Leave a Review Voice Aloud Reader
Absoutely Stellar App with Great Customer Support
I have been using this app for around four months now and I must say it has been fantastic with reading epubs and pdf files. I recently had a little problem with my in-app purchase being transfered to all my devices. It only transfered to my iPhone and iPad. Not my Mac. But after reaching out, the CEO/app developer patiently emailed me back and forth to fix the problem. All in all it took 14 emails but at the end I got the purchase restored and I am extremely happy. I would recommend dowloading this on your iPhone or iPad so you can listen to books anywhere and I love how it is a one time purchase and not a subscription. Thank you very much to Marcin, and all in all this app is highly recommended.Show lessi am nino
Keeps reading in wrong spot
Overall the app is great considering similar apps ask for a monthly subscription and you can get rid of ads for a one-time purchase of a few bucks. The only problem I have with this app is I will be in the middle of listening to something and it will jump a few paragraphs and start reading from there. I only noticed because I was also following the book I was reading with my eyes as well. This just started happening, and it’s happening somewhat frequently. Wouldn’t be able to trust only listening because I know I may miss a few paragraphs. Hopefully it’s just a bug and gets resolved soon. When/if this is fixed I’d definitely switch it to 5 stars.Show lessenathan__
App paused
I'm glad I purchased this app because I use it every day for reading books or online articles. I've tried other reading apps before, but this one is the best. However, today I kept getting a message saying I've reached the free reading limit. Even though I pressed the "purchase restored" button, the message didn't disappear. I can read a few words, then it stops again. I've tried pressing the "purchase restored" button multiple times, but it still pauses. intermittently. I’m really disappointed and hope you can fix this issue without requiring more money. I give you 5 stars and trust you can resolve the problem.Show less3000Stones
Major issue, please look into!
I have been using this app for years daily and I absolutely love it!!! But just recently it started adding 'â€' to the end of certain words?? I tried to find a pattern to it, but the only one I can find is that it usually follows an ending quotation mark (”), but not always? Please look into this! It is very distracting and removes the immersion to suddenly hear ‘circumflex eur’ randomly. (This is occurring when I paste text into the ‘Read the clipboard’ option and has never occurred before now, so I know there is nothing wrong with the text I’m pasting in.) Once this hopefully gets fixed, I’ll change my review back to five stars!~
[Edit: I just realised that this occurred right after my iPhone updated to IOS 17.4.1, so I think that may be part of it! I hope this helps you narrow down the issue!]Show lessmickyidk
Needs some work
I have the “pro” version of this app, which I paid $8.99 for. That is supposed to come with “background playback” which has been inconsistently available to me. Often, the audio will stop if my phone screen turns off or I switch apps, which makes this app essentially unusable.
It’s also frustrating that there’s no way to bookmark audio. The app is constantly losing my place in multichapter EPUB files and I have to browse for a while to figure out where I left off.
The standard (non-premium) voices are more robotic than many other free voices available on other apps. If the developers improved these voices or even offered a non-subscription premium voice to buy for a reasonable cost, I’d raise my review.
I’d appreciate if there were more settings available for voices, such as pitch and sentence pause. I’d like more customization to make the voices more lifelike, if they can’t be improved globally.
If I hadn’t paid for the Pro version, I’d be pleased enough with the quality of this as a free app. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for some updates that improve its features.Show lessLaowhgiwkwbdkwl
Inexpensive but powerful
Simple easy to use. I was a little worried when I got it that it would have some hidden fee or something. It’s $8 for the pro but that doesn’t include premium voices which is a monthly subscription. So the voices do sound a little robotic but it does read a html/pdf really well. To me it seems like it’s worth the $8 for the pro and not worth the subscription. I wish applications would honestly stop charging subscriptions for products.
But this one really doesn’t force you to get the premium so that’s good! If you’re looking for a simple screen reader that it good for websites/pdfs and can be used in the background. I think this is a great app!Show lessDrewLife365
Really Useful
I read a lot of transformative/online books and it’s very useful to be able to listen to them in the car, when driving, etc. due to being able to download the pdfs and then have VoiceAloudReader go through them. I also like that I can read them on my own if I wish to not listen and that I can choose to skip parts.
I do, however, have a recommendation because of the many books I read and their different fandoms/groupings. Perhaps there could be a way to put a folder or a few into the library section? That way it would be easier to choose a horror book versus a comedy or such.Show lessNachiTheNacho
Exactly what I’m looking for. Please never delete this app or remove the one time purchase option.
This is great! It’s exactly what I’m looking for in a text to speech reading app. Sure it might have some issues here and there, but it’s perfect!
Unlimited file storage, easy chapter navigation, you can read online pages, app still works when offline (which is perfect if you love to travel).
But the best part of all is that you have the option to only do a one time purchase or a subscription purchase! So many apps are over priced or requires subscriptions that are not worth it (or even work off-line), and with having a one time purchase option it’s great for those of us who don’t make much money.Show lessTaranodongirl
Perfect for my use.... almost
I have been using this app for almost 3 years now and I have to say it has been the best 8$ i've spent in a long time. I work at a job where I do mundane tasks alone for a long period of time and this passed the time perfectly. I downloaded so many books and have read at least 500 novels on it.
The only problem is there's no custom pronunciation feature. I enjoy books that have been translated from other languages and I have trouble hearing the names when it reads it out loud so I usually have to read those without this app and that's a little frustrating!! Apple has this feature for their text to speech I imagine it wouldnt be that hard to include and I would even be willing to pay for it so I could have that feature.
Other than that I have no complaints and I think if you have many books, pdfs, etc. you dont have time to sit and actually read this is the best choice.Show lesshead jungkooker
A little disappointed ….. thx for the fix
The app is working great again thank you I really appreciate it cause I use your app all the time. When I first got this app I really enjoyed it I even payed for the pro version to get rid of the adds. It was perfect but recently the app has had a problem we’re if I received a call when using it, it would crash. Not a huge problem I was putting up with it but the latest problem is just to much. The app suddenly started to pause whatever I am listening too and telling me that a have reached my free listening limit. Then it gives me the option to listen to an add or purchase the pro version. I already paid for the pro version so all I have had to do so far is click the option to restore purchase and continue listening. But it’s a pain I paid for it in the first place to get rid of interruptions not to be reminded every couple minutes that I have it. Worst of all is that I tried to report the problem but all the options available would lead me to the message ( you don’t have purchases that match the option you’ve selected ) so I came here to rant cough cough …. complain. Anyway if the problem is fixed I will happily change my rating to 5 stars cause it would be worth it, please fix it.Show lessDa One Who Complains
Developer Response
We had a temporary problem with our purchase verification server. The problem is gone now. Please tap the 'Restore purchases' button, and your purchases will return. We will fix the crash soon. Sorry for the problem.
