Comparison

Braille Typing vs Braille Learner

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

Braille Learner

Features
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Braille is an interactive learning app designed to make Braille education accessible, engaging, and truly inclusive. Whether you're visually impaired, a parent, teacher, or someone who simply wants to learn Braille — this app gives you a complete hands-on experience powered by the latest Apple technologies. FEATURES AR Braille Practice: Explore and interact with Braille characters in augmented reality using ARKit. Visualize dot patterns in 3D space and learn through spatial interaction. Haptic Canvas: Feel Braille. A custom haptic canvas simulates the physical sensation of Braille dot patterns directly through your device — no physical materials needed. Text to Braille Scanner: Point your camera at any text and instantly convert it to Braille using on-device OCR powered by the Vision framework. 170+ Braille Characters: Alphabets, numbers, punctuation, contractions, and special signs all in one place. Siri Shortcuts: Launch lessons and access features completely hands-free using your voice. VoiceOver Native: Every screen, label, and interaction was built with VoiceOver from day one. Not patched on — architected around it. Built for visually impaired learners, their families, and educators — especially in regions where physical Braille resources are expensive or hard to find. Learn Braille the way it was meant to be — by feeling it.

Screenshots

Braille Typing4 screens
Braille Learner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Braille Typing at 17.0 against Braille Learner's 26.2. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Braille Typing versus Braille Learner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraille TypingBraille Learner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMycah KrasonGALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

In-app purchases

None

Braille Typing

No in-app purchases

None

Braille Learner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Braille Typing free?
Braille Typing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braille Learner free?
Braille Learner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Braille Typing or Braille Learner have ads?
Neither Braille Typing nor Braille Learner shows ads.

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