ScreenReader vs Your VCB
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.
Your VCB
Access the latest news, tech tips, and tutorials from a leading training center for the blind. Get audio and video training samples, listen to podcasts, and connect with staff directly. Receive instant alerts for new content and announcements.
- Latest news and reviews
- Tech tips and tutorials
- Audio and video training samples
- Support Staff Podcast access
- Direct staff contact (phone, iMessage, email)
- Instant alerts for new content
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The central valley's premiere training center for the blind in Bakersfield and Kern County. VCB is everything we offer online via our website in the palm of your hands! The latest news, reviews, tech tips and tutorials. Audio and Video training samples, access to the Support Staff Podcast, and quick access to our staff via phone, iMessage, email and more! When we release a podcast, training video or audio or announce something big, you'll be the first to know via alerts straight to your device. (Requires enabling of Notifications).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenReader at 100% against Your VCB's 0%. ScreenReader also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Your VCB's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenReader has 12 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Your VCB's.
ScreenReader ships an update every 8 months, Your VCB monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenReader | Your VCB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stichting Appt | Commtech USA LLC |
Customer experience
ScreenReader
Your VCB
In-app purchases
ScreenReader
No in-app purchases
Your VCB
No in-app purchases
