AbleText vs ScreenReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AbleText
Capture text from photos, enhance readability with color adjustments and adjustable text size. Convert images to digital text that can be read aloud in multiple languages, copied, or shared.
- Photo text capture
- High contrast color options
- Adjustable text size
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Copy and share text
- Digital text conversion
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With AbleText you can take a photo of text from a book or paper with the high quality camera in your iPad. The photo can be manipulated with high contrast colours. Then transform this photo in to digital text. The text size can be made larger or smaller for easy reading. The text can be read out loud in the languages you have on your device. The text can be copied, shared or used in other applications.
ScreenReader
Master the VoiceOver screen reader with interactive exercises. Learn essential gestures and actions for efficient navigation and text manipulation. This free educational tool helps users become proficient screen reader experts.
- VoiceOver gesture training
- 1-4 finger swipe and tap practice
- VoiceOver action learning
- Navigation by headings and links
- Text copying and selection
- Shortcut learning
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The ScreenReader app contains excersises to learn the VoiceOver screen reader. Learn VoiceOver gestures, such as: - Swiping with 1 finger - Swiping with 2 fingers - Swiping with 3 fingers - Tapping with 1 finger - Tapping with 2 fingers - Tapping with 3 fingers - Tapping with 4 fingers - Shortcuts Learn VoiceOver actions, such as: - Navigate by headings - Navigate by links - Copy text - Paste text - Select text The ScreenReader app is made available for free by the Appt Foundation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenReader at 100% against AbleText's 0%. ScreenReader also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). AbleText's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. AbleText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScreenReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScreenReader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenReader has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AbleText's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScreenReader's.
AbleText ships an update every 16 months, ScreenReader every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AbleText | ScreenReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABLECON AS | Stichting Appt |
Customer experience
AbleText
ScreenReader
In-app purchases
AbleText
- Upgrade$54.99
ScreenReader
No in-app purchases
