Bonocle Alphabet vs ScreenReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonocle Alphabet
This app offers an interactive way to learn and teach the braille alphabet and numbers in multiple languages. It features voice-over navigation, a guided tutorial, visual descriptions, and a practice section with progress tracking and rewards.
- Learn braille alphabet and numbers
- Multi-language support
- Voice-over navigation
- Guided tutorial
- Practice section
- Progress tracking with trophies
- Group learning with multiple devices
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Learn or teach the braille alphabet and numbers easily using Bonocle. With many features to make the learning experience truly customized to your preference. You can learn on your own, with a friend, parent or in a classroom. Teachers can also use the app to connect with their students in their own way. Features include: 1- Learn alphabet and numbers in any language 2- Navigate the app using voice over 3- A tutorial to guide you through your learning process 4- Visual elements to describe all events happening in app or on Bonocle 5- Localized to support multiple languages for app UI 6- Practice what you learned under the practice section 7- Earn trophies for your progress 8- The connection bar allows connection to multiple Bonocles at once for a group learning experience.
ScreenReader
Master the VoiceOver screen reader with interactive exercises. Learn essential gestures and actions for efficient navigation and text manipulation. This free educational tool helps users become proficient screen reader experts.
- VoiceOver gesture training
- 1-4 finger swipe and tap practice
- VoiceOver action learning
- Navigation by headings and links
- Text copying and selection
- Shortcut learning
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The ScreenReader app contains excersises to learn the VoiceOver screen reader. Learn VoiceOver gestures, such as: - Swiping with 1 finger - Swiping with 2 fingers - Swiping with 3 fingers - Tapping with 1 finger - Tapping with 2 fingers - Tapping with 3 fingers - Tapping with 4 fingers - Shortcuts Learn VoiceOver actions, such as: - Navigate by headings - Navigate by links - Copy text - Paste text - Select text The ScreenReader app is made available for free by the Appt Foundation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bonocle Alphabet at 5.0 against ScreenReader's 4.2. Bonocle Alphabet also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). ScreenReader's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bonocle Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenReader has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bonocle Alphabet ships an update every 2 months, ScreenReader every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonocle Alphabet | ScreenReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bonocle | Stichting Appt |
Customer experience
Bonocle Alphabet
ScreenReader
In-app purchases
Bonocle Alphabet
No in-app purchases
ScreenReader
No in-app purchases
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