News in Slow Spanish vs Readlang
News in Slow Spanish
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Readlang
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| Figure | News in Slow Spanish | Readlang |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.90/mo | $4/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Language Immersion Apps | 7.9 (#15) | 8.3 (#6) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says subscriber information is not sold or shared with third parties and payments are handled by PayPal or Stripe. | Readlang says it does not sell personal data and uses only strictly necessary cookies, without advertising cookies or third-party advertising trackers. |
| Purpose | News in Slow Spanish is a streaming language immersion service built around Spanish audio and learning resources. | Readlang is a reading tool for language learners that helps them read native content. |
| Security | The company says it uses commercially reasonable, industry-standard precautions to protect subscriber information, while noting that absolute security cannot be guaranteed. | The privacy policy says passwords are stored hashed and access to personal data is restricted, while noting absolute security cannot be guaranteed. |
| Support | The contact page lists separate general, technical-support and educational inquiry email addresses and says replies are sent within 24 hours. | Users can contact support or leave feedback through the Readlang feedback forum. |
Plans
News in Slow Spanish
- Single edition — Audio Only$6.90 a month
- Bundle — Audio Only$7.90 a month
- Single edition — Full Access$22.90 a month
- Bundle — Full Access$25.90 a month
Readlang
- FreeFree
- Premium$6 a month
- Premium Plus$15 a month
- Premium$48 a year
- Premium Plus$120 a year
In their own words
News in Slow Spanish
News in Slow Spanish is a Spanish audio-learning service built around weekly news for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners. It adds more than a dozen original stories across levels each week. Learning resources include beginner and grammar courses, an idiomatic expressions catalog, interactive transcripts, lessons, quizzes, pronunciation practice and vocabulary flashcards. Rooms offers live conversation practice and workshops. Lessons provide a free portion of audio and transcript, and the Linguistica app offers complete news stories with audio and transcript for free. Audio Only subscriptions include audio and Rooms but not transcripts, lessons or quizzes. Full Access adds transcripts, contextual translations, lessons and quizzes. Monthly prices start at $6.90 a month for a single-edition Audio Only plan; Bundle Audio Only costs $7.90 a month. Single-edition Full Access costs $22.90 a month and Bundle Full Access costs $25.90 a month. First-time subscribers can select a seven-day Full Access trial. The service is available on Android, iOS and web, with offline access and interactive practice.
Readlang
Readlang is a reading tool for language learners who want to work with native content. Readers can select words or phrases in text and webpages to see translations, and contextual AI explanations help clarify them. Translated material can be turned into flashcards that use spaced repetition and prioritize useful words. Users can read articles and books, paste text, upload files, or bring webpages in through a browser extension or bookmarklets. The video player supports full transcriptions, including transcripts uploaded and synced to YouTube videos. A popup dictionary is available in the Web Reader, while the online eReader has a sidebar dictionary; collected words and phrases can also be exported to Anki. Readlang lists web, Android, iOS, and extension platforms, but says it has no native mobile apps. The web app can be added to a mobile device’s home screen. The Free plan is free and allows unlimited single-word translations, with 10 phrase translations and 10 contextual explanations per day. Premium is $6 a month, billed at $6 / month or $48 / year.