Check Readability vs Text Inspector

Check Readability9.0Visit TIText Inspector8.4Visit

Higher score Check Readability #3 in Readability Checkers 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit site

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TI Text Inspector #6 in Readability Checkers 8.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Text Inspector

• Check Readability fits best

  Free browser-based readability checking

• Text Inspector fits best

  English analysis with vocabulary depth and API access

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Side by side

Feature	Check Readability 9.0/10 Visit ↗	TIText Inspector 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Readability Checkers	#6 in Readability Checkers
Best for	Free browser-based readability checking	English analysis with vocabulary depth and API access
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Email	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Check Readability 3/4 · Text Inspector 3/4
Sentence analysis	✓	✓
Clarity recommendations	✓	✓
Browser extension	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Readability formulas	9 formulas (best)	3 formulas
Language support	English	English
Our review
Pros	Nine readability formulas plus a consensus grade level Actionable guidance on sentence length, complexity, and word choice Chrome extension analyzes selected text and full webpages	Combines three named readability formulas with sentence statistics Adds CEFR, lexical diversity, corpus and vocabulary analysis Offers API access for integrating text analysis into applications
Cons	English-language analysis only Chrome extension is specific to the Chrome browser Focused on readability metrics rather than broader editing tools	Analysis is limited to English text The Free plan has a 250-word limit Export and advanced vocabulary tools require paid plans
Our verdict	Check Readability is a free web-based checker for content creators, copywriters, SEO specialists, educators, legal professionals, editors, and researchers. Users can type or paste text into its web editor and receive results from nine… Read the review →	Text Inspector is a web-based English text analysis tool for language educators, exam boards, researchers, material developers and organisations. It evaluates text difficulty, CEFR levels, vocabulary, lexical diversity and readability. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Check Readability — where it wins

  • Nine readability formulas plus a consensus grade level
  • Actionable guidance on sentence length, complexity, and word choice
  • Chrome extension analyzes selected text and full webpages

  Where it doesn't

  • English-language analysis only
  • Chrome extension is specific to the Chrome browser
  • Focused on readability metrics rather than broader editing tools

• Text Inspector — where it wins

  • Combines three named readability formulas with sentence statistics
  • Adds CEFR, lexical diversity, corpus and vocabulary analysis
  • Offers API access for integrating text analysis into applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Analysis is limited to English text
  • The Free plan has a 250-word limit
  • Export and advanced vocabulary tools require paid plans

• Check Readability9.0/10 · Free plan

  A free browser checker combining nine formulas with practical clarity guidance.

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• TIText Inspector8.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A focused English analysis tool with deep vocabulary measures and API access.

  Visit Text InspectorFull verdict →