Dyslexia Reader vs AAT Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dyslexia Reader
This reading app provides engaging stories and evidence-based support for children with dyslexia, enabling independent reading. It offers helpful hints, vocabulary expansion, and tools to improve comprehension and reduce reading stress.
- Import PDFs and photos of books
- Downloadable stories for all reading levels
- Hint system for difficult words
- Sentence and word view modes
- Plain-text and focus line highlighting
- Finger-reading tracking
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Dyslexia Reader by MDA is a reading app that offers exciting stories and evidence-based support to kids of all ages. It is a great tool that enables kids with dyslexia to read independently. The app can be a kid’s reading buddy, providing hints and help every step of the way. It’s a fun way to expand their vocabulary while they discover the joy of reading. With Dyslexia Reader by MDA, students can read their textbooks by importing PDFs or taking photos of the books. This promotes reading comprehension resulting in better academic performance. A clean, distraction-free interface packed with rich features that can be used in tandem with other strategies for providing reading assistance to struggling readers. If you want to try Dyslexia Reader by MDA - Lifetime before purchasing, you can download the Dyslexia Reader by MDA app and try it free for 14 days. Why use Dyslexia Reader by MDA? + Use books you already have Use any age-appropriate books. You do not need any special PDFs or web resources and can add a page by simply capturing an image with text in it. Several pages can also be added at the same time. + Download exciting stories Download stories for all reading levels from within the app. The compelling stories with captivating images motivate young children to read. + Hints to encourage reading When the child finds it difficult to read a particular word, they can tap the Hint button. This ensures that the child is not discouraged by a new or seemingly difficult word. Additionally, the use of Hints will also stimulate phonemic and conceptual understanding. A variety of Hints available on the app are - - Rhyming words and images - Word family hints - Hints for starting, middle and end blends + Builds comprehension skills The Build feature helps in parsing the sentences in the text and focusing on the smaller syntactic units. This enables children to comprehend the text more effectively. + Promotes stress-free reading There are three different reader views on the app. - Page view shows the entire page - Sentence view shows only one sentence at a time - Word view shows just one word + Promotes distraction-free reading - Use Plain-text mode to remove background images to show only bare text - The Focus button highlights a single line on the page which contains the current word to read. This maintains the child's visual focus on the highlighted word, and helps avoid visual overstimulation. + Enables finger-reading The pencil icon on the reading page helps track the words they are reading.This lowers convergence difficulties while aiding hand-eye coordination. The pointer can be easily re-positioned by double-tapping the new word. + Key features - Download exciting books from within the app - No active internet connection required after download - Import a PDF document quickly to your library - Share your already-reviewed pages with other MDA Dyslexia Reader users - Easy-to-customize settings - Seamless keyboard integration for reviewing - User-friendly buttons for simple understanding - Prompt support on mail and chat - Real-life text analysis - High-quality text-to-speech feature - Screen-masking to aid focusing - Synchronized highlighting of text - Hints available as rhyming words and images - Colored overlays to assist readers with Irlen Syndrome - Breaking down words into syllables - Word families based on syllables - Configurable speed and progress - Independent and assisted user flows Dyslexia Reader by MDA is developed by Madras Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia Reader by MDA is based on 20+ years of research carried out by the reputed Madras Dyslexia Association. Download Dyslexia Reader by MDA now and enable your child to get better at reading, while they read independently. We're always excited to hear from you! If you have any query or feedback, please email us at support@samartya.com
AAT Plus
This tool offers a comprehensive suite of screeners and assessments for articulation, including quick screeners, full assessments, sentence-level tests, and stimulability tests. It is designed to aid in evaluating speech sound production.
- Quick screener
- Full assessment
- Sentence level assessment
- R Screener
- Stimulability tests
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Elevate your speech therapy practice with the Articulation Assessment Toolkit Plus (AAT Plus)—the most comprehensive, dynamic, and intuitive criterion-referenced articulation assessment designed specifically for Speech-Language Pathologists. Whether you are determining baselines, monitoring progress, or writing highly targeted IEP goals, the AAT Plus transforms complex speech sound data into clear, actionable clinical insights. Moving far beyond simple raw scores, this tool provides a multi-dimensional analysis of your student's speech sound production, right from your iPad. KEY CLINICAL FEATURES Comprehensive Assessment Modules Quick Consonant Screener: Rapidly assess all English consonants in initial, medial, and final positions. Full Assessment: Evaluate all consonants plus a comprehensive Vowels Analysis (Singletons, Diphthongs, Tongue Advancement/Height, and Lip Rounding). Specialized R-Screener: Tackle the complex /r/ phoneme with a dedicated module targeting prevocalic /r/, vocalic /r/ (ar, er, ear, etc.), and R-blends. Features specialized visual badging for distortions ("dis") and gliding ("gl"). Sentence Screener: Evaluate connected speech to identify coarticulation errors and patterns that only appear in continuous dialogue. Advanced Analytics Dashboard Instantly view detailed color-coded breakdowns of your student's speech sound breakdown across six critical categories: Position in Word: Initial, Medial, and Final. Manner of Articulation: Fricatives, Plosives, Nasals, Glides, etc. Place of Articulation: Bilabial, Alveolar, Velar, Palatal, etc. Voicing Features: Differentiates voiced vs. voiceless consonant accuracy. Word-Level Breakdown: A complete phonetic transcript of target words, highlighted errors, and clinical notes. Error Types & Phonological Processes: Automatically identifies active error patterns (e.g., Final Consonant Deletion, Cluster Reduction) and provides built-in developmental suppression ages. Dynamic Stimulability Testing Automatically imports all missed targets from your assessment into an interactive stimulability dashboard. Test isolated sounds and specific word positions with built-in auditory/visual modeling prompts. Watch target statuses update in real-time (Untested, Stimulable, Not Stimulable) to effortlessly select your next therapy targets. Developmental Sound Profile Instantly overlay your student's assessment data onto standard developmental acquisition norms (adapted from Sander, 1972). Perfect for parent consultations to visually demonstrate whether an error is developmentally appropriate or requires intervention. Professional Reporting & Exporting Generate beautiful, multi-page PDF clinical reports with a single tap. Capture subjective Intelligibility Ratings (Single Word & Conversational) via intuitive sliders. Add custom clinical recommendations directly to the final report. Seamlessly share via Apple AirPrint, Email, or export directly to the Smarty Ears Therapy Report Center (TRC). Why SLPs Love AAT Plus: While standardized tests are required for initial eligibility, the AAT Plus is your essential companion for functional treatment planning. Because it is a criterion-referenced tool, you can use it continuously for progress monitoring, dynamic assessment, and baselining without the validity restrictions of standardized tests. Empower your clinical decision-making and streamline your report writing with the AAT Plus!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AAT Plus at 100% against Dyslexia Reader's 50%. AAT Plus also leads on price (Free vs $39.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Dyslexia Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
AAT Plus is free to download; Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99 up front. AAT Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Dyslexia Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
AAT Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dyslexia Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of AAT Plus's.
Dyslexia Reader ships an update every 4 months, AAT Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dyslexia Reader | AAT Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prathiba Swaminathan | Smarty Ears |
Customer experience
Dyslexia Reader
AAT Plus
In-app purchases
Dyslexia Reader
No in-app purchases
AAT Plus
- Monthly Unlimited Testing$5.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited Tests$37.991 Year
- Purchase 5 tests$5.99
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