# Voice Aloud Reader — Text to speech Read PDF book

> Reads text aloud from documents, websites, and books using natural-sounding voices. (iPhone/iPad app by Marcin Olawski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-aloud-reader/id1446876360 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marcin Olawski](https://appshunter.io/developer/992268205)
- Category: Productivity, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 18,756 App Store ratings · 1,020 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 73 MB
- Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, Canadian French, German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and 3 more
- Released: 2019-02-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-aloud-reader/id1446876360/reviews.md

## What is Voice Aloud Reader?

Are you too busy to read books, newspapers, or favorite websites? Or maybe you have health problems that make reading difficult? If so, then you must try this app. The app can read aloud any text document, e-book, website, or paper book.

Voice Aloud Reader - text to speech (TTS) converts text to a natural sounding voice.
The highest quality text-to-speech App available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and now iPad!

Use iCloud or iTunes to share files between your computer and the app.

VOICES SUPPORT
Choose from 40 languages, listen in different voices

BOOKS SUPPORT
Supports the most popular text formats

CUSTOM INTERFACE
Customize the font and the read mode at your own discretion

CUSTOM SETTINGS
Change pitch, volume, and speed of reading

Supports text-to-speech in the following languages:
English, Chinese, French, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Catalan, Afrikaans, Danish, German, Russian, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Dutch, Czech, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, and Vietnamese.


Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Reads text aloud
- Supports various document formats
- Over 40 languages supported
- Customizable reading speed, pitch, and volume
- Customizable interface and read modes
- File sharing via iCloud/iTunes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro + Premium Voices 1m | $9.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium OCR 100 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pro version | $8.99 | one-time |
| Premium OCR 800 | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Voice Aloud Reader?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Reads text quickly
- 💡 Helpful for people with reading disabilities
- 🤑 Good value for the price
- 🎉 Excellent text-to-speech quality

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior when pausing/resuming
- 🤖 Robotic-sounding voices
- 💰 Subscription model too expensive
- 🔍 Difficulty finding place in long documents
- 🤷‍♀️ Limited customization options

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Randomly jumps to different sections of text
- Struggles with formatting of multi-column documents
- Occasional crashes when switching between apps

**Most requested features**

- Add bookmarking/resume functionality
- Improve voice quality and pronunciation
- Allow custom voice speed increments
- Implement a way to delete documents from library
- Add support for iBooks library integration

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,020)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-aloud-reader/id1446876360/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Only for subscribers

*2026-08-21, version 3.0.3*

Nothing for free

### 3/5 — Falha grave

*2026-08-05*

Não faz o básico, que é salvar a página / trecho do livro.

### 5/5 — Fantastic app

*2026-08-03, version 3.0.3*

If you are looking for a fantastic app and a great experience, look no more, this is it

### 2/5 — Meh

*2026-07-31, version 3.0.3*

The default voices are pretty mechanical. Premium voices seem to be $10 per month.

### 5/5 — Free version is very efficient

*2026-07-27, version 3.0.3*

I needed a app that would read PDF BOOKS and it does exactly that.

### 5/5 — Study

*2026-07-26, version 3.0.3*

Great study guide tool

### 5/5 — From listener

*2026-07-25, version 3.0.3*

I like this app

### 1/5 — Annoying

*2026-07-24, version 3.0.3*

An annoying limit. So if you’re listening to something long you’ll be there so long. Because your either going to have to wait 30 minutes or watch 2 ads

### 2/5 — Not great

*2026-07-22, version 3.0.3*

Got the yearly subscription, and halfway through the month I’m being cut off from listening for a “monthly character limit”. So just know if you purchase the subscription you don’t even get unlimited access. The user interface is very basic and kind of dull, and there aren’t that many voices to choose from. The voice also mispronounces words quite often and doesn’t speak with the correct tone while reading.

### 2/5 — English needs a good update

*2026-07-21, version 3.0.3*

Totally ok with the free option, I am ok with the robot voices. HOWEVER!! It needs to be able to correctly read clear and plain English. One example is when it comes to the word shuffle, it reads shuff-lee prolonging the “E”. As far as I can see even if I upgrade nothing is done to better reading English just no ads and better voice options.

## Frequently asked questions about Voice Aloud Reader

### What does Voice Aloud Reader do?

Voice Aloud Reader converts written text from documents, e-books, websites, and even paper books into natural-sounding speech. It's designed to help users consume content audibly when reading is inconvenient or difficult.

### What types of files can this app read?

The app supports the most popular text formats for books and documents. It can also read aloud text from websites. You can share files with the app using iCloud or iTunes.

### How much does Voice Aloud Reader cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it does include in-app purchases. This means some features or content might require an additional purchase.

### What languages are supported?

Voice Aloud Reader offers text-to-speech capabilities in over 40 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and many more. You can choose from different voices within these languages.

### Can I customize the reading experience?

Yes, you can customize the reading experience significantly. You can adjust the pitch, volume, and speed of the reading. Additionally, the interface and read modes can be customized to your preference, including font choices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.3 — 2026-03-25

• Add more voices
• Bug fixes and small performance improvements

### 3.0.2 — 2026-01-08

• Improved voice quality for clearer, more natural speech
• Bug fixes and small performance improvements

### 3.0.1 — 2025-10-15

• Fixed an issue where some EPUB books wouldn’t open properly.
• Resolved a bug that prevented your last reading position from saving across devices.
• Various under-the-hood improvements for smoother performance and reliability.

### 3.0.0 — 2025-09-22

• A brand‑new look, crafted to shine on iOS 26
• Fixes and improvements under the hood

### 2.5.0 — 2025-07-23

• EPUB reader improvements
• Bug fixing

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