Comparison

Lexy vs Bookshare Reader

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

Head to head
About

Lexy

This app uses AI to provide personalized reading and phonics tutoring for children, adapting to their individual learning needs. It offers engaging games and structured lessons designed to make learning fun and effective for students with dyslexia, ADHD, or those simply learning to read.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized tutoring
  • Structured phonics lessons
  • Interactive learning games
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Dyslexia and ADHD-friendly design
  • Multi-sensory learning approach
  • On-device voice recognition
Features
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Is your child struggling with reading? Watching a bright kid dread reading homework is hard. Lexy turns learning to read into phonics games your child will actually ask to play - a patient tutor that listens as they read aloud, adapts to their pace, and celebrates every win. Built for dyslexia, ADHD, and every struggling reader. WHY PARENTS & TEACHERS LOVE LEXY "My dyslexic son actually ASKS to practice!" - Parent "Best IEP intervention tool we've found" - Special Ed Teacher A READING TUTOR THAT GROWS WITH YOUR CHILD Lexy is like having a patient, encouraging tutor who remembers everything: - Lessons get easier or harder based on how your child is doing TODAY - Extra help appears exactly when they need it (like magic!) - Never too fast, never too slow - just right for their pace - Catches tricky patterns before frustration sets in - Gets smarter about what works for YOUR child every week STRUCTURED PHONICS, PROVEN METHODS - 50+ structured phonics lessons, from letter sounds to decodable words and sight words - Orton-Gillingham inspired multisensory learning (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) - 10,000+ word smart dictionary with age-appropriate definitions - Interactive reading games with instant voice feedback - Daily phonics practice sessions personalized to your child - Progress tracking so you can watch reading confidence grow BUILT FOR DYSLEXIC AND NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS - On-device voice recognition hears your child read and coaches pronunciation - ADHD-friendly short, engaging sessions - Dyslexia-friendly fonts and customizable display options - Pacing that respects cognitive load limits MAKES READING PRACTICE FUN, NOT FRUSTRATING - Stunning 3D AR rewards to collect and share - Achievement system that celebrates small wins - Home Screen widgets show daily progress and streaks - Custom Daily Goals adapt to age and skill level - Friendly AI tutor (Lexy) provides personal encouragement - No ads, no distractions - pure learning environment PERFECT FOR: - Struggling readers and kids with dyslexia (ages 5-12) - Parents helping early readers learn to read at home - Teachers and special education professionals - Schools and classrooms (bulk licensing available) - Homeschool families building a daily reading habit - Teens and adults improving literacy skills - English language learners (ESL/EFL) PRIVACY AND SAFETY YOU CAN TRUST - Apple Intelligence: voice processing happens on-device for maximum privacy - COPPA and GDPR Compliant (safe for children under 13) - FERPA Compliant (approved for educational institutions) - Hybrid AI: on-device Apple Intelligence + secure cloud AI for personalization - No third-party tracking or data selling - No ads or intrusive in-app purchase prompts - Family-friendly content with age-appropriate vocabulary AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES - American English - British English - French - German - Spanish START FREE TODAY Two practice sessions free every day. No credit card required. Premium unlocks unlimited practice and the full curriculum - cancel anytime. Download now • Try 50+ phonics lessons Perfect for: Dyslexia • ADHD • Struggling Readers • Homeschool • IEP/504 Plans Join thousands of families who've made reading practice something their kids actually look forward to. Small wins every day add up to real reading confidence. Created by DyslexiaAI - educators and parents building world-class tools for dyslexic and neurodivergent minds. SUPPORT AND RESOURCES Privacy Policy: https://dyslexia.ai/privacy-policy Support Center: https://dyslexia.ai/contact Educator Portal: https://dyslexia.ai/platform Contact Us: support@dyslexia.ai Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bookshare Reader

Access a vast library of ebooks designed for individuals with reading barriers. Enjoy high-quality audio narration and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, colors, and speeds. Continue reading seamlessly from where you left off.

Highlights
  • Access millions of ebooks
  • High-quality audio narration
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Adjustable font size and colors
  • Follow along with highlighted text
  • Offline reading
Features
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Get the official Bookshare Reader app. Access millions of ebooks from Bookshare, the world's largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. Listen to books in high quality audio and customize your reading experience in ways that work for you. Read bestsellers, new releases, textbooks and educational books, children’s books, young adult, mysteries, biographies, and more. Read your way with these customizable features: • Listen to books in high quality audio • Adjust reading speed, font size, and colors • Follow along with highlighted text • Navigate by page and chapter • Stop reading and pick up from your last spot • Download books and read offline To use Bookshare Reader, you must have a Bookshare membership. Learn more by visiting the Bookshare website.

Screenshots

Lexy4 screens
Bookshare Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lexy at 4.5 against Bookshare Reader's 3.3. Lexy also leads on ratings volume (318 vs 68). Bookshare Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Lexy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bookshare Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lexy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 318 and 68 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Lexy's written reviews are positive against 36% of Bookshare Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lexy ships an update every 5 weeks, Bookshare Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lexy versus Bookshare Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexyBookshare Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (318 ratings) — better3.3 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews35.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings318 — better68
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRound Tower Software Studios LimitedBenetech

Customer experience

Lexy

All ratings317 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Bookshare Reader

All ratings68 ratings
Positive51.5%
Neutral13.2%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%

User reviews

Lexy

From 318 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🎤 Microphone works well
  • 💡 Good idea for dyslexia
  • 🌟 Great for older children
  • ✨ Fantastically built app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App glitches on iPhone
  • 🐛 AI learner hardly works
  • 🐛 Constantly says bad WiFi
  • 🐛 Displays error messages
  • 🐛 Cannot hear child speak

Bookshare Reader

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for dyslexic readers
  • 👍 Realistic text-to-speech voices
  • 👍 Offline book downloads
  • 👍 Essential for blind users
  • 👍 Significant improvements made

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Prolonged pauses in speech
  • 🐛 Library not syncing across devices
  • 🐛 Reading lists don't sync
  • 🐛 Progress not saved across devices
  • 🐛 Stuck on copyright page (manga)

Bugs and requests

Lexy

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App glitches on iPhone
  • AI learner not working
  • WiFi error messages
  • Error messages displayed frequently
  • Cannot sign up
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  • 3D rewards freeze screen
  • Calibration issue
  • App crashes
  • Phonetics not working in French
  • Upside down letters
  • Premium pop-up prevents play
  • Microphone not detecting voice
  • Sound takes over a minute to play
  • App freezes phone
  • Premium issues after free trial
  • App won't let user do anything after paying

Requested features

3 requests
  • More time for sounding out words
  • More levels (up to 15)
  • Fix microphone issues for lisp

Bookshare Reader

Reported bugs

42 issues
  • Prolonged pauses in text-to-speech
  • Library not syncing across devices
  • Reading lists not syncing
  • Reading progress not saved across devices
  • Manga stuck on copyright page
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  • Pages disappear during reading
  • Trouble downloading books
  • Frequent app crashes
  • App won't load books
  • App shuts down when typing
  • App crashing repeatedly
  • Books disappearing from library
  • Cannot download added books
  • Search tab closes the app
  • Poor VoiceOver compatibility
  • App crashes on any click
  • Text-to-speech voice change kicks user out
  • Copyright issues preventing audio playback
  • Download errors
  • Playback stops when screen is locked
  • Clunky user interface
  • Picture books not displaying images
  • Unable to play videos from other sources
  • Form controls not coded correctly for VoiceOver
  • Cannot delete searched titles from library
  • App requires screen to be on for reading
  • Blank screen after orientation change
  • Too many bugs and crashes
  • Next chapter fails to load
  • Blank white page after pausing and resuming
  • Table of Contents only shows first few chapters
  • App displays as phone screen on iPad
  • Cannot access reading lists
  • Synthesized speech has limited control
  • Speech randomly cuts off
  • Reading stops if phone ringer is off
  • Pause/Play restarts from chapter beginning
  • Text-to-speech voices do not indicate language
  • Voice selection process is cumbersome
  • No functional stop and start button
  • Limited speaking speed options
  • Paragraph by paragraph reading limitation

Requested features

38 requests
  • Fix prolonged pauses in text-to-speech
  • Sync library across devices
  • Sync reading lists across devices
  • Save reading progress across devices
  • Fix manga page navigation
Show 33 more
  • Fix disappearing pages bug
  • Improve book download reliability
  • Fix app crashes
  • Fix app shutdown when typing
  • Improve VoiceOver compatibility
  • Allow adjustment of speaking rate by specific value
  • Make reading lists accessible
  • Add highlighting for textbooks
  • Improve navigation of Contents menu
  • Highlight current location in Contents menu
  • Include missing video content in textbooks
  • Fix copyright issues for audio playback
  • Allow background playback
  • Add ability to listen to human-narrated audiobooks
  • Add 'Read Now' for periodicals
  • Add VoiceOver gestures for page turning
  • Add percentage of reading completed on mobile devices
  • Make downloaded books tab default on opening app
  • Fix inability to delete searched titles
  • Add 'where am I' feature (page/percentage)
  • Fix blank screen after orientation change
  • Make app accessible for students without teacher assignment
  • Fix next chapter loading issue
  • Fix blank white page after pause
  • Fix incomplete Table of Contents
  • Improve app scaling on iPad
  • Fix inability to access reading lists
  • Allow users to choose which word reader begins reading
  • Fix paragraph by paragraph reading limitation
  • Indicate language for text-to-speech voices
  • Improve voice selection process
  • Add functional stop and start button
  • Increase speed options for text-to-speech

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Lexy

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
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  • Educational Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Family Monthly14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Educational Yearly14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Family Yearly14 Days trial$89.001 Year
  • Educational Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Bookshare Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lexy free?
Lexy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookshare Reader free?
Bookshare Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lexy or Bookshare Reader?
Lexy is rated higher. Lexy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while Bookshare Reader averages 3.3 from 68 ratings.
Do Lexy or Bookshare Reader have ads?
Neither Lexy nor Bookshare Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lexy or Bookshare Reader?
Lexy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bookshare Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lexy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bookshare Reader on October 24, 2026.

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