Comparison

Mirror Read vs Hear Beyond

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mirror Read

Explore a new way of learning through transformative reading techniques. Engage in fun games, create personalized messages, and enjoy children's books designed for unique interactions. This app supports cognitive skill development and innovative science.

Highlights
  • Backword Scramble Game
  • Mirror Messaging
  • Mirror Read Books for children
  • Stimulates mental rotation skills
  • Supports cognitive development
  • Share personalized messages
Features
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Mirror Read is a unique learning company born and raised in Montreal, Canada. This is transformative reading. We invite you to explore an exciting and vast new territory of learning. Discover your own untapped aptitudes. Challenge friends & family. Enjoy the benefits of a new perspective on your own learning process. If you like Mirror Read, please review & rate! We love feedback! CONTENTS: * see below for details * 1. Backword Scramble Game 2. Mirror Messaging 3. Mirror Read Books for children Do you know...? - Mirror reading is a complex cognitive skill studied by researchers all over the world. - MRI studies show that mirror reading practice stimulates grey-matter growth in right-brain regions not associated with regular reading, but linked to mental rotation and spatial transformation abilities. - Educational researchers find links between mirror reading practice and increases in working memory. ...and that’s just the beginning… Much more information is needed : enter the Mirror Read App. Initially developed as a set of research tools, the Mirror Read App gives everyone a scaffold to explore, learn, play, and support innovative science. Mirror Read transforms reading, and learning, for everyone: Teachers, Parents, Students, Reading Professionals, Researchers, and everyone from around in the world who is looking to play in reverse - in any language. Enjoy! Please let us know what you think. And keep on mirror reading. Dr. Shelagh Robinson Mirror Read Founder shelagh@mirrorread.com --- DETAILS on APP CONTENTS: 1. Backword Scramble Game: A code-cracking word-find for all ages and reading abilities. This twist on a classic will stimulate your mental rotation skills. Tap & drop letters to make back-words. Score over 1000 points and you're an expert; see if you can top the Game Center leaderboards! 2. Mirror Read Messaging: Create your own personalized Mirror Messages, then Share using email, Facebook or Twitter. Or save to Photos to print name tags, flash cards, inspirational quotes, and more, in reverse. 3. Mirror Read eBook: Enjoy the first volume in the MR catalogue of softcover and eBooks for children: Mr Puff and Mr Peeve. Reading reversed books in mirrors with kids makes for special interactions and amazing eye connections - key elements in social and language development. You can even read the book without a mirror for an added challenge. Watch out: children are often better than adults! One more thing… Get involved and grow your grey-matter! Scientists use mirror-reversed text to measure spatial rotation skills and to test procedural memory in Alzheimer's and Huntington's patients. Now the race is on to learn more about the benefits of Mirror Reading practice. Enjoy innovative, enriching activities AND help to further the latest in MR science! Visit http://www.mirrorread.com for Mirror Read Tests, Blogs, Research, Mirror Readoku, the latest in Mirror Read science, and more!

About

Hear Beyond

Enhance your listening skills with a variety of auditory training games. Explore sound fundamentals for free, or subscribe for advanced training in areas like speech comprehension and sound localization. Ideal for improving focus and memory through engaging audio challenges.

Highlights
  • Free Sound Fundamentals games
  • Trichotic Processing training
  • Dichotic Listening exercises
  • Auditory Memory games
  • Sound In Noise challenges
  • Multiple user profiles (Pro Tier)
  • Diverse audio library
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Get up and running fast with Hear Beyond: Auditory Brain Training. Enjoy our Sound Fundamentals category COMPLETELY FREE (5-games) because your sound journey should start with opportunity, not a paywall. Download now and get going with localization, reverberation, stereo imaging, frequency identification, and volume-interval recognition. Access the next 20 auditory training games by subscribing to our Standard Tier ($2.99 USD/month or $24.99 USD/month): Trichotic Processing (4-games) Explore your ability to untangle and act on 3+ conversations at once. Dichotic Listening (6-games) Train your brain to follow voices in your left & right ears concurrently. Auditory Memory (5-games) Practice your listening and recall with games that challenge you to remember and repeat ever-longer sequences of spoken words. Sound In Noise (5-games) Pick out and remember key words and sounds in noisy environments. Try our Professional Tier ($8.99 USD/month or $74.99 USD/month) to set up 3 additional profiles for independent training sessions - ideal for different listening setups or structured use with others. All training activities have access to an audio library consisting of human voices, instruments, nature sounds and sound effects. Train with a variety of audio material to keep the challenges interesting and engaging. Read about each category and game in the app by clicking on the information icons. Hear Beyond iOS is written by humans in native Swift code to be fast, effective and low-latency. If you see any technical issues, please reach out to our team at hello@hearbeyond.app for assistance. It's your subscription support that will keep this auditory training tool growing and innovating new features! Engage your auditory system with Hear Beyond and introduce it to someone whose listening matters to you. Privacy Policy: hearbeyond.world/privacypolicy Terms of Service: hearbeyond.world/termsofservice

Screenshots

Mirror Read4 screens
Hear Beyond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mirror Read at 4.8 against Hear Beyond's 3.4. Mirror Read also leads on ads (none vs shown). Hear Beyond's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mirror Read sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hear Beyond sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mirror Read holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirror Read ships an update every 4 months, Hear Beyond every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mirror Read versus Hear Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror ReadHear Beyond
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirror ReadSpheres Creative Inc.

Customer experience

Mirror Read

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

Hear Beyond

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mirror Read

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$0.99
4 purchases

Hear Beyond

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro Subscription$74.991 Year

Questions

Is Mirror Read free?
Mirror Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hear Beyond free?
Hear Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mirror Read or Hear Beyond?
Mirror Read is rated higher. Mirror Read averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Hear Beyond averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Mirror Read or Hear Beyond have ads?
Hear Beyond shows ads; Mirror Read does not.
Which is updated more often, Mirror Read or Hear Beyond?
Mirror Read ships an update every 4 months, and Hear Beyond every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mirror Read was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hear Beyond on June 10, 2026.

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