Lextra vs Book Reader For PDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lextra
Convert documents like PDFs and Word files into natural-sounding audio. Listen on the go with background playback, customize your listening experience with adjustable speed and voices, and visually track spoken text with color highlighting. Supports cloud sync, translation, and scanning of paper documents.
- Background audio playback
- Adjustable speech speed and voice
- Color highlighting of spoken text
- Cloud storage integration
- Text translation
- Document scanning to audio
- Web content to speech
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Give Your Eyes a Rest – Let Your Documents Speak! Tired of screen fatigue? PDF Voice Reader – Docs Aloud turns your PDFs, Word files, and more into natural-sounding audio, so you can listen anytime, anywhere. Perfect for studying, commuting, or simply giving your eyes a well-deserved break. Key Features: • Listen on the go – Supports background playback for multitasking • Customizable experience – Adjust speed, voice, and skip headers/footers • Color Highlighting – Visually track spoken text with customizable colors! Perfect for following along, studying, or improving comprehension as words light up in sync with the audio. • Seamless cloud sync – Works with iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive & more • Smart tools – Bookmarking, text translation, and multiple voice options • Accessibility-friendly – Ideal for students, professionals, and visually impaired users • Scan & Listen – Turn paper documents and books into audio with built-in scanning • Web-to-Speech – Listen to articles, blogs, and online content directly from websites! Just paste the URL, and the app will read it aloud. Following formats are supported: • PDF. • Microsoft Documents. • Rich Text Format. • Plain Text. Transform reading into listening—download PDF Voice Reader today! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Book Reader For PDF
Easily import and read PDF documents from iCloud or AirDrop. This app offers simple navigation with tap-to-scroll and press-and-hold to flip pages, providing a straightforward reading experience.
- Import PDF from iCloud
- Import PDF with AirDrop
- Tap to scroll
- Press and hold to flip pages
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・ Import PDF from iCloud ・ Import PDF with AirDrop ・ Tap to scroll wisely ・ Press and hold to flip the book
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lextra at 4.1 against Book Reader For PDF's 2.6. Lextra also leads on ratings volume (971 vs 5). Book Reader For PDF's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Lextra sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Book Reader For PDF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lextra holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lextra has 971 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Lextra's written reviews are positive against 17% of Book Reader For PDF's.
Lextra ships an update every 3 weeks, Book Reader For PDF monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Lextra | Book Reader For PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (971 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews — better | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 971 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Storch | yuuichi tajima |
Customer experience
Lextra
Book Reader For PDF
Bugs and requests
Lextra
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Paid version not working as expected
- Issues with syncing across devices
- Reading position not saved properly
Requested features
4 requests- Allow selecting reading start position
- Add more voice options and customization
- Improve page navigation and bookmarking
- Provide better customer support
Book Reader For PDF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lextra
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- English US$4.99
- English UK$4.99
- English Irish$4.99
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- Portuguese Br$4.99
- Russian$4.99
- Spanish Mex$4.99
- Spanish$4.99
- English AU$4.99
- PDF Voice Reader Pro$49.99
Book Reader For PDF
No in-app purchases
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