Comparison

Bugs and Buttons 2 vs Dyslexia Reader

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

Head to head
About

Bugs and Buttons 2

Engaging educational games designed for preschoolers aged 3-5. Activities focus on developing motor skills, cognitive abilities, and learning core concepts through creative play and interactive challenges.

Highlights
  • Creative play activities
  • Motor skill development (tap, drag, pinch, tilt)
  • Visual instructions
  • Self-leveling activities
  • Original graphics and music
  • Humorous interactions and sound effects
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CREATIVE PLAY Repair the buttons, by matching the broken pieces. Follow directions by finding the correct body part, using a puppet! Find the button that does not belong. Navigate a bee through a lush flower garden, following the correct sequence of numbers. INCLUDES: Colors, Letter Identification, Find the Difference, Matching, Memory, Parts of the body, Shapes, Sorting, and more! FEATURES: • Designed for ages 3-5, but every child is different. • Motor skills: tap, drag, pinch and tilt • Visual instructions for each activity • Most activities are self leveling. • Over 54 achievements • Original, detailed, and visually intriguing graphics. • Each of the 18 activities has its own beautiful, and engaging music. • Humorous interactions and sound effects. • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising • Parental Gate Thank you for supporting an independent software studio! We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio

About

Dyslexia Reader

This reading app provides engaging stories and evidence-based support for children with dyslexia, enabling independent reading. It offers helpful hints, vocabulary expansion, and tools to improve comprehension and reduce reading stress.

Highlights
  • Import PDFs and photos of books
  • Downloadable stories for all reading levels
  • Hint system for difficult words
  • Sentence and word view modes
  • Plain-text and focus line highlighting
  • Finger-reading tracking
Features
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Dyslexia Reader by MDA is a reading app that offers exciting stories and evidence-based support to kids of all ages. It is a great tool that enables kids with dyslexia to read independently. The app can be a kid’s reading buddy, providing hints and help every step of the way. It’s a fun way to expand their vocabulary while they discover the joy of reading. With Dyslexia Reader by MDA, students can read their textbooks by importing PDFs or taking photos of the books. This promotes reading comprehension resulting in better academic performance. A clean, distraction-free interface packed with rich features that can be used in tandem with other strategies for providing reading assistance to struggling readers. If you want to try Dyslexia Reader by MDA - Lifetime before purchasing, you can download the Dyslexia Reader by MDA app and try it free for 14 days. Why use Dyslexia Reader by MDA? + Use books you already have Use any age-appropriate books. You do not need any special PDFs or web resources and can add a page by simply capturing an image with text in it. Several pages can also be added at the same time. + Download exciting stories Download stories for all reading levels from within the app. The compelling stories with captivating images motivate young children to read. + Hints to encourage reading When the child finds it difficult to read a particular word, they can tap the Hint button. This ensures that the child is not discouraged by a new or seemingly difficult word. Additionally, the use of Hints will also stimulate phonemic and conceptual understanding. A variety of Hints available on the app are - - Rhyming words and images - Word family hints - Hints for starting, middle and end blends + Builds comprehension skills The Build feature helps in parsing the sentences in the text and focusing on the smaller syntactic units. This enables children to comprehend the text more effectively. + Promotes stress-free reading There are three different reader views on the app. - Page view shows the entire page - Sentence view shows only one sentence at a time - Word view shows just one word + Promotes distraction-free reading - Use Plain-text mode to remove background images to show only bare text - The Focus button highlights a single line on the page which contains the current word to read. This maintains the child's visual focus on the highlighted word, and helps avoid visual overstimulation. + Enables finger-reading The pencil icon on the reading page helps track the words they are reading.This lowers convergence difficulties while aiding hand-eye coordination. The pointer can be easily re-positioned by double-tapping the new word. + Key features - Download exciting books from within the app - No active internet connection required after download - Import a PDF document quickly to your library - Share your already-reviewed pages with other MDA Dyslexia Reader users - Easy-to-customize settings - Seamless keyboard integration for reviewing - User-friendly buttons for simple understanding - Prompt support on mail and chat - Real-life text analysis - High-quality text-to-speech feature - Screen-masking to aid focusing - Synchronized highlighting of text - Hints available as rhyming words and images - Colored overlays to assist readers with Irlen Syndrome - Breaking down words into syllables - Word families based on syllables - Configurable speed and progress - Independent and assisted user flows Dyslexia Reader by MDA is developed by Madras Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia Reader by MDA is based on 20+ years of research carried out by the reputed Madras Dyslexia Association. Download Dyslexia Reader by MDA now and enable your child to get better at reading, while they read independently. We're always excited to hear from you! If you have any query or feedback, please email us at support@samartya.com

Screenshots

Bugs and Buttons 24 screens
Dyslexia Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bugs and Buttons 2 at $0.99 against Dyslexia Reader's $39.99. Bugs and Buttons 2 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (45 vs 2). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Bugs and Buttons 2 costs $0.99 and Dyslexia Reader $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bugs and Buttons 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bugs and Buttons 2 has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Bugs and Buttons 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dyslexia Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bugs and Buttons 2 ships an update every 6 months, Dyslexia Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bugs and Buttons 2 versus Dyslexia Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugs and Buttons 2Dyslexia Reader
Price$0.99 — better$39.99
Rating4.3 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittle Bit Studio, LLCPrathiba Swaminathan

Customer experience

Bugs and Buttons 2

All ratings45 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative38.5%

Dyslexia Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Bugs and Buttons 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound doesn't work after recent update
  • App crashes on startup for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update app for compatibility with latest iOS
  • Add ability to save progress and high scores
  • Introduce more challenging levels for older kids

Dyslexia Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bugs and Buttons 2

No in-app purchases

None

Dyslexia Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bugs and Buttons 2 free?
Bugs and Buttons 2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dyslexia Reader free?
Dyslexia Reader costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bugs and Buttons 2 or Dyslexia Reader?
Bugs and Buttons 2 is rated higher. Bugs and Buttons 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Dyslexia Reader averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bugs and Buttons 2 or Dyslexia Reader have ads?
Neither Bugs and Buttons 2 nor Dyslexia Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bugs and Buttons 2 or Dyslexia Reader?
Bugs and Buttons 2 ships an update every 6 months, and Dyslexia Reader every 4 months. Most recently, Bugs and Buttons 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dyslexia Reader on November 3, 2026.

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