Accessibility
Read and play classic stories by ear
PageWalker is a reading and adventure app that can read its classic stories aloud. You can listen to a chapter with narration at the speed you choose, make the text larger (from 80% to 140% of the normal size) and play the same stories in 13 languages. It works best today for low-vision readers and for anyone who prefers listening; support for screen readers such as VoiceOver and TalkBack is partial and still being improved.
Last reviewed 9 October 2026
What works today
- Narrated reading. Each adventure can be read aloud with your device's text-to-speech voices. You can pause, resume and set the speed with a slider.
- Adjustable text size. PageWalker has its own text-size setting from 80% to 140% of the default, available during first-time setup and in the in-app settings menu.
- Stories told in words. The adventures are text stories with choices, so the plot is carried by the writing and not only by the pictures.
- 13 languages. English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Simplified Chinese.
- Try it first. The first page of each online adventure is free to play in your browser, with narration, so you can check that it suits you.
What we are still improving
- Screen readers. Standard text and buttons are generally available to VoiceOver and TalkBack, but we have not finished a full screen-reader review, and some game controls may be missing labels.
- Narration voices. Narration is synthetic speech from your device, not a human recording, and voice quality depends on your phone, browser and language.
- Testing. We want more feedback from blind and low-vision players on the iPhone app and the online version.
Tell us what to fix
Email [email protected] with your device, the screen reader or settings you use, and the screen where the problem happens. Reports like this decide which accessibility fixes we do first.
Getting the most from it
- Install a voice for each language you read in, in your device's accessibility or speech settings, before you start.
- Set the text size in PageWalker first, then adjust the narration speed. Start slower than you think you need and raise it as the story becomes familiar.
- Pick a story you already half-know, such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz or Treasure Island, so the plot helps you with new words.
- Listen once for the story, then again while following the text. The listening-first reading guide explains why this works.
Frequently asked questions
Can blind and low-vision people use PageWalker?
Partly, and we would rather say so clearly. The reading experience is built around listening: the app reads each story aloud and lets you change the speed, and you can enlarge the text. Standard text and buttons are generally exposed to the phone's screen reader, but we have not finished a full screen-reader review and some game controls may have missing or unclear labels. Low-vision readers and listen-first readers will get the most out of it today; fully blind readers may find some screens hard to navigate.
Does PageWalker read stories aloud?
Yes. The narration feature reads the story text aloud with your device's built-in text-to-speech voices. You can pause and resume, and set the speed with a slider. Which voices are available, and how natural they sound, depends on your phone or browser and on the language you are reading in.
Is the narration a human voice?
No. It is synthetic speech from your device, not a recorded human narrator. If you want human-read audio of the same classics, free volunteer-read recordings of many public-domain books exist; our guide to accessible book sources explains where to look.
Can I make the text bigger?
Yes. PageWalker has its own text-size setting that scales the text from 80% to 140% of the default size. You can choose it during first-time setup and change it later in the in-app settings menu.
Does the online version read aloud too?
Yes. The online adventures read the text aloud using your browser's built-in speech voices. Which languages sound right depends on the voices installed on your device and browser, so some languages may be missing on some systems.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. The first page of every online adventure is free to play in your browser, so you can test the narration, the text size and the way the choices are read before you decide.
Which languages does it support?
The stories and the app are available in 13 languages: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Simplified Chinese.
How do I report an accessibility problem?
Email [email protected] with the device, the screen reader or settings you use, and the screen where the problem happens. Reports like this decide which accessibility fixes we do first.
Read it your way
Read with one-tap translation, or play the adventure.
PageWalker turns classic novels into bilingual reading and interactive adventures in 13 languages. Tap any word to translate it, listen to narration and save words to review later.