A Readlang alternative for your phone and your paper books
Readlang is a good way to read web pages and texts you paste in: click a word, it's translated and saved for flashcards. SnapVerbo does the same on a phone, and also reads what's on paper or on a screenshot.
Readlang and SnapVerbo side by side
| Readlang | SnapVerbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Web reader and Chrome extension; works in a mobile browser | iPhone and Android app, plus a Chrome extension |
| What you can read | Web pages, texts you upload, its library | Photos of book pages, screenshots, web articles, pasted text |
| Photos and paper books | Not mentioned on its site | Text is read from the photo on the phone |
| Whole-page translation | Click words and phrases | SnapPara: the page with its translation, sentence by sentence |
| Saved words | Flashcards; export from specific books with Premium | Spaced flashcards; export to Anki, Quizlet or a PDF of printable flashcards |
| Price | Free: 10 phrase translations a day. Premium $6/month or $48/year | Free, with short ads |
Readlang details from readlang.com/ as of November 11, 2026; prices and features may have changed since. Readlang is a trademark of its owner; SnapVerbo is not affiliated with it.
When Readlang fits better
- You read mostly on a computer, in the browser.
- You want a ready library of graded texts to choose from.
When SnapVerbo fits better
- You read paper books, or in apps you can only screenshot.
- You want the whole page translated sentence by sentence, not just single words.
- You want your words in Anki without paying.
Questions
- Is there a Readlang app for iPhone or Android?
- Readlang runs in the browser, including a phone's browser. SnapVerbo is an app for iPhone and Android, with the camera and screenshots built in.
- Can I move my words from Readlang to SnapVerbo?
- There is no direct import. Many people keep reading web pages in Readlang and use SnapVerbo for paper books and screenshots.
- Which languages does SnapVerbo read?
- Photos and screenshots in Latin-alphabet languages, Chinese, Japanese and Korean; SnapPara reads 18 languages and translates into many more.