# OpenVox Reader — Natural Voices, Fully Offline

> Converts text documents and web links into natural-sounding audio for offline listening. (iPhone/iPad app by Nitesh Kumar Sharma.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openvox-reader/id6790389555 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nitesh Kumar Sharma](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875059414)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 105 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openvox-reader/id6790389555/reviews.md

## What is OpenVox Reader?

Turn Reading Time into Listening Time

OpenVox Reader transforms books, PDFs, documents, web links and text into natural-sounding audio, so you can keep reading while commuting, walking, exercising, resting or working.

Import your content, choose from hundreds of voices, create your own custom voice, and listen at your preferred speed without sending your private documents to an online speech service.

Listen to Almost Anything

Bring all your reading into one simple library:

• Import ebooks and PDFs
• Add documents and text files
• Save web links for listening
• Scan printed pages
• Paste or type text directly
• Organize everything in one place

OpenVox Reader can generate and play speech locally on your device, so once the required voices are downloaded, you can listen without an internet connection.

Natural Voices You’ll Enjoy

Choose from more than 200 voices across 30+ languages and find the voice that best suits your book, article or document.

You can also create custom English voices from a short voice sample using Pocket TTS and listen to your content in a voice you choose.

Listen at Your Own Pace

Adjust playback from 0.5x all the way to 2.5x with smooth, pitch-preserving audio.

Choose convenient presets including:

• 0.5x
• 1.0x
• 1.5x
• 2.0x
• 2.5x

Faster playback is supported with optimized buffering and accurate elapsed and remaining-time calculations.

Save Important Sentences

Found something worth coming back to?

Bookmark the sentence you are currently reading and access it anytime from Saved Sentences.

You can:

• Save or remove sentences instantly
• Browse all saved passages
• Filter your saved sentences
• Jump directly back to the original location
• Delete bookmarks you no longer need

Search Inside Your Documents

Quickly find words, phrases or sections without scrolling through an entire book or document.

Search in Document provides result previews and lets you jump directly to each matching location.

EPUB search is optimized chapter by chapter to keep memory usage efficient even with larger books.

Listen Without an Internet Connection

Keep listening on flights, trains, commutes or anywhere without reliable internet access.

Speech generation happens locally, allowing downloaded voices and imported content to remain available when you need them.

Private by Design

Your documents are processed locally for speech generation rather than being uploaded to a cloud TTS service.

OpenVox Reader is built for people who want convenient AI-powered reading while keeping control of their content.

Track Your Reading Journey

See how much you have actually listened and keep your reading momentum going with:

• Listening time
• Daily and weekly progress
• Reading streaks
• Recently opened content
• Personal listening statistics

Reading time is calculated from audio that was actually spoken, giving you a accurate picture of your listening activity.

Made for iPhone and iPad

Use OpenVox Reader across iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync for your library.

Your content stays organized across your Apple devices, and one purchase unlocks the app on both iPhone and iPad.

Read More, Even When You’re Offline

Whether you’re travelling, exercising, relaxing, commuting or getting work done, OpenVox Reader helps turn spare moments into meaningful reading time.

Download OpenVox Reader and start listening to your reading today.

## Key features

- Text to audio conversion
- Offline listening
- Import ebooks, PDFs, documents, web links
- Hundreds of natural voices
- Custom voice creation
- Adjustable playback speed
- Save important sentences
- In-document search

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| OpenVox Reader Pro Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openvox-reader/id6790389555/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Number 1 app in the AppStore.

*2026-08-25*

Rich in features and voice options.  One time payment and you get everything.

## Frequently asked questions about OpenVox Reader

### Does OpenVox Reader have ads?

No, OpenVox Reader is ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted listening experience.

### How much does OpenVox Reader cost?

OpenVox Reader is available for free.

### What devices does OpenVox Reader support?

OpenVox Reader is designed for iPhone and iPad devices.

### Can I use OpenVox Reader offline?

Yes, OpenVox Reader can be used offline once the necessary voices are downloaded. Speech generation happens locally on your device.

### How often is OpenVox Reader updated?

The latest version is 1.5.0, last updated on August 28, 2026. Updates are released regularly to improve functionality and add features.

### What is the age rating for OpenVox Reader?

OpenVox Reader has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### How does OpenVox Reader handle user privacy?

OpenVox Reader is private by design. Your documents are processed locally on your device for speech generation, ensuring they are not uploaded to any cloud TTS service.

### Can I create my own custom voice in OpenVox Reader?

Yes, you can create custom English voices from a short voice sample using Pocket TTS, allowing you to listen to content in a voice you choose.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2026-08-28

- Fixed issues when importing large and lengthy books.
- Added Tile and List layout options for both the Document Library and Voice Library.
- Added a draggable chapter scroller for faster navigation through large ebooks.
- Improved reading cursor accuracy and synchronization
- Improved Pocket TTS audio buffering for smoother, more continuous narration.
- Includes additional performance improvements, reliability enhancements, and bug fixes.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-20

- Smoother Pocket TTS playback, fixed clicks between passages.
- New option to skip PDF headers, footers, and page numbers.
- Improved pronunciation of scaled currency values such as “$24.5 million.”
- Newly created custom voices from settings menu now appear and activate immediately.
- Additional stability and performance improvements.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-17

- Added Pocket TTS support for custom English voices, making it easier to create and use your own voices.
- Added Saved Sentences so you can bookmark the current sentence, revisit saved passages, filter them, jump back instantly, or remove them later.
- Added Search in Document with result previews and direct navigation to matching text.
- Improved EPUB bookmarks and search so chapter positions remain accurate while keeping memory usage efficient.
- Added playback speeds from 0.5x to 2.5x with increments of 0.1x, including new presets at 0.5x, 1.0x, 1.5x, 2.0x, and 2.5x.
- Improved faster playback with pitch preservation, better buffering, voice previews, and more accurate elapsed and remaining time.
- Opening another document now automatically pauses the document currently playing.
- Fixed Reading Stats so listening time only counts when audio is actually playing.
- Includes additional reliability and reader experience improvements.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-03

- Improved speech accuracy with fewer skipped words using an updated higher-fidelity on-device AI model.
- Smoother narration with fewer pauses between sentences and reading segments.
- New optional "Delete after reading" setting for automatically removing completed text, link, paste, and scan documents. PDFs and EPUB books are always retained.
- Improved decimal pronunciation, so values like 2.75 are read naturally and continuously.
- Additional playback and stability improvements.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-27

- Upgraded local speech generation for more efficient playback using the Apple Neural Engine.
- Added background playback with Lock Screen and Control Center controls.
- Continue listening to documents even when your screen is turned off.
- Reader Mode now keeps the screen awake while you read.
- Introduced Dynamic Island playback with animated waveform feedback.
- Improved iCloud sync, with pull-to-refresh in the Library for manually fetching the latest updates.
- Added support for importing documents and web links directly through the iOS Share Sheet.
- Improved pronunciation of numbers, dates, currencies, percentages, and decimals.
- Improved link importing for better extraction from complex webpages.

## More apps by Nitesh Kumar Sharma

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All apps by Nitesh Kumar Sharma: https://appshunter.io/developer/1875059414

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