# DocXPal: Read Aloud PDF & Docs — Private Text to Speech Reader

> Private Text to Speech Reader (iPhone/iPad app by Sharon Katz.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/docxpal-read-aloud-pdf-and-docs/id6826891259 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sharon Katz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6786192272)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-09
- Data updated: 2026-11-12

## What is DocXPal?

DocXPal is a text to speech app for students, and anyone with more to read than time to sit down and read it. It reads your own PDFs, Word files and scanned PDFs aloud, lighting up each word as it goes.

Listen on your walk, at the gym or on the train, and pick up exactly where you stopped.

READ YOUR OWN FILES ALOUD
• PDFs and Word documents (.docx and .doc), from Files, Mail or any app
• Scanned PDFs, where the pages are pictures of text, are recognized on your device and read aloud with the same word highlighting
• Page numbers and repeating headers and footers are skipped
• Detects the language and reads with a matching voice, page by page when a page's language is clear
• Double-tap any word to start there, and change the speed while it reads
• Keeps reading with the screen locked or in another app, and reopens where you stopped, down to the word
• Password-protected PDFs are not supported yet

MARK WHAT MATTERS
• Press and hold to mark a sentence as Important, Question or To Learn, or drag to choose the exact words
• Add notes to any mark
• Play My Marks (Pro) reads only the passages you marked, one after another

SUMMARIES THAT POINT TO THEIR SOURCES
• Summarize the whole document, topics you choose, a question you type, or your marks
• Every point shows its page and links to the sentence it comes from, so you can check it
• Apple Intelligence rewrites the points on supported devices; other devices get the document's own key sentences

QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
Is there an app that reads PDFs aloud? Yes, this one. It also reads Word documents.
Can it read a scanned PDF? Yes. Pages that are only images are recognized on your device first. It reads PDFs you already have; it does not scan with the camera.
Does it need an internet connection? Reading, text recognition and summaries run on your device. Buying Pro needs a connection.

FREE AND PRO
Free, forever: reading aloud with no time or word limits, scanned PDFs, languages, Word documents, marks and notes. The free version holds 5 documents at a time; delete one to make room for another. It includes 3 new summaries a month.
DocXPal Pro adds: no limit on documents or summaries, Play My Marks, sharing marks and summaries, creating categories and folders, and Deep Search. Every new user gets Pro free for 14 days, with no payment details and nothing to cancel. Afterwards you keep everything you added, and it still opens.
Pro is a one-time Lifetime purchase, which will never become a subscription and includes every future on-device feature, or an Annual or Monthly subscription. Prices are shown in the app in your currency. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in Settings > your name > Subscriptions.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no ads, no tracking. We never see your documents.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://tendphotos.com/docxpal/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DocXPal Pro Annual | $24.99 | per year |
| DocXPal Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DocXPal Pro Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |


## Is DocXPal safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess DocXPal.

## Is DocXPal legit?

DocXPal: Read Aloud PDF & Docs has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for DocXPal is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-09

No release notes.

## More apps by Sharon Katz

- [Tend Photos: Clean With Care](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tend-photos-clean-with-care/id6786192270)

All apps by Sharon Katz: https://appshunter.io/developer/6786192272

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