Comparison

Lextra vs XIKO

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

XIKO

Features
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XIKO is your home's maintenance, organised on a floor plan you can touch. Tap a room and see everything in it: the boiler, the extractor fan, the washing machine — with the services done, the ones due, and the manuals and invoices kept safe. Never hunt for a warranty again when an appliance breaks down. A FLOOR PLAN THAT'S YOURS Lay out your home as it really is: rooms, sizes, the outdoors. The plan arranges itself and shows, at a glance, where something needs doing. NEVER MISS WHAT MATTERS Schedule services and maintenance that reschedule themselves on completion. The car inspection, the insurance, a warranty running out — all with timely reminders. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Equipment, vehicles, documents, costs and your trusted contractors. Attach invoices, manuals and photos to each item. File your home's licences and insurance. YOUR LIBRARY Catalogue your collections — books, films, records, games — with barcode scanning and automatic details. Locate each item by QR or NFC. PROVIDERS IN YOUR AREA Find recommended contractors near you, based on your home's postal code. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your iPhone. No accounts, no passwords, no cloud. XIKO only goes online to fetch the public provider list and to look up book details — it never sends what's yours. Available in Portuguese, English and Spanish. XIKO Pro (optional) adds unlimited vehicles, annual cost analysis and QR label printing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lextra4 screens
XIKO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: XIKO at none against Lextra's shown. XIKO also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lextra sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and XIKO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lextra ships an update fortnightly, XIKO every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lextra versus XIKO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLextraXIKO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (971 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings971 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorchRodrigo de Meneses Barcelos Cabeceiras

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

XIKO

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
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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
2 purchases

XIKO

Subscriptions2
  • XIKO Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • XIKO Pro Annual$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Lextra free?
Lextra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XIKO free?
XIKO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lextra or XIKO have ads?
Lextra shows ads; XIKO does not.
Which is updated more often, Lextra or XIKO?
Lextra ships an update fortnightly, and XIKO every 8 days. Most recently, Lextra was updated on November 6, 2026 and XIKO on October 31, 2026.

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