Dot Book vs BookCraft Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Book
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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.
BookCraft Audio
This app allows you to convert and listen to audiobooks in various formats. It offers extensive listening controls, smart conversion features, and is built with accessibility in mind for a comfortable user experience.
- Supports DAISY, ZIP, MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV formats
- Download books from external websites
- Convert audiobooks to single M4B files
- Adjustable skip step and playback speed
- Customizable sleep timer with gentle fade-out
- Chapter and page navigation
- Full VoiceOver support
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BookCraft is an audiobook reader and converter, designed from the ground up with accessibility in mind. Whether you listen with VoiceOver or by touch, it makes listening simple, comfortable and enjoyable. Many formats supported ⢠DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 books. ⢠Compressed ZIP archives. ⢠Ready-made audio files: MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV. External libraries ⢠Download books directly from your favorite websites, right inside the app. ⢠Built-in browser that remembers your sign-in. ⢠Download progress, with the percentage announced aloud. ⢠Automatic import into your library once the download finishes, with spoken updates at every step. ⢠After a book finishes, you return to the library's home page to quickly look for the next one. Smart conversion ⢠Convert into a single M4B file. ⢠Save space on your device, ideal for large books. ⢠Automatic volume normalization, for steady sound across all chapters. Full listening control ⢠Adjustable skip step, from 5 seconds up to 15 minutes. ⢠Playback speed control, up to 3x. ⢠Sleep timer that pauses when you pause and resumes where it left off. ⢠Custom sleep timer: set the exact hours and minutes with sliders. ⢠The sleep timer restarts automatically after it ends, on the next play. ⢠The sound fades out gently before the timer stops, instead of cutting off. ⢠Chapter and page navigation. ⢠Bookmarks to return to favorite spots. ⢠Two progress bars: for the book and for the current chapter. ⢠External keyboard shortcuts for comfortable control without the screen. Organization ⢠Status for each book: unread, reading, finished. ⢠Quickly continue your last book by pressing and holding the app icon. Sharing ⢠Export to M4B to send to others. ⢠M4B files also play in Apple's Books app, as well as many other apps. Built for accessibility ⢠Full VoiceOver support with clear labels. ⢠Friendly spoken times. ⢠Respects the system text size and Increase Contrast settings. ⢠Built-in user guide. Available in Greek, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, for iPhone and iPad. If you find BookCraft useful, please leave a 5-star review ā it helps us keep improving it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dot Book at Free against BookCraft Audio's $4.99. Dot Book also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). BookCraft Audio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Dot Book is free to download; BookCraft Audio costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dot Book ships an update every 2 months, BookCraft Audio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Book | BookCraft Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free ā better | $4.99 |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | ā | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dot Incorporation | Stelios Platsis |
In-app purchases
Dot Book
No in-app purchases
BookCraft Audio
No in-app purchases
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