Dot Book vs Start Speaking

Dot Book: Braille Reader Read multiline braille your way More braille, more context, less panning and fewer interruptions Read in the way that works for you. Take control of your multiline braille reading experience. Read in braille, listen with text to speech, and reach your reading goals at your own pace. Read fluently on a connected Dot Pad, with up to 10 lines of braille displayed at a time. Scan up and down a page the way you would on paper. Open the formats you use. Upload and read BRF, BRL and DAISY 3 files in one place. Read in your language. Choose from braille support for more than 30 languages. Make reading comfortable. Adjust the number of braille lines, word wrapping, text-to-speech and text-to-speech speed. Find your way through documents. Manage and navigate your files with a clear, straightforward reading experience. Built for accessible reading Whether you are reading study materials, work documents or books, Dot Book helps you stay focused on the content. Pair it with your Dot Pad to read digital braille in a flexible multi-line format. Dot Book is made by Dot Incorporation, creators of the Dot Pad multi-line braille and tactile graphics display, with the aim of making reading and information accessible to touch readers. Pricing Dot Book is free to download and use. Need help? Contact Dot Support for help with setup, compatible files and using Dot Book with your Dot Pad.

Start Speaking helps you read books and supported documents in the way that works best for you. Read on screen, listen with speech, or move naturally between both as you go. Whether you are enjoying a novel, studying, reviewing a document, or catching up on an audiobook, Start Speaking brings your library, reading controls, and personal preferences together in one focused place. Flexible, Focused Reading Key Features • Read and Listen Read visually or listen with Apple system voices. Optional cloud AI voices from supported providers are available with your own provider account. • Your Library, Organized Keep books together in bookshelves, search your library, save bookmarks, and return to your place. • Find Your Place Use Headings, Contents, Search, and Go to Page to move through long books and documents. • Make Reading Comfortable Choose themes, colors, font size, and reader layout. Typoscope modes and speech highlighting help you keep your focus on the text. • Books and Documents Open supported EPUB, DAISY, Word, PDF, plain-text, rich-text, audiobook, spreadsheet, presentation, and other compatible document formats. • Paste Text to Speak Paste text from the clipboard or open a text file when you want to hear it right away. • Made to Fit Your Needs Start Speaking supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, clear controls, and flexible visual settings. Perspective All Access (Subscription Features) Unlock more ways to read with Perspective All Access: • Excel Workbooks Open workbooks with a Workbook Overview and switch between Table view and Document view. • PowerPoint Presentations Read slides, text, images, tables, diagrams, and charts. Choose whether to include speaker notes and reviewer comments. • One Subscription Use your Perspective All Access purchase across supported Techopolis apps. All Access plan choices and current prices are shown by Apple before you confirm a purchase. You can restore earlier purchases and manage subscriptions from Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/