Comparisons

How Lector compares.

Honest, side-by-side pages against paid apps and open-source readers. Where they win, where Lector wins, and who should pick which.

Stack

Database, install, and Anki.

	Lector	LingQ	Clozemaster	Lute	LinguaCafe	FreeLingo
Database	SQLite	Cloud	Cloud	Local files	MySQL	Postgres
Install	One Docker Compose file in the repository	Hosted only	Hosted only	pip, Docker, or source	Four Compose services	Compose, Postgres, Redis
Anki	Two-way (beta)	File export	No documented export	One-way AnkiConnect	One-way AnkiConnect	None
Hosted app	Yes. From $5/mo	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes. freelingo.app

See how Lector compares to LingQ on price, reading, cloze practice, Anki sync, and data ownership.

See how Lector compares to Clozemaster on price, reading, cloze practice, Anki sync, and data ownership.

See how Lector compares to Lute on price, reading, cloze practice, Anki sync, and data ownership.

See how Lector compares to LinguaCafe on price, reading, cloze practice, Anki sync, and data ownership.

See how Lector compares to FreeLingo on price, reading, cloze practice, Anki sync, and data ownership.