Independent comparison · checked 25 July 2026
Looking for a Toucan alternative that starts with your words?
Toucan by Babbel automatically replaces words while you browse. Stickly currently works differently: you deliberately translate a word, Stickly saves it, resurfaces it on later pages, and offers a short inline review when it is due.
Add Stickly to Chrome — free Stickly is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Toucan or Babbel.
Automatic substitution
The garden was tranquilo after the rain.
Toucan chooses words to replace inside native-language pages.
Stickly's current loop
- Translate deliberatelySelect the unfamiliar word you actually need.
- Meet it againStickly highlights the saved word on a later page.
- Recall in placeType a short answer when that saved word is due.
Same reading habit. Different learning trigger.
Both ideas bring language learning into everyday browsing. The meaningful difference is who chooses the vocabulary and what happens after the first encounter.
This comparison describes Stickly's released flow. It does not claim automatic word substitution, level-based replacement, or interest-based vocabulary matching.
Browser access should earn your trust.
Stickly needs access on enabled websites so it can detect selected text, find saved words, and show review in the page. That makes clear controls part of the product, not a footnote.
Try the real learning loop before deciding.
- Free
- 10 translations each week
- Activation grace
- Up to 20 before your first saved-word review
- Premium
- No weekly translation limit
The activation grace ends after your first persisted saved-word review. Premium removes the weekly translation limit; normal request-size and safety limits still apply.
Choose a word you want to remember.
Install Stickly, translate deliberately, and see whether meeting the same word again fits how you learn.