ClearRead vs The Desi Dictionary

ClearRead helps you read and listen at the same time. Words highlight in sync as they're spoken aloud, so your eyes and ears work together — making it easier to focus, absorb, and enjoy what you're reading. Built for readers with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual impairments — but useful for anyone who wants a better reading experience. READ YOUR WAY Import your own ePubs and PDFs, save articles from the web, or paste any text. ClearRead turns everything into a clean, distraction-free reading view with your preferred settings applied automatically. FONTS THAT FIT YOUR BRAIN Choose from Lexend, OpenDyslexic, and other accessibility-optimized fonts. Adjust font size, line height, letter spacing, word spacing, and paragraph spacing until it feels right. LISTEN AND READ TOGETHER Text-to-speech with word-by-word highlighting keeps you anchored to the page. Pick from system voices or upgrade to premium AI voices that sound natural. Control speed from 0.5x to 2.5x. FOCUS TOOLS Bionic reading bolds the first portion of each word to guide your eye. Focus mode dims surrounding text so you only see the line you're on. Scroll continuously or read page-by-page — whatever works for you. THEMES & COLORS Light, dark, sepia, and high contrast themes built in. Or create your own custom theme with any background, text, and accent color you want. PDF READING, REINVENTED PDFs don't have to be painful. ClearRead extracts the text and renders it with full accessibility — your fonts, your spacing, your colors. MULTIPLE WAYS TO ADD CONTENT - Import ePub and PDF files from your device - Save articles by pasting a URL - Paste any text directly CLEARREAD PRO ClearRead is free to use, with a Pro subscription available: - $7.99 per week - $49.99 per year Pro unlocks premium AI voices and higher text-to-speech character limits. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Connect with your nani, aaji, dadi, or baa — without the auntie commentary about your accent. You understand every word at the dinner table. You just freeze when it's your turn to talk. Sound familiar? We built the tool we wished existed — by the diaspora, for the diaspora. Whatever your reason for being here — reconnecting with your culture, learning from scratch, or learning because you're marrying into the family — Desi Dictionary is built for you. Traditional language apps assume you want to learn a whole new script from page one. But sometimes you just want to speak — to that auntie, that uncle, your grandparents — not read a textbook. So we built lessons around real life, not rigid curriculums. CHOOSE YOUR PATHWAY - No script, no problem — go speaking-only and start talking in English transliteration from day one - Or dive in and do it all — speaking, reading & writing together, with native script from the start LEARN WHAT SUITS YOU, WHEN YOU NEED IT Every lesson is unlocked with your subscription — no locked levels, no waiting your turn. Off to a wedding? Jump to festivities. Heading home to visit family? Practice directions and everyday conversation. Learn what you actually need, in the order that makes sense for your life. WHAT'S INSIDE - Lessons & quizzes — bite-sized lessons paired with quizzes that actually test what you've learned - Speak, Read & Write — real audio and pronunciation practice, native script reading, and Trace to build real handwriting stroke by stroke - Transliteration-first lessons — English script first, native script whenever you're ready - My Dictionary — every word you learn, from lessons, from Morni, or added yourself, saved in one personal dictionary you can practice, revise, and listen to anytime - Morni, your AI language buddy — real conversations and instant, judgment-free feedback whenever you want to practice, no auntie standing over your shoulder - Daily Pick — a new word or phrase every day. Don't break the streak - Journey Pass — track your progress and watch your fluency climb, lesson by lesson - Friends — connect with friends, compete a little, and turn a language that maybe carried some shame growing up into something you're proud of, together MORE LANGUAGES COMING This is just version one. We're starting with Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and Punjabi, and we're building toward covering as many South Asian languages as we can. Don't see yours yet? Download and join the waitlist for your language — that's exactly how we decide what we build next. This isn't a kids' picture book — it's real conversational fluency, built for how grown-ups actually learn, on your terms. Download, share with your cousins, and let's reclaim our languages before they show up next to Scandinavian scarves and chai tea lattes. Download free and subscribe to unlock every language and every lesson. Hindi. Gujarati. Marathi. Punjabi. Choose your pathway. Learn the words that connect you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thedesidictionary.com/pages/app-privacy-policy