Comparison

Learn Languages with Retriever vs Leafy

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

Head to head
About

Learn Languages with Retriever

Features
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Learn Languages with Retriever turns great lives into daily language lessons. Pick the people whose lives you admire and the app builds a course of your own. Each question is spoken by that person β€” listening, speaking, sentence building and real conversation, a little every day. β–  Four languages English, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. Choose the one you want and the course is assembled in it. β–  A course built from the people you chose Historical figures and classic literature. The names you pick become the order of your level-by-level curriculum. β–  Lessons in their own voice Every question comes from that person, and each correct answer is praised in your native language. β–  Talk with them Speak and listen as if you were on a call. (The conversation is an AI re-creation, not a real statement by that person.) β–  A little every day One more round today and a daily streak keep the habit small enough to keep. β–  Plus subscription Learn as much as you want, with no heart limit. Everyone in the app is a public-domain historical figure or a character from classic literature. Admiration is the best teacher. Start today.

About

Leafy

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 β€’ textbooks bore you and real books are still too hard β€’ you want to read a little every day, about things you actually like β€’ you want to learn words in context, not from lists What you get β€’ 12 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean β€’ Stories at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, in chapters sized to your daily goal β€’ Tap-to-explain words and long-press-to-explain sentences (interface in English, Korean, Japanese) β€’ An AI tutor you can ask more about the story β€’ Classic novels retold at your level β€’ Vocabulary notebook with review mode, reading streaks and your growing forest β€’ 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 β€Ί 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 Β· Privacy https://readleafy.com/privacy Β· hello@readleafy.com

Screenshots

Learn Languages with Retriever4 screens
Leafy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Languages with Retriever at none against Leafy's 1. Leafy's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Leafy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Learn Languages with Retriever asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Languages with Retriever ships an update every 2 days, Leafy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Learn Languages with Retriever versus Leafy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Languages with RetrieverLeafy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerapochopo Inc.Dongkeon Nam

In-app purchases

None

Learn Languages with Retriever

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Leafy

Subscriptions1
  • Leafy 프리미엄$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Learn Languages with Retriever free?
Learn Languages with Retriever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leafy free?
Leafy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Languages with Retriever or Leafy have ads?
Neither Learn Languages with Retriever nor Leafy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Languages with Retriever or Leafy?
Learn Languages with Retriever ships an update every 2 days, and Leafy daily. Most recently, Learn Languages with Retriever was updated on October 14, 2026 and Leafy on October 5, 2026.

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