ReadBit Text to Speech Reader User Reviews

ReadBit Text to Speech Reader
ReadBit Text to Speech Reader
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I wouldn’t subscribe again

The app has a few good points but it’s not worth the word limit for the voices with premium subscription. VoiceDream ended up being a better experience for me.

NEED A LIFETIME PAYMENT OPTION!

I can’t fully get into ReadBit because of the subscription pricing! The idea sounds great, but I don’t really know what ReadBit gives me that Voice Dream Reader doesn’t! Why? Because being a disabled senior won’t allow for all these app subscriptions so prevalent today!?i seriously need a LIFETIME payment option! If there was a LIFETIME payment option, I would jump on it right away! I just can’t take on all these app subscriptions!? Won’t you PLEASE consider a Lifetime pay option? I think the subscription payment should go into hiding! I know developers need to get pay for what they build, but the iOS PLATFORM’S gone crazy with the subscription model! And, what does ReadBit give me over Voice Dream Reader and such apps? Until something is done about the subscription model, I take away stars! I would like to use this app but the subscription payment is not for me, unfortunately! PLEASE set a Lifetime payment option! I am waiting! THANKS! DEVELOPER, would you please address! Please don’t ignore this review! Thanks!
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Response from developer

Dear User, thanks for sharing your concern with us. We hear you and we're sorry that this is not the ideal solution for you. We would also like to inform you further on why we need to have a subscription. We work with external servers to provide natural voices in ReadBit, and those servers charge us for this voices based on word usage of our users. Our subscription plans that offer natural voice words are priced based on those costs we face to make our business sustainable. We hope to find new solutions in the future to make ReadBit more affordable and accessible for our wider community of users. In the meantime, we'd kindly like to remind you that you can earn up to 10,000 natural words by referring your friends in ReadBit. You can also reach out to us at readbit@mediate.tech to share more feedback about our app and let us improve your experience in the best way we can. Thank you for your understanding. All the best, The ReadBit Team

It’s a great app some flaws though

It reads quickly and I like that it’s also free but sometimes with the scanner it will mistake the words with other words but not too big of a deal and I do like the scanner because you can scan any text and it will read it for you

Response from developer

Hello! We're extremely happy to hear that you're enjoying ReadBit and its scanner tool, which was the very first feature we had worked on in the app! Of course, we always work to enhance the capabilities of our features, and some text structures may be more complex to scan and recognize even with our advanced text recognition algorithm. We'd very much appreciate if you could send us the screenshots of such mistaken scans at readbiti@mediate.tech. It would be a great opportunity for us to improve it for all of our users. Cheers, The ReadBit Team

Wonderful

Before switching to the iPad I used Kindles which still have one of the best text to speech readers available. Because of that it has been hard to find good text readers that do not not sound choppy or incapable of making smooth transitions.
Read-it has been fantastic and I am very pleased at its quality.I would you give me the five stars if it wasn’t so expensive. There are two readers on the market that think people should be spending $100 a year or more. I wouldn’t spend more than $50 for any text reader.
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Response from developer

Hi there! Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you get a fulfilling listening experience from ReadBit and its voices. We provide our natural voices from advanced external sources, and our pricing is fixed on those external fees. We do have great news for you though! ReadBit is currently on sale - you can get 50% off our yearly premium subscription until August 1! We hope this gives you the opportunity to enjoy ReadBit's advanced listening and productivity features as you wish. Please feel free to reach us at readbit@mediate.tech for further questions. All the best, The ReadBit Team

It’s cool. Because it’s new

I like it but it copies words more then one. It back read over in a paragraph with it has () or quotation! It reads out of order at times. You should always keep the hard copy. Just be patient with the app. I’m pretty sure they will update that feature. At this rate it is not worth paying for but for free so it’s ok! The word count could be higher since it double read!
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Response from developer

Hi! We appreciate your feedback. It seems like you encountered these issues with our "scan" feature. While we use an advanced text recognition technology, some text formats tend to be more complex and we are working on improving our algorithm to scan such text more accurately. We'd appreciate if you could share the details of all the issues with screenshots, screen recordings, text format info etc. by emailing us at readbit@mediate.tech so that our developers can take a deeper look at it. We'd also like to highlight a few features of ReadBit that you may enjoy: - You can skip text in brackets and all URLs by selecting these options under Reading Settings (this is included in our standard membership). - We have +120 advanced natural voices that help our users focus better on their reading and create a delightful, lifelike reading experience. You can unlock these natural voices with our Summer Sale now (up to 40% off). - With our Premium subscription, you can also highlight and take notes in your reading to revisit later. A great tool to study for exams or archiving notes for yourself. - If you still don't prefer to upgrade to Premium, you can refer your friends to earn up to 10,000 natural words or reach out to us at readbit@medate.tech for a 15-min online user study. Cheers, The ReadBit Team

Super useful

I listen to books while cooking and driving. It’s like listening to podcasts whenever I’m doing boring stuff

Having a crashing problem.

So this app has worked for me really well since I first downloaded it. It would sometimes crash when I tried to open it, but then would open the second time, so I didn’t see a problem. Now it crashes whenever I try to open it. It sits there like it’s trying to load up the app like it always did, then just closes after about 16 to 18 seconds. The only thing I know that’s different is that I copied about ten 3 to 5 hour long text files in, and put them in a folder. Not sure if the app just can’t handle loading that much or if it’s something completely different, but I hope it gets fixed soon. Thank you!
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Response from developer

Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us regarding this issue, and sorry to hear that this crash has been repeated multiple times in your experience. ReadBit is designed to handle 3-5 hour long text files (and even more), so there might be another cause to this crash. We would like to resolve it as soon as possible, so if you can email us the details of the issue (file format, screen recordings, any additional information) at readbit@mediate.tech, we can help you faster. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks, The ReadBit Team

👍

Honestly I came on here so I could listen to a fanfic and it actually wasn’t annoying to listen to. Plus the multiple voice are an added extra when the a voice gets annoying.

Response from developer

Great to see that you're trying out and enjoying our different voice options, because our advanced natural voices are on Summer Sale now with our Premium subscription! Don't miss out on the chance to unlock more voices and languages. With love, The ReadBit Team

Fantastic Tool for Reading

I have been using the app for a variety of documents, from academic papers to books. It is fantastic to be able to do your reading/listening while you are commuting or exercising. Highly recommended!

Response from developer

Thanks for your review. We're thrilled to make your everyday more delightful!

One of the best apps ever

Makes it soooo easy to get some lessons in while at work on a constant move!

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