ScreenReader vs VO Starter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScreenReader at 4.2 against VO Starter's 3.5. ScreenReader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). VO Starter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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.
ScreenReader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenReader has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScreenReader's written reviews are positive against 67% of VO Starter's.
ScreenReader ships an update every 8 months, VO Starter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenReader | VO Starter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stichting Appt | Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
ScreenReader
VO Starter
In-app purchases
ScreenReader
No in-app purchases
VO Starter
No in-app purchases
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