A Readlang alternative that brings words back.

Read something you love. Translate a word. Meet it again on another website, with a short review when it is due.

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01An article you’re reading

A greener kind of city

The garden is part of a sustainable plan for the neighbourhood.

sustainablenachhaltig

Saved to your words

02Another website, later

Building a better home

The team is looking for sustainable ways to build homes.

Due for review

Remember this word?

Reveal the meaning

sustainable means nachhaltig.

Interactive example · English → GermanIllustrative articles. Words return when they appear in eligible reading. This example does not save a review result.

The difference is what happens next.

Choose Stickly for saved words that return in your browsing. Choose Readlang for its online reader and flashcard routine.

With Stickly

Your vocabulary follows your reading. Look up a word on the original page and save it. When that word appears on another eligible website, Stickly can highlight it and offer a short recall task when it is due.

  • Keep reading on the original website
  • Review a word when it comes up again
  • Use flashcards whenever you want a focused session

With Readlang

Read in the online reader or use the Web Reader on websites. Looked-up vocabulary feeds into spaced-repetition flashcards. It is a good fit if you want a dedicated place for reading and a separate review routine.

  • Online reader and Web Reader
  • Adaptive spaced-repetition flashcards
  • Vocabulary editing and Anki export

Readlang: Features

Stickly vs Readlang at a glance.

Compare where you read and how your vocabulary returns.

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Stickly vs Readlang at a glance. Documented features, checked 14 October 2026.
Your routineSticklyReadlang
Where you readOn the original websitesIn the online reader or Web Reader
When you look up a wordTranslate selected text and save itClick to translate and collect vocabulary
Where you reviewDue words in later webpages; flashcards tooAdaptive spaced-repetition flashcards
Your word collectionEdit your collection and export to AnkiEdit vocabulary and export to Anki
Where it worksDesktop Chrome, Safari on Apple devices; native Apple appsWeb app on desktop, tablet and phone; check Web Reader compatibility

Stickly’s in-page review depends on saved words appearing in eligible text. Browser support and features vary by device.

How Stickly worksReadlang: Features

What does it cost to get started?

Compare the free limits and the full billing period.

Stickly Premium

US$4.99/ month

or US$49 / year

Free: 10 single-word translations per week.

Up to 20 before your first saved-word review.

Premium: no weekly translation limit; phrases and paragraphs too.

Readlang Premium

US$6/ month

or US$48 / year

Free: Unlimited single-word translations.

10 phrase translations per day, up to 6 words each.

Premium: unlimited phrases of up to 12 words and context explanations.

Readlang Premium costs less yearly. Stickly Premium costs less monthly. Choose the workflow you want to keep.

Public USD web prices checked 14 October 2026. Annual subscriptions are billed for the full year. Currency, taxes, app-store prices and offers may vary; the provider’s current checkout governs. Base Premium plans shown. Readlang and LingQ also offer higher-priced Plus plans.

Try it with your next article.

  1. Add Stickly

    Add Stickly to your browser.

  2. Pick a word

    Open an article and translate a useful word.

  3. Keep reading

    Find your saved word in your collection, then keep reading.

  4. Recall it

    When it appears again and is due, try an inline review. Use flashcards if it does not return soon.

A few things worth knowing.

Before you switch, find the answers that matter to your reading.

Does Readlang work on websites too?

Yes. Readlang offers a Web Reader alongside its online reader. The useful difference is what happens after saving: Stickly brings your saved words into later browsing, with inline review when they are due. Readlang documents a reader and spaced-repetition flashcard workflow.

Is Stickly free?

Yes. Free includes 10 single-word translations per week, with up to 20 before your first saved-word review. You can start without an account. Premium removes the weekly translation limit and adds phrase and paragraph translations for US$4.99/month or US$49/year. See the pricing comparison above for the other tools’ free limits.

Can I bring my Readlang vocabulary?

Readlang supports vocabulary export for Anki. Keep an export before changing tools. This comparison does not promise a direct Readlang import into Stickly or a transfer of review history. You can try Stickly with new words while keeping your existing collection.

Do I have to use flashcards?

No. You can review a due word where it appears in your browsing. Seeing a highlight alone does not count as a completed review. Flashcards are useful when you want a focused session or when your saved words do not appear again in what you read.

Will Stickly change every website?

You control selection translation, saved-word highlights and inline practice separately. You can pause them for a tab or a whole website. The extension needs permission to work on a site, and some pages or documents are not supported. A word only resurfaces when it actually appears in eligible text.

Make the next word stick.

Your next article is a good place to start.

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