Learning Ally Audiobooks vs Scanmarker Reader
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.
Scanmarker Reader
This app digitizes printed text scanned by a pen-shaped device, aiding individuals with reading difficulties. It offers customizable reading experiences, including live reading, speed adjustment, and word highlighting, to enhance fluency and comprehension.
- Scan printed text to digital format
- Live reading while scanning
- Adjustable reading speed
- Highlighting words as they are read
- Read aloud with voice adjustment
- Integrated dictionary for vocabulary building
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Use your Scanmarker Reader to scan any printed text, and it will appear automatically in the Scanmarker Reader app on your screen. Scanmarker Reader is a pen-shaped assistive tool for those with reading difficulties or learning disabilities. Scanmarker Reader facilitates the learning process, with emphasis placed on learning features that can be adapted according to individual preference, such as reading live while scanning or only reading selected words and parts of the text, adjusting the speed of reading and highlighting the words as it reads aloud. Get ready to become a fluent reader for life! What skills can I improve with Scanmarker Reader? - Enhance oral language skills with the read live feature. - Build up your word recognition by viewing the highlighted words as it is reading. - Improve decoding and phonological processing by reading selected words. - Develop automaticity and fluency skills with the speed read feature. - Improve reading comprehension with the read aloud and voice adjusting option. - Boost your vocabulary knowledge with the integrated Dictionary.
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Verdict
Learning Ally Audiobooks and Scanmarker Reader both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Learning Ally Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scanmarker Reader's. Learning Ally Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (757 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Scanmarker Reader's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Learning Ally Audiobooks against 3.3 for Scanmarker Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learning Ally Audiobooks has 757 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Learning Ally Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scanmarker Reader's.
Learning Ally Audiobooks ships an update every 4 months, Scanmarker Reader every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learning Ally Audiobooks | Scanmarker Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (757 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 757 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learning Ally | Topscan ltd. |
Customer experience
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Scanmarker Reader
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
Scanmarker Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Learning Ally Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
Scanmarker Reader
No in-app purchases
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