Comparison

Braille Typing vs VO Starter

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

Head to head
About

Braille Typing

This application guides users in learning Braille typing on their mobile devices. It covers letters, punctuation, and numbers, offering a practical way to learn Braille through finger mappings. The training aims to equip users with the skills to compose accurate Braille sentences.

Highlights
  • Learn Braille typing
  • Covers letters, punctuation, and numbers
  • Progressive lessons
  • Uses phone's built-in Braille keyboard
  • Learn Braille through finger mappings
Features
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Braille Typing — Learn the braille keyboard built into your iPhone Your iPhone already has a braille keyboard. Almost nobody knows how to use it. Let's fix that. Braille Typing teaches you to type with Braille Screen Input — the six-dot keyboard hiding inside VoiceOver — one letter at a time, until you're writing as fast as you think. No hardware to buy. No cables. Just your phone, your fingers, and a course that meets you exactly where you are. HOW IT WORKS Two new characters per lesson, with everything you've learned carried forward. Each lesson opens by teaching you to recognise the new dots, then hands you the keyboard to actually type them. You move on when you've genuinely got it — not after a fixed number of tries, but when your recent answers say you're ready. Every character you learn goes into Daily Review, a spaced-repetition system that brings things back right before you'd forget them. Miss one and it comes back sooner. Nail it and it stays away longer. That's how it sticks. THE COURSE Letters — the whole alphabet, plus capitals and your first common words Punctuation — because sentences need it Numbers — and your Grade 1 Graduation: from here you can write anything in uncontracted braille Then the contractions that make braille fast: Word Signs, Group Signs, Initial Letter Word Signs, Final Letter Group Signs, and Short Form Words MORE WAYS TO PRACTISE Tricky Pairs — d or f? e or i? Train the dots that mirror each other Dictation — hear it, type it: missing letters, whole words, numbers, sentences Speed Sprint — sixty seconds, how many can you type? Beat your best Contraction Choices — learn the rules for when a contraction is (and isn't) the right call The Two Lighthouses — a story that unlocks one chapter at a time as you finish each section, with a line from each chapter to type yourself BUILT FOR VOICEOVER, FROM THE FIRST TAP This isn't an app with accessibility bolted on. It was designed for people who use VoiceOver, by someone who tested every screen with it. Every prompt is spoken. Every answer is confirmed with a sound and a haptic you feel before you hear it. Progress is announced, not just drawn. And the setup walkthrough gets you into the braille keyboard in about a minute — including a live typing check that tells you if your dots are mirrored, before your first lesson. Sighted? A teacher, a parent, someone who's just curious? Everything works with VoiceOver off too — every braille cell is drawn on screen so you can see the pattern as well as the numbers. WHAT'S FREE, FOREVER Everything through Grade 1: every letter, number, and punctuation mark. Daily Review. The placement test. Your progress. No trial, no countdown, and it will never move behind a purchase later. Pro unlocks the five contraction categories, the extra practice activities, and the story. One-time purchase, or annual — your choice. $29.99 One-time purchase $14.99 Annual Privacy Policy and Terms of use: https://brailletyping.com/privacy-terms.html Your place in the course follows your iCloud account, so a new phone or a reinstall picks up right where you left off. Learn to type braille the way you'd want to be taught. Start today.

About

VO Starter

This app offers a step-by-step guide to help new blind and visually impaired iOS users learn to navigate their devices using VoiceOver, Apple's built-in screen reader. Lessons are designed to be quick and easy to understand, making the learning process manageable.

Highlights
  • VoiceOver training
  • Step-by-step iOS guide
  • Quick and easy lessons
  • For blind users
  • For visually impaired users
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VO Starter teaches new blind and visually impaired iOS users how to use their device with Apple's built in screen reader, VoiceOver. Learning a new device can be challenging, and learning a new device and a new screen reader can take time and patience. VO Starter provides a step by step guide to learn to use the iPhone, while keeping lessons quick, and easy to learn.

Screenshots

Braille Typing4 screens
VO Starter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Braille Typing at 4.7 against VO Starter's 4.3. Braille Typing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). VO Starter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Braille Typing holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Braille Typing's written reviews are positive against 67% of VO Starter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Braille Typing ships an update every 6 weeks, VO Starter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Braille Typing versus VO Starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraille TypingVO Starter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMycah KrasonTechopolis Online Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Braille Typing

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VO Starter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Braille Typing

No in-app purchases

None

VO Starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braille Typing free?
Braille Typing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VO Starter free?
VO Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Braille Typing or VO Starter?
Braille Typing is rated higher. Braille Typing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while VO Starter averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Braille Typing or VO Starter have ads?
Neither Braille Typing nor VO Starter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Braille Typing or VO Starter?
Braille Typing ships an update every 6 weeks, and VO Starter every 2 days. Most recently, Braille Typing was updated on October 27, 2026 and VO Starter on October 24, 2026.

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