Visual Brailler vs Braille Keyboard Writer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Brailler
This app serves as a digital braille editor, allowing users to create and practice braille on their mobile devices. It supports various braille codes and file formats, making it a useful tool for transcribers and learners.
- 6-dot braille on-screen keyboard
- Support for all 6-dot braille codes
- Unlimited braille lines
- Cut, copy, and paste functionality
- Refreshable braille display input/output
- Export to BRL and BRF files
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Visual Brailler is the simple braille editor. It’s a braille writer for your iPad (and iPhone), and it has a place in every braille transcriber’s toolbox. Use it for NLS certification exercises or to practice UEB. Show off your mastery of braille! Features: • 6-dot braille on-screen keyboard • Support for any and all 6-dot braille codes • An indefinite number of 40-cell braille lines • Cut, copy, and paste braille manipulation • Refreshable braille display input and output • BRL (unformatted) and BRF (formatted) braille file export
Braille Keyboard Writer
Type in braille seamlessly across any application on your iPhone. This custom keyboard allows direct braille character input into messages, documents, and more. Designed for accessibility, it supports Grade 1 braille and works wherever the standard iOS keyboard is supported.
- System-wide braille input
- Custom keyboard integration
- Supports Grade 1 Braille
- Works in all apps
- Designed for accessibility
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Braille Keyboard lets you type in braille across any app on your iPhone. With a fully integrated custom keyboard, you can input braille characters directly into messages, documents, or anywhere the standard iOS keyboard appears. - Seamless system-wide braille input - Designed for accessibility and ease of use - Supports Grade 1 Braille (Grade 2 optional if supported) - Works in all apps that support keyboard input Perfect for braille users, learners, and educators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Braille Keyboard Writer at 100% against Visual Brailler's 42%. Braille Keyboard Writer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8). Visual Brailler's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Braille Keyboard Writer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Visual Brailler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Braille Keyboard Writer's.
| Parameter | Visual Brailler | Braille Keyboard Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (25 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Printing House for the Blind (APH) | Aaron F Stephenson |
Customer experience
Visual Brailler
Braille Keyboard Writer
In-app purchases
Visual Brailler
No in-app purchases
Braille Keyboard Writer
No in-app purchases
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