Comparison

BeeLine Reader vs Bionic Reader

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

Head to head
About

BeeLine Reader

This app uses eye-guiding color gradients to help you read faster and more easily. It's particularly beneficial for individuals with dyslexia, ADD, or vision impairments, and can be used with articles saved from Safari or browsed directly within the app on select websites.

Highlights
  • Eye-guiding color gradients
  • Improved reading speed
  • Enhanced reading ability
  • Safari Action Extension integration
  • Article saving via Share Extension
  • In-app browsing on select sites
Features
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Read faster and more easily with our digital reading technology, which has has won awards from Stanford and United Nations! Here's how it works: instead of using plain black text, we display text using eye-guiding color gradients. These gradients flow from the end of one line to the beginning of the next, so that when you move your eyes from right to left, they're automatically drawn to the appropriate line. Vision, literacy, and medical experts agree that BeeLine Reader improves reading speed and reading ability for readers of all ages and skill levels. It is particularly helpful for readers with dyslexia, ADD, or vision impairments—some readers are able to read over 50% faster with BeeLine. Find out how much it will help you by taking the BeeLine Reading Challenge on our website: www.BeeLineReader.com. Included app functionality: Read with BeeLine in Safari using our BeeLine Action Extension; save articles for later using the BeeLine Share Extension; and browse the web with BeeLine on select popular websites (AP News, Reuters, and Medium.com) within the BeeLine app. Never used an extension before? Find out how: http://bit.ly/1vaQaOf IAP: Add premium news sites to your reading list and read Kindle books with BeeLine (iPad only). Have epub files you want to read with BeeLine? Grab the ReadMe! app, which supports DRM-free EPUB files.

About

Bionic Reader

Features
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Read faster, without losing comprehension Bionic Reader highlights the start of each word so your brain completes it automatically. Your eyes glide through the text faster and you stay focused for longer. A bionic reading technique especially useful for people with dyslexia, and for anyone who wants to read faster and better. IMPORT ANY DOCUMENT Open and bionic-format PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, RTF and HTML. You can also paste or type your own text, or open files shared from other apps. READING TAILORED TO YOU Adjust size, spacing and bionic intensity. Choose between Paper, Sepia and Night themes, and enable the OpenDyslexic font, designed to make reading easier for people with dyslexia. RSVP MODE: WORD-BY-WORD SPEED READING Train your reading speed with RSVP mode (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation): words appear one at a time at the pace you set, in words per minute. EXPORT TO BIONIC PDF Generate a PDF with the bionic-formatted text and share it, print it, or save it for studying. YOUR LIBRARY, ALWAYS READY Save your documents and pick up reading right where you left off. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, German, Chinese, French, Italian, Catalan and Basque, with automatic detection or a manual picker. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR DEVICE The documents you import are processed and saved on your own device: no account needed, and we never upload your content to any server. FREE WITH ADS, NO LIMITS ON READING FEATURES Bionic Reader is free and supported by non-personalized ads. If you'd rather read without ads, you can subscribe (monthly) or buy lifetime access with a single purchase that removes ads forever. Download Bionic Reader and notice the difference from the first page. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BeeLine Reader3 screens
Bionic Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bionic Reader at Free against BeeLine Reader's $4.99. BeeLine Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bionic Reader is free to download; BeeLine Reader costs $4.99 up front. BeeLine Reader sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Bionic Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeeLine Reader ships an update every 5 months, Bionic Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BeeLine Reader versus Bionic Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeLine ReaderBionic Reader
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeeLine Reader, Inc.Jonatan Ortega

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BeeLine Reader

One-time6
  • BeeLine News Lite$0.99
  • BeeLine News Pro$3.99
  • BeeLine News Pro$4.99
Show 3 more
  • BeeLine Email & Social Pro$4.99
  • BeeLine PDF Reader$9.99
  • eBooks Pro$19.99
2 purchases

Bionic Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Bionic Reader Premium$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Bionic Reader — De por vida$3.99

Questions

Is BeeLine Reader free?
BeeLine Reader costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bionic Reader free?
Bionic Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeeLine Reader or Bionic Reader have ads?
Bionic Reader shows ads; BeeLine Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, BeeLine Reader or Bionic Reader?
BeeLine Reader ships an update every 5 months, and Bionic Reader every 3 months. Most recently, BeeLine Reader was updated on October 16, 2026 and Bionic Reader on October 17, 2026.

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