Learning Ally Audiobooks vs TacTilesApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Access a vast library of human-read audiobooks, including bestsellers, classics, and textbooks. This app offers interactive learning tools like synced text highlighting, speed control, and note-taking to support students with reading deficits or visual impairments.
- Human-read audiobook library
- Synced text highlighting
- Adjustable playback speed
- Bookmarking
- Note-taking
- Textbook access
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This app provides access to Learning Ally’s library of human-read audiobooks, offering an extensive selection of books students want and need to read, including bestsellers, classic literature and textbooks. Now students have interactive learning tools geared to help them succeed, including: highlighted text synced with the audio narration, speed control, bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking. Learning Ally membership is required to use this app. Learning Ally is for students with dyslexia or other reading deficits who struggle with decoding, fluency or comprehension, who are blind or visually impaired, or who have a physical disability that prohibits them from reading standard print. If you need help getting started with the Learning Ally Audiobook App, please call our Customer Care team at 800-221-4792 or visit LearningAlly.org/Contact-Us to email us.
TacTilesApp
This app employs a multisensory approach to phonological skill development. It teaches English language structure through interactive, touch-based activities designed for effective learning and retention.
- Multisensory learning approach
- Systematic phonological skill instruction
- Interactive touch-and-place units
- Engaging colorful design
- Builds brain connections for retention
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TacTilesApp is a Real Time MultiSensory Tool that uses Systematic Instruction to build Phonological Skills. It teaches how the English Language works through the use of colorful, engaging units which must be touched and placed carefully. This engages multiple senses to create brain connections which stay with the student, more effectively than memorization. If you have any questions or see any issues with TacTilesApp, please email us at info@tactilesapp.org so we can address them as quickly as possible. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TacTilesApp at 100% against Learning Ally Audiobooks's 42%. TacTilesApp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Learning Ally Audiobooks's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and ratings volume (758 vs 9). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Learning Ally Audiobooks is free to download; TacTilesApp costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TacTilesApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learning Ally Audiobooks has 758 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Learning Ally Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 100% of TacTilesApp's.
Learning Ally Audiobooks ships an update every 4 months, TacTilesApp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learning Ally Audiobooks | TacTilesApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (758 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 758 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learning Ally | TacTilesApp |
Customer experience
Learning Ally Audiobooks
TacTilesApp
Bugs and requests
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or access account
- Books fail to download or disappear from library
- Inconsistent performance across different devices
- Syncing issues between mobile and desktop apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add more recent and popular book titles
- Improve audio playback controls and options
- Implement a sleep timer or auto-off feature
- Better integration with other devices and platforms
TacTilesApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Learning Ally Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
TacTilesApp
No in-app purchases
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