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Iconic voices say the word um in place of some words in text files that I read.
This works well. The buffer needs to be fixed, it takes too long to start reading. Also, the iconic voices for some unexplained reason say the word um when it comes to curse words. so to recap, the buffering needs to be faster when opening up a file, or nonexistent. And the iconic voices need to stop replacing words with the word um in the text. This happens with certain text files, Harry Potter fan files that I read that have cussing in the stories. That's what I'm talking about.Show lesswaders1987
Fantastic narration; app needs substantial work
The text-to-speech is fantastic; far better than Voicedream or Audible’s “Virtual Voice”
The app needs work: (1) returning to the app results in it having lost place in the book, (2) opening the app from the lock screen can result in a white screen being displayed full-screen while playing audio (no text) (3) add the ability to add bookmarks (with a text note)Show lessDEJ-II
Brilliant App, Two Core Features Missing
I’ve been using this app extensively. The range of voices are amazing and while I love audiobooks on their own, being able to follow the text in real time has helped me digest some harder reads by both seeing and hearing in tandem. Can’t recommend this app enough, and I only have two suggestions that would make this a 5 star.
1. Sleep timer!
2. Manual bookmarks. I know the app in theory saves where you left off, and that’s reflected and updated in the percentage complete in the list of files - however (maybe it’s due to weird formatted epubs? either way) a way to just manually set a bookmark for peace of mind would be great
Apple Books and their infinite iCloud syncing wisdom offers this, and I use it extensively for the same reason. When the auto-spot-save works, it’s great. But when it fails once and you have to figure out where you were, you never trust it again. I’ve had a few epubs in Eleven Reader completely start from the top after being nearly 50% through a book. Don’t even mind if that happens, but if I could jump right back to where I manually left a bookmark, that would be soooo clutch.
Anyway, keep up the amazing work.Show lessautobahns
Amazing when it works
This app would be my favorite for text to speech if it only had two things:
Better audio player that can bookmark /save position.
Ability to convert and save offline. I suspect that will reduce the issues with the emreqder randomly stopping after some sentences.theputer
Pauses after almost 2 hours.
It works well. The only issue that I'm having, is that it pauses after two hours of use, and you can't go back and use the same voices. It just sits there and buffers for the longest time. This needs to be fixed. I'm so tired of changing voices after every two hours. I would like to keep the same voice. It really is enjoyable.Show lessThis app is a life savior for the visually impaired
My husband has vision issues and can no longer read on his iPad, and this app has been amazing! He also writes, and listening to his own written content without having to resort to Siri has been incredible for him!Picsarama
Good start, long way to go
ElevenLabs has the best quality voices on the market. However, almost nothing works properly. Linking to a document usually doesn’t work and usually butchers the layout styling. Uploading a pdf doesn’t work, and just presents the file names of images. It’s a mess right now.
However, I am hopeful for the future when they add basic functionality like a native Google Drive uploader, as all the other similar apps have.Show lessPrecisely777
I love this app!
Edited review: The problem I had earlier seems to be fixed. Thank you! This is an excellent app that I’m using every day to help me understand what I’m reading. The voices are so realistic that it’s like someone’s in the room with me.Takeoutchick
Developer Response
Hey - thank you for the feedback. The playback problem should be now resolved.Fantastic voice quality, but mediocre app
I’ve been using elevenlabs voices for several months and definitely find the quality and generation speed to be among the best if not the best out there. It pains me to say that this app does not deliver the same experience.
There are frequent bugs and issues with being able to generate speech from links or pasted text and no notification or feedback explaining what the problem is or that the service itself might be under too heavy a load. Most frequently this manifests as a session that starts off going well but then stalls out somewhere in the middle of your text refusing to advance beyond a certain point even when changing voices.
It is a shame to pair voices of this quality with an app that seems not quite ready for prime time.Show lessStavrosnco
Great app. Freezing problem solved
I think this app is great. I’ve used it so much in the last few weeks since I downloaded it.
There had been a problem which many reviewers (including me) discussed, but it was solved yesterday.
Five stars. You’ll love it.Nadniel
Developer Response
Hey - thank you for the feedback. The playback problem should be now resolved.
