Comparison
meum lingua vs Readle
Both turn news into texts at your level. Readle's language experts adapt a selection of news and stories into graded lessons with audio, in 7 major languages from A1 to B2 (C1 in some). meum lingua uses AI to adapt today's articles from the newspapers you choose, in 41 languages from A1 to C2, on iPhone.
| Feature | meum lingua | Readle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 3 articles a day, with ads. Pro: US$12.99 a month or US$89.99 a year (7-day trial). New accounts get 3 days of Pro. | Free: rotating A1–A2 stories. US$14.99 a month, US$69.99 a year or US$249.99 lifetime (multi-language app; the single-language apps are priced differently). |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17 or later) | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and web |
| Languages | 41 | 7: Spanish, French, German, English, Italian, Japanese and Chinese |
| Levels | A1 to C2 | A1 to B2 (C1 for Spanish, French and German); JLPT N5–N2, HSK 1–4 |
| Who adapts the texts | AI rewrites the article you open, at your level; the original is one tap away | Readle's language experts, according to Readle |
| What you read | Today's articles from 130+ newspapers you choose, including paid ones you subscribe to | Readle's own library of graded news and stories |
| Audio | Read-aloud with your iPhone's voices | Audio sentence by sentence; the German app uses native-speaker recordings |
| Practice | Spaced-repetition exercises and a 2-minute journal with AI corrections | Quizzes, grammar notes, flashcards and pronunciation practice |
Where Readle is better
- Texts adapted by language experts, with recorded audio — good for listening practice.
- Works on Android, Mac and the web too.
- Cheaper per year (US$69.99), and there's a lifetime option.
- Content aimed at exams such as DELF, Goethe, DELE, JLPT and HSK.
Where meum lingua is better
- 41 languages instead of 7, and every level from A1 to C2.
- Whatever is in the news today, from the papers you choose — including your paid subscriptions — not a fixed library.
- Writing practice: a 2-minute journal with corrections.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Readle if you're learning one of Readle's seven languages and want expert-edited texts with audio, or you need Android or the web.
Choose meum lingua if you want today's real news from papers you pick, are learning a language Readle doesn't offer, or read above B2.
Sources
Try meum lingua
meum lingua is in beta on TestFlight for iPhone (iOS 17 or later). Tell us which language you're learning and we'll send you an invite.
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