ReadLoud User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience7.7% of reviews
Neutral23.1% of reviews
Negative experience69.2% of reviews

~ Based on 13 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is ReadLoud Safe?

ReadLoud: Scan Image to Text appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for ReadLoud is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 120 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

85.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
10.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 112 App Store ratings for ReadLoud.

Is ReadLoud Legit?

ReadLoud: Scan Image to Text appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ReadLoud is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Updated review (staying at 2 stars):

I wanted to reply to the developer, but my review completely disappears when I try to edit it. Reposting everything for full context.

Original review (longer excerpt):
The app keeps advertising “natural AI voices” yet outputs basic robotic system voices (not even Apple’s best quality ones). If you’re going to emphasize “natural” and “AI,” the voice quality should match the claim — especially when better voices exist on Apple devices. The user interface is genuinely nice, which makes this even more frustrating. I really want to like it, but the voice experience is still disappointing.

Developer’s response:

“We’d like to clarify one important point: our app does not advertise or claim to offer ‘natural AI voices.’ This terminology is not used in our App Store description, screenshots, or promotional materials.

The voices used in the app are based on system-supported text-to-speech options, and we do not position them as advanced or human-like AI voices. It appears there may be some confusion or comparison with another app…”

My detailed reply:

Thank you for your response. However, you state that the app doesn’t advertise “AI” or “natural voices,” yet these terms appear three times inside the app itself:

• “Your Personal AI Speech Assistant” (home screen)

• “Listen with AI Voice” (playback screen)

• “AI meets voice technology” (voice preview).

I have screenshots proving this. It’s dishonest to deny what’s clearly written inside your own app. If the app uses Apple’s system TTS voices, it would be more transparent to remove these mentions, as they set specific expectations for voice quality.

Concrete suggestion:

Add a menu to list and use Apple’s enhanced/premium voices (downloadable in Settings > Accessibility > Voices). They’re far more natural and work with your current TTS API.

Tech note for developer:

Takes max 30 minutes — enhanced voices auto-appear in `AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.speechVoices()` once users download them. Zero cost.

The UI is genuinely nice and the concept great! I’ll happily upgrade to 4-5 stars if you acknowledge this, fix the text, AND add the enhanced voices. Don’t want to seem harsh — just want honesty + real improvement!
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Misleading “Natural AI” Voice — Great UI

I purchased this app with my current account in September, but I’ve been following it since at least March 2025, and I honestly haven’t seen any meaningful improvement since then.

The app keeps advertising a “natural AI voice,” yet the output still sounds like basic Apple robotic voices (and not even the best-quality ones Apple offers). If you’re going to emphasize “natural” and “AI,” the voice quality should match the claim, especially when better voices exist on Apple devices.

The user interface is genuinely nice, which makes this even more frustrating. I really want to like it, but the voice experience is still disappointing.
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Can’t get the pdf to voice to work

It’s not clear on how you upload a pdf file to be converted to voice which is why I downloaded this app in the first place.

AppsGoneFree

No Lifetime IAP as advertised

Lost pro user after update - unable to restore purchase

Lost pro user after update - unable to restore purchase

Does nothing?

Literally does nothing? Lots of options, none of which do anything.

Chưa tốt lắm

Chưa thật sự là một ứng tốt nhất

Works OK I think

Keeps pestering for a review. Only thing I tried was summarize long text, which worked fine.

Please clarify & fix

I’m confused about the one time $0. Is that lifetime free or just to try once?

I downloaded and the voice didn’t work

No voice/pdf “coming soon”

Me or my husband cannot get the voice to actually work. Tested volume, settings, etc. when we click pdf, it says “coming soon” although the version build says it’s included in the build. Have pro, not working.

No sound!

Well, I downloaded this to see how well it works, and, no matter what I do or what mode I use, I get no sound. Clicking “restore purchases” caused it to pop up a request for my App Store password, which was highly suspect since I went right into the App Store to write this review after deleting the app, and did not need to enter it…
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Scam

Đã mua lifetime rồi mà không khôi phục được.

Response from developer

Chào bạn, Cảm ơn bạn đã phản hồi. Rất tiếc vì bạn gặp sự cố khi mua Premium. Nếu bạn đã mua thành công nhưng vẫn không sử dụng được tính năng Premium và nút "Khôi phục giao dịch" (Restore Purchase) không hoạt động, bạn vui lòng thử các bước sau: Đảm bảo bạn đang sử dụng đúng tài khoản Apple đã mua hàng. Kiểm tra kết nối internet ổn định. Khởi động lại ứng dụng và thử lại chức năng "Khôi phục giao dịch". Nếu sau khi thử các bước trên vẫn không được, xin vui lòng liên hệ với chúng tôi qua email [hỗ trợ] kèm theo hóa đơn mua hàng để chúng tôi hỗ trợ bạn nhanh nhất. Xin lỗi vì sự bất tiện này và cảm ơn bạn đã thông cảm!

No Voice, No Clarity, No Value

I was ready to pay $50 for the Pro version, but there was no voice output when I tested it — extremely disappointing.

Also, it’s unclear how many languages the app actually supports. Can I even customize languages other than English with the Pro version?

Poor user experience and lack of transparency.

Not worth the price.
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