# Marley — From image, to text, to audio!

> Image-to-text and text-to-speech reader with translation and data detection. (iPhone/iPad app by Thomas Coomer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marley/id1240959304 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thomas Coomer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1006451481)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: $0.49 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 37 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-05-31
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marley/id1240959304/reviews.md

## What is Marley?

Marley is your personal reading assistant. Just take a photo of some text or upload one from your photo library and instantly hear it read to you out loud. If you do not want to hear it out loud, Marley displays the text from the page in a large, thick font with high contrast, making reading the text easier or just possible!

The built in word and character counter allows you to detect the number for words on a page, even if it is written by hand. You can then use the share button to send the text by email, messages or any of your favourite messaging services and social networks. 

Marley will automatically detect the language of the text that it finds and translate it in to the language that your device is set to. You can also use the build in translation tools to manually select a language to translate the text in to.

Quickly act upon your scanned text with automatic detection for links, address, phone numbers and much more. Valuable detected data is highlighted in blue and is just a tap away from performing the related action.

The converted text can then be selected and copied in to a text editing app or used for quick look up for definitions, suggested web items, maps or other related information.

Marley offers a 7 day free trial. After the trial you will be asked to subscribe for a year. This is because both the image to text and text to speech service is paid for by us, as well as allowing us to keep working hard on Marley to make the app even better and your life a little easier.

## Key features

- Image to text conversion
- Text to speech audio output
- High-contrast text display
- Word and character counter
- Automatic language detection and translation
- Actionable link and address detection

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $0.49.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 12 Month Subscription | $25.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marley/id1240959304/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Cant read long text

*2020-02-15, version 1.4*

If you are wanting something to read you a page in a textbook or even a novel this isnt going to cut it.

## Frequently asked questions about Marley

### What is Marley?

Marley is a reading assistant app that converts text from images into spoken audio or displays it in a large, high-contrast font. It also offers features like word counting, translation, and automatic detection of links and addresses.

### How does Marley's text-to-speech work?

You can take a photo of text or upload an image from your library, and Marley will read it aloud to you. This service is powered by a paid text-to-speech engine.

### Can Marley translate text?

Yes, Marley automatically detects the language of scanned text and translates it to your device's language. You can also manually select languages for translation.

### What actions can I take with scanned text in Marley?

Marley highlights detected links, addresses, and phone numbers in blue, allowing you to tap them to perform actions like opening a website, getting directions, or making a call.

### Is Marley free to use?

Marley offers a 7-day free trial. After the trial period, a yearly subscription is required to continue using the text-to-speech and image-to-text services.

### What devices does Marley support?

Marley is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### When was Marley last updated?

The latest version of Marley, 1.4, was released on December 4, 2017.

### What is the age rating for Marley?

Marley has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users as well as adults.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2017-12-04

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Detected text will now automatically translate in to the language your device is set to.
• New voices added for French, German, Spanish and Italian.
• Minor UI improvements.
• New settings to turn off the auto-read and auto-translate features.

### 1.3.1 — 2017-09-27

• Support for opening images from the Metadata App*. 
• Minor UI Changes.
• Minor Bug Fixes.

* Requires Metadata Version 1.5 and above.

Previous Update
• Drag and Drop support for importing images from Photos, Files, Safari and more.
• Support for iOS 11.
• Updated to Swift 4.

### 1.3 — 2017-09-18

• Drag and Drop support for importing images from Photos, Files, Safari and more.
• Support for iOS 11.
• Updated to Swift 4.

### 1.2 — 2017-07-03

Quickly act upon your scanned text with automatic detection for links, address, phone numbers and much more.
Valuable detected data is highlighted in blue and is just a tap away from performing the related action.

### 1.1.2 — 2017-06-28

• Minor bug fixes.
• Minor UI improvements.

Previous Update:
• You can now long press to select parts of the converted text to copy or share.
• Select a word in the converted text and press "Look Up" to find out definitions, locations and search results for the selected word.
• Improved detection for smaller words in images.

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