Braille Study vs Bonocle Alphabet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Braille Study
Learn to read and recognize braille characters for the alphabet and numbers. This app displays braille patterns, reads out characters, and provides random questions to test your knowledge.
- Display alphabet braille (a-z)
- Display number braille (0-9)
- Read out characters
- Random question quizzes
- Learn to read braille
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Let's study a Braille. This App helps to learn how to read an alphabet and a number braille. - display alphabet (a-z) and number (0-9) braille - read out a character - random question
Bonocle Alphabet
This app offers an interactive way to learn and teach the braille alphabet and numbers in multiple languages. It features voice-over navigation, a guided tutorial, visual descriptions, and a practice section with progress tracking and rewards.
- Learn braille alphabet and numbers
- Multi-language support
- Voice-over navigation
- Guided tutorial
- Practice section
- Progress tracking with trophies
- Group learning with multiple devices
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Learn or teach the braille alphabet and numbers easily using Bonocle. With many features to make the learning experience truly customized to your preference. You can learn on your own, with a friend, parent or in a classroom. Teachers can also use the app to connect with their students in their own way. Features include: 1- Learn alphabet and numbers in any language 2- Navigate the app using voice over 3- A tutorial to guide you through your learning process 4- Visual elements to describe all events happening in app or on Bonocle 5- Localized to support multiple languages for app UI 6- Practice what you learned under the practice section 7- Earn trophies for your progress 8- The connection bar allows connection to multiple Bonocles at once for a group learning experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bonocle Alphabet at Free against Braille Study's $1.99. Bonocle Alphabet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Bonocle Alphabet is free to download; Braille Study costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bonocle Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Braille Study ships an update every 18 months, Bonocle Alphabet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braille Study | Bonocle Alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takuya Kawakami | Bonocle |
Customer experience
Braille Study
Bonocle Alphabet
In-app purchases
Braille Study
No in-app purchases
Bonocle Alphabet
No in-app purchases
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