# Read&Write — Accessible TTS writing/reading

> Accessible reading and writing tool with text-to-speech and literacy support. (iPhone/iPad app by Everway Opco Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/read-and-write/id934749270 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Everway Opco Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/600829241)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.14/5 from 29 App Store ratings · 33 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 224 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese and 2 more
- Released: 2015-01-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/read-and-write/id934749270/reviews.md

## What is Read&Write?

Read&Write for iPad is a reading and writing app with high-quality text-to-speech, formatting controls, a wide range of fonts and styles and cloud storage integration.

Read&Write provides visual highlighting in-sync with spoken words, a great range of colour and font settings to allow for optimum reading, and word prediction to help with writing. Read&Write is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development, and creating audio files from any text.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Text-to-Speech
- Type into Read&Write and have the text read back to you. You can check text and proofread it quickly and easily. 
- You can import documents into Read&Write from apps such as Mail, or import directly from Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.. Read&Write can open a range of document formats including Word doc, PDF and epub.
- Text from any app can be copied and pasted into Read&Write ready to be read back. 
- Apple's speech recognition can be used to dictate text directly into Read&Write, and can be listened back to ensure it is right. 
- The Apple spell check works in Read&Write too, further helping accuracy.
- You can save the text as an audio file using the same high-quality voice.

• Word Prediction
Word prediction helps with writing more quickly and accurately.

• Visual Highlighting
Text is highlighted as the text is read back. Highlighting allows you to coordinate reading and listening. Read&Write lets you pick the colour and style of highlighting required.
There are four highlighting modes to choose from: none, word by word, word trail, or sentence by sentence highlighting.

• Font & Layout
Change the font type, size or colour to suit your needs. Layout the text for easier reading by adjusting the character, line and paragraph spacing and adjusting the page margins. Text can be formatted bold, italic and underlined to emphasise. Images can be inserted into the text from the camera or your library.

• Save to Audio
Convert any text into an audio file using any of the high-quality voices. This is quick and easy, allowing text to be listened to on the move. Great for proofreading on the go.

• Share your text
Text created within Read&Write can be emailed, messaged, printed, opened in another app, or copied and pasted into another app, like Safari.

• Read webpages
You can now read webpages in Safari and other browsers, using the "Read&Write Toolbar" extension from the share menu.

* Spellcheck & Grammar check
Use the Read&Write spellcheck feature that can provide you with additional word descriptions and pictures to help you find the correct word.

Also included in this app is the Read&Write Keyboard app, which is a powerful keyboard replacement that works in every app. Supporting reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development, Read&Write provides a rich set of features which extend accessibility and provide a range of tools to help with literacy including:

• Text to speech
• Prediction
• Dictionary / Talking dictionary
• Picture Dictionary
• Check It
• Talk&Type (available for iOS 10 and above)
• Speak as I type
• OpenDyslexic font support 
• Language translation in Safari (French or Spanish, Locale dependent) 
• French language localisation 

The Read&Write keyboard app provides help everywhere it’s needed whether it’s working on documents, presentations, being creative or just using mail. It’s great for those with individual needs such as Dyslexia and those where English is not their first language, but it’s designed for everyone.

## Key features

- Text-to-Speech with synchronized highlighting
- Word prediction for faster writing
- Customizable font and layout settings
- Save text as audio files
- Import and open various document formats
- Read webpages via toolbar extension
- Spellcheck and grammar check with word descriptions

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Premium Feature | $19.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 33)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/read-and-write/id934749270/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Nearly useless

*2026-05-23, version 7.15.1*

Needs lots of work. Apparently they don’t use the app because if they did they would know how unacceptable this is for reading documents or web pages.

### 1/5 — Itz bad

*2025-09-25, version 7.11.6*

I don’t like

### 1/5 — The app version is terrible

*2025-06-07, version 7.10.3*

The way it’s reading makes it hard to understand. The ai ignore pauses, taking pause before starting to read a new bullet point, moving to another paragraph. 
There are limited voice choices. Not even worth 1$.
I’ll stick to the computer extension. This app needs major updates.

### 1/5 — Frustrations with R&W app

*2025-05-09, version 7.10.1*

I don’t understand why I cannot delete text while in the document - every time I select text and hit the delete key or cut, it kicks me out of the app! Super frustrating and not user friendly.

### 1/5 — Not worth the money

*2025-01-20, version 7.9.3*

A complete waste of money I can’t use it for things. I need to use it for like reading articles on the web.

### 5/5 — iPad.

*2024-12-11, version 7.9.3*

Writhing

### 1/5 — Boo!

*2024-10-07, version 7.9.3*

This app sucks! Crashes everytime!

### 1/5 — i dont want a free trial and just want to log out. What should i do?

*2024-07-26, version 7.8.9*

My account was linked to this app accidently. i do not want a free trial and just want to delete my account from this app. what should i do? please let me know

### 4/5 — I likeit

*2024-03-20, version 7.7.9*

My school asked me and a few otheres to testthis on there laptops but i bring a ipadqnd thid spp is very good it does everthing i want to dobutdor some reason it does not speak to me when i type even while that setting is on and it also dosent speak out to me when i press the button that says play it is just blank and it is quite hard to type on iphone realised it only talks to me if i write on the qpp, found out you need to select the words then it should resd out to me but it dosent

### 1/5 — NO NO NO NOPE.

*2024-01-11, version 7.7.9*

IM WARNING EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO DOWNLOAD THIS OR A TEACHER TELLS YOU TOO, DONT FLIPPING FLOP DO IT.

my friend was getting HACKED by this app. its not worth it ladies 😡😡😡

## Frequently asked questions about Read&Write

### What does the Read&Write app do?

Read&Write is a comprehensive app designed to assist with reading and writing. It features high-quality text-to-speech that reads text aloud with synchronized visual highlighting, helping users follow along. It also provides tools like word prediction, spell check, and grammar check to support writing accuracy and speed.

### What are the key features of Read&Write?

Key features include text-to-speech with customizable highlighting, word prediction, extensive font and layout adjustments for readability, the ability to save text as audio files, import/export of various document formats (Word, PDF, epub), and a toolbar extension for reading webpages. It also offers spellcheck and grammar check with additional word descriptions.

### How does Read&Write help with reading and writing?

For reading, it offers text-to-speech with synchronized highlighting, allowing users to listen and read simultaneously. For writing, word prediction, spellcheck, and grammar check aid in accuracy and efficiency. The app also allows for significant customization of text appearance to suit individual reading preferences.

### Can I use Read&Write with documents from other apps?

Yes, you can import documents from apps like Mail, or directly from cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. The app supports opening various document formats including Word documents, PDFs, and ePubs. Text from any app can also be copied and pasted into Read&Write.

### Is Read&Write free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional features or content. This freemium model allows users to try out the core functionalities before deciding to invest in premium options.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.16.1 — 2026-07-09

Fixes a bug where the settings screen from the Dashboard > Accounts page flow was not being localized correctly.

### 7.16.0 — 2026-06-25

This release brings major improvements to Check It, dictionary support, settings, and language coverage.

* Refreshed settings experience with updated layout, icons, and clearer Check It options.

* Redesigned Check It suggestions in the editor and Read&Write keyboard, with improved spacing, visuals, and easier actions for adding or ignoring words.

* Check It in the editor now works as an on/off toolbar button, matching the standard Read&Write experience more closely.

* Dictionary lookup is now available in the editor app.

* Added support for Swedish spellcheck and dictionary lookup.

* Added support for Urdu voices.

### 7.15.1 — 2026-05-19

Unified Read while typing settings - all read while typing settings are now available in both the Editor and Keyboard app:

* Read while typing
* Read sentence
* Read word
* Read letter name (AI voices not supported)
* Read letter sound

Change "use letter colors" name in keyboard to "highlight vowels" in editor settings to maintain consistency.

Updated display titles in the sign in and accounts screen.

Added a fallback to iOS system voices when using “Read letter names” with an AI voice selected.

Fixes a bug where Read aloud continues to read even after switching to other pages.

Fixes a bug where the Canadian language was loading incorrect localisation strings in the Keyboard app.

Fixes a crash that could occur when importing a PDF in to Read&Write from Safari.

Fixes a bug where playback would sometimes not pause correctly when speech was transitioning to the next sentence

### 7.15.0 — 2026-03-31

Added new AI text-to-speech voices for selected languages.

Added word predictions for Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.

Added a new live scanning feature when scanning photos: you can now choose to either have the text in the image highlighted and read aloud and/or import the scanned text as a new document.

Added a new PDF open flow for better management of PDF files and directly integrates with our OrbitNote iOS app.

Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 7.14.1 — 2026-02-26

Fixes a bug where prediction in the R&W keyboard app was not working for English locale languages.

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