taihaa vs LingQ: free reading without a word cap

Both apps start from the same idea: read a real text, look up the words that stop you, and meet them again later. The difference that shows up on day one is the free plan.

The free plan, side by side

What you get in taihaa

• Free, no card. Unlimited saved words and imported lessons.
• Import pasted text, .txt, PDF, EPUB, or a public article URL.
• Eight languages: Cantonese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish.
• Jyutping for Cantonese, pinyin for Mandarin, romanization for Korean, and furigana with romaji for Japanese.
• Tap one word at a time for an English translation, then save it with its sentence.
• Review at the end of each lesson, with the original sentence, plus a Match 4 game and a Daily word puzzle.

Who should try taihaa

• You hit a saved-word limit in your first lesson and want to keep reading.
• You bring your own articles, PDFs, or EPUB chapters and do not want an import cap.
• You study Cantonese and want Jyutping, or Japanese and want furigana with romaji.
• You want a quiet reader that stays on one text instead of a busy dashboard.