# Braille Academy: Play & Learn — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Braille Academy by Xiang Dong, rated 4.90/5 from 1,632 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/braille-academy-play-and-learn/id1561530189/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/braille-academy-play-and-learn/id1561530189.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,454 · 4★ 127 · 3★ 43 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (15 of 72) ### 5/5 — ICI *2025-08-20, version 2.4.1* Brilliant ### 4/5 — Great app, wish there were some additional chapters for more comprehensive learning *2025-07-11, version 2.4.1* This is a great app to learn braille, and the most fun/approachable way I’ve found so far. I even got the premium version to unlock all the levels, which is rare for me. Still, I wish there was writing practice, instead of just reading. I also wish there were additional chapters with full sentences, which would no longer be about learning new signs/letters but rather straight reading practice. ### 5/5 — Great app for learning braille *2025-05-18* Best ever concept..Thanks ### 5/5 — Amazing Braille Learning *2025-04-25, version 2.4.1* This is such an amazing app. It helps me to learn and it helps me to practice. It has given me a hobby! I may only be at grade 1 but it’s free and helpful and a really great way to learn! ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2025-03-29, version 2.4.1* I’ve been interested in Braille since a kid. I’m using the app partly for the fun of it, for the challenge of learning, and because my girlfriend is blind. I’m loving the app! ### 5/5 — Works *2025-03-12, version 2.4.1* It really works well ### 5/5 — Fixed *2025-01-22, version 2.4.1* Within a couple weeks of not being able to buy the full version, the app is fixed. Thank you! I learned the initial alphabet in 2-3 hrs with this app. I’m hoping I can learn the contractions just as fast. It’s been slow memorizing only using UEB online. ### 5/5 — Braille review from Mani *2025-01-15* Great to learn ### 4/5 — Great but, *2024-08-08, version 2.4.0* I love this app, it helped me learn the letters of braille really well! However, to learn the rest of braille you need premium so you can learn numbers, symbols, etc. Premium this only $4 which is good, (please make numbers free) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2024-06-13, version 2.4.0* Really amazing app. As someone who learns by repetition this app is perfect for me. The only downside I would say is the randomness of letters in some of the lessons. Sometimes I’ll let hit by 3 or 4 letters in a row. Perhaps they can be spaced out a little more. But a slight nitpick on a great app. Need more devs like you 🙌 ### 4/5 — Great app *2024-05-26, version 2.4.0* I really like that there are like no ads and this app makes it easier to learn brail. ### 4/5 — Nice to learn *2024-05-11, version 2.4.0* I got the app for fun and I love it ### 5/5 — great app! *2024-05-08, version 2.4.0* iam using this app to learn braille because my 9year old sister is on the thin line of becoming legally blind. i want to be able to help her because she means the world to me:) ### 5/5 — THIS IS THE BEST LEARNING GAME EVER *2024-03-28, version 2.4.0* I said that I was going to learn braille this week and next week and I think i can do it. ### 4/5 — Thank you and your amazing app *2024-03-20, version 2.4.0* I like that it is on a device and it helps me learn braille. Thank you. :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — good concept - not great execution *2024-01-25, version 2.4.0* why in the world would you make an app for blind people learning braille that has a keyboard with TINY letters in low contrast colors? when you go to all the caps option all the letters turn a light /medium gray that does not contrast well with the background making it even harder to see. so frustrating for someone with low vision. can you PLEASE increase the font size or give an option to do so in the settings? especially for premium paying members thank you. ### 2/5 — Нет Брайля на русском *2021-09-10* Разработчики сделайте смену языка на русский ### 3/5 — Great app *2026-01-05, version 2.4.1* It’s a great app for passing a time and you can learn a lot. It has a lot of chapters to know every grade of braille as well. ### 3/5 — Can’t purchase *2025-01-12* Update: very quick developer response, stoked for this to be fixed Will change review when I’m able to purchase, app crashes every time I try to purchase it. **Developer response:** Hi friend, this bug is caused by the new version of iOS and we are in the process of fixing it in all our apps. Once an update is available please update Braille Academy and the in-app purchase should be available again. Sorry for the inconvenience. ### 3/5 — Money *2023-08-11, version 2.4.0* Helpful but you have to pay to learn anything beyond the basic alphabet. ### 3/5 — Brilliant but some aspects paid *2022-08-27, version 2.2.1* Thought it was brilliant but had to pay for most things besides the alphabet. Otherwise very good at drip feeding new letters to learn. ### 3/5 — ok *2022-03-09, version 2.2.1* It’s not for blind people ### 4/5 — Great app and developer *2026-04-09, version 2.4.1* I love this developer’s work and support them by purchasing in-app upgrades. I LOVE Morsemania and this app is almost as good. Naturally it can only teach you to recognize the patterns visually, which defeats the purpose of braille, but that’s nobody’s fault. As an introduction to the system, this is really good. And I love the look of this app. The design of this bs Morsemania is like buying a new car- same model but the latest version. It looks sleeker and up to date. Only issue is that it doesn’t have all the features that Morsemania has, even after upgrading. The Explore section doesn’t allow you to set up a custom practice. The setting don’t allow you to increase the difficulty if practice via shorter response times or more rapid fire flashcards. Morsemania also allows you to turn off the individual letter progress rings so that you truly don’t know what’s coming next. Lastly, there is now write section equivalent to the Send section in Morsemania. I am curious to look into taking a real course in Braille Transcriber Certification and this app has the potential to be a good introduction to that. Maybe practice writing words and abbreviations. After completing Morsemania, I found that my pattern memorization was sharply honed and I learned the Braille forms in an hour. All the more shame that there isn’t more to this app. This app is still worth buying. I just wish it were as fully developed as Morsemania. ### 4/5 — Adapting this app for the totally blind *2026-03-12, version 2.4.1* It is a very good app, but it may be more helpful for those who are new to learning braille and who have no vision Ideally this app would be helpful for those who actually need to know braille to support them in the daily lives It is a very good app but would be better with more additional features Great work ### 4/5 — Keyboard *2025-10-23, version 2.4.1* Needs keyboard support ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing app definitely recommend *2026-08-17, version 2.4.1* As someone that has a 50/50 chance of being blind in the future this app is priceless ### 5/5 — Loved it *2026-07-23, version 2.4.1* Amazing interactive app. Totally worth the purchase. ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2026-07-09, version 2.4.1* The chapters seem long, but the repetitiveness helps it stick! ### 5/5 — Visual BrailleAcademy *2026-06-02, version 2.4.1* This is great. Already completed chapter two. It really would be nice if I would come to learn of the person who lead me to the wanting to know more beside the meshapotmia not spelling it right but it was way back then In the days. Still in search of the devices and the books. The information I got online seem legit, it’s just the judgement ones who are in the quack quack of what I am not. Like this email. It’s suppose to be half of mine you know. I have an account that was recently created and my it’s a uninstalling game,. High amount how can I get it back? Could that happen. I never did get into any other account of mine and damn. Back to subject.Morse mania lip reading maritime and chat are also good ones ### 5/5 — Braille Academy *2026-05-21, version 2.4.1* It good But in all seriousness it is good, and has a good message behind it. It’s meant to help learn braille which is good for including all people whether they’re blind or not ### 5/5 — Really useful *2026-05-15, version 2.4.1* It’s a fairly basic flash card style app, but the staging and guide made it surprisingly quick to learn. Really good but no frills ### 5/5 — Helping a friend *2026-05-15, version 2.4.1* Im learning to read braille to he a good friend hes blind and i hve to make labels the machine i useis slower then a couple of his slates hes teaching me on ### 5/5 — great *2026-03-07, version 2.4.1* Great app. Makes learning braille easy and fun. One wish…add the option of using a braille keyboard. Thanks for a wonderful app. ### 5/5 — ⠑⠭⠑⠇⠇⠑⠝⠞! *2025-10-15, version 2.4.1* Super easy to catch on. I'm new to braille. Like the training pedagogy. ### 5/5 — Learning made fun! *2025-08-22, version 2.4.1* I’ve given this app 20 min, and I already feel accomplished. It’s a great way to learn! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*