Reviews of Bionic Reading®

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1.93 (Rating count: 775)

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Review summary

Reviewers praise Bionic Reading for dyslexia accessibility and, when it works, faster reading and better visualization. The common complaints, however, overshadow the positives: high, subscription-based pricing with paywalls; frequent glitches and slow performance; difficulty unsubscribing and poor support; and restrictive usage limits behind pro (e.g., character and file size caps). Some users report compatibility issues with certain formats/devices (like Kindle). Overall, the app has meaningful potential, but execution and pricing concerns dominate user feedback.

Pros

Accessibility benefits for users with dyslexia, improving reading ability
When it works, it speeds up reading and improves visualization
Easy to use interface with simple input/copy

Cons

High, expensive subscription model with paywalls and perceived predatory pricing
Frequent glitches, crashes, and slow performance; unreliable operation
Difficulty unsubscribing and poor or unresponsive customer support
Usage limits and gating behind Pro (character limits, file size limits, inability to trial features)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.10

All time rating average: 1.93

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73% (59)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-01	ma*****	a lot of the features behind a pay wall
a lot of the features behind a pay wall
2026-07-29	Ka*****	Reading had always been a hardship, a struggle, because of my ADHD, even though it is something which makes me most joyous. This app really helped me and made my life easier, it has some bugs and errors but nothing that makes it unusable in my experience
Reading had always been a hardship, a struggle, because of my ADHD, even though it is something which makes me most joyous. This app really helped me and made my life easier, it has some bugs and errors but nothing that makes it unusable in my experience
2026-07-11	Ma*****	I forget that this is on my phone, so there's really no actual times I've used this app. But I'm sure it works as meant to. But 4 stars because it should have an option to automatically change words for better reading etc.
I forget that this is on my phone, so there's really no actual times I've used this app. But I'm sure it works as meant to. But 4 stars because it should have an option to automatically change words for better reading etc.
2026-06-19	Sk*****	Paywall on an app for disabled people. wow. 🫏⛳ 🍆👥
Paywall on an app for disabled people. wow. 🫏⛳ 🍆👥
2026-06-04	Sa*****	Overly expensive for even accessing basic features
Overly expensive for even accessing basic features
2026-05-31	Cl*****	awful slow and no instructions I can't upgrade not working?
awful slow and no instructions I can't upgrade not working?
2026-05-12	Da*****	horrible. The only reason you would use this app is to be able to use it on anything. you can't
horrible. The only reason you would use this app is to be able to use it on anything. you can't
2026-05-07	Mi*****	I find it fascinating that you'd create an app to assist individuals with a reading predisposition only to charge them to use it. keep up the good work..
I find it fascinating that you'd create an app to assist individuals with a reading predisposition only to charge them to use it. keep up the good work..
2026-05-03	Ré*****	the epub reading feature is absolutely awful. it's slow buggy. no annotations.
the epub reading feature is absolutely awful. it's slow buggy. no annotations.
2026-04-29	So*****	Very good, would like the option to have the end half of the word bold instead
Very good, would like the option to have the end half of the word bold instead