Comparison

Lextra vs Text to Voice

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 Lextra today! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Text to Voice

Instantly convert any text into speech with this app. Listen to books, study materials, or religious texts on the go. Customize reading speed and voice tone, and even export audio files.

Highlights
  • Text to speech conversion
  • Multiple voice options
  • Adjustable reading speed and tone
  • PDF, TXT, and image text recognition
  • Export audio to WAV
  • Reading history
  • Background playback
Features
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Using the Text Reader application, you can instantly convert any text into speech in a simple and fast way. Therefore, you can listen to an excerpt from a book, a study booklet or a verse from the Bible on the way to work, while taking a walk or preparing for a test. The Text Reader application uses innovative algorithms and features to provide you with the following functionalities: - Reading text in the device's default language, providing multiple voices. - Parameters such as text reading speed and narration tone of voice can be modified. - Text recognition in PDF, TXT and image files (PNG, JPG, etc.). - Export the text in WAV audio to be shared or listened to at a later time - The text read is saved in a list, which serves as a reading history. - You can minimize the app while listening to the reading. A player is available so you can control the audio while the app is minimized. - Pause or resume content using wired or Bluetooth headset buttons. - The application works without the need for an Internet connection! We hope this application helps you and improves your productivity. Have a good time!

Screenshots

Lextra4 screens
Text to Voice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text to Voice at 4.8 against Lextra's 4.1. Text to Voice also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26). Lextra's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (972 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Lextra sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Text to Voice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text to Voice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lextra has 972 ratings behind it against 15, 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 50% of Text to Voice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lextra ships an update fortnightly, Text to Voice every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lextra versus Text to Voice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLextraText to Voice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (972 ratings)4.8 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings972 — better15
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS2615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorchLuiz Santos

Customer experience

Lextra

All ratings972 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive22.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative68.3%

Text to Voice

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Text to Voice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lextra

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • English US$4.99
  • English UK$4.99
  • English Irish$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Portuguese Br$4.99
  • Russian$4.99
  • Spanish Mex$4.99
  • Spanish$4.99
  • English AU$4.99
  • PDF Voice Reader Pro$49.99
1 purchases

Text to Voice

One-time1
  • Premium version$6.99

Questions

Is Lextra free?
Lextra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text to Voice free?
Text to Voice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lextra or Text to Voice?
Text to Voice is rated higher. Lextra averages 4.1 out of 5 from 972 ratings, while Text to Voice averages 4.8 from 15 ratings.
Do Lextra or Text to Voice have ads?
Both Lextra and Text to Voice show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lextra or Text to Voice?
Lextra ships an update fortnightly, and Text to Voice every 5 months. Most recently, Lextra was updated on November 11, 2026 and Text to Voice on October 30, 2026.

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