Readlang vs Lattuce Learner — extension reader or household Lingo?
Readlang vs Lattuce Learner — browser extension convenience versus household reading, SRS, and Writer on lingo.lattuce.app.
Readlang is a browser extension that turns any web page into a graded reader — click words, save flashcards, review later. Lattuce Learner (Lingo at lingo.lattuce.app) is a full reading workspace on your Lattuce account: import articles, books, YouTube captions, and vocabulary review beside Writer and Study.
In short: pick Readlang for frictionless browsing on arbitrary sites. Pick Lattuce Learner when reading should live on the same household account as your research.
Quick comparison
| Readlang | Lattuce Learner (Lingo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Extension reader on any webpage | Reading + SRS on lattuce.app |
| Setup | Install extension; browse | Sign in; import or paste text |
| Tap to save words | On any supported page | In Learner reader |
| Spaced repetition | Built-in flashcards | Review queue + Strand/Link/Lattice tiers |
| YouTube / books | Limited vs dedicated importers | YouTube captions, EPUB, paste, URL |
| Research papers | Not integrated | Writer bridge — guide |
| Where data lives | Readlang cloud | Your Lattuce household at lattuce.app |
| Mobile | Browser-dependent | Web-first at lingo.lattuce.app |
When to use which
| Choose Readlang when… | Choose Lattuce Learner when… |
|---|---|
| You read random sites daily in Chrome | You import a curated reading list |
| Extension workflow is enough | Household shares vocabulary on one account |
| You do not need Writer or Study | Thesis author also learns the paper’s source language |
| Subscription for hosted flashcards is fine | You already pay for Lattuce household features |
What Readlang still wins
- Zero import step on pages you already browse
- Mature extension UX on desktop browsers
- Fast start — no separate “lesson” object to create
- Works on sites Learner will never officially support
What Lattuce Learner wins
- YouTube and book imports with caption cloze — YouTube guide
- Strand → Link → Lattice vocabulary tiers — not just known/unknown
- Community library — publish and browse lessons (guide)
- Same account as Writer — bilingual thesis labs read MS news and write EN chapters
- Household scope — parents and students on one lattuce.app account
Bottom line
Readlang optimises convenience while surfing the web. Lattuce Learner optimises durable reading projects tied to your household corpus — especially when language learning sits beside academic work.
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