Comparison

tableread vs Listen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

tableread

This app allows users to read and listen to scripts for film, stage, and television on their mobile devices. It offers text-to-speech with over 90 voices, soundtrack integration, and powerful rehearsal tools, all processed locally for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Local text-to-speech processing
  • Import PDF and Final Draft FDX scripts
  • 90+ character voices
  • Add background soundtracks
  • Create and export script notes
  • Rehearsal features
Features
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tableread® Production App. 100% Private. 100% Local. Text-to-speech happens entirely on your device. No cloud processing. No uploads. No exceptions. Your scripts stay on your iPhone, iPad, iCloud, or Google Drive — and nowhere else. The tableread® Production App is a low cost subscription based, easy-to-use film, stage play and television productivity app, that allows you to read and listen to scripts, including screenplays and teleplays on mobile devices - anytime, anywhere. Simply import a professionally formatted script in PDF or Final Draft FDX format and listen. tableread® Pro monthly subscription for $2.99(USD). tableread® Pro offers a reduced functionality free version. Listen to scripts as read by over 90 unique character voices in multiple languages across all ages. Add an inspiring soundtrack from a library of genre specific scores, or import your own. Create and export script notes, make quick edits and utilize powerful rehearsal features. From script to stage & screen the tableread® Production App is a must have for the entire production process. Features: • Imports professionally formatted scripts directly from PDF. • Analyses screenplay and stage play(US and UK) formats. • Imports Final Draft files in FDX format. • Imports from email, hyperlink or iCloud & Google Drive • Formats scripts for viewing in mobile devices. • Read and listen to scripts. • Skip to next or previous scene/ page or line. • Access online help via the Help Menu or contact the developers directly. • Open tableread® Ready Script Projects. (Script Projects exported from the tableread® Production App). Share your thoughts with the tableread® Production App by leaving a review here in the Apple App Store or by contacting us via Facebook (/tablereadPro) or Twitter (@tablereadPro). or the CONTACT button in the tableread® Production App. tableread® Production App Pro (tableread® Pro) subscription plan advantages: • Assign unique character voices (90+ voices). • Customize all voices via rate and shape. • Save Custom Voices to use with other scripts. • Select voices by gender and age. • Create script notes. • Make simple script edits. • Read and listen to script notes. • Export and share script notes and edits. • Incorporate genre specific scores (20+ tracks). • Import your own score to play with your script. • Scores can dynamically dim under dialogue and peak over action. • Rehearsal features including character selections, scene/s selection and looping, pause for me to deliver then read, mute rehearsal dialogue and play rehearsal scenes only. • Playback rate toggle, to read at a standard or faster pace. Subscriptions include a standard 7 day free trial period. Subscriptions will be charged unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase. * Free products and services are subject to the tableread® Production App terms of use that accompany them. Terms of use: http://www.tablereadpro.com/terms Privacy policy: http://www.tablereadpro.com/privacy-policy

About

Listen

Transform any text into spoken audio for enhanced productivity and multitasking. Listen to articles, documents, and emails while on the go. Supports text scanning, file import, and a wide range of languages and voices.

Highlights
  • Text to speech conversion
  • Scan physical text with camera
  • Import PDF files
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • 26 languages and 52 voices
  • Resume listening from last point
Features
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Revolutionize your productivity with our app that transforms any text into speech, perfect for optimizing your time and multitasking seamlessly. Listen to articles, documents, and emails while commuting, exercising, or working, and customize your experience by adjusting the reading speed. You can scan physical text with your device camera, import PDF files, type or paste text for instant conversion, and choose from 26 languages and 52 voices. Seamlessly resume listening from where you left off across different sessions, ensuring uninterrupted access to your favorite content in audio format anytime, anywhere, without the need to carry printed materials. If you choose to purchase Listen Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current Listen Pro subscription price starts at $4.99 USD/month, $19.99 USD/6 months and a $29.99/12 months package is available. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy and terms & and conditions : https://arvid.app/listen

Screenshots

tableread4 screens
Listen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Listen at 4.5 against tableread's 3.0. Listen also leads on ratings volume (505 vs 54). tableread's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. tableread sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Listen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listen has 505 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 38% and 38% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tableread ships an update weekly, Listen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
tableread versus Listen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertablereadListen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (54 ratings)4.5 (505 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54505 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONWAY ENTERPRISE WORLDWIDE PTY LTDElie F. Gebran

Customer experience

tableread

All ratings54 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative53.6%

Listen

All ratings505 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative47.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

tableread

Subscriptions1
  • tableread Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
3 purchases

Listen

Subscriptions3
  • Listen Pro 1 month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Listen Pro 6 Months3 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Listen Pro 12 Months3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is tableread free?
tableread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Listen free?
Listen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tableread or Listen?
Listen is rated higher. tableread averages 3.0 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Listen averages 4.5 from 505 ratings.
Do tableread or Listen have ads?
Neither tableread nor Listen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tableread or Listen?
tableread ships an update weekly, and Listen every 2 months. Most recently, tableread was updated on September 25, 2026 and Listen on September 24, 2026.

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