ScreenReader vs Low Vision Simulator
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.
Low Vision Simulator
Experience simulated visual impairments like blur, glare, and tunnel vision. This tool helps users understand and share low vision conditions, even capturing photos and videos during simulations. It offers remote control for adjusting effects while previewing.
- Simulates blur, glare, tunnel vision, central scotoma, nystagmus
- Reproduces complex visual situations
- Shareable low-vision settings
- Capture photos and videos during simulation
- Remote device connection for effect adjustment
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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This application simulates symptoms of low vision vision. It can reproduce blur, glare, tunnel vision, central scotoma and nystagmus. It can also simulate complex situations such as glare and tunnel vision at the same time. It allows users to share their low-vision settings and take photos and videos during the simulation. Additionally, it can connect remotely to another device to adjust the effects while previewing the simulation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenReader at 100% against Low Vision Simulator's 50%. ScreenReader also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Low Vision Simulator's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). 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 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScreenReader's written reviews are positive against 50% of Low Vision Simulator's.
ScreenReader ships an update every 8 months, Low Vision Simulator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenReader | Low Vision Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stichting Appt | Yasushi Nakano |
Customer experience
ScreenReader
Low Vision Simulator
In-app purchases
ScreenReader
No in-app purchases
Low Vision Simulator
No in-app purchases
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