PDF Voice Reader vs LUP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Voice Reader
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/
LUP
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LUP App is the pocket reader that you can take everywhere. If you have difficulties when reading, in LUP we put artificial intelligence at your service so you can listen to the text of any document in audio, taking just 1 single capture with the camera of your cell phone. To accompany you when studying notes for class, to read the newspaper, the ingredients and prices of products in the supermarket, and much more! If you have dyslexia, low vision, or over the years you find it increasingly difficult to read, in LUP we facilitate reading so you can live your day to day with autonomy. INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: - Simple, intuitive design, adapted to your daily life. -Listen to articles, PDFs, newspapers, magazines, signs, leaflets, ingredients ... any digital text or physical text with a single photo. -Scan, save and listen to pages of physical books with your device's camera. -Store and share your screenshots in the LUP reading library. -Apply filters to the screen to help you read and see more clearly. LUP will recommend the filters that best suit you. -Change your reading speed from 0.5x to 2x, so you won't miss a beat. -Listen to your readings with HD voices in more than 30 languages. Change the pitch, volume, timbre and genre of the voices. -Enlarge the text you are interested in with a simple swipe, accessible zoom. -Flashlight at a click, darkness is not a limiting factor for reading. RECOVER YOUR AUTONOMY, LUP APP for the ELDERLY Letters from the bank, the newspaper, magazines, and any street sign. Stop reading only the headlines. Lup App is the perfect support you need to get you back to reading any document on your own. Take a picture of the document, and listen. IDEAL FOR STUDENTS Reading is an everyday tool for those who have to memorize, study for exams and review notes. Thus, we have created LUP App as a tool that facilitates reading, to accompany any student who wants to review and study by listening to their notes. Advance faster and understand better what you read. Specially designed for those students with dyslexia, ADHD, disability, etc. LISTEN WHILE COMPLETING OTHER TASKS As someone who listens to a podcast or audiobooks while cleaning the house, walking, or completing other tasks, now with LUP App you can turn any document into an "audiobook". Reading reports, news or official announcements will not prevent you from continuing with your daily tasks. VISION ACCESSIBILITY Vision loss is one of the main causes that hinder reading, whether it is due to the passage of time, an accident, or low vision from birth. LUP App focuses on bringing accessibility to any type of everyday document. LUP, OUR MISSION We want reading to stop being an obstacle in the daily lives of people, betting on accessibility, inclusion, providing autonomy and avoiding school failure, among others. In LUP we put technology at the service of people and accessibility, for a more inclusive, equitable and fair world. Our website: https://www.lup.es Web of the app: https://www.lup.es/lupapp Privacy policy: https://www.lup.es/politica-privacidad Terms Of Use: https://www.lup.es/condiciones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LUP at none against PDF Voice Reader's shown. LUP also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. PDF Voice Reader sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LUP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Voice Reader ships an update every 3 weeks, LUP monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Voice Reader | LUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (955 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 955 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Storch | LUP S COOP TXIKIA |
Bugs and requests
PDF Voice Reader
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
LUP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Voice Reader
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- English US$4.99
- English UK$4.99
- English Irish$4.99
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- Czech$4.99
- Portuguese Br$4.99
- Russian$4.99
- Spanish Mex$4.99
- Spanish$4.99
- English AU$4.99
- French$4.99
- Chinese$4.99
- Italian$4.99
- Portuguese$4.99
- PDF Voice Reader Pro$49.99
LUP
- Suscripción mensual a LUP7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Suscripción anual a LUP14 Days trial$69.991 Year
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