Comparison

Dyslexia Reader vs Visual Language Builder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Visual Language Builder

This application helps children develop language skills by teaching them how different word types combine to form sentences. It utilizes a visual approach and guided levels to foster sentence construction and unlock future language development.

Highlights
  • Teaches noun and verb combinations
  • Teaches adjective and noun combinations
  • Visual AAC approach
  • Step-by-step guided levels
  • Focuses on sentence construction
  • Supports language advancement
Features
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This app teaches your child how verbs and nouns combine, how adjectives and nouns combine, and more. It's the critical connection your child needs to advance in language. Right now, your child may have nouns, core words ("more", "help", "all done"), sentence frames ("I want ..."), and even some gestalts. That's good but not enough. In the short term, it makes sense to emphasize functional communication. But in the long term, growth is only possible if your child learns how joining words leads to endless possibilities. This app gives your child the key to unlock their future language development, using a Visual AAC plus step-by-step guided levels. We encourage you to try it with your child.

Screenshots

Dyslexia Reader4 screens
Visual Language Builder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Language Builder at 100% against Dyslexia Reader's 50%. Visual Language Builder also leads on price (Free vs $39.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). Dyslexia Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Visual Language Builder is free to download; Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99 up front. Visual Language Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dyslexia Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Language Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dyslexia Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Language Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dyslexia Reader ships an update every 4 months, Visual Language Builder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dyslexia Reader versus Visual Language Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDyslexia ReaderVisual Language Builder
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrathiba SwaminathanSu-Kam Intelligent Education Systems Inc

Customer experience

Dyslexia Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Visual Language Builder

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dyslexia Reader

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Language Builder

One-time1
  • Activate forever$24.99

Questions

Is Dyslexia Reader free?
Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Language Builder free?
Visual Language Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dyslexia Reader or Visual Language Builder?
Visual Language Builder is rated higher. Dyslexia Reader averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Visual Language Builder averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Dyslexia Reader or Visual Language Builder have ads?
Neither Dyslexia Reader nor Visual Language Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dyslexia Reader or Visual Language Builder?
Dyslexia Reader ships an update every 4 months, and Visual Language Builder every 5 days. Most recently, Dyslexia Reader was updated on October 12, 2026 and Visual Language Builder on September 30, 2026.

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