Dolphin EasyReader vs Bionic Reading®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dolphin EasyReader
This app provides accessible reading for individuals with print disabilities like dyslexia and vision impairments. It connects to global libraries and talking newspaper services, offering customizable text, audio playback, and support for various formats.
- Accessible book libraries
- Talking newspaper access
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Adjustable text size and contrast
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) audio
- Braille display support
- Multiple document format support
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Open a World of Accessible Books EasyReader removes barriers to reading, enabling anyone with a print disability to read independently. Global links to over 50 libraries connects you to millions of titles and empowers you to read in ways that work best for you. EasyReader offers a customisable reading experience and supports a wide range of accessibility needs including dyslexia and vision impairment. Download and read classic literature and bestselling fiction, textbooks and non-fiction, picture books and children’s stories and more. Access magazines, newspapers and periodicals or import files and read clipboard text. It’s easy to customise your reading experience so it suits your own reading needs and preferences. Easy Navigation Browse, download and navigate books easily, whether you read visually, audibly or with braille. You’ll move intuitively through content with EasyReader: skip pages, jump to chapters, add bookmarks and search keywords to find information instantly. Empowering Dyslexic readers: - Choose dyslexia-friendly fonts - Adjust text and background colours - Highlight words and sentences, read along to audio - Modify letter and line spacing, adjust lines visible to reduce distractions - Explore Tools are available to boost study and revision Blind and Partially Sighted readers: EasyReader offers an exceptional experience for readers with vision impairments: - Adjust text size with touchscreen gestures - Choose custom colour contrasts - Read using braille displays - Switch to linear reading mode for screen readers and braille - Access to premium image descriptions available Audio Books & Text-to-Speech (TTS) Listen to narrated audio books and use Text to Speech (TTS) to read books, newspapers and more. Speech synchronises perfectly with on-screen highlights for a perfect read-along experience. - Choose from a selection of reading voices - Adjust reading speed, volume and pronunciation - Adjust sentence and word highlights Read a Range of Formats Choose from the widest range of book and document formats. including DAISY 2 and 3, ePub, MathML, Microsoft Word (DOCX), PDF, HTML and text files. Help & Support The 'Ask a Question’ feature in EasyReader Help offers instant guidance. It uses built-in AI to search user guides, the Knowledge Base and training materials. Step-by-step help is also available on the Dolphin website. Share feedback or report a bug directly in the app to help Dolphin continue improving EasyReader. EasyReader Libraries List Global ABC Global Book Service Bookshare Project Gutenberg Bookshare Google Classroom Google Drive Microsoft Education Microsoft OneDrive UK: Calibre Audio RNIB Bookshare RNIB Newsagent RNIB Reading Services USA & Canada: Bookshare CELA NFB Newsline NLS Bard SQLA Sweden: Inläsningstjänst AB Legimus MTM Taltidningar Europe: Anderslezen (Belgium) ATZ (Germany) Bibliothèque Sonore Romande (Switzerland) Bookshare Ireland (Ireland) Buchknacker (Switzerland) CBB (Netherlands) DZB Lesen (Germany) DZDN (Poland) Eole (France) Getem (Turkey) KDD (Czech Republic) Libro Parlato (Italy) Luetus (Finland) NBH Hamburg (Germany) NCBI Overdrive (Ireland) NLB (Norway) Nota (Denmark) Oogvereniging (Netherlands) Passend Lezen (Netherlands) Pratsam Demo (Finland) SBS (Switzerland) TiBi (Norway) UICI (Italy) Unitas (Switzerland) Vereniging Onbeperkt Lezen (Netherlands) WBH (Germany) Rest of World: av3715 (Russia) Blind Low Vision NZ (New Zealand) ChildVision Online Bookshelf (Ireland) LKF (Russia) NSBS (Suriname) SAPIE (Japan) Sugamya Pustakalaya (India) Vision Australia (Australia) Please note: Library memberships can be set up on their websites, links are provided in-app. Terms of Service (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bionic Reading®
This app enhances reading speed and comprehension by highlighting the most concise parts of words. It offers customizable reading modes to aid users with reading difficulties and improve focus for all.
- Text revision for faster reading
- Customizable reading modes
- Save reading position across platforms
- Bookmarks for favorite pages
- Upload files, text, or websites for conversion
- Export to EPUB, PDF, WORD
- Light and Dark Mode
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All 6 Bionic Reading® Apps are available as a free or a Premium version – 6 for 1 Price. The one and only from Switzerland is a “Life Changer” for Lisa, a “Game Changer” for Tommy and “Absolutely Mind Blowing” for Kelly. Bionic Reading® Faster. Better. More focused. Reading. Bionic Reading® for Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, other platforms and web. We offer you the free version “Discover” and the subscriptions “Premium” and “Premium Plus”. BIONIC READING® IN NUMBERS. • 882+ Million: TikTok search results • 1+ Billion: Mentioned in communities • 233 Countries: Where our users come from • 5.9 Million: Website visitors • 3 Platforms: With viral posts • 50+ Viral posts: From our users Bionic Reading® revises texts in such a way that the most concise parts of the words are highlighted. This guides the eye over the text and the brain remembers words already learned more quickly. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. The Bionic Reading® reading mode can be individually adapted to the needs of all readers. This flexibility allows Bionic Reading® to provide maximum customization for all users. YOU GET. • Save precious time. • Gain advantages. • Learn new things faster. • Expand your knowledge. • Improve your skills. • Noise-free with more focus. • Less distraction. FEATURES. • Download as Word file. • You can now smoothly continue your reading experience with “Bionic Reading® Reader” across platforms, as the last reading position is now saved. • Bookmarks now allow you to mark your favorite pages. • Advanced Bionic Reading® Settings with Part of speech. • Bionic Reading® Reader for your reading experience. • Bionic Reading® Library for your favourites. • Synced content. • Fixation, Sccade, Opacity. • Fixation via Letters or Syllables. • Details. • Colors. • Light Mode. Dark Mode. • Upload File, Text or Website, convert and read in the Apps. • File Conversion. • Text Conversion. • Website Conversion. • Send to Amazon® Kindle. • Download as EPUB, PDF, WORD. • Carefully selected Fonts. • Designed for the Latin alphabet. +15% HAVE READING DIFFICULTIES. More than 15% of the population has great difficulty reading and understanding texts (ADHD, dyslexia). We have received feedback from people with ADHD that thanks to Bionic Reading® they immediately understood the content of various texts the first time they read them, which was impossible without Bionic Reading®. COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. Jessica: “Having ADHD and processing issues means that I read very slow because my brain can’t focus on the words enough to both read them and process what they mean at a decent pace. Using Bionic Reading® has allowed me to feel functional and productive when I’m reading something lengthy – it’s such a GAME CHANGER!” Lisa: “I have not read fiction for 20 years. I read what I have to read. It almost hurts my brain to read regular type. But now I will be reading fiction again! Bionic Reading® works for me and I can read 2–3 times faster! AMAZING! This is a LIFE CHANGER! Thank You!” Patrick: “OK, Bionic Reading® is the real deal. I already read quickly and this doubled it.” Reaction from Daniel: “Holy smokes you’re not kidding!” Carla: “WOW! I could read quickly and fluently using Bionic Reading®. Doing this helped me understand the context of the paragraph much better than when I have to squint and focus on each word, which tires me out and I lose focus. Bionic Reading® is brilliant!” Nestor: “Your tool is gorgeous, It’s helping me a lot. My sight is reduced because one of my transplanted corneas has become opaque and Bionic Reading® is helping me a lot to read easier and comprehend faster.” TYPOGRAPHY. DESIGN. SWITZERLAND. With over 26 years of experience in typography, we know how important it is to get text right. It’s the small details that matter enormously to make you read better. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR BIONIC READING®. • German Innovation Award 2023: Gold (highest distinction) • German Design Award 2023: Gold (highest distinction)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dolphin EasyReader at 4.0 against Bionic Reading®'s 2.4. Dolphin EasyReader also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (35% vs 26%). Bionic Reading®'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dolphin EasyReader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bionic Reading® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dolphin EasyReader holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 151 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Dolphin EasyReader's written reviews are positive against 26% of Bionic Reading®'s.
Dolphin EasyReader ships an update every 2 months, Bionic Reading® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dolphin EasyReader | Bionic Reading® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (123 ratings) — better | 2.4 (151 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 | 151 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #139 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dolphin Computer Access Ltd | Bionic Reading AG |
Customer experience
Dolphin EasyReader
Bionic Reading®
Bugs and requests
Dolphin EasyReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bionic Reading®
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Subscription issues (unable to upgrade, cancel, or get refunds)
- Conversion errors and failed file uploads
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate with more platforms (Kindle, web browser)
- Offer one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Improve customer support and communication
In-app purchases
Dolphin EasyReader
- Premium Personal Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Personal Annual$49.991 Year
Bionic Reading®
- Bionic Reading® Premium$2.951 Month
- Bionic Reading® Premium Plus$12.991 Month
- Bionic Reading® Premium$30.491 Year
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- Bionic Reading® Premium Plus$128.991 Year
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