Voice: OCR Document Reader

Voice: OCR Document Reader

Documents & Photos Read Aloud

Details about Voice

  • Released
  • Updated
  • iOS Version
  • Age Rating
  • Size
  • Devices
  • Languages
  • August 5, 2014
  • October 1, 2024
  • 13.0+
  • 4+
  • 10.87MB
  • iPhone, iPod
  • English

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Version History of Voice

6.4

March 22, 2021

- Lots of bugs fixed for importing images and PDFs from apps like Whatsapp and iMessage. - Overall, massive performance improvements. - Feel free to email me at shalinvs@gmail.com for any questions or feedback!

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6.3

March 8, 2021

- Lots of bugs fixed for importing images and PDFs from apps like Whatsapp and iMessage. - Ability to change between offline mode and online mode for text-to-speech voices. - New and better loading sounds in the app. - Improvements to corner detection. - Fixed some bugs with the voice command feature. - Fixed some typos. - Overall, tons of bug fixes and massive performance improvements. - Feel free to email me at shalinvs@gmail.com for any questions or feedback!

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6.2

January 25, 2021

- New gestures to control the app when using VoiceOver. - Two-finger Double-tap to Play and Pause. - 3-finger swipe right to read the next sentence. - 3-finger swipe left to read the previous sentence. - 2 finger scrub gesture to close out of pages. - Option in settings for making OCR recognition either really fast or really accurate. - Added "4 corners detected" feature back into the app, and removed Scan Tone. - Fixed bugs on the sign-up screen, and made it a lot simpler. - Voice OCR's audio cues like "4 corners detected" were translated into your native language, not just English. - Fixed audio issue when opening the app with Siri. - Better accessibility labels that make the app more intuitive. - Overall, tons of bug fixes and massive performance improvements. - Feel free to email me at shalinvs@gmail.com for any questions or feedback!

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6.1

January 16, 2021

- 10 times faster real-time OCR. - Instead of 20 scans per month, now everyone gets 150 scans per month. - Better descriptions on the pricing screen for the subscriptions. - Bug fixed when importing images from third-party apps. - Bug fixed on sign up screen. - Bug fixed when you try to pick a language.

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6.0

January 13, 2021

An insane amount of new features. Here's a summary: - Huge OCR engine improvements for better accuracy. - Real-time Mode for reading documents in real-time. - Scan tone, to help with image alignment. - Added all the default iOS TTS voices as well as improvements to the premium voices. - Photo library picker can let you pick multiple images from all albums and has better accessibility. - Can export text as an accessible PDF, TXT file, raw images, or one-tap copy to clipboard. - Can import images and PDF's from all third-party apps to read. - All of this in only a 6.9 megabyte install size!

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5.01

September 4, 2020

- redesigned from ground-up with cutting-edge technology, crafted with a better VoiceOver experience, and a shipped with a ton of other awesome features for you!

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5.0

September 3, 2020

- redesigned from ground-up with cutting-edge technology, crafted with a better VoiceOver experience, and a shipped with a ton of other awesome features for you!

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4.2

August 14, 2019

- Voice continues playing the audio in the background even when the screen locks. - The camera defaults to auto flash and doesn't reset to off. - The bug where VoiceOver causes the picture to capture and read automatically is fixed. - You can save or share multiple pages together instead of just saving one page at a time. - Automatically start reading the next page after the first page finishes reading. - Can now find the photo element (and photo delete button) with VoiceOver by sliding your finger across the screen.

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4.1

June 19, 2019

Lots of major bug fixes: - Fixed a bug where a photo is taken automatically even without the user pressed in the button. - Fixed a bug where the internet connection error appears even when the connection is fine. - Fixed a bug where the voice commands sometimes stop working. - Fixed a bug where Voice switches to speakers when connected to a Bluetooth device or headphones. - Fixed overall crashes and improved performance. And amazing new features: - Voice reads handwritten text! It can read the handwritten text even in cursive with slightly messy handwriting! - New setting that lets you turn off the default Text-to-Speech. If you choose, you can have VoiceOver do all the reading. - Automatic language detection! The OCR will automatically find and detect the language of your text, so you can read documents that contain text with multiple languages! Although the default text-to-speech doesn't fluently switch between languages, if you let VoiceOver do the reading, it can fluently switch between languages. - Improved accessibility. Moving VoiceOver over certain buttons and elements now give more helpful hints and make it easier to figure out how to use certain features. - added Hebrew to the list of languages that the default Text-to-speech can speak in. - Export the text and image to other apps or save it to notes! CRAZY CRAZY UPDATES TO THE APP. Voice was completely remade from the ground up, with the best and latest technology. The OCR quality is spectacular, even on completely distorted and badly focused photos. New voice control features introduced. You can simply say the words "Take Picture" and Voice will take pictures for you. Can give extremely accurate field of view reports when it detects a document in front of you. It works in over 30 major languages and gives you the most powerful OCR reading tools right in your pocket. But don't take my word for it, give Voice a download and see for yourself!

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4.0

June 14, 2019

CRAZY CRAZY UPDATES TO THE APP. Voice was completely remade from the ground up, with the best and latest technology. The OCR quality is spectacular, even on completely distorted and badly focused photos. New voice control features introduced. You can simply say the words "Take Picture" and Voice will take pictures for you. Can give extremely accurate field of view reports when it detects a document in front of you. It works in over 30 major languages and gives you the most powerful OCR reading tools right in your pocket. But don't take my word for it, give Voice a download and see for yourself!

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Voice Subscription Plans

Elite

Elite Plan

$9.991 Month

Believer

Believer Plan

$99.991 Year

Price History of Voice

Description of Voice

Hi! This is Shalin Shah — creator of Voice. I’m a senior studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Voice has been a project of mine since I was in high school, and I’ve been working hard to make it better over the last 6 years. Voice was hand-crafted for people like you. It can help you quickly read items like product labels and magazine pages in your day-to-day. But you can also use it for more advanced reading like mail or books. My goal with Voice was to create the most simple and intuitive interface to help you read things. Here are some features that I hope are helpful. OCR: Voice’s OCR engine is perhaps one of the best in the world. You no longer need to worry about low lighting and bad focus, Voice corrects it automatically and gives you pixel-perfect accuracy every time. Voice can even read scribbles and handwritten text with incredible accuracy. Standard Photo Capture: The most basic way to use Voice is by simply tapping the button labeled by VoiceOver as “Camera. Button” This will take a picture. Then simply tap the button labeled “Next. Button” and Voice will perform OCR on your image and read it aloud. Voice Control: Alternatively, you can control the app using your voice if you find that tapping buttons shake your camera. Simply say “capture” to snap a picture, and “read” to start processing the image. Batch Mode: Batch mode is enabled by default. To read more than one page, just keep taking photos using the “Camera. Button” or by saying the word “capture” many times. Voice will read all the documents one after another. Scan Tone: Good OCR detection does not depend on the corners of a document to be visible. But if corner detection is important to you, Scan Tone plays a tone when it sees all 4 corners visible. The tone gets louder or softer depending on the placement, tilt, and orientation of your phone relative to your document. A louder scan tone means better visibility of your document. Real-Time Mode: Voice also supports real-time scanning. Toggle this on, then simply hold your phone in front of any document with text and Voice will read it out loud in real-time. Voice also automatically turns on flash when it detects sub-par lighting and turns it off for objects that would glare. Reading Voices & Languages: Voice supports 47 languages and offers 180 reading voices. 52 voices are the standard iOS voices, and 128 of them are premium AI-generated voices with extremely fluent intonations. You can adjust your language, reading voice, and speaking rate in Settings. Photo Library: The photo library picker lets you pick multiple images at a time from any of your albums. Offline Mode: Voice now fully works without wifi. If privacy is a concern or you don’t care for that extra bit of OCR quality, then feel free to use Voice in offline mode. You can turn it on in settings. Saving & Exporting: Once your document has been scanned, it takes one tap to copy your detected OCR text to your clipboard, export it as an accessible PDF, export it as a Plain Text file, or simply export all the images you captured. Importing: Voice allows you to import both images and PDFs from other apps. It automatically detects the document format and performs OCR. VoiceOver" The entire app was crafted with VoiceOver in mind, so everything is fully accessible. App Size: Voice has only a 6.9-megabyte app size. Pricing: You get 20 free scans per month. You can use those scans in either Short Text Mode or Standard Capture Mode. Once those 20 scans are up, you must purchase the Elite plan for $9.99 per month or the Believer plan for $99.99 per year. You save $20 a year, or 17%, by upgrading to the Believer plan. We are committed to keeping Voice OCR open for scholars and others lacking financial stability. Fill out this short form to tell us about your situation at http://bit.ly/VoiceOCR. Further Help: Feel free to reach out to my personal email, shalinvs@gmail.com, for any feedback.
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Voice: FAQ

Is Voice iPad-compatible?

The Voice software is not compatible with iPad devices.

Who built the Voice app?

Shalin Shah is the developer of Voice.

What is the minimum iOS version supported by Voice?

The Voice app currently supports iOS 13.0 or later.

How do users rate the app?

Currently, Voice has a user rating of 3.4.

What is the category of the Voice app?

Voice Relates To The Productivity App Genre.

What is the latest Voice version?

The current version of the Voice app is 6.4.

When did the new Voice update happen?

October 1, 2024 is the date of the latest update of the Voice app.

When did Voice first launch?

Voice officially launched on February 6, 2023.

What age is suitable for the Voice app?

Voice is considered child-appropriate and rated Shalin Shah.

What languages are available on Voice?

The following list of languages is supported by the Voice app: English.

Does Apple Arcade provide access to Voice for its subscribers?

No, Voice is not featured on Apple Arcade.

Can users make in-app purchases in Voice?

Certainly! Users can make in-app purchases within Voice.

Does Voice provide support for Apple Vision Pro?

No, Voice does not provide support for Apple Vision Pro.

Does Voice include ads as part of its experience?

No, Voice does not include ads as part of its experience.

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Reviews of Voice

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  • Crashed

    Does not even work. Useless.
  • To me not worth it

    Problem I have yes voice OCR. And I want to know why I have to delete this app off my phone, and order for it to work? And I paid for it to see if it will work properly. I am thinking about deleting it completely. Until everything is correct! I am not happy with this app. LJ
  • One of the best scanner/reading apps

    I have to say this is one of the best scanning, detecting and reading apps. I’d love that you get a certain amount of scans per month. This is a very accurate app. Reading mail is really easy with this service. My only hope is that it continues to improve in accuracy with the increasing changes in technology.
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