Comparison

Leafy vs 요미네코

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

Head to head
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

About

요미네코

Features
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요미네코는 일본 뉴스와 문화 이야기를 N4·N3·N2 세 난이도로 다시 쓴 짧은 글로 일본어를 읽고 듣게 해 주는 앱이에요. 후리가나와 한국어 해석이 붙어 있고, 요미네코가 문장마다 읽어 줘서 듣기 연습도 함께 돼요. 모르는 단어는 꾹 눌러 뜻을 보고, 마음에 든 표현은 저장해 복습으로 다시 만나요. ■ 내 수준에 맞는 일본어 글 · 같은 이야기를 N4·N3·N2 세 난이도로 읽어요. · 문화, 화제, 여행, 생활까지 실제 일본 이야기를 다뤄요. · 다른 난이도와 비교하며 표현이 어떻게 달라지는지 볼 수 있어요. ■ 읽기를 돕는 도구 · 후리가나와 한국어 해석으로 막힘 없이 읽어요. · 문장 학습에서 문장 구조와 표현 해설을 볼 수 있어요. · 본문 단어를 꾹 누르면 뜻과 읽는 법을 바로 확인해요. · 문장 분해로 한 문장을 덩어리마다 읽기·뜻·활용까지 풀어 봐요. · 글 끝 추가 학습에서 표현을 골라 쓰고, 배운 표현으로 한 문장을 바꿔 말해 봐요. ■ 듣기 · 글 전체를 듣거나 문장 하나씩 반복해 들어요. · 음성 속도를 조절할 수 있어요. · 듣기 도전에서 글을 보지 않고 듣고 뜻을 골라요. ■ 표현 저장과 복습 · 형광펜으로 표시된 핵심 표현과 본문 단어를 저장해요. · 저장한 표현은 알맞은 날에 다시 복습하도록 일정을 잡아 줘요. · 퀴즈로 읽은 글을 확인하고, 매일 복습 알림을 원하는 시간에 받아요. ■ 계정 없이, 기록은 내 기기에 · 가입 없이 바로 시작해요. · 학습 기록은 기기에 저장되고, 백업 파일로 다른 기기에 옮길 수 있어요. · 글은 열 때 받아 와서 기기 저장 공간을 거의 쓰지 않아요(인터넷 연결이 필요해요). ■ 무료로 써요 모든 글과 기본 학습 기능은 무료예요. 난이도 바꾸기, 단어 뜻 보기, 문장 분해, 추가 학습은 짧은 광고를 보면 그날 자정까지 열려요. 광고 없이 쓰고 싶다면 월간·연간 구독으로 모든 기능을 언제든 열 수 있어요. ■ 구독 안내 · 광고 없이 모두 열기: 월간·연간 자동 갱신 구독이에요. · 결제는 구입을 확인할 때 Apple 계정으로 청구돼요. · 현재 기간이 끝나기 24시간 전까지 해지하지 않으면 자동 갱신돼요. · 구독 관리와 해지는 설정 앱의 Apple 계정 > 구독에서 할 수 있어요. · 이용약관(Terms of Use, EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · 개인정보처리방침(Privacy Policy): https://h0onnn.github.io/yomineko/privacy/

Screenshots

Leafy4 screens
요미네코4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Leafy at none against 요미네코's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Leafy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and 요미네코 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Leafy versus 요미네코: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeafy요미네코
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongkeon NamJeongHun Lim

Customer experience

Leafy

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

요미네코

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Leafy

Subscriptions1
  • Leafy 프리미엄$5.991 Month
2 purchases

요미네코

Subscriptions2
  • 광고 없이 모두 열기 (월간)$0.991 Month
  • 광고 없이 모두 열기 (연간)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Leafy free?
Leafy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 요미네코 free?
요미네코 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Leafy or 요미네코 have ads?
요미네코 shows ads; Leafy does not.
Which is updated more often, Leafy or 요미네코?
Leafy ships an update daily, and 요미네코 daily. Most recently, Leafy was updated on November 1, 2026 and 요미네코 on October 30, 2026.

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