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I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper vs ClearPage

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

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I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper

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Some kids say it before they can even spell it: "I hate reading." Usually it isn't laziness โ€” reading is genuinely hard for them, and every page feels like proof they're not good enough. I Hate Reading was built to change that feeling, one story at a time. (The crossed-out "hate" in our name says it all.) Here's how it works: your child speaks or types a story idea โ€” "a brave hamster who builds a rocket," "a dragon who's scared of the dark" โ€” and the app writes them their very own chapter book, starring the characters they chose, at exactly their reading level. When the hero is YOU, suddenly reading is worth the effort. CAN'T FIND THE WORDS? DRAW IT. Some kids freeze at a blank page but will happily draw for an hour. Your child can draw their idea on paper, take a picture of it, and the app turns that drawing into a whole chapter book โ€” with their own artwork as the cover. You always see what the app thinks it's looking at, and can fix it in one tap before the story is written. A GENTLE READING TUTOR Your child reads aloud and the app listens, quietly highlighting each line and keeping their place โ€” patient, never buzzing "wrong." It's like a calm grown-up sitting beside them. (All speech recognition happens on the device โ€” your child's voice is never uploaded.) BUILT FOR HOW DYSLEXIC KIDS ACTUALLY READ - Reading Comfort spacing: adjustable letter, word, and line spacing. Research on dyslexia points to spacing โ€” not just special fonts โ€” as one of the most effective ways to reduce the visual "crowding" that makes letters blur together. Find the spacing that clicks for your child. - A dyslexia-friendly font option (OpenDyslexic) plus calmer "bookstore" fonts to grow into. - Short, uncluttered pages with a soft reading-guide band, on an easy-on-the-eyes background. - Tap any word to hear it read aloud. "READ IT AGAIN!" โ€” FLUENCY THAT STICKS Re-reading the same passage and beating your own time is one of the best-proven ways to build reading fluency. Tap "Read it again" and the app cheers every time your child reads a chapter a little faster than before. GROWS WITH YOUR CHILD The app tracks reading fluency over time and gently nudges the difficulty up toward a goal you set โ€” so stories stay challenging enough to grow, but never so hard they give up. SAFE BY DESIGN โ€” YOU CAN RELAX Because children create the story ideas themselves, safety is built in at every step. Every prompt and every page of generated text passes through multiple content-safety filters designed to keep stories wholesome and age-appropriate. Children cannot make the app produce sexual, violent, hateful, or self-harm content โ€” if an idea isn't okay, the app simply offers a friendly nudge toward a happy adventure instead. No accounts, no ads, no third-party tracking, and no data collected about your child. Reading progress stays on your device. A PARENT AREA, BEHIND A SIMPLE GATE A quick math gate keeps the settings and the progress dashboard for grown-ups: reading level and goal, fonts and spacing, daily reading-time goal, and your child's fluency trend. Made by a parent and researcher for a daughter who used to dread reading. We can't promise miracles โ€” but we can promise stories worth turning the page for. I Hate Reading offers an auto-renewing subscription for unlimited new personalized stories: Monthly ($9.99/month) or Yearly ($89.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://truenorthoriginals.com/ihatereading-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://truenorthoriginals.com/ihatereading-privacy.html

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ClearPage

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ClearPage re-renders any text โ€” a photo, a screenshot, pasted text, or the live camera โ€” in a layout designed for dyslexic readers. Everything runs on your device: no account, no network, no analytics. YOUR READING PROFILE A 30-second calibration asks one question: which feels easiest to read? From your answers, ClearPage derives your profile โ€” letter spacing, line height, text size, a dyslexia-friendly typeface (OpenDyslexic included), and a low-stimulus background tint. The profile styles the whole app, even the Home Screen icon and widget. LETTERS THAT STAY PUT Confusable letters (b, d, p, q) are anchored in consistent colors, so they stop flipping. Contrast is checked on every surface. MATH WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK Built for dyscalculia too: 35 confusable math symbols are color-anchored. Tap any symbol for a plain-language meaning card with lookalike disambiguation. Read Aloud speaks them in words. A Math Power toggle tunes the scanner for formulas. READ ANYTHING, FROM ANYWHERE Photo, screenshot, camera, pasted image or text โ€” crop to just the passage you want Live mode: point the camera and read continuously in your layout, with an optional focus band Share & Action Extensions: send images or text from any app Siri, Shortcuts, and Action Button support Home Screen widget: one-tap scan, camera, live, or paste from the clipboard READ ALOUD On-device speech with word-by-word highlighting and automatic language detection, plus a Live Activity so you can follow along from the Lock Screen. STAY FOCUSED A draggable reading ruler dims surrounding lines so your eyes keep their place. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition uses Apple's on-device engine in English, Spanish, and German. Nothing you scan ever leaves your iPhone or iPad. ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE Reading sizes up to 80 pt (multiplied further by Dynamic Type), full VoiceOver labelling, Reduce Motion respected. ClearPage was built on the curb-cut principle: features designed for dyslexia make reading easier for everyone โ€” tired eyes, second-language readers, anyone studying dense material.

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I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper4 screens
ClearPage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClearPage at none against I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper's 2. ClearPage also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ClearPage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper ships an update monthly, ClearPage every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper versus ClearPage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Hate Reading Dyslexia HelperClearPage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristine McCormickLiddleNatalia Andrzejewski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$89.991 Year
None

ClearPage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper free?
I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClearPage free?
ClearPage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper or ClearPage have ads?
Neither I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper nor ClearPage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper or ClearPage?
I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper ships an update monthly, and ClearPage every 10 days. Most recently, I Hate Reading Dyslexia Helper was updated on October 31, 2026 and ClearPage on November 5, 2026.

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