the natural sentence translation, so nothing stays unclear. β’ Synced to the audio β text and original audio run word by word together (karaoke principle). You train pronunciation, rhythm and listening comprehension. β’ Import your own content β EPUB, PDF, DOCX, YouTube videos and audio files are decoded and translated automatically. β’ Easy reading β a dedicated Birkenbihl mode for relaxed, uninterrupted reading. β’ Vocabulary tracking β unknown words come pre-marked; you remove the mark once you know them. β’ Shadowing & speaking practice β repeat sentences right after native speakers, with sentence repeat. β’ Learn offline β download content and keep learning anywhere. Progress syncs automatically. β’ 20 languages β from English, Spanish and French to less common languages. β’ Listening-Reading (L-R) without the three-window setup β one screen. βΈ HOW IT WORKS 1. Import β bring your own book, video or audio, or pick ready-made content. 2. Understand β everything is already translated, word by word and sentence by sentence. 3. Stay in flow β press play and let the audio guide you. The translation is there when you need it. βΈ WHO IS THIS FOR? β’ You want the books you actually care about as bilingual books β without flipping pages or clicking every word. β’ You want to read foreign-language books and understand them right away. β’ You know the Birkenbihl method and finally want a tool that decodes automatically. β’ You come from a reader where you have to click every single word β and you're done with the clicking. β’ You've drilled vocabulary and still never understood a real book. βΈ WHY FLOWLINGUA EXISTS I wanted to learn languages β but memorizing vocabulary and grammar put me off. So I researched how polyglots really do it: understand, don't memorize. That's why I built FlowLingua as an app. FlowLingua combines three proven input methods: the Birkenbihl method (decoding), Listening-Reading (listening and reading at the same time) and Comprehensible Input by Stephen Krashen (understandable content that interests you). βΈ SUPPORTED FORMATS EPUB Β· PDF Β· DOCX Β· YouTube Β· MP3 & audio files βΈ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can I use FlowLingua as a bilingual book reader? Yes β import any EPUB, PDF, video or audio file and FlowLingua turns it into a bilingual book: original and translation together, word by word and sentence by sentence, synced to the audio. The library also has ready-made content to start with. Do I need prior knowledge? No. The word-for-word translation makes texts understandable even if you don't know a single word yet. How is this different from vocabulary apps? You learn with real books, videos and audio β not quiz exercises. Understanding comes first. Does it work offline? Yes, content can be downloaded. Stay in flow. Not in the dictionary. 7-day free trial. βΈ ATTRIBUTION Sample content βDaily Routineβ: work by SpeakSmart Academy, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Translated and presented in FlowLingua. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Language Readers at every 4 days against Learn Language by Video's every 3 weeks. Language Readers also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Learn Language by Video sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Language Readers sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Language by Video ships an update every 3 weeks, Language Readers every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Learn Language by Video | Language Readers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ζ ι« θ΅ | Tomas Chladek |
In-app purchases
Learn Language by Video
- Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 600 Minutes Package$2.99
- 1,200 Minutes$4.99
- 12,000 Minutes$39.99
Language Readers
- Flow β Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Audio add-on β Monthly$2.991 Month
- Power$8.991 Month
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- Flow β Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Power$69.991 Year
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