Learning Ally Audiobooks
An app that plays human-read school books for students with dyslexia.
What Learning Ally Audiobooks does
Learning Ally is an audiobook library for students who have trouble reading print, such as students with dyslexia or visual impairments. Its app plays human-read textbooks, classics and bestsellers with word-by-word highlighting, so you can see and hear the text together. You need a membership to use it.
Learning Ally is built for students, not casual listeners. It's a library of books read aloud by real people, including the textbooks and assigned novels kids actually need for school. As the narrator reads, the app highlights each word on screen so you can follow along.
Study tools sit next to the audio: an in-app dictionary, vocabulary lists, bookmarks, and notes you can share with a teacher. You can change text size, colors and speed. It works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and in a web browser.
The app itself is free, but you need a Learning Ally membership to read anything, and many students get access through their school. The iPhone app has mixed ratings, so try it before committing if you pay yourself.
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Who it's for
Skip it if: Anyone who wants to listen to their own files or web articles.
Pricing
The app is free to download, but you need a Learning Ally membership to use it. An individual membership, for a child or an adult, is $135 a year. Many students get access through their school, so ask there first.
Prices can vary by country. Checked 19 Oct 2026.
What people like
- Real human narration, including textbooks
- Highlighting helps you follow along
- Notes you can share with teachers
- Available on almost every device
Watch out for
- Needs a membership to use
- Individual membership is $135 a year
- Mixed ratings for the iPhone app
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Questions people ask
Is Learning Ally free?
The app is free, but you need a membership, which is $135 a year if you pay yourself. Many students get access through their school.
Are Learning Ally books read by real people?
Yes. The books are human-read, with each word highlighted as it's spoken.
Who is Learning Ally for?
It's made for students with dyslexia, blindness, visual impairments or physical disabilities that make reading print hard.