# Aloud!, text to speech reader — user reviews

> 133 indexed App Store user reviews of Aloud!, text to speech reader by Chun Kai Lau, rated 4.30/5 from 242 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aloud-text-to-speech-reader/id852033350/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aloud-text-to-speech-reader/id852033350.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 170 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 26

## What do users think of Aloud!, text to speech reader?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy copy-paste functionality for text input
- 🎧 Helpful for accessibility and learning disabilities
- ⚡ Works well with multiple file formats when functioning
- 🎯 Useful for multitasking (studying while driving/walking)
- 🔊 Adjustable speech speed
- 💰 Free version available
- ☁️ Cloud/Dropbox sync capability
- 📱 Compatible with older iOS versions

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes when opening files
- 🐛 Crashes on startup after updates
- 🗣️ Robotic and unnatural voice quality
- 📄 Poor PDF and ePub file handling
- 💾 Save function doesn't work reliably
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 📺 Ads persist even after paid upgrade
- ⚙️ Poor user interface and navigation
- 🔤 Mispronounces words and special characters
- 🔤 Reads punctuation marks aloud
- ⏸️ Text repetition bug (reads same paragraph multiple times)
- 🔄 Cannot set custom starting point in documents
- ⌨️ Keyboard cannot be minimized
- 🔒 Upgrade/restore functions don't work properly
- 🌐 Limited language support
- ⏱️ Slow scrolling and lagging performance
- 🔐 Paid features not accessible after purchase
- 📱 Interface control issues on newer devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when opening large files
- App crashes on startup after recent updates
- Save function fails to work
- Text repetition bug - reads same paragraph repeatedly
- Cursor position doesn't match audio being read
- PDF files load with no spaces between words
- ePub files load in reverse order
- Language selection doesn't work
- App freezes when loading documents
- Upgrade widget broken - cannot complete purchase
- Purchased app reverts to free version
- Ads cause app to crash when closed
- Mispronounces special characters as 'to the power of'
- Cannot edit text after typing
- Incompatibility with iOS 12.5.5 and older versions
- Scrolling to previous location causes crashes
- Character recognition failures (fi, fl, ff)

**Most requested features**

- Ability to set custom starting point for reading
- Better voice options and quality
- Ad-free paid version
- Improved PDF/ePub integration
- Better language support (Vietnamese, Dutch, etc.)
- Screen lock prevention during reading
- Repeat/loop functionality
- Better character recognition (fi, fl, ff combinations)
- Direct PDF opening from other apps
- Better voice selection for different dialects
- Skip opening statements/introductions
- Improved keyboard handling
- Dark mode or customizable background
- Better integration with other apps

## Newest reviews (11 of 133)

### 4/5 — Review

*2025-09-13, version 1.15.4*

Need to be able adjust a starting point in our documents so we don’t have to listen to opening statements and useless drivel about book creators and publishers and marketing

### 3/5 — 고쳐주세요

*2025-06-15*

업데이트 후에 더 나빠졌어요 
이유도 없이 멈추어서 다시 실행 할 수 밖에 없어요
그리고 이전에 실행 한 곳부터 시작하도록 해 주세요
앞이나 뒤로 이동 할 수 있도록
해 주세요

### 3/5 — 无故弹出，也输入不了书本

*2025-06-14*

如题，会突然弹出软件，能选取却输入不了pdf ，更读不了

### 3/5 — Ok apps, crashed, ads

*2025-05-14*

Its ok apps if you want a text to speech app to read your ebooks. 
Crashed all the times when load pdf files. 
Recently got ads, but i bought this one years ago? Why is it? No idea.
The save function doesn’t work. Lagging when trying to scroll down to where i left previously but crashed again. 
Potentially 5 stars apps if it can load more file types easily without crashed and the save function works
Still, thanks for the app

### 3/5 — Used to be better…

*2023-11-21*

When I first downloaded this app I would have given it five stars, now it gets less, I’d give it 3.5 if you could rate half stars. The app does everything it says it does and it reads out my files perfectly, my issue is with the voices- they used to be much better and on previous versions I had more voice choice. Now I am limited to three for my chosen dialect, all of which sound awful.

I miss ‘Kate enhanced’- honestly I would pay for that voice.

### 4/5 — 좋습니다 한가지 아쉬운거 빼곤

*2023-11-13*

제가 못찾는건진 모르겠는데 속도나 높낮이를 줄이는 버튼을 따로 만들어 주셨으면 합니다 조금고 속도나 높낮이를 세밀하게 조정하고 싶은데 현재는 그게 힘듭니다. 그외엔 다좋네요

### 2/5 — 不能正常朗读

*2023-04-09*

一个问题是不能识别不同数字的读法，另一个问题是跳字严重，这导致无法正常读书

### 3/5 — 갑자기 버그?

*2022-11-24*

거의 일년가까이 잘쓰고 있엤는데
에제부터 한화면 글만 계속반복 되네요 ㅜㅜ

### 5/5 — 简单明了不啰嗦

*2022-10-28*

就是有的文件打开了没有内容。。还是很棒的可以后台

### 2/5 — Bug

*2022-10-26*

Can you plz fix this new bug that came with the new iOS.

### 4/5 — Bug

*2022-09-27*

For the past few days there has been a bug in which some texts are re-spoken.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Can’t open large file. Crashes.

*2025-10-16, version 1.15.4*

Can’t open a large file.

### 1/5 — Voices Extremely Robotic

*2024-11-20*

I don’t recall the voice is sounding so robotic in the past. I’m hoping that there could be some serious improvement to this specialist since I paid for. I don’t recall having this issue with this application before.

### 1/5 — 升级付费过后还是不能导入文档

*2024-05-25*

付费过后，文档还是不能导入

### 1/5 — Xin hãy cập Nhật tiếng việt

*2023-11-27, version 1.14.32*

K có tiếng thì quá kém

### 1/5 — App crash

*2023-06-09, version 1.14.30*

As soon as I open the app right after downloading, it will crash!

### 1/5 — My pdf book did not load even after upgrade

*2023-03-12*

It might be nice if it worked. I don’t see a change. Other pdf and ebook readers can load the pdf text book. Thanks anyway.

### 1/5 — 어디서부터  시작하나요?

*2023-02-08*

pdf 책을 갖고와서 읽기를 눌렀더니 중단점도 없고 시작점도 없고 당황스럽네요.

### 1/5 — The app is failing every time I try to open a document…

*2022-12-23*

Help

### 1/5 — Even paid version has the same issue

*2022-10-07*

I have been using this product for a long time without any issues but recently it began to repeat the same paragraph again and again without moving forward. In other words, what it reads is different from what its cursor indicates. So I tried the paid version but the paid version is exactly same as the non-paid version. So I ask to refund

### 1/5 — Keeps crashing

*2022-02-22, version 1.14.22*

Have iOS 12.5.5 and Since update it will not open. It automatically crashes no mater what I’ve tried

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 눈의 피로도를 덜어주는 어플!!

*2025-12-01*

저는 재림교인이고, 성경과 예언의신 말씀을 직접 읽지 않고 일상생활 중에 듣기 위해서 이 어플을 사용하고있습니다. 직접 타이핑할 수도 있지만 사진을 찍거나 스캔을 하면 인식이 되서 그점도 참 편리합니다. 속도나 음성 높이를 조절하는 기능도 있어서 좋아요. 다양한 외국어를 공부할때도 유용합니다.

### 5/5 — 关键字批量删除

*2025-06-13*

能不能增加关键字批量删除功能啊，有些文章里夹杂着几百个标点符号©️，每段都要阅读标点符号影响使用体验

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2024-06-08, version 1.14.33*

Loving it. Helpful!

### 5/5 — 改进建议

*2024-05-09*

希望可以提供更丰富的语音

### 5/5 — Best text to speech

*2024-02-23*

It’s awesome!

### 5/5 — 非常有用

*2023-09-29*

简洁高效 就是背景有点花了 我这种正直的老年人眼睛受不了

### 5/5 — Highly recommended

*2023-04-20*

Aloud! Has been serving me to listen to written texts in many languages for years. It’s a hugely important tool for people like me who do better sometimes listening to than reading text. Invaluable! And free as well!

### 5/5 — 希望可以更换音源

*2023-03-09*

换一个读起来更连贯的语音ai

### 5/5 — Bug?

*2022-11-29*

The speech keep repeat!?

### 5/5 — Good

*2022-11-26, version 1.14.24*

Good

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