Comparison

ことせかい vs BrailleTalk

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

Head to head
About

ことせかい

Features
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NovelSpeaker is application to read the shown novel which is "Let's become a novelist" aloud. "listen" hears a novel when I do walking time and housework. Because I cope with background reproduction, I can continue hearing a novel even when carrying out other activities with iPhone. * quick play: 1. select "Web Import" tab 2. open some web novel 3. display the text of the novel 4. hit "Import" button 5. select "Bookshelf" tab 6. hit novel column 7. select speech start point. (hold down text area) 8. hit "Speak" button * background play This application support background playing. Check Control-Center and Lockscreen for background play. But, background play lets a lot of batteries wear out.

About

BrailleTalk

This application reads Braille electronic books aloud using synthesized voice on iOS devices. It offers customizable reading speeds, pitch, and volume, along with features like bookmarking, word searching, and free navigation within books. Users can download books from online libraries or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Reads Braille electronic books aloud
  • Customizable reading speed, pitch, and volume
  • Bookmark specific pages
  • Search for words within books
  • Navigate freely through volumes and pages
  • Download books from online libraries
  • Supports Dropbox integration
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Braille Talk is an application that reads out Braille electronic book using synthesized voice incorporated into iOS devices, such as iPhone or iPad. If you are qualified, you can get a Braille electronic book from Sapie (Japan), or Bookshare (USA) by registering on-line library. It deals with various kinds of voices. Since it corresponds to various voice types embedded in iOS, you can select the voice of your choice. Customize sound settings You can freely set the speed, pitch and volume of reading. Check the word during reading loud One sentence is displayed during reading loud, you can check the detail explanation of the character on the screen. Move freely reading place You can move freely to any volume, page, line, heading, pageslider. Set bookmark You can place bookmarks on any specific page and jump to reading location where you set the bookmarks. Word Searching Enter any character, and you can move to the exact reading position. Downloading books You can download books by logging in online library by the Safari, or others, finding the book then downloading through Braille Talk. You also store books in online storage, such as Dropbox. Supported OS after iOS 8.0 Devices iPhone、iPad、iPod touch Contact nbs-support@nbs.co.jp How to use http://www.nbs.co.jp/ios/daisytalk/use.htm

Screenshots

ことせかい3 screens
BrailleTalk2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ことせかい at none against BrailleTalk's 1. ことせかい also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 75%) and device support (4 vs 2). BrailleTalk's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. BrailleTalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ことせかい asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ことせかい ships an update every 3 weeks, BrailleTalk every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ことせかい versus BrailleTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterことせかいBrailleTalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTakuji IimuraNew Braille System K.K.

Customer experience

ことせかい

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

BrailleTalk

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ことせかい

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BrailleTalk

One-time1
  • Full Version$69.99

Questions

Is ことせかい free?
ことせかい is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrailleTalk free?
BrailleTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ことせかい or BrailleTalk have ads?
Neither ことせかい nor BrailleTalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ことせかい or BrailleTalk?
ことせかい ships an update every 3 weeks, and BrailleTalk every 9 days. Most recently, ことせかい was updated on October 24, 2026 and BrailleTalk on October 17, 2026.

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