Best Relay Reader alternatives: apps like Relay Reader

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Whether you want more options like Relay Reader or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 10+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Top Alternatives to Relay Reader

MAP Reading Fluency Testing by NWEA

Student test application

Editor's Choice

3.0(30 ratings)

Free

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This application enables K-5 students to take reading fluency assessments on an iPad. It measures oral reading fluency, foundational skills, and reading comprehension in a single, adaptive test. Teachers benefit from quick, automatic scoring and group testing capabilities.

English Sentence Listen & Make by Chandrika Dalwadi

9700 English Sentences Learn

Strong Contender

4.9(42 ratings)

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Enhance your English skills with a comprehensive app focused on sentence building, listening, and pronunciation. Practice with over 9,700 sentences, track your progress, and improve grammar through interactive exercises.

Bookshare Reader by Benetech

Read and listen to books

Worth Considering

Digital books for learning

3.3😐(67 ratings)

Free

Access a vast library of ebooks designed for individuals with reading barriers. Enjoy high-quality audio narration and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, colors, and speeds. Continue reading seamlessly from where you left off.

What We Love

👍 Great for dyslexic readers
👍 Realistic text-to-speech voices
👍 Offline book downloads
👍 Essential for blind users
👍 Significant improvements made
👍 Accessible tech development
👍 Awesome opportunity for print disabilities
👍 Background play works great
👍 Easier to listen to books
👍 Works well with Braille display
👍 Mobile app is easier
👍 Good interface for VI son
👍 Great app for reading Bookshare books
👍 Easy to read and listen
👍 Instant access to books on multiple devices
👍 Don't have to download every book

Room to Improve

🐛 Prolonged pauses in speech
🐛 Library not syncing across devices
🐛 Reading lists don't sync
🐛 Progress not saved across devices
🐛 Stuck on copyright page (manga)
🐛 Pages disappear while reading
🐛 Trouble downloading books
🐛 App crashes frequently
🐛 Cannot read books from app
🐛 App won't load books
🐛 App shuts down when typing
🐛 App crashing repeatedly
🐛 Books disappeared
🐛 Cannot download added books
🐛 Search closes the app
🐛 Barely works with VoiceOver
🐛 App crashes on click
🐛 Kicked out when changing TTS voice
🐛 Copyright issues preventing audio playback
🐛 Download errors
🐛 Playback stops when screen is locked
🐛 Clunky user experience
🐛 Picture books not populating with pictures
🐛 Unable to play videos
🐛 Form controls nonexistent for VoiceOver
🐛 Cannot delete searched titles
🐛 App forces to stay open while reading
🐛 Not accessible for login
🐛 Blank screen after orientation change
🐛 Too many bugs
🐛 No permission to download/read without teacher assignment
🐛 Next chapter won't load
🐛 Blank white page after pause
🐛 Table of Contents incomplete
🐛 App looks like phone screen on iPad
🐛 Cannot access reading lists
🐛 Synthesized speech not as controllable
🐛 Speech cuts off randomly
🐛 Only works if phone ringer is on
🐛 Restart from beginning of chapter on pause/play
🐛 Voices don't indicate language
🐛 Cannot select voice easily
🐛 Paragraph by paragraph reading only
🐛 Unusable due to no stop/start button
🐛 Limited speed options

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