Comparison

Dyslexia Reader vs Sarvamula

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

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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

Sarvamula

Access the complete works of Sri Madhvacharya offline. Explore 38 texts organized by prasthana, with support for eight scripts and powerful Sanskrit search. Features include verse-commentary layout and research tools for concepts and citations.

Highlights
  • Offline access to 38 works
  • Support for eight scripts
  • Verse-and-commentary layout
  • Powerful Sanskrit search
  • Concept locator and citation index
  • Adjustable reading size
Features
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Sarvamula is a complete, offline reader of the Sarvamula-grantha — the entire body of works of Sri Madhvacharya (Anandatirtha), founder of the Dvaita (Tattvavada) school of Vedanta. All 38 works in one app, organized by prasthana: • Gita-prasthana — Gita-bhashya, Gita-tatparya • Sutra-prasthana — Brahmasutra-bhashya, Anuvyakhyana, Nyaya-vivarana, Anubhashya • Upanishad-prasthana — bhashyas on the principal Upanishads • Prakarana works — Vishnu-tattva-vinirnaya, Tattva-viveka, Mayavada-khandana, Tattva-sankhyana and the rest • Stotra, Itihasa, Purana and Acara works FEATURES • Eight scripts — read any text in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali or Gujarati, and switch instantly. • Verse-and-commentary layout — mula verses and Madhva's bhashya are clearly structured, with pramana (scriptural citation) blocks set apart. • Powerful Sanskrit search — full-text search across all 38 works or scoped to a single grantha, with vowel-aware matching and highlighted results. • Anusandhana research tools — a concept locator that shows everywhere Madhva treats a concept (taratamya, bheda, moksha, bimba-pratibimba and more) across the whole corpus, plus a citation index of the sources he quotes. • Adjustable reading size and a clean, distraction-free interface. • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking, no internet needed. The entire corpus lives on your device. Built for students, scholars, and devotees of the Madhva (Tattvavada) tradition.

Screenshots

Dyslexia Reader4 screens
Sarvamula4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sarvamula at Free against Dyslexia Reader's $39.99. Sarvamula also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sarvamula is free to download; Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sarvamula holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dyslexia Reader ships an update every 4 months, Sarvamula weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dyslexia Reader versus Sarvamula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDyslexia ReaderSarvamula
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrathiba SwaminathanPrathosh AP

Customer experience

Dyslexia Reader

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

Sarvamula

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dyslexia Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Sarvamula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dyslexia Reader free?
Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sarvamula free?
Sarvamula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dyslexia Reader or Sarvamula?
Sarvamula is rated higher. Dyslexia Reader averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sarvamula averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dyslexia Reader or Sarvamula have ads?
Neither Dyslexia Reader nor Sarvamula shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dyslexia Reader or Sarvamula?
Dyslexia Reader ships an update every 4 months, and Sarvamula weekly. Most recently, Dyslexia Reader was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sarvamula on October 11, 2026.

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