Comparison

Lextra vs PDFika

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 PDF Voice Reader today! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDFika

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PDFika is a powerful all-in-one PDF tool designed for mobile users. Features: • Scan documents with your camera and convert to PDF • Merge multiple PDF files into one • Split PDF files into separate pages • Reorder, rotate and manage pages • Convert images to PDF • Edit and annotate PDF files • Lock and unlock PDF files with password • Add watermarks to your documents • Share documents instantly Simple, fast and reliable PDF management on the go. Privacy Policy: https://bariskrktk.github.io/pdfika-legal/index.html Terms of Use: https://bariskrktk.github.io/pdfika-legal/terms.html

Screenshots

Lextra4 screens
PDFika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDFika at none against Lextra's shown. PDFika also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lextra sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PDFika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lextra ships an update every 3 weeks, PDFika every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lextra versus PDFika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLextraPDFika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (971 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings971 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS2615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorchBaris Karakutuk

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

PDFika

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
2 purchases

PDFika

Subscriptions2
  • PDFika Premium$0.991 Month
  • PDFika Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Lextra free?
Lextra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFika free?
PDFika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lextra or PDFika have ads?
Lextra shows ads; PDFika does not.
Which is updated more often, Lextra or PDFika?
Lextra ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDFika every 4 days. Most recently, Lextra was updated on November 2, 2026 and PDFika on October 25, 2026.

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